Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-16
iCoMAiUNICATED.
TempOra! q nOrcs!

If The R.man statesman c51id IN the az
euish Of bis soul tnus c'7 cut 1T the Signs O.
the moral and politioal decay Threatening to
destroy the institutions Gnd very exsleec5 even
cf his beloved COUNTY,, what muss &c the ieel'
legs Of thos6 who osn regard dlspassonateIy
toe mors IF. G: of The lato presidential election!
We SEQ elevated 10 The highest position 10 the
gift Of this peopls 6 man who. judged b. tho
standard Of Washington, should DO mora be
allowed to be President of these U1ited States
than B eIzsbub should BIO permitted to sit upon
.hs throne oil HEAVIER. Ii the heroes OF the
Revolutionary ashlegtou, Jefferson, fra1Eilo.
Hen,y and Thousand other high soulad aid
high tened men-had ioreseen. or even dream.
cd tha. dad with such character as Garfield
would ever bs called upon to preside ever the
desipies of tho country they had pledged their
| lives, their fortunes snd their ssc,ed honor to
g.yo, their swords would have fallen ircm their
norveles5 grasp, Tor the3 would haTe thought
! the honor Of their couotry not worth saVlrs.
Had they bsen told that in ooe hundred years
| there would b elected es President OF these
| United States a map Wbc, By lndiapuiabe
proof, had fasi6cd the re;urEs Ct State. hnd
| then voted upon bis OVID false statement to 10
stall in cfioe one never elected tol'; nso VINO
| for brbe Of 5000 would uso lis position to
further fraudulent c'ntrao'; map who would
receive money under aoS cirouls:apc:s When
| 10 Official position. aud then whcc charged With
the fact of lis reception bascl7 Try to lilo Gu. OF
| it, they void have repealed the insiauston as
| an insult to lhsir rac; es too vile degradation
| for any man Of Auslo SSIen blood to submit
| TO- Would they cot have exclaimed With Lo
| chlel-
ID wa, scolhless irsnlter trust uot tbs fate
| For nc'er shall Columbia destiny meet
| So black With dishonor-so foul with retreat.
Yet 60 it is, aud stranger still. sob Esp
! has been clcc;ed over ca opponent OF pure and
spotless famo. gallant soldier, man of uo-
doubted strength and diSnity ct character, end
who, By bis writings, has shown knowledge
AID apprec ialian of cur constitution ard laws.
euuallsd by few, and eycsIleG By ooas OF tho
state. men of GU, day.
| Whilst GAIT slG's record redoleD. Of guilt
AID shame, is spread uoon tho crohieVas OF our
country, DoVer 10 be eff.ocd, and will enter into
the history Of the fctu:c 10 tell cur children aud
chlldren's children of tie dissrscs put upon
our glorious coultry by th9 Ielub'lc4n party.
HaLc-ck'a place 10 history vii! DO ever that
| OF pure and noble mac; bis sltloo high
! among tho heroes of our laEd; his record, rot
| only pure 10 tho History of cur ecun'rj and
CT eerished 10 the hearts Of his tellcw citlzsns,
but ca tximDle 10 DO followed By the youth OF
| every Rge.
Yet G.,f.ld is elected, Hancock defeated !
| There must be reason for this lhiCg, aod
what is ii? 1t is this: Garfield represents the
republican parry; the republican parry lc3r6-
| gents lho North; else Why the lglmeese r.
pubiosn Eslos
TWAS o syd Nor.h against Gold Sau!b.
and tho weaker party must e. 10 the wall.
| N ,r,bero hatred of The South, Narthero cupi
di,y Northern wealth, coupled With an itsane
fear and dread Of even tho ghost OF the dad
Southern Coneterso7, has oonDtlied the
North 10 is scuSalcss terror to cleo. tn the
sr:sicc7,.a clar such nan IS Garfield, end
il C0icg % Display t. the astUnstei gLz, o.
the weird degree CT moral roi:e1uess ard CT
rup.ioa nsvcr exhici:ed By coy hsonbI!o Of
elih:r ancisnt or ulodero lu"s. AMI DOT oBiy
sacii P!eelIeot, bu. lis, Y C, Prfsid ,n:--s
uan des,.Evd to p:Gs!Ge oF@F oar 5, na;e, yep
rese;t;ns cur hiyhtst aud bsss pO!ilo.l tis5lAg,
ghc IS ,urncd Gu. OF cGios by hi, oWa oafiy,
| for wna.? Why. corruption The l4rdiS re
pGo:.c,u sera,or took by tbs hand he scam Ct
che bu:teTs; tic members CT the Ca5ire; 81!
check By j Isl with ballot box suffers eEd re.
peat. r.; tic Prcs,dsnr, himself fraud, 20 far
forgot his pjhltl@D ss ~ WaEu 90 cleoilonteEiog
taaT through The Nonh aod Wes'; ;ao tact ~
hand. tic negro and Tbs Cspjs;d ChiosmCn SO
tar forgot their nslonsl hnlmosl,l5s as 10 unltr
most cordially 10 the mad political dance, aud
worse than al yes tbousapd times S0Isc than
latl,,ss u,ost denorszng 10 the human race Dol
t6Ty here, bat for tre hereafter, the Northern
itfi lei and tbs NJrthern preacher struck hands
10 honor o man who Was not DOLLY disgrace to
manhood, but to rcIisior. ask could The
South, who had given to the ser7io. Of the
uutry a Wa,hington, jefferson. Madison,
Monroe, jackson, Polk. Harrison. Tyler. Tsy-
lYr and men like them vote for Garfield NJ,
Thousand times GO; AID We aro glad 10 leave
10 he North alone, such burning. da0nablo
disgssco. PINDEA'