Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-23


a. m. by R.v. Mr.. Schaler. 10 EoRlish.
Nunq Mems christian Association.
Service Of song and prayer 10 the NJ Z.
Church at D. IN. Jail at 2 p. u. AIMS
House at $50 p. N. Canal pasin III - h
The SPEAKING LAST NIauT.-Ooo Ut tie
mes. interesting and enthusiastic meetings. ever
held 10 this city took plac. at SsrepIa Hall last
piph!, uuder tho auspices Ct tho Al! Xsnoiia
coos.ry.,ive rosdjuster club Mr.. Il. b.
lIcskias, vice president OF the club, presided.
Tho ball was packed to ovef,Wing, aDd hun
dreds we're unable to obtain seats.
The frs, speaker Introduced vas Colonel y.
Y. Meusfee, of Rappahsnoock, democratic
eicctor Tor the eighth congressional district, woo
spoke fer shout an hour and bali. do re-.
viewed the history OF the republican party auo
showed that it had ever been an urcoostitu-
:ionsl ,arty. while its corruption was apparent
t. sl II referred to tho great fraud OF 1876
AID proved from the rtcNd thst Garfield was
ono Of tho main instruments IN the psIpstratIon
Of th.. fraud. Garfield. be said, was cot cnly
The representative OF q corrupt, sectional party
party of imp!acable hate toward the Southern
peopls-but that he (Gsrfsld) himself stood
befo.o tho people-conyicted by bis own party
c,rfeot mau. The record Of Hancock was
o5nlrssied with that Of Garfield. and the
s2sake, declared hat it was his hore't ludg-
mert that Hancock. nao whose private char
ic:er wa5 sbov1 reproEoh, Tss statesman Is
we'll gs a soldier. Ho had proved big states"
mEnship by his COURSE IN Louisiana wien no
declared that every MAJ was entitled to trial
uy iary, ard declined to suspstd the great writ
81 nabgss corpus. Tho State OF Virginia was
Democrat, State by 1000 majority, but By
reason CT tissensious In the party. Tears were
exptass.d that that M GRITTY would DO reduced.
iis vas co oreiDal read justtr, and LAD been
cisc:d on the democratic ole cs0ra ticket because
10 MAS resdirster. Tho democratic party
we're unwilling 70 draw tho lines between demo
erals and rsaG astera. The State debt. he
thought, ought to be s4tt'cd By the democratic
party AID not By moGgTe' con7entlon. com'
posed OF negroes, reneRades, and lev gro
tossed democrats. The question mus: 20 boloIe
the people. lie reviewed lie Gets OF the read
ulster party and commentsd gu them severely.
showing tho falsty of & g assertion that the
rca6iuster party was the controlling power
10 tho S,ste. Ii it was true that they bad
msi,r;ty IN tic State General Malone would
have gopo into the lO:h OF May convention and
governed its action, ios!ead OF calling his can'
vsntiou ct time when the party could rot par
icipste in the nomination IF candidate for
President. He did DO. mean 10 sbus, any ODE;
tu! what DID an iadepcLdsDt electoral ticket
mean? l: had beea gravel7 charged that 1t
meant tia. tho leaders Of tho party couid rut
i. 10 there pockets and sci, it. aud be confessed
i. looked suspicious. His judgment condemned
tu,h actioo. Said the speaker, "WhensEer
you hear OF radical v!Utory you hod tre lead
,rs CT The rtacju;ter psrIy AID tic radlc, parry
cheek by j1H!. L. ia curio1s 70 say the least.
tie then went en- to sho~ the thu inRardIess
9. lie Mshooa party, aId cl55sd By urging 81.
10 vet. for the regular democratic tllc;crsl
ticket, CT d Mr.. j ohn s. Barbour. ct whom he
smoke in ito highes: terms Colonel Menelte's
sreech IVES received with grea: applause.
judge Charles I. O'Ferrall. OF Rockiogh han,
VII, Eis eek: introduced. made one OF tho nos!
telling, elcuu.,t speeches hat it has ever b.en
tho privilege OF al Alexandria audieoco TO listen
to. He showed tic republican parry up in lis
true colors, aod proved General Garfield not
only 10 be corrupt m23-a man who was bis
tered With fraud from The crown OF his hesd to
tho soles of lis feet, but man whose hatred TO
ws,d tho Sou h was unbouIdcd. But. said the
speaker. there Gro few meo 10 this State who
deserve little attcutiop. There are men tramp
leg shout tie State who would, If Christ we're Oh
Garth, plaza the crown OF thorns on bis head if
,toy could gsio it'll, populsr favor thereby
mon who would be exccrated BY every man who
had spark of manhood left 10 him, aud be
guessed there were some Of them in AIeXaDdIis,
FIR be found them sprlukled all over the State.
Tnero were thles tickets in the field. and be
shoSed ttat the 10Th cf May ticket was the
cuIy democratic ticket, tho OILY ticket that de-
served the support OF honest men. Both
.irk.ts-iha democratic aud Mahone-were
iuadar titks;s, SID every man in tho State who
Vas uu. Icl uJislionist was tunder, but he
rro9rsed. and did prove, that thore was not
pa1 ca the l9.h Ut May ticket who had as ex-
neno debt paying record as Cameron, hid.
dleberger, Lamb and Wise. Riddeberger had
voted for bill in Tho Legislature providing for
the payment Ct 5, and per cent on $34 600.
900. and when it VAS discovered that corrupt
means had been used to SECURE the passage OF
the funding bill be (Riddlebergerl voted against
RESOLUTION tn Investigate the matter. Yet 10
the !acs Of this .ecoid, said Mr. o FerrslI, ho is
ram2irg about tho State sssertipg that the
fac ding bill was pasted by corrupt means. The
question had been atked, why did the RESIDE
n6iuster their electoral ticket in the field" he
believed they Put it in the field because they
wore acting in the Interest of Garfeld; they
looked liked radicals. they sue!t like rsd;eas,
and be be d. if they were not radicals; sll
through the Valley they seemed TO be rejoicing
ing that they were kicked cut of the democratic
ps..y, en- admission, which he thought no gen.
tlemun would ike to make. The speaker closed
with grand tribute 10 Virginis, her traditions,
her history, and her sacred cead. and appealed
10 all to stand by the old democratic party, which
Tad delivered them from the oppression OF their
enemies. The speech was applsuded through
oct, snt st its close hsts were waved and the ap.
p,ause VISA desfening and prolonged. ~
after Msjor C'Ferrslps speech, which c.
cur led about en- hour and hslf in its delivery,
eceviDg the clcest attention Throughout, the
meeting adjourned.
ClarSson's Cornet Band was Oh hand and rem.
dercd excellent mnsic during the evening.
The ALEXANDRIA REFORM CLUB.-A most
interesting meeting Of the Reform Club was
held st he club hall last night.
The exercises we're introduced with prayer
by Rsv. w. K. Boyle.
o. roll call almost every cGcer vas found 10
his place.