Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-10
POLITICAL.

No matter how many other Congressman
the democrats may elect, if John S. Wise
bc elected Congressman-at.lar the Ma
honeites will claim 10 have gained victory,
and that the people OF Virginia have in
dorsed by their votes the outrageous legis-
lation defeated last winter by the Famous
Five. The Legislature may be recalled,
and all those Objectionable measures passed
that is, of course, if some weakened DEM
ocrat can be found 10 take the place Of one
of the Famous Five, or one Of these can be
reclaimed on the strength Of your failure to
vote.
Do you say that it will be impossible to
find such democrat? Don't be too sure
oft. If democrats can be found willing to
cast half vote for John S. Wise, as do all
those who refuse to vote for Massey, such
democrats would surely consider it excusa-
bic for any other democrat who might
choose 10 do SO TO 90 one step further and
vote for Wise. Ifnot, why not Z? If there
is no choice between the men-f Massey
and Wise are equally Objectionable - it
would be no objectionable sin TO vote for
either
The bill providing for the appointment
| by Governor Cameron of commissioners to
sell all the lands to be hereafter sold in Viz
ginia under orders from the courts, was Il
bill to provide amongst other things Il fund
for the maintenance and sustcnancc of Ma
honeism. These commissioners would have
| under their control all the advertising
patronage now controlled by all the lawyers
in Virginia. Not the real estate agents,
but the lawycrsat present selected by the
courts to sell real cstatcl Isn't that Il
charming bill for Il democrat 10 cast half 4
vote for
The bill to legslatc all the circuit Judges
out of office is another bill which every
democrat who casts a hali-vote for John =.
Wise will in substance indorsc Of course,
such democrats do not view the matter in
that light, but it is none the less true that
their votes will be counted in favor of the
measure if the defeat of Massey and the
election of John S. Wise should cause ai
extra session of the general assembly next
winter Will it not be fair to hold these
anti-Massey democrats responsible for the
removal of all the circuit Judges?
The bill to redistrict the State of Virginia may
again come up if the people decide for Wise and
u
the next Legislature, or by the old Legislature al
its next session. Now, dom you, yc sulking dem
ocrats, don't you that if you fail tn vote fuI
Massey you cast half vote for Wise and for tn,
bill to gerrymander the State as to provide io
the election of eight radical stalwart republican.
| to represent the Old Dominion in the next CON
gress of the United States: Are you willing so Il
| vote?
But other and worse and more outrageous meas
ures-if such thing be possihlc-might rcsul
from the defeat of Massey and the election of JOIN
). Wise. Before he had made il known, nubud,
had eyer imagined that Malone could hatch suci
Datch OF VllalnouS schemes Us liz proposed thu
last Legislature Nobody now can imagine wha
his next schemes will be. Do not cast a half vot
for these schemes. Vote for Massey
We known, and have said before that the mo,
who were dsgruntlcd because of Masscy's candi
dacy are the best democrats in the Commonwealth
But they are men of bitter and lasting prcjudces
Let them consider we'll the consequences of thci
action before they decide to vote for Malone:
schemes by refusing to vote for Massey. Espe
cially here in Richmond should every true MAJ
| work and vote for Massey. Richmond has NOR,
| to fear from second session of the Malone Leg
islaturc than has any other city in Virginia.
| Richmond Dispatch.
Langston and the coaltionists were roulct
at Suffolk yesterday by Dezendorf, says ;
special dispatch to the Richmond DiSpatch
The Mahoncites held their meeting in thu
court house, and at no time were there thrt,
colorcd men present. The republican meet
ing was held on the street opposite tho
court house, and numbered nearly fou,
hundred men, being mostly colorcd. The,
were addressed by Dezendorf, Gordon, O
Portsmouth, and Rev. B. Cook, of Norfolk
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed, cheer
after cheer being given for Dczendori, Daw.
son, and the republican party. Defender
was escorted to the depot by an immense
crowd. Langston was also escorted by his
friends, and numbered only BY actual count
twenty-five. Mahoneism is dead in this
county. They can never recover after yes
terdays defeat
Last evening in Chicago John +. Finerty
4 prominent young Irish journalist, rcceiv-
ed call from 5000 Independent Democrats
of the Second Congressional district to run
for Congress, which lie accepted
Judge Fields Eacape
The session Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, which began yesterday, was
the means ofunearthing an incident in the
history of Associate Justice Stephen J. Field
which has probably not yet been published
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