Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-28


proof OF the truth OF what he said. The dem.
ocratic party had only made the investigations
in Congress for the purpose Of making
capital and deserved no credit The speak
ers at the Tilden meeting had talked
about bread and butter BRIGADE but that
meeting was entirely controlled by that class.
He said good men we're put aside for the bene.
fit Of that class. Not one of the ex CoDledc
rate soldiers had been put 10 Office, under the
House OF Representatives. lie wanted emil
graDts to come; be was aware that some
did not want cmlgrants, MIR. j. Ran
Tucker for example Men 10 the South who
opposed the fat of the democracy were driven
out. He believed the success of the demo
cratic party would drive back the tide of i'm
migration from oar shores. He knew that the
people condemned these laWless doings in the
South, but they were afraid to express them
selves &c. Here something said TO be piece
Of putty, was thrown at the speaker. when he
became very angry and d. fed the rhro1er 10
combat, with very emphatic and prvfane lao.
guage. His iuvectives were received with de-
risive laughter. Continuing he said that he
had no abuse for Iilden personally, but he was
politician by profession, and bad been plot
tiog for years for the Office Of President. he
had even.purchased the election of Hayes over
Bill Allen 10 Ohio in order to prevent the noun
lnation Of soft mouey man for tn, Presidency.
He compared Tilden to Hayes, lauding the
latter to the skies for his hunahiiy, &c. He
thanked God for the part be- the speaker, had
taken 10 the war, and was glad that 1t
was over and that it ended as it did. He
thanked God that the stain Of slavery Was
wiped out. He did not go back on any prInc-
pie be held during the war. Col. Ball then
concluded his address and was followed by
Lewis Mckenzie, ESQ.,, who commenced by at
tacklng the young men who had Interrupted
the preceding speaker. telling them they were
not brought up right, &c. HIS re-
proofs were received with laughter. He want
ed Hayes and Wheeler elected aud hoped Vir,
gioia would vote for them. (Voice-Bui We
wont do it, Lewis!) Mr.. Mckenzie thought
radical success was the only hope for Virginia.
He was president of railroad and had beeu
twenty years building fifty miles of it, He
thanked God for the results of the wal;
Wheo the negroes were set free be was
set free. He attacked the Virginia dele
CATION 10 Congress whom he regarded totally
incompetent, and whom be denounced for their
failure to vote for the Centennial sppropris-
priatioD. The House OF Representatives was
80 full of Investigating that he could not even
get bill through. He had some views 90 the
6pances which he would like to present. if time
permitted. He was opposed to National
Banks and wauted he Government to establish
the old fashioned National Bank as it was in
General JscksJns time. The Houes Of Repre-
sentatives had Sunset Ccx at the head of the
banking and currency committee, and he knew
no more about finance than horse MIR.
Mckeuzie's speech was made 10 his usual
cratic manner and excited considerable laugh,
ter.
A resolution of thapks to the speakers was
then adopted
Mr. O'Neal 10 closing tho meeting sad: Il
propose three cheers '-Voice-"For TiIdcn,
Hendricks and reform !" Vociterousap applause
and cheers) Mr.. O'Neal-"for Hayes aud
Wheeler" (Cheers on the stand and by few
10 the crowd
The crowd which vas moderate one 10 &c,
was largely composed of democrats-drauD
thther by curiosity-and boys. The attend,
auce OF republicans, even oil the coIored race,
was not large. The absence of Mr.. Ralnry OF
South Carolina and OF any other coIored speak
ers was noticeable.