Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-21
D he OIS0LSsiGE AZ EaIrinc G., q.

pending polite! is:uS hy Col {. ]. O'FdT-
r''', Of i!S!li 'ociG5S, teEr' seuiag TIE demo
Grassy, aCd CtI, Gee iis1s5ot2rga. Qf R3aa2ke, !
EsriCs!u.ilg llo Ni.laa ties A5 rls::a: q;
curse ito democrats had usj jri!y 10 The !;
meeting e Che s.a:i i sc. il i hard 10
s.:aer q cgoTd ii tsi!!.x soa,usl:ss Is notices
a:cietg cEca,ec b. tho Mabcr9i!Ee, os which
a2G;hlog else c.utc sad.
Col. O'Fef:ail opened tie discussion ID q
speech ct rco hour aud halt Emo speaker
U@JEcr aad spDeirnnce, IS veil as Ii. l:rgusgo,
we're so striking asd impressive IS &c gain rcm
the very lis. the tose aetGalca Of his aui!-
enco. We hsd All hosrd & lhis PeUtlcnan-ot
ii. admirable :eco:i tuii1g cad size; tho var,
aUt Se believed wieo ho s'ood no!n7c us moro
sEh1 20 hsd heard Tic cord Ct p rscaa! mag
ncl3!a seemed 10 U0ito people ed speaker, and
throughout his extsuded reDaIk5 Tic cd cou:.
house rsrg With su,h pilausc-dsaiehing aud
trtq1eut-sa has hsen s.ldom heard Wi.ho is
walls. Col. O'Ferra's spe; ch en- orly &c Gu.
lined 10 tits article. He went straight 10 The
hearts OF all frank men 10 tho GudieLc, when lie
boldly announced that be came before lie peo
pic of the county as rosdjlsttr-an osiginsl
read lstel-who fought ho iun3itg till OF 1871
and laoorrd poislsteotly t0r its repeal. Blu, hu
said, though rest j1ster, he wss d2mtc5.t,
dud, though opposed TO tic cid iuudlng bl
which he believed wrong Gpd illegal. 30 w.s st
sill times ready and wiling to obey the solemn
| Voice Of the ctuHs. Declaring 10 liz t.y0r. As
! to biz ard the democratic p,rt5'a position co
| the debt question, no said the intep!iop vas to
pay who. we owe. with Interest ct per cent,
| if such au arrsr :ment could b. made with the
| nruHI,O,0 IA "a pnpli n En1 lat AnfI mn
| thorlty OF the um0unt OF oGr iGdlb etincss han
| the Malone Auditor Dys,u's las. report. Gzjn2
it ct between $40 600 600 aud $4,000 coo
The democracy Of Virginia beirg responsible
for the hoaor of Virginia, would never coussnt
| TO any measure OF Reputation, because. under
90 circumstances could i; tv5r forget the history
\ OF tho past or DO uumluufu CT the
duties of the present and tho rights OF ia.
! turo generations. Tho iiiddicburgcr tin,
| besides being unconstitutional is q fraud
| cheat and dt!usioa. 1t Sps ia!hcrcd AID
T! framed by ncu who hud held sud DIV hold
! every Gp'ri5u 40 10 Inc ACTUAL CmOunt Of The
dcb;. Mr.. Riddicbcrgcr. IFS ailcdstd author.
| 10 the Legislature CT 1871 = advocated ri1c
| per cent bond; MIR. Cameron was ouca $50,
| coo coo. every uurco Ct Aash end every drop Of
olond tupdef; Gen. NIshoEc in 1870 was a
SIS 100000 mat; Nls. Massey. Mr.. Dysoa
/ The Wing. and all the other rramincut sup
nortnra OF tho hill had diffaiod radically about
the dab. Tho faithful oicS---nt whom he
| mentioned Tho cHsIitilnist' job ilauyhnst IS
tho hurHing end shining light in Foirtax
! coGniy-Wcrn Wntan than tho rest; they were
responsible Ter The ic'qliica Of tho cid lu. dog
| BILL .roa1 ThiOh all tnc trcuhIr on tbs 1ehi
gu stinn hss conc. Col. O'Flrrsl! sid tha!
! when hn IVES in tho Legislature h. q, a'r;cd ia
4 q cnnrch that ho nHSfto hnti. val io ~
| bill IVES 8 creature Of hidden W ckeJbtss; iii,
and other similar statements lei 10 mr. apy;n:
| mcEt Il q c0mml:tGa rt iUy;s .sa!au, d which
| DO YVES a member. the c1nimi:ie", alter many
| sborivo efforts to discover tGa hidden wicked
nis3 c0t ba!ora hem oaH ,IeUkGs, he Lhco
chairman Of tho ttcruh icaa Sisrc Executive
Commlttce, WhO admitted g ojGuCctou Nth the
| passage Of The bill, but re!Is d 20 giva q e
I uauiea ui i,aitIu1 w ShuGi ~ Sss elnpoyc,!,
| or the means used IN rutt:ug the bill through,
| sIledgiDG that he sc!e6 as atsa-fnY iG Lha r4s.
tor, ard could cot be compelled - discI3ae.
The il5usc thought o!heFSisc, end ysiaig CT
| dearoted 10 solicit TGSpoutc trcni Je. Ssa,
| aus. 10 wss coG!mit.cr! "a cnaStdy, wAeIc be- re
| mslncd u4ili, CD tnotIIH oi Il. H. RhdIchcrgSr,
passed. bY cIose vote, no vas discharged. ED
the committee ro!iaTaA fem tlr;iier ocrsd:rao
ti0n Of The subject. Thus we're defeated :ho
efforts Ct tho democrats to shcR the !sp;Ins
bill IVES f:sut1lon.. Had this bees snown he
courle might aa7o declared .hc bill void 40
lnit:o. Eu. ;hesa people, win their s!rscse
ard t!g7ious record &C mo Gcbt uuss;lco, 0o9
claim every virtue for the Ei5idiehcrgc. till.
That bill was ulcanstl uiUoa! tl,iug III lhc face
Of the rulings not Gully CT cur Sat: courts, Tut
the highca: court Id tic U1!ou. aud setting ST
defi;Gco 81 uab.0keu line .! Judicial ia
teIpfcteti0Da o! the icg? oil The laaI, VAS
. bO!a ro2uiis;jon Glcasucs. BJ tho cporsa
ton CT sha tx receivable certificates. Ter
ah:ch tho bill provides ito r%scGcc,
would be reduced S7U0, 900, Ell tawn 10
poilt,wnen e!,:tr The creditors CT tie sci ools
mus. be cheated. Gel. O'Fetye discussed
the debt question o! iaas,h. no declared that
tho ditierenc; between .1a tw0 partes-be-
tween $4,000. 0GO snd $50 Coo. eco. WIS onIg
about five cots gu the huaGrcd dollars 10 to
matter Of iut2,es. lie asked the oaler Of oac
hundred dollars worth CT properly whethar as
would fofsaks bis patty 70 ravo i've c,ut3, :be
prco OF two 5oxes 81 natchGs, a1d The twalr
of $40. coo, whether he you'd lcaVo his d:uo.
craoy. to sGvo five dollars. Tbs price OF tHo
dczsn chickens. Gel. O'FerralI beliofsd that
toe democracy WGuid sotle tho debt fairy; be
believed the other party neant le;udlauon.
Leaving the debt. he referred to the other
uueS luuS W WuiCu Ouu, NlaUOUS naQ DO.
nOuncod the debt question secondary. lie RI
diculed the olap-uap of Msbone aud his fol-
lowers about free ballot and fair count"
saying that if the restriction ard unisirsess
came from the imposition Of the cspi.aiion tax
then the people ought not to have voted fvr
that tux, and the great Mahon, party ought 10
have reduced it to one cent or five cents, as it
had the opportunity TO, bu: did cot d. 10 tho
last Legislature; tho Legislature hsd the right
under the Constitution to make such Ioduc.
lion. As to tho schools ho defed bis opponent
to tell OF single blow which the Malone party
had struck 10 their behalf. The Schools arc
tho creation and wards Of the democracy, from
the democracy they had recsved tho breath Of
lite, AID been supported by such goud d mo.
Gratis IS John w. Daniel cod D. s. Hcukls 20
tho present hour. Col. O'Ferra said tbut not
only the schools, but ell 6nancial reform 10 The
State government camo from bis party; that
the Mshopitcs bad not passed siogle law 10
that direction. He said 10 TACT the most cola
bic bill their legislature passed was the Glst opo
reported 1t tho Ac Of 1879 So charter 10