Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-22
The Fairfax DeIegate,

10 IRE editor Of the Alexandria Gazette:
ny uid Eot your Dranesville correspondent
m o.; INC ioto instant in his biennial "ukase" sign
1 1o fesl name as n did to his letter of Sept TO-
verse the order Of his iuilisls? Is he afraid Of
oelng found out? and does he EXPECT to disguise
LIS stereotyped platltudes by so flimsy subtcr.
fage? ~. E. NJ =" is profuso in the use of cpl.
taetsdh o. az reaehsIy" &C., and shows
party, and HOSTS the ''tlocdy shirt in every
| line Of his letter. Conservatives do not care 10
be dictated 10 or lectured as to their duties bv
IL T.. NJ, !" nor will they be controlled in the
exercise OF their privileges as independent and
prsgmatc interference. Should conservatives,
for good and sufficient reasons, detlne to sup.
port tho present so csle1 nominee, IS they did
in similar instance in 1875? It was and is their
right and their province to do so. Tbi, would
not be gong against the rarty, bat the indivil-
usrs lnI!ness to represent the party The party
as such should and must purge Itself Of corrup-
lion by expungng improper leader, ard in do
| ing SO will be acting in the strict limo Of du!y
| and in accord with its best interests, and unuI
that Is accom- lished il cannot act unitedIy. Il.
substance ~. K. NJ" lo3eats lhe old cry
Maze way ter the representative Ct tho peor H.
forgetting that we are thu people ourselves
de says MIR. Farr rs been fairly nominated.
| SO he said Of Judge &. two years ago, about the
truth OF which have tina gravest doubt; but
| results may be similar. IT. +. M ststes tina:
lin some counties indie ondent candidates DO
clare themselves in favor IF rapudiating tho
State debt, and tell the ignorant portion cf tho
tax payers the nominees Ct the conservative
party are in favor Of increased taxation 81;
fhl.c as false can be-. Who | regard the
| above as fancy sketch of the writer, | n.sy
add yes, and Mr.. FAIR 10 his printed letter OF
| the 9th instant says: II shalt oppose ANY EAeas
ure boxing to an increase OF TAXATION. Now
in the nsme of Mochlin, NJ echlo and all the gou4
| at once, how can tho Sta.e debt bs pail withou!
| 81 increase of taxation? 10 prove this it i'd not
necessary to quote facts from the published
Malone, Gen. Field, The Attorney Geners!
| speech at ulpepct Z. H or the various oth,Ial
| reports OF tho State Auditor and GoVaTEo::
financial messages to the Legislature, 10 say
nothing OF many 9th ers who have Wrilea an;
spoken upon the State debt question. II is Sill.
hcent to state that the present rate OF taxa Ion j:
largely inadequate to meat liabilities and tuy-
rent expenses; then to say II will oppose any
increase Ct taxation is to say wont make ANY
provision TO pay any moro tia? Am now pay
ing, which is equivalent to Say lng won't p.y.
which is reputation, and that il tho long AM
short fit. ~ E NJ" or "E Nj. L., said in
his letter of 1915, as before quoted, "ai for ny
own part shall not only vote for Judge & but
every thing that can do hoaorably to secure his
election will be willingly, cheerfully and lady
done" (He ia protuso in the use of sdverbs, yal:
between an independent conservative ansi ~
publican he would vote for tho republicans. MI
in his letter of The 10Th instant ia reitorate5 =
not only intend to vote for Mr.. Fsrr but d" h
l can hOnorably TO secure his election, Al l =:
the fire gentlemen who were candidates lor to
position either Of them endorsed by thu non!
nation would have choerfully, upon my pat
received my vote" That is certainly moro llbr
raj than were some of the candidates themselves
as one Of the defeated said to another defealol
candidate since the election, IF you had received
the nomination l would not have voted for you
Very we'll, the complimant i. returned, was lha
reply, but why not Because" fad he. SOU
| made personal stack upon NE during the ca,
vaas." In what way querrod the othar s.
answer, but grunt was the only response /.
il true it had been sad IN hand Dill ey one :.
the candidates with reference to himself that liz.
| had never bean II "defaulter; !" that, j! SOON.
constituted the personal attack complained o.
and the reason why he would not have beer
voted for, from which it will be seen that II"
unanimity WAS purposod from the beginning by
the same, the party scroamors. ~ 4. III. !" make,
light of and tries to gloss over tina Fziay Sh.'A
and State Auditor imbrogho of 1870 IA by say
ing. "Mr. FAIR paid every dollar rs soon as IT,"
mistake became apparent" 1t may ba, ne pa
up, but not after the fashi IN as above qtotrI
though the Laying up il not, AMI never has bc"H
a qaestion in tho case While d. not ncor'3s
10 go into any details myset, ain satisfied Ia:
this will he the rock upon which Mr.. Farr a"d
his supporters will eventually bo wrecked.
myself would waive all minor considerations \
| Mr.. FAIR could possibly explain his condncta'
show TIA! it had been innocent and free from
wrong in this affair, which. from published M',1
known facts regarding it. it ID utterly impossih.r
that he can dc. Whom l be9a this noto la!
no in,eation Of replying to IL +. NJ" bu.
merely to notice his letter, who, by the Way Is
very fluent writer. though not always coherent
or conclusive, by far too vehement md self suf
Geent to carry much weight, and tho Cause =;
these whom he alvocstaa may we'll cry out. 'uA,
save me from my frieEd'.' l have no feoIiHE
against Mr.. Farr, but am sorry - is in so dsns"
fog. No person nor party discipline can make
noe forget what ia dueto my own &c respect over
to endorse or give my voice in support OF any
man who does not present clear record in his
Off cial conduct a1d ii Iuciary capacity.
a TRUE CONSERVATIVE
p 8. As Mr.. FAIR his for years been tryIng
to get away from tho conservative party, and y,
Mr.. Pierson seems to be coming to it. i. viii IT,
safer TO meet al approaching friond than to fol-
low retreatng enemy. A {"