Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-20
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEkLY By
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20. 1873.

TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 90 1873.
The assertion by the radical press, now that
they would win the support of those who have
lately attached themselves to the workingmeu's
organization, that the republican party is the
especial friend, and tho democratic party the
natural enemy, Of the poor man, is ridiculous,
not only to those who know anything about the
history Of the latter party, but by those at all
familiar with the acts Of the former The demo.
cratic party has not only been the poor man 3
party, but has been known as such from the
date Of its organization to tho present time
It has derived all the strength it ever possessed
from tho support of poor men, and in return
it removed the property qualification for suf
frage, and, whenever it had tho opportunity,
has lcgis!ated in their behalf. The republican
party. on the other hand, has. from the time of
its inception. directed all the energy it could
sparc from its efforts to ruin and humiliate the
poor people of the South, toward fostering
and protectipgs capital at the expens. Of labor.
It is opposed to free trade by which q foreign
demand would be created for American goods
and employment be afforded to an increased
number of hands 10 order to supply
that demand, bu. is 10 favor Of su aim ost pro
hibitory tariff for tie benefit Of rich manu-
fscsuriog HlonopoIists. |: is opposed to au
income tax aud tax on government bonds,
By which those who's, incomes amount to
thousands CT dollars, aod those who have
invested their capital iu government securities,
instead OF IN the industries Of the country.
would be compelled 10 bear portion CT the ex.
pense Of tho government, but is 10 favor OF tax
Jog the shops and tools Of tho poorest mechanic
in the land. We might 60 on almost ad inGui-
tum to enumerae tho oppressive measures 1t
has inflicted upon the poor OF the country, but
will summsriz, its legislation BY saying that
it has been one Continued and iaVarlablc effort
to increase tho wealth of the rich aud to i'm.
povefish the poor, and yet the radicals now
almost 10 the throca oil despair. appeal to tho
poor men for support, and attempt to bcgullc
them into tfIording it by asscrliGg that they
arc their friends, while the democrats arc their
enemies Fortunately brains and money, SO
far from being complcmental Ct each other, arc
generally tho reverse, and that being 30. poor
men are not likely to be deceived by auy such
hrtz 70 faced misrepresentation.
Postmaster General Key says tina. 1.-The sue
cess CT tho Southern democracy in national
affairs would doubtless result in repeal Of the
resumption act and general decentralization OF
the financial situation" Mr.. Key has never
gotten ever the harsh, but just and proper,
criticisms that w2ro made by the press aud
people OF the Sooh upon lhc speeches he de-
livered when accompanying Mr.. Hayes in his
''swng around the circle soon after his ln
auguratiop and in return he gives bis section
a revenge!ul thrust whenever he has al oppor-
tunity. Now, he knows, as we'll az anybody
else, that though there arc some people in the
South who arc in favor of the repeal Of the
resumption act, they don't compare in numbers
to the advocates Of the repeal 10 the North,
and that among the !;tmcst supporters OF
sound and stable currency 10 the Senate, last
winter, were some who hailed from the South,
especially Messrs. Batter aud Lunar; and
that as the Southern people, as q gen
eral rule, have their money permanently ln
vested, arc not spectators, are unable to avail
themselves Of such advantages as the fuc
tuations 10 the value of money afford, and
arc 10 all things cmincnty conservative, a
general decentralization of the foancial situa.
ton, )" is Of all things the one they most dread.
Mr.. Key would do better to prosecute his aspi-
ratioas for the Goyernorsbip Of Tennessee or the
Vice Presidency of the United States, if he
have them, or failing 10 them, for tenure Of
his present office until the expiration of Mr..
Hayes administration, than to be awaiting
himself, as he is doing, CT every chance that is
offered for misrepresentiug and aspcrsing his
Own people; for by the former course he would
only continue to exhibit his love Of otfi.e at any
cost to his self respect, while by the after he
displays 40 uugrateful and malicious spirit, un
worthy Of any man who balls from the South.
The Disturbances in the TWO Turkish prinei
palltts incident upon the arrival Of the Au5tri
an troops to take possession 10 accordance
with the provisions Of tho Berlin treaty, and
which, by somo arc supposed to presage the
breaking out Of new war as extensive as that |
which has lately closed, are, in tho opinion Of
those who thiok longer before they speak, only |
what naturally might have been expected. and
what probably will end 10 a short time without
any greater evidence Of popular dissatisfaction |
than has already been manifested. Turkey, |
Of course, is 10 no condition for commencing |
a war with any nation. but especially with as
powerful a one as Austria, even though she
had the support Of Italy and Greece, which |
countries are almost as dissatisfied with tho
treaty as she is, but which arc not likely to 60