Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-28
Cas:IsrDir, O." ;ber q 1878.
Ts:e ,2snsont District.

|t,orrcsSoadeeca Of The Alexandria Gazstte.
RICHMOND. Octotcr 2I.-PoIltIcs arc boiling
ever bore, but By the way, what aso politics
Abou: as lard to answer IS way Tie magnetic
needle poirts ncrt. Wherefore Booze John
knocks fciorca in the head when it eklHs trom
the purous OF city iato healthy suburban
region; CT gby az old maid bangs her hair and
paints her cl!ctk:; Or greater wonder CT a!l,"Ey
John r. Carter runs fer Congress lislde OF tie
democratic party when democratic con7cn
ton endorses id nnniucc unanimously.
Po!!,ics now mean in nest Ct the Virginia
districts ono set of men, who butt uf against
stone wall and charge like Pickett against nc
round top at Gettysburg, aud the other side
who entrcnehed in an Imprcgnan!o position
arrest tho oDset arl knock their misguided an
tagonist 10 nialeIa. | do Dot mean by this
smi!u 10 cxaI5 tito pai;tlc.ars against the peo'
ple, for l thirs protesS:1ua politician IS Ike
the carcass Ct dead dog that IS washed ~ Z
rciuru;rs tide mp to marts Of trade and noats
downward cut Of sight 90 the cbb only 10 re-
turn more sTcI!eu, more boaied, m3re ellen
si7e, and MGR, abhorrco. 10 he sight auc Siae!l
of honest people on the Il ,oG tide Of prosperity
| and power.
Nor 90 I iiri: lha. whoa professional poi
,icans use the cry OF parry to fashion their oRn
selfish ends they cug!lt 10 be allowed TO walk
| over tho field by cracking The party lash, IS
| tho Roman psiliCiauJ uS2I 10 CGEQncr their
| slaves revolt, tut do Thick, sHd hnues:!y be
| ieye, that suoh contest rs Gel. Newman Is
wagipg against Gen. Joe Johuson 10 this dis
| trio: Cannot BE- :on severely condemned hy Ell
true Yirgiui2Da. Gen. johnson was nominated
| by 40 clique, no combination, no ring, n5c Is ho
tho cIealurc OF the politicians. lie oWes Ills
nomination to no miserable t:lcke7y or polll'
Cal cheating, tut is ,ho choice OF tho democratic
party, the old Confederate element, snH tho
wealth aud the intelligence cf the !aud Ihero
was no hritcry il his case, bu: all was honest.
fair anl on tho square. His opponant, Col.
! NeWnau, merely joiucd the racks Of tho green,
| back party to draw his S.. 600 Is y$aC. Nothing
| less nor mere.
! do cot TTitc this from paT!ziG STANDPOINT,
| fer an modified grcenbaclser myself, ard be-
| cvo ir rcdrnab!c grcenbgck currency d. nuca
as | d. the teachiag CT The scrm0n on ths
| Mou5t, but simply relate lac!s a1 l gather
| them from h0tE SIDES, and relating iaciA Know
that Gen. Joe J0hnst)n vii! be elected by a
| triumphant ms 0rity, and hla friends need iear
! no alarm 0u his ACCOUNT Tor ii - slJlp!y = h2ht
Of David and Goliah, oaly il this cas-. David
has nothing but his Jaw, WHEN is like unto tie
weapon that Samson slew tbs P;ilis!iaa with,
whiIa Goiiah is clad il mail, has the .ng aud
q masked battery to b1.t. il b!iog tho par
| aliel Gowa to modern trues it is simply q battle
between loud vo!acd detaaSosue, assisted by
! few misguided followers, macy negroes, aud
blatant politicians, an;! sand sri ssraT ct the
! great democratic party, whose rcc1r' l. dear to
Us ell, and 7bo is q grand type 0! Is Virginia
soldier, an,} s. true hearted Virginia gen;iamaD.
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