Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-16

put'a,iou parry would become possible 10
tho c:uDtry. Every man who OWES q
ioilsr nust ssod by tie democratic party 10
this oo1test. Suoh party IS the roadiU3:er
party must 90 checked 10 the beginning. Rspu
dllt1n Eas moro III uTouS to tho roor than 70
tic rich. He never liked to make such an ap.
peal but credit was the poor mans cash. The
rich wanted nc crGdl-, BID. the poor mau had
to have help to put himself in position to
holm himself. Hs had no idea the rssd jnsters
would succeed. but II they did, end MIR. Blair,
after repudialirg the debt Of his State, starts
out on his cruise OF national reputation, would
NC not s0ou have party that would stamp out
tho credit aDd responsibility OF the c,uutry
Who will say that the dobt Of Virginia, con.
traced Tor Inc building of canals and railroads.
vas not Just Rs sacred SIS tho uaitcd States
dsb!? Tho uailod States dob Was mads 10
DOR suliIg ,liou. Dies Cameron mean, when
BIO says hu sill c:rIv AFRICA iutn tho Wir, to
raise war OF races? B!air Il Co, claiming
to be dam oorH:s. waro nt Lerchbu,g mix.
ing up il a black a0d tao convention.
The beautiful Ohio n VS. on unlil it mingles
with muddy water, which Vas The Use with this
quaudum rcodiuster party. Iuu who have
mix d With too cohorts have mingled with all
that IS lou! aad filthy IN tho republican party.
Did Wickhan was not there. Ofic, aud power
could MOI scduc, him; h. ss. with his back as
stetl against tho traitors IL their party, and
when tho tight comes thousands CT true mcp,
black and whltc, would b. tcu I'd standing By him.
Gould any man be mistaken es to Mi Daners
standing Oh tho fiea school qIcstioo. TAX
away from hlm his education, ADD you tosr
down tho root thai protects his family. Tho
man that snys John Daniel is opposed u pub
lie schools, stultllies himself and is not worthy
CT cceGl'. Daniel stands The representative OF
tho poor AID tho laboring m2n. because he has
labored from youth up and is still poor. 1t the
dam oocatic ship does 20 doHu she will 20 down
With her flag nailed to tho masthead flying in
all its parity. Here Capt. Mckinney Was To-
formed that bis limo was up. ard he retired
amid great applause.
Capt BLAIR, Who YES introduced by W. Il.
MILAN, cams forward enid groaos ADD applause.
lilo asked the same respectful hearing that had
been grsnted his oppoaout. Tnero ara great
questions to be discussed. IL there are fa!icios
10 the rcsdiuster party let them be exposed,
b ltittho reed ulster party had important truths
to proclaim let The people lis Oh to them. If
tho debt question hSd been tho smallpox, bis
friend, Capt. Mckinney, wouldn't have gotten
poX; if ii had been bull dog, he wouldn't
from Ii. 1t q stranger bad como in the eeting
be would have imagined that tho present Con-
test was light between democratic and ropub-
liceus. whereas there were no nl!iooal politics
10 it. fer be was as good democrat ss Capt.
Mckinney, bu. ho was not a tundcr democrat;
IL wss fight 10 which Tho pockets If Tho poy
erty stricken people wero conooroed. lie De7cr
learned that it was democracy to be afraid of
tho people. and turn the State over to syudi-
cato of brokers. with Hugh Mcyulooh astha
head caolre. So far as General Malone was
concerned, he did not misrepIeseDt the people
he was elected 10 the u aited States Senate by
tho hard listed men of tho Commonwealth. re-.
pubclos as we'll as democrats Can't Mcko.
uey said he loved old Wickhan; yes the whole
lunder party loved hin better than bow does
his sweetheart; the funders ovad him 90 we'll
that they attended tho sIa!ghtout convention
| 10 suoh plumbers and kicked up such row that
a policeman had TO be caIlid to nut them GU =.
Wiokham. IusI, Dez0ndoIt and tho rast OF
| tho republicans never took half The stock 10
| the Lylchburg convention that iho iundcrs did,
The iuuders avoided Tho fundiog bill, and if he
was a vo!i,g iu1dsr he would lvoid 1t to-.
The rcacjastcrs did not propose to republican
| iZ> tho State; they proposed to rcodius!oriz, il;
| 10 inaueuiate liocral spiti; that would bring
prosperity to tho Cd Commonwealth. The
| funderd had platform that coaoh o:uld be
driven lhrcuch without touching a public
question. bat tho nrjusters had q platform
that gaVo E!l, blacks Is we'll az whites. thtil
rights; ono that appealed to ali men. 1t Judge
Thomas had Dot suggested to Capt. Nick uagy
the Tree school qIesii1u no would have lursot
teo it altogether. Geo. Mshoue went Ia
WASHINGTON aDd did what ho thought b4ss, bu
| fan. hlshona was not the readiusi6r parry hya
long shot. The rasdjastcr party was one oil
principles. and il Malone Was TO die tho parry
would still go on to victory. When Wcih
Lurtel ever the government to Walker aud The
| iundera, be left 5 500 900 10 tho Treasure,
whero WAS it now 7 1t had been s1nandc,os !:
the tonders had found tho Treasury full ant
cit 1t empty thoy had also Increased the lcbi
! 81 ,0OO COO year since 1869 down to tho t.me
tho Iesdlasters took charge. They had TO
duc!d t6e schools Of tho State and scholars onr
hall, b sides reducing the sessions from 9 TO {:
months Msior Daniel had said he Was friend
| 70 the free schools. and yet to bll cffcrod By
| Massey providing that tho ireo school Nancy
shoulu DO collected 10 currency, no offered O
substitute providing that it should not b. col
eoted 10 currency but 10 c)upoos; ii that was tbs
act OF treud to tho free schools Msj1r Dsnie
WIS eutiticu W III. bJCS any Que k00W Whal
| the tuadcr party fsvors2 The platform Was as
silent as grave yard on gil public questions.
The fuodors had roluilated everything They
| had repealed The iundng bill. which was dc.
clared irrcpeaatle, wiIh tho McCuoch BILL
then they attempted to repeal the McCulIoct
bill wi h tho Ross Hslnioo substitute; they
had reduced the debt from S1j 600 900 to $33,
100000, and now they were absolutely ny.
ing to uadOrbid The readiustcrs; if tho re-
adIusters were to put tho debt down 10
SIS 600 600 the iuudsrs would put it down Ia
$4,000 600; it was with them now, JAS,
anything Lord. After rofefring to Ross IIau.
| itou. and imitslog tho manner 10 which he
| claimed Ross made tho fundcrs fall into lioe,
the speaker spoke Of tho ticket Do you know,
said be, Jim Barbour (Judge Cockereo
and to is better democrat than you are.-
lrfemondnus applause and prolonged yeliog. J
Capt Blsir then continued to review tho record
OF the democratic candidates amid grca. confu-
sion. lie said ha would rather. if ho was not
elected to The position Of Attorney General SEQ
Capt. Mckinney get it than apy other fuudcr
DO know; tho on!y thing no had against Capt.
Walk Al 4 L