Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-06
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY 3,
EDGAR SNOwDHNs
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1880

tho party 10 that State, to cscheW the quarres
that disturb the urban portion Of their party
aid sand delegates TO THEIR State convention
who will oppose the nomination Of any mao who
cannot c)ccentrato tho strength Of his party.
10 day We aIiude to anolhtr. though it is but
tho iteration Of oIe to Wh ca We have adverted
tnquently heretoftra. add that is for the South.
orn democracy to make tho nomination. 10
the three national democratic conventions that
have been held sinoo tho Var tho Southern
democrats. though supplying all tie effective
strength OF their party, have sedulously avoided
any action that might saem to Indicate desire
on their part to control or direct affairs. lest
such action might react tjuriousy upon tho
party 10 the North. Tad tho Northern demo
Gratis bcea cstute polisiolans, or even reasonable
men scsuatod by ordinir9 party motives, they
would heVe a7silCd themselves Of THE almost
unprecedented advantage, and have nominated
suoh Candidates and conducted the campaigns in
such manner that defeat would not have beoD
the tato Of all th;ir efforts They have been
weighed 10 the balance, however, and have been
found wanting. They have proved themselves
utterly inefficient ADD Incapable Of exc ltipg,
even with sucI powerful support as that to
which wo have ilst alluded, the important
trusts Committed to them. When an orratjz,d
stock company di. overs that tho agents it has
entrusted with the management Of lis affairs 70
lncompcton,i; does not wit for rere ,ted losacs.
tho result OF the inoapac:t7 Of these agents. be-
lore 1t discharges tbom. The democratic party
on the contrary. however. notwithstanding the
suoc: s:l)n Of rover;es to which it has been sub
Jecled ny tho mi5msnaGement Of its Northern
leaders, has, ever sioco the war, not only
quietly. but H!ioRIy, nay Gheerfally, entrusted
lis affairs to their control. Most reasonable
men think it is about time now for a change.
ehd many, 1t for no ether reason, btclnse tie
experiences OF the three last national inventions
shows that no change en- DO for the worse.
Let the democrats Of the South tho7e-
fore 90 to tic Cincinnati convention
and say to thcso from the North, you ara rent
and divided on the tariff. currency and o.htr
questions Ct Latioual policy. aad 10 a greater
degree by The low, selfish and unp3triotic feel
inGs OF personal preferences, and as you aft Drd
the party but small modicun Of its strength.
ani, II allowed to contin1o in control, are likely
to lose the whole OF that by your inttraicnne
squabblcs and siries, you must, for the good Of
tho parry and the country, take back scat, at
least tjr the present. and lot Us try hat We C 10
DO toward restoring the Uni0n to The hands Ct
national and u1sac!iOna party who will oonduc.
tho Government 10 the Interests Of the whole
and not part OF tho country, and who will
make friendship connecting bond and not hate
dividing limo be.Wc,n tho North and the
Soath.' Let them say this and then vote SOL
idly TO nominate ticket with Bayard or Sey-
mour or English or a'y good hard money man
.; its head who can concentrate tho Strength CT
the party for. es tx Governor I.ochor says. any
candidate to BE- successful must be sound
money man, and there sro plenty OF such men
at the North, and continue 50 10 vote uotil that
ticket be dominated. md the chaEces gre that
1t will sweep th' c1unry; but if it do not it
vii! only meet tho fate that is in store for
tho ono nominated, as the three preceding oncs
have been. solely by the party 10 tho North.
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The rtc,nt acion Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, Voluntarily aDd uithou,
solicitation. in Increasing the wages Of its cm
poyec5 to what they wcrc before the reduction
in 1917. les 10 prove that the old aiage about
the soullessness of corporations has no more
truth IN it than mlpy other SAWS upon which
age and constant iteration have Conferred tho
false reputation CT wisdom. Il is to the in
terest Of employ ers 10 make their EMPLOYEES az
conteotcd as possible, and wise men, either az
Individuals or collectively, act upon this self
evident principle. The reelection that took place
10 the wages OF the employees Of the B. & o. Il.
Il. was necessary to tho welfare ofthe company,
snd was ono Of tho means that now enab,s
that company 10 irc:ease those wigs. The
reduction was NECESSARY hardship. the burden
Of which was relieved as soon s. possible.
Mr.. Sherman says tho rebel element now
controls tho democratic party in every southern
State. and that the triumph Of that element
ID the disgrace of American civilization"
The motto that adorns the wall of the
BIaino headquarters 10 Wssbiustcn is that
the liberties Of all the citiz,ps Of the country
p,npk ha coonr.J ~