Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-31


three or four democrats ! voted to seat green
hacker. because thought the Mormon was entitled
10 his seat thought the negro entitled to his
seat; thought the democrats entitled to
their seats thought the greenbackcr cnti-
tied 10 his seat and that is the reason voted for
them. Applause.
Now, fellow citizens, shall pass Oh from this
subject AS | said do not know that my votes
in the House hayu bocn complained of, or criticised
by the party which elected me. and | do not know
to what extent by the other party. But have no
apology tn make forany vote | east. | have given
reasons for some of them. / think what ! have
said will suffice on that point
FHiiow'citizenS, wc are the very threshold
Of another canvass for Congress. The issues in
this canvass forced upon the people by General
Mahonc three, and only three. These issues
are peculiar. They characteristic of their all-
thor. As | stated they arc three in number. First
the Administrations; second, Malone. [Dcrisive
laughter. Third. the caucus. Again dcrisivc
iughtcr.i IhnSc are the three ISSUES in this can
vlSS Is understand ii; forced into the the canvass
by General Malone himself Now to endorse the
| Administration is to endorse Malone, to endorse
Mahunc is 10 endorse the caucus, to endorse the
CAUCUS Is To endorse Malonc, tlaugherJ to endorse
Mah0nc is to endorse the administration Laugh
ter and loud applause
Now, IrlIow.citzcns, what is meant by endors-
ing the administration? Is it for anything that
the administration has done, or is it for ANYTHING
the administration will do. or is it that the cn-
dorsrmcnt "f the administration now, means that
every man who donS endorse it now will pledge
himself to endorse the radical wing Of the rcpub
lican party in 1881. That is what it means, this
/ latter part that every man who endorses the ad-
minIstration now IS expected to go for Mr.. Ar
, thur or whoever that wing of the party may die
tate for Presidential candidate in 1881 That is
what is meant by endorsing the administrations
and nothing else. Why should we. endorse the
administration? What has it done" AS stated
before. nothing whatever for this country or for
our people except that in the first message of the
! President. the North and South were Eot NEIL
TONED. That is all and nothing more.
The President Of the United States vetoed the
| River and lIarbor bill after recommending TO
Congress the passage of bill appropriating So
OuO,nOD to the Mississippi river, and SO much for
| the Potomac flats. After recommending these two
items, the largest i'll the bill and the most import
ant Yet vetoed that bill for some reason that il
was appropriating money, and it was adopting
| policy that would bring the West and the South
| together, i'll ;lS much rs they united and hound
together by these great rivers, Which were rccriv-
| ing the appropriation He pointed out no special
| reason why Ii" vetoed the bill. but simply vetoed
II upon great principles, stating in his message,
that if We had appropriated one half of the amount
that we did appropriate and allow him and the
Secretary of War, believe, to appropriate the
money anu designate where it should go, why
| them he would not have vetoed the hilj rLcn
We cannot endorse the Administration for that
act. Now, what else has il done, so far is the
South is concerned: Why, he has not given Nir-
ginia any more offices, not one; he had no more
tn give Virginia. She had 4 certain amount Of
offices bciurc and these Offices of right belonged
to the republican party of Virginia, inasmuch is
| the Administration was republican. Then I SLY
he brought no more offices 10 Virginia. But
will tell you what he did do IIe appointed Gen
Mahonc general administrator (laughter) of the
assets OF the late republican party in Virginia.
| Great laughter and aPpausc.l He turned ov,r
To him The patronage OF Virginia, and he allowed
him t" huckstcr the offices about through Virginia
Ia such rradluStcrS Is were of easy political virtue.
Laughter and applnuSc lie took the offices In It
pr"rtri: belong to the republican party in Vir-
gimia, aud turned them over to rtadiustcis Of the
democratic stripe, with the condition and under.
standing that every man who received one of those
offices should not only swear allegiance To Ma
hone. but that he should support Arthur in 1881.
Laughter and applause. Then, my friends is
| there anything in this action that constitutes
reason why should endorse the Adminis-
| lrali"n {: in this action is there any reason why
the republicans should endorse the .,dministra-
| tiuu.
Fcow-rtizcns. the republican party OF vir-
@iml has been silb0rdinacdhy the President of the
United States to the one man power: and all the re-
pnblicanS in Virginia combined to-day could not
have aprnmtcd by the President spittoon clean
rr in this postotlicc. Laughter. That Is the
truth. Then, say see no reason why we should
endorse the Administration ist now. But let us
take the rradiu1tcr party; why should il endorse
the Administration now even suppOSing that the
rc't!IuSrr larlS Is gong INTO the r;nkS 0l the re-
publican party absolutely. The republican party
is divided into two parts The Blaine Garfield
wing dictated the last President and they arc
likely to dictate the next Arthur became Pres
dent by accident. His wing of the party wee
not able at the last election to dictate the Prcsi
dent, and say is not likely to do SO at the next
election. If the read ustcr party is 80 anxious to
so into the republican party, why do you want TO
endorse the Administration now, and faunt your
flag in the face of the Blainc-Garfeld wing, who
may dictate the next President. Aud if they do
why then Mr. Arthur and his people will have to
step down and out. In the State Of Virginia the
republican party is divided into two parts the
Strashtout movement, and the coalition wing, so
to speak. Mr.. Blaine is behind the straightout
movement and he is going tn run the ticket
through, and he means in 1891 to have a dccga-
tiOn from Virginia. So Mr.. Blaine means to have
Il delegation i'll Pennsylvania and if there is Il
compromise of tho two delegations certainly Mr..
Blaine islikcly to get half of each
Now, then, so far as republicans are concerned
I would ask them why they want to follow Gen.
Malone into an endorsement of the Administra-
ton wing of the party. They have no power
they have no influence with the Administration
| now Gen. Malone has taken charge of their
affairs and now if they endorse Mr. Arthur at this
y election and surrender in advance to that wing OF
t the party, and Mr.. Blaine himself should be the
1 next President, or dictates the next President
4 what will be the result; you know full well, and
Y what if Mr.. Arthur should be reelected or should
| ulclile lne man linen would not affairs in the
% State of Virginia be precisely the same Would
Z you have any influence with Arthur's Admins
. tration? Would not General Malone have every.
: thing his own way again? Do you want to per.
d petuate his power over you. If Mr. Blaine's wing
succeeds, MIR. Malone and all of his people will
=, have to step down and out, and he will have nc
- authority in Virginia, and no power with the Ad
ministration. Why, therefore, would ask should
. the rcadjusters follow General Malone into tn,
i stalwart wing Of the party. The endorsement b,
l the readjustcr party at this election of the Ad
e ministrauon means going into the stalwart wing
l. oil the republican party, and nothing else Thu
Il rcadlnster party in the State of Virginia to-da,
"a has the balance of power. Southwest Virginia il
v the backbone of the rcadjustcr party You cal
Z dictate your own terms because you hold the bal
" arcc of power. You surrender your party or
ganization, and that is the meaning of cndorsin!
|, the Administration, you go into the republican
+ party, and into the stalwart wing of it at that
= That is what il means
O. Now, you have won few victories you hav
co-opcratcd with the republican party in the STATE
l. not rs Marty but as individuals Thn =,