Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-23
Dsniel and Cameron nj STANTON.

| Hsnial and Cameron nj Saannteu,
Tho largest crowd that has assembled in
S'aunlon Tor many n dey wa9 thtrI ycstarday
to htat the discussion between Mai. D!biel
| sud Col. Cam3ron. Ncary ,tso thousand Der
so6a iil:entd to tho speeches in the courtyard.
| Mtl. Diritl led iii in an hours speech. lIo
| said that baiw,eu him end iis opponoct the. @
was moi cont differences 10 tho mater o! lex,
| ton, enh tho platform on which ho STOOL was
pie dyed to DO i6orease Ut taxation. In the
| ma'tor Of The Iu5lc schools, Ms Dia said
| re Was member Of tho Legislature which
| t1uoded them, and in s.von Lpis'aiulcs 10
never cast v0to against, tu: hTa,s for thoir
| interests. Tho tact that two thousand more
schools had been upen,d sinGa tho rceliusleis
got possession of the State euvarnul.nt Was
oWlrg to the feet TINT rruvioua democratic leg :
isla'luu, itcladng th, llenkIe school bill had
provided tho means TO do it. Maj. Daniel
asked Cameron he QUESTION. "Ara you dam
| uotut or a republican, TO whioh Col. Ganuran
ruso rnd replied. Il am ad.mucraiio rea. u3,.
er, with lbsrsi principles, while m3 ocm peui,ur
Is democratic fnuder aud eau to- YOU viii
shat piioolplos. Mai. Daniel road snh much
| eli CT Cameron y rcGjfrl % made in his editorial
10 n Petersburg paper several years ago. 10
which cytrtmo dob'paying principles w.ro
a9oWtd fifty milllJLs 6z+d Is tho an ,uut Of
lh3 dLbt, aod tho6p v ho Eare not lins 10 DC
| o.! OF IL Indtrfc ~ o1aruo:nrLed 81 Z CJIImuniIy
| OF thieves. lie Usilcd ~ thu ric.nIry a IA
ballot which vas usad Ia I'll ae paris Of Eiipicia
last la Oh which Ga.tiaa'n usna Waa pug ut
tho head Ct he titkct beetiug tho names If the
reao lsrr el!ctos - ofG2l 10 daCtivo tiu ig.
uorsnt tlioks into voting il, uoder the impress,
! Ecu that they zero yoiltg republican ,uE g.
IhIs aud tho ipi that Auditor Massey said lie
| cluld have bought ferry votes Ct ten Guilars
each 10 tho resent rhat after cu5cfnato.iai cju
| vrUti91 Nj: D:ti"i :ed NJ rs Iliu3 Ya:ijcS OF
] the eacjnsttr II!ea ot FREQ ballot aud l. isc
| cpunt.
Mr.. Catoaryn replied 10 NJ ar D,uiGI il a
| spvrcl oil all bour. lie 10 piuL cu. Tie il { ia
! siS'ttcy Of Ds5l.l gong ar@uoi to. G"ua;ry
aud failing everybody how I!eh tic Sia.e vas
| BIC mlcg. snl yet standing heto 9th pr,
| osltl0n % cuI SIX per ccnt. down 10 ;irco pr
Gout. u said thH lucdsrs lcit tie leSsc. 81
AL empty treasury - The ruGG is:c1s. Wheu
| they got posessioG Ut ;hv Stste. as pauiel well
knew, the Legislature had TO au.hor!So Auditor
| Massey 10 20 cut On tho streets and borrow
| 5000 900. Wh,tcser might have becn bis lo:-
| nlcr YioeS sb2ut the State deh!, said Mr.. Nam
| eroo, itog weru f,rmei ia tho false :egor.a {;
tho resources Of til, SAFE made By officials, AID
Done caa!d say tina. sire, 1877, wien ho him
sell had txsIoIued into ii, ho bud ravsrcd
from firm advcctei Of read astneDt. lie &C
c:p,ed the statement Ct his opponent ina. ne
was not opposed to the public eohooi5 hot tho
record showed that the Legislation of bis party
had almost ruled ihtm. Co. Cameron put
tho quss ion to Mi)r DspicI: First, what
will you do II three per cont, cannot be paid at
| tho prtssnt rato Of tsyaiop? SpcoDd, sr, sou
| in favor Of the e.pi a!iou tsx2'
lie closed BY predicting ths s3coass ct Rad
JUSTIN
MujI D4hial opnnad his r i,iudar by saying
that CaUefon's propht eies about the srclsss of
tho principles OF rtac ussmeot will meet tho
same fate as Mahores prophecy last fail abou;
carrying The Stale by % 600 nAjoriiy, when be
only got 81 900 GU OF 200 000 votes With
rcfcrsr c, 10 The o4pitalion tax. he said ho voted
in c:mpspy with Joha e. Massey. John Paul
aud others of Camcron's friends. to put tho
prepayment clause in the Constitution, and lie
would now ask MIR. Usmeroe. Are YOU in a..
vor f aboIisbIng tho oapitalion ttxY'
Caueron.-"I tn in favor Of repeating that
clause which rtGnircs ils prepayment SIS pre-
requisite 10 vote"
Dhniel.-"Are you ia favor of sbolirhing il,
and if not how will you collect il2'
Csmeron,-"l am in favor of ab5iahing il As
ptertquiiite feature. and l would collect i; by
some nude like tho Louisiana method"
Daniel. -'Then you arc 10 favor Of lo!ling q
poor man vote free. and then soz) hi5 pig for
the c9ptstion tal p
Ms or Daniel then wont On to say that tho &C &.
ceptsnce Of the Governors chair has nothing 10
do with the repeating CT the cAriLston Is 4 As a
prereq liite, as it has to BIO dona by an amend
ment 10 the constitution; tn il he WAS elected
Governor he pledged himself 10 ,hterpose no
veto between the people and their will in this
matter.
Col. Cameron closed tho debate in three.
quarters of an hour speech. He spoke of Tho nav
era of good feeling that will come to Virginia if
The resdjuster party is successful. 10 pressed
Daniel Tor more explicit answer to the ques
ton. What would ycu do iflhe revonus OF tho
State Will net pay three per cent!
Major Daniel replied that when the sun was
shining at high noon it was no time TO talk of
midnight.
Both speeches Here literally applauded by
their friends as the discussion progressed snd A!
its close crowd OF two or taree hundred demo.
Gratis tollo~ed M,jOr Daniel to his hotel, choef.
/ n th.ir hrte VIM Ai-c