Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-29
Tie E.ouGOuu and FauGuier Senator
;sIse Fl0aier.

10 tic ctlitor Of the Aleraadrit: Gazette:
As az ISSUE CT 20 title Importance to cur
Senatorial disllc: has teen raised By CORES
p0rdcnts ic your valuable Journal. 70 beg
lca;c 70 jl;n our voice With these who desire
to sec t:iG great sstc: counties move harmoni.
ous'y icgethCr in the rEict with Reputation.
To samo extent Mr. htoel;r's refusal 20 cctcr
the iiald as cludidaic removes the difficulties
that were just bcfinoiGg to IoOm III. Fsrquicr
will have tie Ftoa;cr, I,ond0un the Senator.
This Isl emlnenlfy just. An arrangement by
which either c5unty would furnish both caudi
dates would be u9l1rlpnGtc tor tho party and
| for tho people at large. i0r 1t w0u;d Inevitably
| lead to sectional contest either 10 the piescn;
| or succeeding COMPREHENSIVE to every
demagoeuc political capital which could be used
With telling eticc: on tho mGss OF voters 10 the
neglected cju1ty. 1t Til net do III discussing
this subject TO base an argument upon the
broad assumption OF popular virtue and intel.
| lgC0ce, and uosc cur eyes to tho taot land
| fact every one must admit it TO bc) that the
! sj1liy OF voters are not above prejudice
| Why, Ii dictates tho course ard dcteruiIu,s the
votes OF mote men than does reason. And We
must c1p.ider Thugs as they are and not Gs
they oaght to be. The theory Ct the best
mcn Irrespective OF county lloeo' r@o2nliy ad
vocatcd through your columns Is. ~ contend.
cd for, @ misleading policy, at least SO far as
it's applicable 10 the question ubder corsidera
iiop. NJ ohc denies that the cJun,ics are
tqusly Interested IN The caClco oi good ncn.
cut his Is Goi all, eac;: Is mutually interested
| IN lilo SutG:Ss Of her ngn G0un;ymaa, md
! would prefer tho aavaCc lsDcnt OF 0ne Of ,heu
10 that Of III outsider, 30 say D0tEiog Of I0cal
Representation. EHhtr county could fill beth
positions crcdilably. That b.iog so, The caua
ties EG!ug rear tqGa! !G population, i, sccus to
US not only lsir. but in accordance T!!h sound
policy, that tho hcDC,s GhJa,d be divided,
aalsSs public iatcrts. Sh5u'd ,htraby soff r.
Bar car il BE- c3atca3ad that either EsUuuIcr
or Lcul0uo would be tjated ii tie two ao!es.
NEE III the d;strc: we're rot in TIC hcris,a,ucc,
Atiiy is generally preferable, bat the best RIP
rtscntatiyes are 1ot necessarily tie ssrongest In
c!Iectualiy, bu: rather thUs3 who uaItr c.eatruss
Of mio5 to sound neral HIicc:ylls viii ary one
Contend that the couGty uf Liudopa IS uaaols
TO n0iut 10 G candidate Ter The Safe Scra'c
coub'alrg the ab2vo rtqlisitc qualities Or
that tauquIcr has n0s one ;i,raauy II Tx Geld
whose elevation to the highest position Within
the power Ct YirHiois 10 b;soa Tol!d not re-.
flee! Iust!c up5l the sfu.h ior having such q
son
To cum up he substssoo Of what So have
said Let us choase tic lroNhjtSL Gho will lead
us. F21qsier is the judge as TO the quaI!Ec.-
;ioDa OF ouo : let Lortoua be the julca al 70
The qualifications Ct tho other. But WHY :houd
FaGquier have tho i!5a,er? B.olusc tie lode Y
50 wliicd Not st ali. Il YES because Ger.
Payne Consented 20 BIO a candidate loG Tho Office,
AID bis popularity is SUCH in beta counties as
10 reUdcr his consent Synonymous giih his cleo.
tier. Hecce iron thc itGe il was understood
he Ecu'd tun i was 30 u.qucsii?Gcd fact thai
Eauqaicr gcu'l have the tioaterStip Dir.
Brooke Las relifed eraceiul3 and il deserving
Of ell The hiEh cGc9n!uu,s he has received His
popularity is uadm;rishcd aud long after il
shall have ceased 10 be OF use to lin his nca'
DRY Will be deaI 10 every rUo sou CT the Old
Dominica who loves honesy aal GcSrises re-.
puiiarioD. ERIE
FAUQurEE COUNTY. Va. Aug, -.