Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-05
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRfWEERLf h
E,D9AB SNOWDEN-
MONDAY KvENING, NOVEMBER s. 1877

The voters Of this city and coanty, coored as
we'll a. white, have duty to perform to NOR
row, which, though we believe it easy OF eXecu
ton, is imperative enough 10 demand the car
nest effort ci every good citizen, and that duly
is to defeat, SO utterly that here ut least they
nav never again be strong enough to put L'ek-
cts in the field those two political organz ATOMS
tun,y antagonistic 10 the peace and proSpf r!ty
OF The couuiry, the radical party. which at
tennis 10 array race against race, and the so
called wotkingnen'5 party, which attempts 10
array class against class. We say We believe 1t
i7an easy task, becaus, the experience OF the
colorcd people must, by this time, have c0pvlno
cd them of the holIowncSs. and selhshness and
corruption of ladic,iSm, aud because We place
too high an estimate upon the Intelligence Of
the white people to entertain the idea that any
considerable number Of them arc SO derold OF
common understanding as to be dupad and DC
ceived by the pucrilc, absurd, and yet mischev'
Gus teachings OF the dcmagoeical leaders CT the
organization that, without any claim save that
founded upon assurance and ctlrontry, assumes
the name o! workipgmen's party.
The conservative. democratic party is no"
the party upon which rests the safety aud vel
fare of the country, and the perpetuty Of free
Institutions within its borders. This is truth
so generally acknowledged that even tine I'd
mipislratiou put into Office by the cuenies O.
democracy has adopted the democratic policy,
and by doog so has replaced anarchy By lcga
government in these Southern States IL
which radcaIism formerly held sway, has
restored peace aud good feeling throughout
one half CT the Uoion, and Which, if con
tnucd, will produce prosperity and hap
piness throughout the entire country. The
straits to which rad,calism have brought the
country are appareut-the land divided into
two hostile camps, aud in enc Of them the col
orcd element banded against the white, com
,ncroe ruined, manufactures suspended, trade
Frustrated, private rs we'll as public morals
corrupted, the people impoverished IN or
der that few might grow rich, and civil
war avoided only by the patriotic and self sac
rafcing spirit Of that party which now justly
claims the support Of all true men. What rad
icalisn has done could only be exceeded 10
cnormity and r.pidity by the SO called working
mems party. we're the falcs so unpropi.ious as
to ever allow it to obtain ascendancy, and that
it only lacks opportunity to inhict those ipcreas
cd evils is proved By the character Of its lead
crs, Mr.. Wendell Phillips and his more igno'
rant, if not less vicious, subordinates Parties
founded upon rae, ard class, and actuatcd 10y
hate and prejudice, have neither cause nor right
to exist in a government Of free, equal before
tho law, and independent people, aud the sooner
they are obliteratcd the better it will be, not
only for the whole country, hui for every State,
equity. CITY, aud town yes, for every in
dpidual mau who calls himself an American
and has spark Of patriotism within his bosom.
Let the voters be disidcd into az many parties
as they Hlay desire 10 form upon the questions
of resumption Ct specie payment, the tariff,
banking. currency, internal improvements, OF
a0y subject relating to the real interests OF the
country; the more there arc the greater the
likelihood the right ouc will succeed, but let
that party whose very htt rests upon the hate
il can 10 till into the minds CT the people Of the
North against their fellow ci,z ms 10 the South,
and irto the Southern negro against his white
neightor, and that other party whose only hope
O, existence depends upon The prejudice it can
excite 10 the minds Of the poor against their moro
prosperous fellow. citizens, be swept out of be
inc. ard LET Alexandria do her paIt in The Datri.
otto ana laudablc work. So that when the
good news Of its accomplishment comes in to
morrow night from the other parts ofthe State,
and from New York and New Jersey yes, and
we believe, from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and
Massachusetts. her citizens may be entitled to a
share Of the praise for \ victory 80 beneiicent
that even the defeated will experience its happy
results