Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-06
Discussion ut EsSInston,

An immense crowd greeted tho SPEAKERS, and
mora Interest appeared to have been manifest
cd in the speeches OF the candidates than has
been shown 10 any campiiyn sirc, the memcr.
able canvass CT 1869 bolwsen Walker al i Wells.
Ctl0ntl Cameron commenced his rem,rks By
| deosrir BIO was The Candidate of neither the
democratic or republican parlisa, but tho cindi.
date OF the rcadluster party, brought into txis.
tenoe by tho voice OF the people Of Virpinla.
tie referred to the raadj1ster victory of 1879,
| and claimed tdst the pvoplo Of Virgins By
mi orty Of %. 600 then d. clded that the paltv
With Which no YVES identified had the b .st in
terests of the State ut heart. The battle TO be
| fought now II but the repetition OF tho COL n;c.
| OF 1879. The speaker alIu led TO the copserys.
| tive dtmooratc c)nVentlon. aud asked when il
| bad become democratic. liz could remember
| a time when it was anything Else but demo c:at.
lc. lie could remember when Withers was
| taken down and the sooaea d,m,lralc pnrty
| was called upon to support q trua republican
| ticket Tor tho highest of6o, within the pif5 eff
| the people of Virginia. Ho toltrrtd TO The "a.
| tl0nal democratic convention at Baltimore
| noulnaiit gGretl y and Brown for Pr sidsot and
| Woe Ifes,dens OF tho u. s. Where w.s tho
democracy then? The speaker then dis clsqed
| tho conservative pllllorn. arguing that
| /; took the groutd for q rcEdjustment of
! tho State debt exactly tho opposite oil what
|. hsd beloro that time vehemcuIy de.
| oounoCd. How is it. he wautod to know that
cur party Gao be taiatud with the DISGRACE of
| reputation when tho party of Mfjrr Daniel is
| now before The people advtc .tiog a rsaGjust.
| mont OF tho debt as eXempliicd 10 thu uominas
| ton OF James barbour, tho author Of The ia
nous bill winch bears bis name? Tho conser.
valve party hls either swallowed W Major
Daol1l IN tho rcrs!n OF James HIbout, or Mr..
| 5Iibouc has been lost sigh cf in the bosom Of
Major Daniel. Ihu COZ saus Of tho creditor il a
| SRG qHd non Gl:h this 60 o.td conservative.
d=moeralic party. Tho creditor holds u tax
receivable otuaoo. How is tina: consent to be
| obtal5sd2 Is Tbs creditor 10 suirsIdsr 6 per
c1nt. coupon bend Tor & per Got. b0Gd minus
| The coupon? lis cJul not ECO il, AID iutru
duoed as eVid5uo, tho spatcl If tX-Spsaker
Allen. Of the Heuso Of Delegates, 10 which he
luy agreed with that distinguished ohsmpion
| oil tuadsIlsm that slca an aIraI ,ment would
not bo worth fg. Not:oun single dollar, Said
| tho snt aker. was lundtd Ut r tho operation OF
| tho Booock' FoWlr till, and Iovtr would be-
uader that CT any similar measure. Col. Cam.
| eron dalI no waited to deal frankly with this
dobt matter. Tne first thing. no said, was to
| ASCERTAIN how much yau Justly cWo end then
pay j.. lilo illustrated biz IDA Ly citing from
| tn, Riohmo; i Whis its fsuro5 on this oues
tioa. aud challenged datiAl from anybody thst
this mode OF settlement would not b, hold tnui
table in cure Of law or tqlity. Lot the 90.
count b. msdo up from TIM auditors books,
l'ho rcntias:era have sta'td wha. tho State
debt is mi havo drclaroh their purposs snd
Willingness to pty. What has tho col suvalve
party done? Has ATTY proposition b,on adj
| Vanoed looking 10 fnal settlement Of This vtxsd
Il 1cstion? State Auditor Massey had to 20
To tho Legislature to borrow Two hun
bred thousand dollars To keep tho L,gis
| lniuro alive. In doing this Massey did
what his predecessor bad al'ed to d.. Col.
| Cameron a. k d Wha. any body knew CT the debt
10 1865? HIS opponent would bring IN hin re-.
| cord on this ard tho negro qles!lon. but he
hoped when ha did bring it up no WonIi at the
| same time wlpo it out With sponge. Flo ssid
| under the same circumstances no would do pro.
ciscl9 tho Same thing anl il qairod it thero was
q sn2lo man in the crow who would denounoe
him Tor II lilo explained what no meant By
protlllmlDg tho s0atiment, IL intnnd to GARY
Atllta into tho war;. lc thanked God that
tboro Scre eighty thcus !nd voters 10 this State
upon whom be could rely to En:o Virginia 10
| this the snprcmu hour of her Trial, Gan, I've
ouoc. said tho speaker. in an Interview with tho
President of tha late Southern Copfsderscy
said that he would "uarIy Africa into tho war"
propose to do notLirg moro. The eposker
said in rtieronch 10 Tho m Il lax Qualification
that i;o stood 10 reap CT to that question SQUARE
ly on tho roacj lsor platform. Ito believed the
Hhco thiag 10 b. morally wrong, and he was
opposed to it in toto. and believed il bo 10 di.
teet violation Of tho torus upon which tho Stale
Of Virginia resumed her relations TO tho Fvdo-
raj Uniou.
Colonel Can,rJn smoke Tor Gao hout and
quarter, and closed ~ IN appeal to ali, ire.
spec!lVo OF party relations. TO meet on q o,n.
mon level aud uado tho wrong. Hs drisrdsd
hIa parry with tho ability OF a skilifuI DICTATOR
az 4 parry which had pledged itsalt to relieve
the wants OF tha p:Oplo of The State.
Miiir Daniel started out by saying ha was
e tr,i" atrniRhtous denlorat, snd no was tho
candidate Of tlla parIy hat had given good CIV.
crnnent to tro y hIo Tor the past ten yeard.
col. Camcr0n asked mo 10 wipa cut his re-.
ord with ep1nga will do it." snid Major
piLl~l, and will wipo him tut too in NCy,m-
Der. " MsiIr Daniel congratulated tho p,onIo
Of Ii ckbrden that from tho silorc, OF Col.
Cansran en- lha school qu s:ion that famous
'tcrch" had been about ,xliaeusbed. Lie
| eSnidlood his TAllsleiro letter 10 regard TO tho
pubic schocId, and his explanation took tho
crowd By storm. Msirr Darisl said it wa. tho
u:itr,hGh 81 AL Ioaes. mao, aud who was tho
man to dssToE tush a saniim ,nl Ho Was Dot.
Maj. Daniel hvowtd bis friendship for tho pab,
| lie schous. and ti'ed his record whio m,m.
Der Of tho Gecera Assembly in support of
his assertion. AN effort. ssid Maj,r Daniel
'is now b,lng made to disintcrerate Tho demo-
casio parry Ct tho State of Fifeihil." lie
sal,i there zero some g,od luodcts and somo
bbd rcatiu'ters. and then tuning ahtuptly 10
Uhera Col. Cameron VAS silti.g. said, pointing
to kiu: Some very bad iuoders." Tho
S2eskar then turned bis steuliau to the politi-
c.l 'vnari If CGI. Csmcrou. and, readog from
the columns OF tho l5deX Appeal, held that his
oppoasnt had warkid aud voted as,inss tho
iuod!"s hi! ot 1871, bit it baviue b.en decided
c,ns;!u iunsl h7 thu Supreme Court of his
S:stn, no bcwtl to that dc siop, lie voted
against The B9cock Fowler bill, a scheme which
originated il tho b:sioH Of leading me mber in
the rsbks Of the resciu5scr hosts. Ie cln-
tended ha: Audi'or Massey Sss entitled to no
credl. tos haVlrg paid up Tho State s:iearsges
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