National Republican., 1880-10-15
VIRGINTI POIITICS.
Enthusiasm in Fairfax County.


To he Editor of The National Republican
SIR. There was Il large and enthusiastic
meeting the Garfield and Arthur club at this
place last night, assembled for u torchlight
procession aud to hear speeches from Major
j. T. Clements Of Missouri and Mathew Trim
blc esq, of Alexandria county, Va. Owing to
the very serious illness of one of our old and
leading citizens, Mr.. f. ID. Richardson, clerk of
the courts, whCse death was hourly expected,
tho torchlighy demonstration was deferred to
TO the next meeting. After some routine
business of the club, among which was the
unanimous adoption of Il resolution thanking
the Veteran club of Washington, ID. C., for its
generous gift of lot of torches, the chairman
Mr.. Henry Badgley, introduced Major John
Il. Clements OF Missouri, who proceeded to
address the club aud Others assembled. His
effort was very happy one aud was received
by the republicans with every demonstration
OF approval. A democrat present. was hurt on
| some sensitive spot, and made some Interrupt
tions, which seemed to place the speaker eX-
actly in his element and lighta train of bril-.
liant thoughts, which fairly carried the audi
ence by storm. His whole speech brstled
with strong points and home thrllsts to the
very heart of false democracy. The next
speaker was Mathew Trimble, esq, of Alex
audria county, who, in mastery manner,
dissGctCd the record of the democratic party
lOl bNC luob bNNhAg gNalo Nhh Va INoSN 40 ih-
constituencies, false prelcnscs and treason; from
1860 until now it is nasquemdng in the uni
form of the United States army, hoping to fool
enough loyal citiz,ns to give it control of tho
government it tried to destroy. His applica-
tion of the fable Of the Ass masquerading in
the lions skin, with his long ears protruding
aud natural voice betraying his identity, was
highly relishcd and loudly UpDlaudcd.
The Importance of every republican sup
M,,;. Rtplv f,p tyuG .
urged by both speakers, and the response of
tho audience showed that there was no di-
vision of sentiment upon this point
/, At the conclusion Of the speeches the club
adjourned with three rousng cheers for Gar
field and Arthur. The effects of this meeting
will be felt in tho election. The close OF the
meeting WAS disturbed by disorderly conduct
of some boys inside and outside of the house,
whose yells and hurrahs for Hancock i'll the
presence of the meeting exhibited their i'll
nturc and lack Of proper training. 1t more
over illustrated tho difference between re-
pubicans aud democrats cardinal doctrine
of republicans is that every person or party
shall have free and full privileges to express
their sentiments or hold their meetings free
from interruption, molestation or insult, and
| they carry that doctrine into practice,
and no republican, old or young, ever distuIbs
| a democratic meeting. But these young
democrats having imbibed Mt homo or else
where the democratic spirit ofintolerance, and
lacking tho discretion which age gives, thus
expose the real animus and tendencies Of DEM
ocratic principles. Their conduct was in
marked contrast with that of the republicans
of the club, who gave up their torchlight pro-
cession which had been appointed aud adver'
tised, out of respect for an old gentleman diff
fering from them in politics, who, then lying
at the point Of death, 1t was feared would be
disturbed and the feelings of the afflicted
family hurt by such demonstration.
The republicans this morning are greatly
insprited by the cheering news from Ohio
and Indiana, aud they feel, as one of the speak
ers remarked last night, that we are going to
win because there is u God in heaven" -"
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va, Oct. 13, 1880