Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-06
FAIRFAX COUNTY POLITICS.

name unless endorsed by numbers potent and
Influential, indicates that we are drifting into a
clear channel. Such u man is james p. Machen,
Christian gentleman, of reputation unsullied,
character unimpeachable, intellect of high
order, bu iness habits and qualifications equal to
my ndidate now in the fald-certainty ex-
celed by none-lnterest identified with the
peoples; in word, the man for the place and
the lace for the man. l am permitted 20 copy
rom letter Of his to friend the following rs
the chart Of his course should he be elected to
the House Of Delegates
list. The payment of the public debt is sbso-
lutely incumbent upon US under every consid
Grafton of honor and policy. This cannot be
accomplished except by the exercise of the most
rigid economy in all the dep .rtments of State
government and the imposition of taxes in such
manner as will least affect iljuriously the pro
ductye Interests of the State, whether manu-
featuring or agricultural.
''2d As the maintenance of good government
depends IN very great degree upon the educa
ton of the mass, S, | am in favor of public
schools and their increased efficiency
I'D. presume no intelligent man doubts that
good roads are essential to our highest prosper
lty. The cetslis OF system such as I think
would meet our wants cannot be presented in
the limits have prescr bed for this letter Sut-
III 1t To say | regard the present law us unjust
oppressive, and inadequate to keep the roads in
repair, even if carried out TO the full extent au-
thorzed by the act.
18th. | am in favor of paying premium for
fox scalps taxing dogs for the protection of
sheep, of mode of identifying taxed dogs by
metal tags attached to collars, and killing al
dogs On which the tax has not been paid. The
present law is simply an additional burden on
honest men who are not sheep rnisers, with by
no means, Il corresponding benefit
9th. am for curtailing the power Of county
Judges, and continuing them to their juiicial
functions"
In justice to Mr.. Machen l ask the pub,i,s-
ton of this letter. JUsrIcE.
Fairfax e. H., September t.
Gs- THE galded jade winces." Dr.. Pugh
| replies to but one OF The letters had the priv
leg, of writing. had full possession Of his
reason, however weak, when no said could
| mot did) fancy he was candidate for President
or Congress, and knew full we'll me Doctor was
u candidate Tor the House Of Delegates and has
been an aspirant for the last twenty years. But
| aside from this, let Us show his slate rs enuu-
ciated in Lis letter of toe 5lst utimo. He is on
posed to lnvi iag capital into the State to con-
struct my railroad that does not have its start
| ing point ana terminus in the State Of Virginia
| and then not to connect with my road leading
| from the cities, for fear they IN y become way
stations !" he would forbid, by sw, q farmer
| who had for msrketA hundred fat Ca,tescndi,g
| them by rail TO Bait more or Phi!udet phia; but
stop him IL West End unit! Alexandria con-
sumeh tn, III or spectators bought them up
| crossed the river, and sent them on These Two
| propositions alone give the proofthat the Doctor
| is not practical, for he N ght us well attem.t
successfully to dam up the ocean or to batter
down TIE rock of Gibraltar with pocket pistol
as to dam up the outlets to the best markets.
He is IN favor OF poi .onirg dogs, good and
bad, sheep. killing and all, taxed and not taxed,
poodle and fox hound, with strychnine or some
who i: to administer it, l hesitate to draw the
| inference.
He would break down the banks in order to
reach the 'shavers' these udious mon to whom
the Doctor may have applied to buy his paper.
| Banks and shavcrs are som times n necessary
evil, to whom my friend Doctor Pugh and /
may have to apply tor relief. Interest is uni
| form in this State. So much for his letter.
| Will he explain the meaning Of that judicial
tyranny that has driven CT our poputatiou?
As he directs me to trsvei from Michigan to
| Florida to solve his enigma, must appeal to
him for the solution-the tri cannot take. l
cannot send the Doctor by my v4te to the Legis-
| ature, because his views and mine are not in
accord, because his views are not feasible, be-
cause l Think others more acceptable to the
| people and would better represent their inter-
ests, because he would destroy the efficiency OF
the public schools BY dispensing with the county
superintendent and for other 10 me, good aud
| sufficient reasons. y.
Fairfax g. H., Septembcr4.
| to notice q letter published in the Gaz tie of
Tuesday last and signed "FoLer o: Centre lille
Township" relative to the ability and superior
ity Of Judge Cockerille. | have known Judge
g. for more than twenty years and have all this
long time failed to Sue the great ability alluded
to and in regard to his being superior 70 other
candidates in the fsd this cannot understand
As useful and practical lawyer Judge c. has
been anything but success, and us Ill Efficient
representative he has Teen u total failure. L am
acquainted with the four candidates now con-
tending Tor the nomination, and simply ask the
people of Fairfax county ii they have rot had
sufficient evidence in the last four years to teach
them that signal defeat awaits the nomination
of certain menu -Four years ago Mr.. w. 4.
MILAN, in a fair field, with the Conservative
nomination, was badly beaten for the Sheriff lily
| of the county by Frank Sherman, u Radical Of
the deepest die What has Mr.. MILAN done
since to ingratiute himself with tho Conservative
party. -Four yesrs ago Judge James Sangster
u candidate then for the Legislature, nominee Of
the Conservative party, heading the ticket him
the Legislature and nominee of the Republican
patty, by Il majority of two hundred anc thirty
two. Two years ago Judge Cockerlle, in a
single handed combat, endorsed by the Con.
sentative nomination and having the great ad-
vantage of the name Of Governor kemper on
the Conservative ticket, which was calculated
to bring out the entire Conservative vote and
did, could only defeat this same Judge Gray
egh!y-three votes-more than two hundred
votes behind his ticket, and yet he asks the peo-
pie again 10 support HIM; or, in other words, he
says don't care what becomes of the party if
you only will elect me. Now l say in all can
dor do the people of Fairfax county want
more satisfactory evidence th&n the above that
neither Judge Cockerille nor Mr.. MILAN can be
elected even If they should get the nomination.
| firmly believe that E; NJ: Lowe, of Drsnesville
township, or DR.. j. r. Pugh, OF Cen,reville
township, can be elected if the nomination falls
upon either of them; that is, if there is no indie,
pendent candidate, and if any man who has
ever claimed to be Conservative will suffer his
name to come before the people now rs an in
Deepen sent candidate knowing AS he does that
the Radicals are determined to make a nomng.
ton, and knowing also that such course would
most assuredly result in the defeat of the Con-
sentative nominee and in the election of Rad.
ical, | say such man ought to be forever polit.
icslly sunk. PROVIDENCE Township.
Fienna, Fuirtar county. 1t
BUILDE-N-eG sn-gTERF.aL
JOHN L. CREIGHTON Il SON.
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