Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-03
Eson. .5olln Randolph Tucker.

HE JUrETI S%!0nai lutcrViG yer Of !ii- ID l!il-
tmg.c Uaz IT. has reached Mr.. j. Il Tucker,
Of this State, ard tie following is h!- ;.c:ount 81
vha! The able aud gallant FIrglnIau sal'! -
The condition Of the country demands ict1rm
in the administration Of its affairs. ln'"rnal
taxation il SC heavy as 10 lncltc to fraud 90
the revenue, and 70 burdcn beth cousumcls aod
producers. Az uuwlse tariff decreases rev.
cuue ny prohibition in many cases, aud op
prcSsIvcly enhances prices TO consumers 10 all
B}uotles to the few at the expense OF the
many are numerous, :nl So pcTv;.-!v: IL the
protective policy that cvcn maDuiac urlng IN
dustGies arc crippled by duties OF ihc raw ma
tcrlal A dcprcclatcd currency which, by .
law OF doubtful consitutlouallty, in private
| transactions is made legal tender, Is rcpu-
diatcd By tie government as 10 all duties,
AID III time OF SrieVous distress the
debtor class, 5y republican legislation, will be
to;c,i t. pay January !, 1879, ~ gold, wtat II
contracted 20 pay 10 the grcenD3ck at ii per
cent. below gold. The country - alarmed to
iiu,: dc'alcetior vcuaty and frauds III ali
departments. l. Is impossible for the pub,
i!cao party 70 reform the government. Pnlit-
zeal like physical surgery can only DC avail
able when he nand which holds the knife has
! ~ cnnimou scus;blllty with the subj CT. Self
Inflicted cxci,on must be t5llurn /; requires
an external power having 10 PARTY sympathy
with the Oh cts Of ccnsure to put the AK 20
th. root 81 the Utica! tree aui thoroughly to
reform the government. EepuhncaGs, II they
wiiind II, are 100 hamucrcd by their relations
"a officials to 10 the work thoroughly and vel.
III y n cratic party, with It's traditional prln
cipIe OF Limitation upon the operations 81 gov.
ercment-ot LETTING the man alone 10 W j k out
his own destiny without being fostrr,d or iet-
tered by gnyerumcnt--is hes! fitted 10 rctrcnch,
reform and purify the administration. | be-
Iiovc a majority of the people o! the country
! arc ready 10 welcome the democracy a. the
party IT reform, aud nothing but the folly of
those who arc partisan. OF mn can prevent
such conclusions at ST. Louis al will insure lis
victory IN the fail. In my view no man should
go to st. Louis committed 10 Judgment to the
nomination of any man. The convention
should be a body of conference, and It's verdict
should BE- rendered attcr q caudid and unbI
ascd and full consultation aad comparison OF
views, and OF The facts OF the case. The nom
inces should be men whose namfs arc gusrau-
tees Of purity and ability IL administration; OF
fidelity 70 the Constitution, as tho shield o!
personal liberty, as we'll as the assurance OF
our united and common progress; OF sound
and conservative views upon the important
details Of our federal policy, in internal tax
alton, 10 tariff AID in currency, and OF a broad
patriotism which wiil secure tie con,titu
tionaI rights OF every person IN the uulou, 10
whatever &C, Or religion, or party or section
he may belong. Differences in the minor de.
tails Of public policy uay we'll and should be
suborluacd to unity in the cardinal; prln
clIlcs upon which We all agree. Such men
are 10 be found in :hc country, and convrn
ton OF uaplcdgcd democrats eau easily hud
them Slok;ng preferences for mcn, and alm
ing for the triumph OF prlnclpIe7 the noml
uecs at ST. l. luis will carry the country The
South will Da there, as | hope and believe,
az the followers OF no man. She desires peacr
aud uuou with the North in peaceful ca o2.
GRAFTON for common progress, aud glory. Let
no man anywhere harbor the suspicion that
any southern man fails to rccogniz: the ex.
tinc.ion. finally and unalterably, of slavery,
and the equal rights Of the African citizen
uDd,r the federal Constitution with that OF
the white cltizan Dor that there is any reser
valiun in the nope and purpose Of the South,
that ia the restored aud continued union
of the states, Dorth, souih, east and west,
under the Cons tuition, we shall achieve all OF
liberty and progress acd prosperity, In the
second century of our existence, which was
dreamed Of by our fathers Il iundred years ago.
The S ,uth needs and deserves only good, hot.-
ps; and constitutional government. This is her
hi sct1vc point. She will support With al
a d carnost0css any men who give her asSur-
aucc Of this. and wiling to yield all personai
aspirations upon tie altar of the >ucc, S. OF this
principal oij set, she will await tie uom nation,
at St l. ,u!s With purpose to give them col
dial and enthusiastic support.