Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-06
Hotter from fsic:i.n0E;t.

VIZ ia'! i'Stll WAS ihiiu.e, tuo lAElLl!S pOGI,
the + Gag ditto, aud ID, dust thicker and more
tindiGg than Dick Walker raised on Dead
mans turnpike when the devi! chased MIN ten
good English miles from Witches ojracr TO
Galu5 lane.
Truly it seems Gs if the leaders of this cam.
palgu are c!oso students aud followers Ct Mach
avei. and that his great work. al Pris cipe,"
was also their poiticl! creed. They forget that
the Prince" is but tie scientific account OF
the art ct acquiring aid preserving dcspotic
power, and it IS but an urvar1ishcd and forcir
Die exposition Of the mcaDs by which tyranny
may b, established and maintained. But there
is vast difference between ltay in 1914 aud
America 10 1879 il eoGio Of theSe politicians
could only SEQ it. The idea tl the ruling one
third OF tho whlto democratic minority ol Vir'
glnla out CT the great Conservative patty by n
lew hair Drained fanatics who claim to repro.
sent the two thlrds, was absurd cs i, WAS I'M
Wlso. 1t was not o potica! battle. only diff.
ferclc) upon tho management Ct tho State
debt, ord or Issue that ought 10 have been
fought out Irrespective CT party, Lut when tho
CONSERVATIVE committee met IN tho Eychuugc
Hotel last summer aud Issued ukas, tnzt all
VirgiD!ars who did not think with Them On
the solo issue o! the State debt, wtro no longer
Conservatives, they not OILY transcribed there
powers. but they committed q t.arfu! biundcr
that ought u b. @ lesson ia iutur, to then, for
it has nearly killed tho party. Tho w!sost
statesman that Europe ever produced has ut
| tered tho tX6El that success in politics dcpcrls
upon compromise. Fer any political party 10
deny that ANY good can come from out OF
NsZaIcth' is TO invito defeat. The Couacrva-
tive leaders have offered no compromise, and
have tr4ated tho third with 50 much ARROGANCE
that much OF Tho manhood OF Virginia, has
| rcbc!lcd against: suCh arrogant Giotatiou even
| though they did not believe ia rcadiustmcDt.
Pot this fact IN your mlads Ii the read
listers win the battle; even lthcy mako Elri
light. tho result IS due 10 tho management Of
| the campaign by tho State executive commit
| tee. | cave seen oil thg summer aud fall with
whist II cIpacly the campaign vas conducted,
but Tor lear OF lnluriug tic cause Gil not
IromuIeatc 10y views through the press. There
has been no system, GO daring, nothias bul q
| hlt or iu!s5, happy 90 Lucky fight made on our
| part, while the other side. under the leader
ship Of Malone, has followed the thrco weird
| sisters advice 10 Macbeth, ard have heep, if
n0t bloody. at least bold AID rcgou;c.
General L1eaO, the chGirmau Of tho cEecu
| 1.-Two committee, IS q South Caroinao, WHO has
lived IN bis Gd0!,ic;s STATE OF Virginia SIEGE the
war. lie Ii & nervous little EGn bu. WIS q
| gallant spider a3d a high tupcd honorable peri
| tl1mar, but he is DUa bGTn q leader Of mGu.
Nor has he acquired Tho art. lie has resided
| 10 Ii canoDd ever 6icc1 the war, spd knows
| Jest about IA much q! the :cmpsrment and
| ldosyrc:acies of tho N;rsinians AID cur State
| polite: as ~ Arab kGoTs about the scru:oG GA
| the Mount Then again thcrale and ruia pu!
| ticars OF R!ctno1d have his private car.
Will vcaturc the asscrtica that n2reI since
Virginia has become !, Slatu has si,9 ever wiz.
| u2s5ed spc.! miserable ti!seo Us tic workings
OF tic State Committee. 4 sGCad Of !lcn
| picked u2, touch aad go, ca the st1ccta, c9u!a
40. have alado verse failure than tho area.
! ). Z. L. | Hl!I Try to par!icu'aF;z?. la Inc
| first place they could have manipulated tho
coloTcd end white republican vote had they had
all atom OF political sagacIy, but thry did
| rohiDg. liz The next place, ny The exercise Of
| Q little coranon sense ut pc0pIc car exercise
tho. which they fave uul) they could lave
easily raised in virginia L hst million Ct
| collars for cau2aign expenses, rni carried Oh
the caEvgsa With a splendid vim and Irresistible
| rush. Irs;cad, they fooled and friltorcd awav
| the time, and it is 4 vel koowc fac; that
| Rchnood city hes furnished nearly a!l the
| money to CRY % !hU battle. Another great
| mistake was the Dcilci that tho battle could be
Won by artillery aioGc. il few blk cuaa shot
cit IN equity Was sufficient 10 heir catna,i0a
| to win tho battle. Infantry and lha political
| Tiilemcn who Ctfcrtd 10 Assist The causu a!uorr
ihtlc GWn people were trcG:ed With co!jncss,
as have heard NAN rlan. Neither wcra
| suggestions t.ker; lew heads clustered TO-
gethcr in little Office ia Richmond, rua This
| political msohiuc-onl tho result well. i il
pretty Close.
Reverse the picture. Suppose Mahono had
| beon IL L0gan's pacc, with all tho pow,r ct
| his ccmmand Of the press, tho pulpit, Tho
State government Tie wealth, The active sy,l
| psthy OF tho outside world. add suppose that
Logan had startcdiwith on,y o clrporal's guard
oil followers, Without money without sympathy,
withou! credit, with nothing except brain ard
| daring; what would have bcco the result
| Simply this. that Malone would have carried
every county ID the State ard Logan-well,
| Logan might have clrricd Wa.hiug!o, Town.
| ship in Alexandria county.
The Gfst thing the first dug that the State
OF Virgins owes 10 herself after this cluyass,
is to rcoreaaiZ1 her State Corumittcc hy plac.
Ing statesmen in The place Of those who now
hold the power. Such step may save the
democratic parry 10 the State, il, indeed, it is
no; already destroyed. II the grand old parts can
| stand tho shock of the bIunders, tho blows that
have been tillccd upon it by its own friends
for the pasi a'x months, i, surely can stand
anything.
After tbs mannc! Of tho O.kolons Sales,
Wo can tXclam:
State Conservative Committee |!
You have had full powcrsl
The trust, tho c1rlidopce If The renrl,I
Bm:
You have b.urdcrcd, failed
Been beaten by tho crcmy.
j. Ba!l-B-.
You have played-ii-i
was sitting in the club ono night during The
lair. when gentleman came 10, evidently half
seas o'cr, as our nautical friend describes that
happy state Of mind, which is known as tic
confidential stage. lie asked me to i,in him
in 3 punch | d:ciocd. No, como to thiak OF
it, accepted, ard then he said
You arc from Alexandria?
Yes, sir, aD.
Queer placc-Alexandria is.
Queer | don't understand you?
l mean it is an oael place, with very singular
people and customs.
HnU An van ,nn,n ool,o3 L.,