Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-06
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The writer 10 the Caste of July 2, 1880,
signing himself 49," unlike the writer 10 the
g zette of May Is, 1880, signing himself
Voter" does not claim to have beer on advo
cate of General Huuton in the last canvass, but
gives reasons for supporting Mr.. Neale 10 this
canvass. will notice them. l have hereto
fore noticed Voters" reasons and, think. &C,
swered them, aud probably convinced Voter"
himself that be Was mistaken when he asserted
that Mr.. Neale prevented bis delegates from
boiling the last convention, aud that it was un-
| unders God then that be should be rewarded
therefor by the nomination this time, since
oothing further has been heard from him bu:
| proved that Mr.. Neae tried to orgsnlz. n
bolt himself before the convention inst, but
failed. Sac the srticls marked 'X'' 10 the
Gez tie of June II. 1880 l uudsestaud that
o endorses no! oily this &C. but all Of the
political sci Of Mr.. NeaIe 49," gives 80 a
reason fDr suppsr 'nS Mr.. NeaIe BIC .use he is
al AleXandriaD, aud asssil. ell Al, xandrisps
| who oppose him 8, is S." perhaps, an
Aleza,dran. Bat is tcat COY reason for
supporting him for Congress-? NV,
when Alex ndtia al,no becomes entitled
to representative, thea it will be ab
from Alexsudrls; but 80 log IS Alex
| andrls Is about QUO twelfth part of the district
that IS entltled TO onc, any person in the dis
tro: may be nominated, although he does not
| live 10 AL x'ndris. The Convention will hav,
the whole district to srl:ot a candidate from
ADD will not be confned to Alexandria alone
And therefore should like to h.vo gentlemen
sent to the convention from Alexandra who are
uopledged and tor the best man, 50 that they
might help to nominate the best man, regard
less OF in what part of the dstrici he lives. and
not have meo made delegates simply because
1t Is knowo they are for particular Individual
OF Alexandria. Other gentleman besides those
alteady brought ous may be presented to the
convention. Why DOT another eeutlem b..
SIDES MIR. Ncae from Alexandria? Il does
seem r: markabe then tina, when Mr.. Neales
advocates are requested to tell the people of the
dlsrlc. why they should dominate him over
all others, and TO state his claims to their SUD.
port that about the only answer ~ get from
them Is that MIR. Nssle livos 10 Alexandria, ADD
to abuse Others fJr opposing hln. The tsc;
tia: he lives here is 90 reason Ut all; for an
place OF re.dencs has uothipg at oil 70 do with
hls personal htness AID qualification for an of
nee, AID MIR. Neale'd advocated may srsus that
1t has as often and as otg ss they pie .se, but
they will not coovluco toe psopls OF the district
that 1t has. L. le, aud should be. an ndif .rent
point with chem.
Bat again fer rs. 9" reason- Because Mr.,
Neale seeks tho of6c-, but particularly because
Ut his trying, by working early and late"
to procure the party nomination. Il is we'll
knowu fact that Mr.. Nes!e seeks the office but
| as his ways are not as we'll known as they
| ought to DC to every voter IN the district, I
speak now. l don't agree with g." fJr |
| cannot endorse them, but must coodemu them,
and oppose Mr.. Neale's nomination for Con
gress chiefly on this very aocouot. What are
some OF bis way? Lat them be Illuminated
What have been Mr.. Ncales principles and
methods 10 politics? Principles and methods
| wbloh be represents 10 bis own pers,u. Prin.
clples and methods watch do dsq1alify and
ueht apy man for office who practc = them. |
| shall DOW give Que iostauce ooIy.
1t will be remembered that last time the
names of the Ncalo candidates 10 the .everal
wards were printed 90 pink paper. Who 10
vented tho pick tickels?' What we're thew
inv :uted for2 If s. knows let him speak?
The answer 70 these questions is found 10 the
aclou OF voter 10 ope of tie ward meetiugs
last time, and it sp AXIS louder than any words
of mipe could. When be was approached by
an individual who offered him pink ticket"
and was told that he had better vote that ticket,
he rejected 1t with some Indignation, called for
white ticket, and took one and held il up, and
remarked, I'm be id if am afraid to vote
the white ticket aud then openly deposited it
IN the hat. Men at the time and on the SPOT
boldly proc aimed that this method was resort
ed to to prove that the men who had been
bought With sIr,c,, we're actually delivered and
also that the spies and "ep,tters" might mark
q mr. nnnR b.
pick tickets, that the f.ct might be recorded,
and used, it expedent to ~ do, against them
10 The fu ure And | an r>joiced to b, able to
say that gentlemen have said size, that they
went to the meeting intending to vote for can
didates favorable to Mr.. Nesles nomination,
but when they saw the pink tickets and learned
their purpose they changed and voted against
them.
ibis was an open. bold attempt at coercion.
LIZ mattered not who the man was, mechanic,
laborer. pvlcena politician, officer. railroad
mau, &c, be was thus threatened with punish
ment tor voting for his choic-, if it happened
not to be certain Individual. Il may be DOW
asked if this method is to be resorted to again
We have been refused primary aud are to
have ward meetings. Will the committee 70
so far as to say that white paper alone shall be
used for ballos2 This is the law Of elections.
Pix tickets would vitato che. Il would bs
presumed that the c .ndldate who resorled to
them intebd=d thereby to coercc voters. The
question whether or DOT the whole delegation
from Alexandra should DOT BIZ xo!udsd from
the convention 90 account of pick tickets last
time was discussed but abandoned, because it
was unnecessary to do 90. l ak is not the
foregoing enough, and can there DO man 10
Alexandria besides 49," who endorses such
thing.
If the city is to be redeemed from the curse
of such political priOoip'es and methods, the
people must apply the remedy; let them attend
the ward meetings and vote againat a pledged
candidate to the c)uvcntiou
If this one is DOT sufficient a more striking
illustration of Mr.. NeaIe's method 10 politics
may be given.
And l have something now to say particularly
t'r SIS" bench, Avoid personalities hereafter,
out only give reasons Tor supporting Mr.. Nsale
aod present his claims to the peoples support
as often as You please, and co mao has a right
TO, add will not. assa your motives. But |