Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

drawn there by curiosity 10 sae uG& hear Gea.
William tlahauc. Il il ira9 tho speakers !
presented bold :t0:,i, bG: :fey h.d It 81! their
own way, 20 division 81 'il,c r2ing aOW2a. |
The speakers. themselves. !eit i;ist tb:5 vas
not exactly SQaaic, icr both ci thc gentlemen
apooeizad ior this vac: ot courtesy CT tbs
part OF thc two or three who Invited them in
Alexandria.
There were seated Gil ilo Stage Geo. +.
iicund, Of Prise. William, Nj j.c,b Il.
tleish!ey, Of this city, aDd joan Calhoun
noEtcr, from Hhcaco he comcth GI,l yg!itj.u;
| he gocih, 90 man can tell.
! Col. Turner w. Es!by presided, ara :H"iG
| a short speech, IN whia nc SSH. .ias Geo.
| tlahouc ord Mr.. i;iddIcbSrecr tat hycu n
| s!tcd to speak in Alexandria hp he ~o:i.jnG
| men 3 association. (QreryW hc arc ti. yjag;
ingmcn's nssocis:icn y &c wa oppose: 30
rcpudlatiuB, ard waa therefore Opposed 20 t,;c
| NcCullocE tilt :ocaCsc II was nothing c!aJ but
repudiailor. lie ,hca Introduced Gcaa;al
| hlahouc
| Ten. hlahon?, wis, as remarked by another,
| is 10 appearance, = cross EG;Wccn l'c late Clla
Mankln. Mes>rs. lib Homes, Il; Latham &ui
| VIM. ID. Massey, said II was Once his pleasure
to be IL resident Of Alexandria, hua whic he
|
was not q stranger 10 iho Stale. lie raa not
ihcro to advocate The cicctiGn Of any man. noc
was he there By tho order OF my co2l,aittCC,
but az freeman 10 addEcss irlcmcn uNou .
| suit in which all we're Interested. i;a Iicu
proceeded to rcyiC" the anl!nn 81 thH Sta;G
Conservative CGmmi;tCc, which had pIac>h
| under dulSSS the c1nsniCG2HH Il : !Fcn ibrIGt,
in sayrg that they had 10 crGlTav lG rrui!oui
brokers bill, or 20 rcGd ous 81 Tho c1D#lrvG
tive party, end Tor which committee In ha,,
not tho slightest respect. The couyc1,i>n Gi
1877, ho said advised that care should be
taken to secure representatives that wcrc iavor-
GbIo to Il Just settlement ut tho State dcbt,
bringing it within tho revenue oi The Stale,
but it was not tho iutention Of shnt cGnVtnioo
to make iven this declaration OF conservative
faith. The !undirg bill Of 1877 was ciinG3 10
the extreme; by It tie school lI;ad h23 ;ccr
robbed. and the sell. executing COUPON feature
was uot only 10 the McCucCE hill, iut i vas
there fer Il years. As the convention Of 1871
ncvc! meant 10 mako the fpesiCn party i1suc
would it MT have been better fer tbs State
Committee, Instead If taking 10 I.sc.F oil the
power, to call q convention OF the people and
let tbcln say whothor CT rot tic hcCniIoch
bill should be made x dGctnuG Of conservative
faith? lio cid lot mean to let It lis il the
power OF auy man TO dictate to MIN row o
should vote, and Tor devotion 10 iEo State lie
challenged the record OF any Ct them lie ;gas
IN favor Of holding tho representatives ct the
people responsible fer their scs and 70. 70
allow them 10 hide tchlui committee. lie
was there on 2 question Of public policy, anG
he asked nothing from tho State Committee.
The people worc told that tire annual Iiah!iit Cs
were 5000. $50, but The tiaurca were incorrect.
1t WAS impossible t0 tc!i what tho expenses OF
any ono year in tho past had been muck less
what they would b, it! tho future itu;ua Of
$4,000 hsd bccu eliminated isom the cxpon
ses, because they were extraordinary, and
therefore were net 10 bc'ccurtcd III the future.
Notwithstanding tho showing nsao by tic
iundcrs, taking. rs they DC tho gross revenue,
subject to items that arc omitted, HE annual
liabilities OF the State aro 50 ljl G24, and lax
Ing the revenue OF the State aad sui Sraa, iram
it the expenses there will be less than the yn-
aGluSters allow. They will be short Ut uic.cst +
the year uat closed. What man will a,suc!c
that tho rovcnuO Uiil hr rTrntcr in lie :u.uso
than it has btGa in the past It the L0kura 10
all they promise, the State viii be shcrl every
year, aud is that bripgioF .ho !iaS;ti;y ., Tic
State within The reyCGuo by TIC ,gae2It fs!c
OF taxation Unda- the sruoass c. IL. n.c.
CucCh bill Tho State ri ia:i behind yca:l2.
and l. will Owe 10 tic c2i 81 500, Geo. ..aU aay?
VS. this Gcht &c be :aCt ~ al incrcasa q
taNat:on. liz 1850 ihcrc viii l.: & reduction q
taxes - PER c".t., ani The State sO.G noi
meut $3.50. Geo With $2GN0,000 Vi;ior@rg
figures had bccn submitted t. !hn acncie b.
the luodt'a, ana shon was ret ;;l2 t,r7s e
Gc0t u! L S@ttl2mnnt - thG ,iellunlh In
tic debtor Was noL ra9ty IL i tho LII ,7cs
6 contract between . ryRd!o2tC & a5ck5rs aGl;
tho State. ,:'ho bICScr5 arc 10 n;Tr tho cx
ciuslvo privilege Oi hsnaiing tic deb. 40
bonGholIcc Couid furI his BOND save tlruu.h
tho brokers, aDl that 81 Il ooulriseoa. ttcy
only agrco To tsse tire cid herds anC isac2 my.
oucs md il tho holder OF d rcacr bend wj,!.cs
to iurd no must so Il tho brokers' VIII his
5 600 bond, accCmraLi2,; with tyg0 c,E.la
and II hc TaS not able 10 purchase i've cjrsla.
he Irus! carry Ii !i0uC ana ct Il iHsf, hui i he
desired TO Eel. Tho syndicate gcu;A ta; ih,,
2GclCr, worth Sis, f3r 81, o0nvci. il i:tla
gcll bond, anu sell 1t tGr 80. Enpa; has ;fa-
cess un on SIS 900, $50 ;:aG soc VIVA, :; naa
Ii,t!o job it is. There va NJ ?rog:s;7a n
tho bill Tor tho p1cicr hn,icrt, sn,I II fiH: ias
tce TO ell classes Of crcdit0r? tie brokers = i!
make 81, 500 GOO for giving the Gehicy Z pass.
port to have his bond tun4ad. IN: nut ,,,:,a
from scmG where would it nnj no saorc 70 ;i.G
| honor cl tho State % save tins aliaU1t aD,.
give 1t TO the crcdI!cr. OF tic tx pSyG.. Tic
bill cXompts the bonds irjm taXaIiln forever,
and that loo when the constitution provides
thut oil property should be taxed equally. Tell
him why tho mon who owas :;!,OuO house
should be taxed $500. whilo The 81, 900 bond
holder lives in the State, enjoys n its prvi,
Icscs. aud pays nothing. The brokers had tho
power Of placing their hands upon every dol.
lar that came into the treasury, and thereby
place 10 eopady tho public schools. lie thea
attempted TO show that the bill Was not an irro
pcGlablc contract. Tho clause binding tho Leg.
islaturc for 10 years 10 enact such means to car
ry out the provisions OF tho bill, ho said, meant
an increase Of taxes, but tho iundcrs say il j,
not necessary to increase the taxes, they on!y
lntond to increase the valuation on land. lie
discussed tho tax receivable cartifc tic feature,
whereby tho State borrows money at s. pcr
cent per month 10 pay 3 per cent interest, and
said thero was no escape for tho tax payer. Tho
bill provides also that the bordhodors shall BE-
paid in sefIing and the people in grccubacks,
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