Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-10
Congressional Representatives

Congressional Representatives.
To the elitor Of the Alerondria Gazette:
| no,Ice III svmebody's correspondence 10
your paper bat sunebody Ind been IL oruru B.,
somebody ;t:t tic talk ii r cAmotd just Coz Wis
that Mr.. FAIR ". o d lrobobiy bette reacius.e,'.
C :cdiirte for Coo2r S. o the Ai2xsrd.la dis.
trio, at the d: 1t e iou. This urex pected tub ic
announcement viii, 10 doubt, &c ry sc.ciup
to the geutI, man au led T. iur it is not boon
of .muon occurrr'c for 40 obscure legi.l.:lve
dc!egsie 10 b. thus made the subec, of the
political spcculatous aud cct lectures of the
grave, wirc.puliug visa acres of the remote
STATE Capital. WLeJ c iuan Is t. 9e sr!ec ed a.
| q rcptese ntsiive to our natioD.l Congress, Jut
| nov gigantic the iroporuo,S IT tic itchmuud
rUm0r have become, the auXl- u, pu i.c Is not IN
| ivi u, by this somebody. III che mere meotioo
that snoh ;sik has ben set atiodt. vii rs.icrq
star; c. not a lutte, the svvu psopie Ut the S h
Cot2le .si}nsl District, eud may haps 1t rii
! set thi % TO ToudC:lag Why ii is thai ooxaaays
| the C Inns OF 50 m.ty really good aud uscu
men for responsible public COSTA q in be COM
| mum y are 81 auc!ly lgnyr d. Ii tie rum,r
81 ali serve thIs mp r;unt pu pose, Very well
inuord We say, thai tuD. body Sas good enoush
| 10 lIvert sud st II golog. La cur SINGLE
| judgment, tho 50 CT G lo6S about the pro,t
| spec I've otmlGs.l Vi cur prcs, Il. al. bi,lous
Legislative nc !mbcot Tor Congress- are DOT Gu "
Fu..' ic;csco, but u event OF Bis Il G ion v,,y
Furr Il. The "hCl, hing may have been
.ot!co up as joke nooo the res1 ju ters ADD,
att.r all ls only Fd1r- cs, 10 Whicn FEASIBILITY
| we humbly ask pa.duD, not of tie Okers ol.y,
but also OF tho delegate himself
| l. IS apparent just no@, from survey of the
political field IN cur Stst2, that large maiori
| ~ OF It's voters, having be me disguised BY
the utter Official ial urea Of that class Of lcasls-
! ttrs, who, Gurlng the paat few y ars, have been
! ueeessly 'qla derIog their m0lcys, ni>repr.-
sen,iog taclr let, lists, ard briuglos them iuto
! disTclu;e at home sod abroad, b. n.edlessy
prOGraced legislative sessions and absurd en-.
actmeit'. SIC ahout ready tor ucu apd safer
departure /" po'ilc,t affairs. Not uuy 10 they
! begin - > the nee s>l,y pt sterling aud praCli-
cal non o. Ric'nl,:u, but they Haut also to
have their State represented at Washington
| by ner who | uui bring upon THIN bitter
reprJach al! Disgrace by u ter mental iLc)m-
potency or ps, h:sHcF, ss We sIl know has oeen
tbs lamen'a!l~ Gaze. Thee ere peculiar times,
! but they ere tlnes of rch commissioning,
fcGught with go'd"n opp0ltu sites ADD great
|
| tlliOns upgo which they are TO be real ere
entirely DIP ,uGeHi upon The honest pcill cal
eemeo!s-up0n thu sp' soecuS impulses :vr
| gccd ioh"Vcat IL The hearts Of the masses.
And the GG'tila is. sal! We sec iio9 these Oh
por'uai!Irs b. s cerel S. ia1itfrr ooo as to who
| shsiI T. rom our pubic Gu les or sna we
Ices iaeln ~ logger 2ursug eli lcuds and 10.
duiglag 10 iupa ions and re minatious. ard
SO preventing the { # i've c,-opera,;oo of all
| honest. well !ureuicg N o, regardless Of places
| OF nativity or pol, &c an. ;ieois? Partlcu,
| larry Go we want Is this ueg departure good
! u!en t.r cVorp position wbloh Involves tho N,
| moo gasl aud the States credit.
For les!slstlV cyuacils aod for the national
Co gscsS we want men Of large exp.rie;c,,
| SQUAD lldSuert, apd, b'st if all, soJu common
| sense ulen--ncG ~ha oavs shOwn oil hui
| Cess cspsbl'l t"s by !bc srcces tu Enlargement
[! heir owo irl7atc aft .irs. sod, who will earu-
8 " a13r Tor he proper d v"opm4bt of our
! varied and uos!v:cd Natural rcscuc,s
We b-ilavo cur people. through long suffer
'ug floci bad legislation and numerous botray.
az ct trusts great aua small, ar, tired of pre-
tenders sud trckstrr5. They have had enough
OF pG!i C / hacks. Of men who, sinking the
more to.!some pursuits Of lite. have made Of
fee seeking ihelI profession, and drluded them
| oclsss with the rsio idea that to them and
! .he1o oniy S:s tee great mission OF understand.
ing aut miai.tssing to the u';ic wants.
ihCc. brig the good 1eu to the front, nor
longer make tealty to party, nor partisan pre-
ludio" detofE!i0nE rest for any candidate,
prov d ID he has sbc recommendation of 6tuess
and horcs epde: vor. PLAIN FARMER.