Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-16
Political Speaking a. Fairfax g. VI.

C1ptuig Mckinney ant Captain BlaN Hcet
IN Joint Discussion.
Eeportcd Tor tho A,xsadria Gaz,ite.
1ho pcIitea! speaking a. Fairfax Z. II. y,s.
terdsy was atscaGcd BY large aai enthusiastic
ct1wl TIC poopla commenced arriving from
near AID from aFsr," eal(7 10 the morDitg g. and
shen the spaaki0g began the c5urt hous, build
| Ing was picked to its utmost capacity. The
| gtester part of tho morDing was spent in ar.
| ranging 10. joint discussion between tho two
Candidates for tho Attorney Generslship Of the
State. and it was liaslly agreed as stated By
tho Castles correspondent yesterday, Lhst
Capt. Philip W. Mckinney, the democratic
candidate, should open the discussion ia a
speech OF ono houi; Capt. Frank s. Blair. the
hlaLcuc candidate, TO follow in speech of an
hour; thea the two speaker to have twenty mis-
utvs c,cl in which 10 reply. This arrange
mcns was considered es v!iy uofair. it Civ.
log Cspso Blair all the reply time. but
Captain Mckinney boing very anxious for q
,iot discussion, expressed himself rs willing to
IL act his opponent on any conditions, lair or
uafai:.
| At = o'clock y. NJ, tho County Court, which
| had been ID session oil the mlrnlUg. hsvirg ad
urned, the meeting WAS called to oidsr by W.
| r. MILAN. chairman OF tho resdjuster county
cjmmitteo, who stated the terms upon which
! The Iiut discussion was to ba held.
| Judge Il. w. Thomas. of Fairfax. 10 tho ab.
aence OF the county superintendent. Introduced
Capt Mckinney, stating that, 10 the language
OF 40. Il. Hsrtis, "the res6j 1s:cr in the cool, -
| Capt Mex, like pretty womaa, would speak
| for himself
Capt. Mckinnty WAS received with loud and
p:cioo2e1 cheering Alter thanking the audi
| euco f,r Tho enthusiastic reception accorded
him, ho said be cam, to Fairfax to hold aoft
tho democratic banner; he c,mo with 90 venom
on his tongue be would DO gully OF 10 denuu.
the other side; ne kueU it had been said by
soma, outside Of tho State, that be had been
put upon the ticket bscaus, Of the bitterness of
his speeches; be used his bitterness for pro
tccisn Only. and hoped ho would not be com.
prlicd to use that bitterness on this oic,sion.
Ho intended to take higl gtouud ou the qnes.
lions at ISSUE 10 the oaDvsss, ard desired fair
ard free discussion, but, S i'd he, the Malone
ps1ty has forfeited the respect oil democrats as
We'll as republicans. The whole oil .cs OF that
party was to s9indc sod dec, i've both the cres.
rational psr.it s OF tho Commonwealth. At the
cl so of tho war; how to g,t rid OF the $45 600,
900 OF DEBT, WAS qu:suon upon which there
WAS difference OF opinion, but it was not sup
posed that taiS dilt0reuoe OF opinion would be
made 40 excuse for rcadiog esu I'd II tho demo.
cralio party, aud when tho rcaGjuscr party was
Organized it WAS intended to be limited sud
temporary; it had 20 smack of nationality 10 ite
platform. When the party met 10 Richmond
aud put up 80 electoral ticket. avery MN on
that ticket, 10 the Canvass, declared That no was
good democrat. B!air had previously Inform.
cd him that he favored him, Mckinney. fol
Attorney General, bu! that he, Mckinney. had
told him bo feared they would DIVER meet ir
another State convection; the road he. Blair
WAS travelling, dencc;st c)uld uever follow
His friend thoUg St differently. but did be attend
the democratic convention, or ia he nov Wsyius
a little dirty shirt with mlc ,genalion, ballo
baX s,uffog sn1 r.puiatoo Inscribed thereon Z
The rsatiusttrj say, had their party been cue
@ ss!ul tho v0!o OF The Stalo would have beer
c)uDtcd for Hanorck. Eus when Lord Roscoe
stood ID 10 the Uoited States Senate and said
"Wo have o maj rily.' who did he rely CD t
make that m,0rity; who wCu!d not have con
Guided at 0Ec9 that " was mao from tbt
North or IVES: that he relied upon. Bu' wher
il was annouuotd that it was i Virginia Sana-
ter who had gone back On hij party ard State
ostly SOD oil the old Commonwealth hung BIZ
bead 10 shame. II The leaders Of tho rcadus
ter party meant to DO bald ani mlll,, Why die
they not say they intended to volo for Cal Id
Why did thoy pa: me- mlneut d. Hc orsIs on tht
electoral ticket AID proclaim they were fol
Hancock, std thee, in Tho pcrsoo OF their erca
leader, surrender 70 thc raputl GAGS 10 tho Jolt
} cd States SeDsto2 Did not every rcadjuste
vote for tho Mahooo electoral ticket, bcIloVins
that it was a democratic ticket? lle uevel
hoard one OF tho ell orI lutl uRto that hu vas 90
democrat. Alter TIL dc .p!ion the party
! met 10 Rict mond aud rut in tho field tho mon
! g1ol ticket. which Was now before tho people
with j Ohm +. LuHil Oh il. Was not LIE Wis pu
on the ticket to iLducs tho republicans 10 vo,t
Tor IL? There were but two Rruat parties. Why
could not tho rcacj Us or parry have the man
ness to say Wnat IL was democratic or republ
} GIN Instead Of cmiog out with hybrid ucl
Ut to deceive all. democrats as we'll 81 IepuDli-
GINS. The read listers slid that tho democrat!
claclai lasis; suppose thy did. did anybodS
claim he VAS q domoCra,. Tho times were
Strange thee; the military was upon tho mock o
|. tho State, aud nothing WAS l.f. bat to eacrEo;
Wither1 aud nc mlnGt, Walker. Then wss or.
gauiz,d a liberal movement with lewis Al
Licuteuant Governor, AID who opposed him2 {
Degro; il tho negro had boon good old Vir-
, GINA negro L,Wis never would hsvo boon elect
, cd. Could a man have beeo found 10 thu
Southwest, which is claimed 10 be thick nov
with read listers, who would have voted for Lewis
then ever Wishers Tho d.utcrats sont l. vii
} to the u. 8. Senate. where be showed his Vlr'
GINA blood. After II:wis had been chewed uE
and spit out by all parties tho reatiustcrs pick
; ed him up and found paco for him. Gould
any democrat vote for him now? He though
5 not. This roaGiusser party koew how the poo
pie hated high taX:s, aud with this appoa
sought to destroy tho democrai,psrty Their,
seemed to DO some plausabiity ia the CRY
:, rcsdiust tho debt, but the courts had decided
that tho State, having recagoizsd the deb, wss
bound for if. Gen. Mahoue had said that the
J debt was So 900 900. aud he WAS wiling e
stsud per cent. on that amount. Massey wa
made Auditor. ADD be put the debt at $40 .O0O
600, but Riddleberger Il Co. had put il dowt
to $40 100000. II We get Cameron, Lewis aud
, Blair. Capt. BIair-I thick you will gel them.
: VIC do, it will be wcrs, than another war;