Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-06
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lC"ircsNond0nco of tho Alexandria Uazai.nl
RICHMOND, De- Al suppose that lhc,o
alc within the limits OF this State many fair
minded. houost mon, who 10 this exciting poll.
teal contest between tho Roadiustcrs and Debt
Payers occupied neutral position. Dcprccat.
ing as they did the animosiIies cngcndarcd, and
rosrcttng tho cmbittered strife between tho
rival factions Of tho lupdcls ard anti lurders,
these solid, cool headed mon, took no active
part. and many, very mary, did not oven vote.
Believing that tho Roadjustcrs We're sc;uated
by the purcst motives, they gave Tho leaders
credit Tor honesty OF purpose and purity of do
slGn, and were willing TO see lh,m placed IT'D
power, and then judge them by their tc.s.--
We'll the curtain has ruog up and tho first act
hes been played, and the moral Of the serio
comic LARGO Is, put beggars on horseback and
they will tide to the devil The mask has
been thrown aside, and all the plans, the plots,
The lGtenllons, arc now as light as day. pause
Just hero to say that | never Joined in the hue
and cty against tho Road listers in the late cam
palRn. l. always believed that good can come
out OF Nazareth, and gave to them the same
desire to benefit tho people and advance the
prosperity Of the Old DONATION, as We were
actuated by ourselves. | sympalh:z,d with
them 10 the strong fight that seemed to mo
ike tho baltic between Diyid and 0oliab, and
believed that oGcs in power the leaders would
use their influence to advance the prosperity Of
The whole people. After the exhibition OF yes
terday; alter being an ere witness of their &C.
lions. have nothing but strong words to cx
press my dlsapprobat;on and intense disgust.
can tell tho people at home 10 oil sober seri.
0usnes:: can Writo 10 the farmers, tho mo.
chsnics, tho workingmcn. ard say in all sitc,r-
ity and truth that tho leaders Of tho Raadjusl,
ers are looking out for their own selfish aims,
ard care no moro Tor tho Hofaro OF the toilng
thousands whom they ptoirss to love 80 much,
thar they do fer tia vagrant dogs that rass
them on the street. Watch aud wait my friends
Tor The good times, the millcrium that these
feadluscr5 wtro going to bring about aad see
II you will ever boar from them again. You
hove PLACED them in comfortable offices for O
time, that is all. You have pulled tho chest.
nuts from tho fro and burned your own fingers
but they arc content that while they sit and cat
tho irult that you should suck your own paws.
said tho pre- iects OF tho roadiusing leaders
were uiade plain by their Throwing OF tho mask.
The plan | will divu!gc it is so lain, so sim
pic that hn who Tuna may read. 1t is to fjrm
ncW party TO break thn color line, 10 make
'S1' 'a''t MI e'.oloi" - E"tc ~ s!cpuU leu
nominee, aad then the leaders will be entitled
to the sroils should tho radic, candidate be
successful. This dosign ia too black, TOO damn |
lug IN rs treaohcry you say. We'll, il ii gospel
truth, and the people should know 1t.
Fortunately ii is Two edged sword, and |
while they may succeed in making Vigoia Il |
republican State they arc dealing u ienrlully |
blow 10 tho solid republican debt pay |
Ing party OF tho Union. No logger caa The r. |
pnbcans claim that they, and they alone a1e |
the oarty 0! honesty aud fair credit. when hero
III Virginia the radicals are making their re
corl, which wi go hstora tho country soon.
WI hat that record Ia everybody knows now.
can sec very plainly that success haa turned
the heads Of the readjnsters Some of them
lvd on mir and whlskey. aud they arc int Y cAled
With their po9er. Everything looks lovely