Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-04
Political.

Political.
i'.: 3:9iA?sr.s lead ~ Copkli6g, had it all
thci: o3G Say OF the Sara.ogs, n. Y, con.
vca!ioa, yesterday. Notwithstanding the pow
c'iu! combination sg4irsi him. under the lead
OF su1l ucn as FertoD, Vice President Wheel.
CT, Gsorse W. Curtis. and Ex-Governor Nor.
eao, 4. s. Cornell. who was dismissed for
cause igorl the position of Naval Officer Of tho
p:Gt c! Ncs lcrk By President Hayes, was
n2l.i2-ed loT Gc7ernor on the first bslot-a
decided Surprise 10 administrator circles IN
Wasi,in2io:.
Tim platform rkvivos all the old issues aud
declares that tho republic is nation, and not
IeGsu:; j; is vested with power to guard It's
| o"c lie, protect lis oWn cltZans, regulate It's
own c.tc;lJss and execute its cWo laws. The
opposite dlc:Eha OF State sovereignty is the
mother Of Qualification, secession aud anarchy.
ice dcruCGrstlG representatives IN Congress, By
rn!u-'rg III c?*sify supplies for the gozsrnmeDt,
| WIZ the .nteGt!0n Of compelling the uuWiliing
| eoasaEt I! Gu icdapsndeot brscch. is guilty
tot! u revolutionary s!tempts aud nullifyiDg
| schemes. tho dcmteralic Congress, 10 lis
ctiolt' to break down the nGtious election laws
|
guard OF ir1e suffrage. the republican party
slun'v sceka to prcicc! the ballot bo1 from the
| lntcittrGLca .! tOrce cad fraud, and repe!s Lbe
| charges that It seeks to tring about mill
tary lntaricrarc, with el?cliocs. The rcsolu
| tons coa':aue : I'VE call upon the peuple TO
remember that tho Democratic party forced the
| eXTe Sts2l@1 Il Congress Without warrant or
excuse ; 'Aat !! prosecuted is partisan purpo.
sas hy revolutionary methods that it persis
'oD''y nD2rUeted resumption, ard still cor-
s:eatjy prtSste Glsturtlcg measures that it
| rcopons Stcucrai quesil0Gs closed by rational
| truGln:l, and threatens to repeal the va. leg
| lstailon that i!s southern eltmeut tuowcrs
Cancellation cniy with violence; that It's hope OF
success rests alone 90 q solid South, aud that
IFS tFunph would make the solld South the
ru.ins f3rc. Of the na,lnn. We rccoguize that
tbs e'cat b'dy Of the people who defended tho
| Cnlon, CT Thatevcr party name, ere equally
patriotic and equally Interested in good gov
crnUc0t, and We earnestly invoke them to
uol!c in resisting the dangerous designs If o
party organized uDdcr the sway OF those who
were lately in rebellion and seek to regain 10
the halls cf legislation what they lost on the
lid II battle. The resolutions laui tho 70.
publican party fer its fiosnca policy, aud dep.
recsic any attempt to deba5o the monetary
| h.a"u-'t, utplcclate INC paper or 0eterorato
the coio. They protest against U1ioo soldiers
bclog deprived Of their rewards and Conted.
crate soldiers being put in their places.
Vice President Wheeler was permanent
chairsahr.
Tho election III California was quiet, and n
heavy vote Sas pocd. a great doal of scratch
ipg was done, anl returls will net DO complete
for several days. kaIIOoh is probably elected
Mayor 0: San Francisco. The Republicans claim
ing tho bulk Of the city ticket. The damccra,ic
sud honorable biIks CITY ticket makes poor
showing. 1t is thought that the republicans
havH rG-clccted Davis. Congressman, 10 tho
San FfsrciSco district. and that the republican
State ticket II generally aheej.
The democratic State central committee
o. Massachusetts, heve refused to hold ioiut
convention with tho Butter Independents,
whom. itry say, they cannot rccGsa;ZI as
| democrats.
Re?Cr;a trcn Maize are favorable 10 the
!ucc-Ss & tic democratic Slate ticket.