Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-28
The First Conversational District.

The First Congressional District.
10 the Conservative Fotcrs Of Prince William
County:
Fellow Citizsus: have just b,en notified
| by the chairman of the conservative committee
OF the First Con gressoGal District that my aid is
| invoked n securing trl! turnout Of cur party
in tits county to secure the elaclion Of cur true
| aud worthy standard baarcr General l.. l.. J..
Beale.
The task CT ralIying Prince William oorser-
vatvcs to the support CT their nominee has
ever been an easy one. True as tho needle to
| the pole, you have ever done youc whole duty,
| and whether incorporated into the 1st or Sih
districts, whether Oh the battle field Or 10 the
political arena, you have always been found n
! the forefront Of the battle.
Yet, ii word FROM On humble member CT
your party. Known to you all, can Inspire sin-
gle man in the county to an earnest DISCHARGE
OF the duty he owes to bis whole country, his
State. himself. and to unb)rn generations, 1t
shall be uttered.
Could | place before csch one of you copy
| Of campaign paper, published 10 Washington
under the auspices of the radical party, for tic
sole purpose Of clectiug john Crc6cr. aod
which hes to day, flooded every postofhoe in
the First Congressional District, ny work
would be done. This paper will come under
tho notice of many of you, aud While it justly
rcbukes our own little radical candidate, Geo.
| 9. Couod. for luggiag Sialo matters laso ia
ional politics, it has the impuderc3 to steal
oac Of the only t1co rounds of pop guu ammu.
nit;ou with which he started out oG his ardu9u5
and futile campaigo, and Gauct it At the head
| OF its columns rs its owo.
| But with the remark that our party :puros
| add splits upon such "a alliance as oac With Nr.
| Round to secure the election of Gen, Bea!c, /
| dismiss Mr.. Round to tho tender meroes of
| Hon. +. Nash, if his Satanic Majesty keoWs the
nae, add the supporters ofthe regular nominee
of the radical party, John Crltoher. | will cot
! sop to review Judge Critchers course. Since
| tho war his conduct and tie motives which
dictated and governed that conduct are patent
| to you MI; peither will | name Euodred
| reasons @hyyc should hot cote Tor him 10 the
coming election. | will leave out Iloety and
nine and name tho supreme, paramount oac.
He has deserted IL AID gone eyer soul and
body to our enemies.
Why you should rally to the last man to the
support of Gen. Baale, tha Donlnee Ct your
party, 10 convention assembled, Is the question
TO which [ would address myself briefly. aad
| trust with effect: Why have yon and |
Old lice wings and CID line democrats,
ignoring old party lines and all old party is
sues. fought shoulder to shoulder since 1864
constantly nd urwavefi1gly for the ascendeuoy
Of the national conservative party? Was it
that we might fioaly rean the spos OF official
patronage IS Our reward No; Heaven knows
| aad macy of you could have reactcI that
pilot years ago had wo don0 then what Ito
their shame be it s:d) many Virgiuiaus have
done, forssAeI party and principles tor pecuol
| ary gain aud political place. We chose, instead,
to endure prosecutions, at which the hearts OF
our political friends East West aud North re.
VOTED patiently and peaceabIy. working stesdi
~ the while, and looking trus.tuly TOR the day
of our political disenthrament, aud DOW that
tho day has come. COW that The bow of promise
spars our political horiZ)n, now that victory is
within our grasp, shall one Of US take back.
ward step Nay, shall one OF Us refuse or ne.
gIcct to take the one forward step which will
crown our years Of patient endurance AID con.
staat toll with success Heaven forbid.
Fellow cItizsos of Prince William It is pa
tent to you all that wherever 10 the history OF
our common couotry the democratic party has
had control of its government, peace, plenty and
happiness crowBed US with their triple glorlcs.
Need [ recall to your minds tho reign OF terror
Of the last seventeen years, lGaugurated and
carried out by the radical party, DUNG which
tears OF blood and agony have been wIuog from
you ALL during which the cup of humiliation
has been constantly pressed to your lips by your
relentless political and private enemies, the
leaders of the radical party, 10 order to stir you
up to one more earnest, faithful effort to rid
yourselves from The tyranical rule Of party,
whose history has no parallel 10 the annals of
the civilized world. aud place the admnisra.
ton of your government 10 the hands of that
party, whose conduct 10 the past is full guar
aztec for it's good faith for the future.
Every democratic member returned to tho
next Congress from the PeDobsoot to the Gulf
of Mexico, ard from the shores of the Atlantic
to San Francisco is a guarantee of the peaceful
add complete restoration of our country to good
government and happiness in 1880. Every radi.
cal returned endaugera and pu!s off that resto'
ration.
Conservatives of Prince Williams, America
calls upon you to do youv duty. Virginia. your
proud old mother, the mother of states aud
statesmen, calls upon you to do your whole
duty to her. Your brother conservatives of
the First Congressional District, whom you
have once rescued from the domination of tho
radical party, call upon you again to come to
their rescue Your OVID children demand it as
q right at your hands that you do your duty, |
and by your votes on the day of election re-
deem them from their worse than Egyptian
bondage.
Mr. Geo. G. Round is mere side show IN |
this election. We have no favors to ask of and |
none to render him. The contest is between
Judge John Critoher, the open and avoWed
candidate OF the radical party, supported by
the radical press of this district and of Wash
ngton city, the protege Of Hayes and our dead
y political enemy on the one hand, ard Gen.
R. l.. II. Besle, your unanimously chosen
standard. bearer 10 the Tappahannock coDven.
ior. 1t would be almost an insult to your
good sense and party fealty to say to you; do
lot vote for Critcher or Round; that I believe
'ou will not do. But can and will beg of you,
y all that is dear to you in the present and all