Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-03
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flag, while nthtrl Wlr. ics.0oHci around the
walls
Ua the platform, tesdra hc speakers, we're
ex Mayor k4mptr, Auditor Br6ckett. City
Treasurer llarloT, Gco. M'eoo, c'q, Council
man Fiekiin end others
The meeting was ca! d 10 order by Mayor
Smith, VINO introduced as the first SPEAKER Dir.
Sanusl G. Brent. Ccmmonwealth's Attorney
tor the City, who spike for shou! fifteen min
utcs, exposing the isacies CG the arguments
used by the ,eaGju9ters and advocating 10 clio
Guent wlrds the payment @! the St,tc's ipdch..
| ednsss IS agreed np0n 10 the MGCuoch iii.
| MIR. ). remarks wero ir'qIen;iy appjau5e;i.
The next speaker lDiri GJced TGs Johu u.
JohoSoC, esq, Wh0 cited s.vGts! Gec!siQrs aud
Opinions CT tie highrsl !ceI! tribunal; 10 s:loIg
that the statements made Ey the reajlns.crs,
So called, were cIr0ueouS and ,hat By these d.
clsio15 tao State was bound AID could bn iiclt flT
the payment ct ali Ct be! debt lie claimed that
the conservative party had saved $40 coo year
by the NcCuIicch bill, aud comhattei ably the
srgnmont that tic Conservative p:rY YES ;hc
cuonjy ct tho public schools. H. rc.d tic
option Ct Supcrin:c Eutfner ca rs &c
| Culo2!i bill and cul0fl,Cd tho ifca school Gys.
| tea o. tho State as IL most admirable 10 ever
ssw Mi johnson speech WAS received with
tECQucl: applause.
Judge Charles Z. Siu:r. wac Mex atrotuc,d
to the meeting as tic yGungcBt Judge up0G tbs
! BEECH, and &c opcGiaE lis SrmaIk4 he Stated
thas he w.GG no, have taken any palt 10 inc
| contest. were nc nor convinced tina; lha i1tcr'
| rty aud honor G. the State ana the welfare OF
| her whole paorie Wtro q: stake, :n1 thai thc
so:u:ioa Of ne difficulty laid III The carrying
Gu; OF the Mcuu!lcch bill. lie said lie would
conGno bis remarks TO the NlcCu!lCch bill; aad
first IL was said il was destructive CT the public
| sotoGl,; II be believed sc, Is orc WnoSo proud
est though! it was that, 10 his time Of Deed, he
had been educated by The Stale, md At It's eX-
| ncnse as State student al Tic Ull7cIsi'y Of
Firginis, BIZ would vote against it. Cad Tor.
bid that ever vote CT void Of lis FL ouii rrc
vent the gladstone light OF Tree cducIticr paaG.
iratlug lta way into very cottage 10 tbs LAID.
Bul W. have TIC auhCrty # cue Tio;e 5GElc
is familiar &c Us oil. the LuthCr GDd builder Of
cur system Of schools, who has made them our
ptide and eIory-Dr. RuToer-tfat the adop-
lion OF this bill is essential to their saIYati1n.-
And it must be SO. Under the old fundlog
bill the coupors amount annually &c $ 200 900
90 part Only Of tho debt; under tho new, 10
| something o7c: 5000, OG0 on TIC whole OF it, 50
that while treating all creditors With even AID
exact Justice. i. actually saves TO tho State
$500, 900 srHualiy. |: must he r:mcG bcrcI
so arc rot dealing with this debt uGeEbar
rGssed by the !unCirg bill Of 1870 and 1871,
| that IL upon Us and csnnos he shaken OF with.
out tho voluntary assert OF ali the creditors -
They say we will repeal beth bills, va will wipe
out The State judiciary and pat IN c(!co those
"ho favor cur views; they will psck our courts
With those who will carly cut their views, hut
above ell thcir efforts; is tic Supreme Court Of
tho United States wuIch las declared such q
bill IS The OLD funding lIw coutrac. which
cannot be repealed, and they w.r5 u9Gn;mcu4
10 that declaration. II therefor, there be CD
jectlonabo features ID this bill, they aro there
because NO must ask co mprcriiSe O! our lr .di-
tors, net force IL. They say it will neccssiiato
Increased taxation to pay tic certificates which
tho bill provides fer. This certificate feature
is the Alien amendment offered by the Speaker
OF tho House OF Delegates, q rcsciu&tcr, Cue Of
whose avoTcd purposes was tn clmrc! the
noel rs OF tho C3ES0l hoods 10 tuGd uGGlr it, lest
| by Gale Ct these tax receivable certificates.
their coupons be rccdcrCd compare lively value
less. We mEst take ihn word of slme one,
ard en- ;hc side Of the McCulioch arc array j
your Governor, Treasurer. Audi:cr, SupeIiu-
tcndent CT Public Schools, your Senator'S. every
member OF Congress but oac, who / Il, not
sn0knn. o srrn ms lrily tt your last Senate
and House Of Delegates. aIl ;losc upan whats
We have been accustomed to .,ly Thee ~ c
vitality interested, ii CO havo suiicd thn ui;as
urc, they have tho experience CT uino ycaia to
90 by. The men Of 1870 and ISL had iast
begun to form our State government, thtv rro,
duced this bill just and iair to all tho Safe ard
it's creditors. JIot Us accept 1t as the best
thing Wo can do ard stop this agitation il is
ruiuous 10 the State y best interests i. has been
in politics long ci Ugh; let us ,skr it cur, AID
declare our debt e. setti.d !hlog. We have had
TOO muoh politics. let 0ncA moro peace SID
prosperity take the place Of tur0oi and o,rc.
and let it ncvar depart. Sturdy 'hcacs'v is toe
best policy ard NO !caSI ri all can IF RI 10
disregard this ,nayIaI. especially Hhcu ,v4iy
dictate CT conscience an: srltihtc!"sS pr0W2;s
III TO accept THIS bliI.
AZ inc co1cu;00 OF tgie Siu:f; " r ;:ia' *,
when were loudly err"ujGd.
mT. Elmuni Burke. C~u1iv ComD1n-
wealth Attorney, W5s iltr0ducaa end made az
eloquent appeal 10 tciaii 3t the Mc1uii;ch
bill, !GfuteG the statements nut forth 10 ihY