Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-01
The Meeting Last Night,

Irish citizens Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT who are .
ever true to the democratic party, and Go
tee work as we'll as voting on election day
\. NJ. Kelley, of Richmond, and Thomas
Whitehead, of Lynchburg. In the absence
Of Mr. Mushbach, president Of the Young
Mems Democratic Club, Mr. NJ. B. Harlow,
presided and introduced the speakers
! Mr.. Kelley commenced his speech by tell
ing his audience that he had long wantedto
come to Alexandria and address her people, |
for here: two years ago, the Alexandria re-
adjustcrs had rallied to the support Of the
democratic ticket in the Presidential cleo
ton, sinking all State issues for the time,
and he recognized the benefit and influence
their action had all over the State. He
spoke most ilatteringly Of the "big four"
paid Il high compliment to Mr.. J. 5. Bar
bour, and contrasting him with Farr. pre-
scented the latter i'll Il darker light than he
has been placed before in Alexandria,
about the same comparison as Hyperion to
i satyr. In speaking of Malone he said he
was Il man who spat OH principal morality
and honor and then expected men with red
blood III their veins and white skins on their
faces to follow him, and his black cohorts
whom he had arraycd against the best inter-
ests Of the State and asked what hope could
he have if the l27 900 white voters of the
State would stand firm against Mahoneism.
and all its baseness.
Mahone's movement he said was whole
sale attempt to carry over the whole State
to the Arthur stalwart wing of the republi-
can party, to the same party that had been
; deserted by all the respectable people of the
North, and asked if this party that had been
, spucd out Of the mouths of all honest men
OF the North, should be fit food for Virgin
ians. He showed that the idea that Arthur
was for Virginia was the greatest talacy of
the aye, but that OH the contrary he was
, doing all he could against her, and instanced
his method of taxation, where he had pur-
, posely left out any allusion to the reduction
OF taxes on her staple products, but had re-
moved it entirely on patent medicines and
5 perfumery, and said that it would soon take
large quantity of pertumery to enable any
| body to go near Arthurs party. He said
4 the Tebb's matter was enough to damn Ma
hone by every right thinking man in the
State, and i'll speaking of his pledge bound
| Legislature asked what hope such men
: could have at the last day when they had so
, betrayed their trust in supporting the will OF
the caucus instead Of doing their duty as they
had asked God to help them in striving to
| do
: He then cited number Of Mahone's
! corrupt Legislative acts, spoke of Watkins
! flight, Of Amber Smiths candidacy, of the
. Petersburg farm transaction, of the way the
f contract for printing the State bonds was
A givcu,out and asked his hearers iftheydd not
;. tremble for the future government of the
# State.
i lie said that J. S. Wise was going around
! asking Tor the Irish vote because he was the
: son of his father, and that his .tother had
# fought against ACKNOWLEDGMENT; but rs it was
I. u difficult thing for u man not 10 be the son
O of his father, and as this was his principal
q plea, it amounted TO nothing as compared
To the reasons why the Irish should vote foi
democracy when Johnny wise VAS tssti1 Sab }2,
:, and was doing so now, while Wise was de.
Il houncng the democratic party and all per-
. tanning to it. He closed his speech with
& the most earnest appeal for Nireinians 10
support Massey that has yet been heard in
:, this city--showcd conclusively that if was
: their duty to 40 SO said that he had had as
Il mulch against Massey us any living man,
|, but that now he would support him, for he
:, knew that he Mr.. NJ. was an honest dem.
j. ocrat and had made personal sacrifices in
behalf OF Virginia and of her people. for,
:. after giving up his salary of $4,000 wear
t and going home, when he was written for.
G lie had come back to Richmond and with
the big four" had fought mantullyand well
5 and had saved Virginia from the degreda-
g ton which NIahoneism would have put upon
c her. Mr.. kciley's speech was Il grand and
t noble elIort-onc that appealed to the best
: feelings OF his audience, and one that did
# great good. We will not say it was the best
# speech delivered here during the campaign,
but if the names of all the best speakers
e were written in round robin" that of J.
= NJ. Kelley would be on top.
9 Mr. Whitehead commenced his speech bv
4 saying that all the troubles of Virginia
: dated back to Grant and his corrupt partv's
rule, and that the Malone movement was
i the tail end OF that party That it made
l his Irish blood boil This mother being an
+ "lrlshman") to see the little man with
/ plated brcechcs and cooked hat irving TO
| lide over Virginia and her people He COM
pared the Malone readjuster party to the
comet, and told most amusing anecdote
Illustrating the comparison. He paid a tri-
butte to the Northern democracy, and then
explained lucidly and laughably the differ
ence between the customs duties and the
internal revenue taxes. He eulogized the
big four" and complimcnted Mrs. Hale,
who, nc said, was true Virginia woman,
VINO had slood by her husband, and if she
. ever thought he was weakening always sun
, ported him. He said he could not compare
Mr.. Barbour to Farr, but as he had to make
a comparison he would take Malone, and
then proceeded to excoriate that worthy in
the most amusing and sarcastic manner.
He next paid his attention to J S. Wiseand
said that his utterances of ''howl, damn
YOU" &C., had lost him hundreds of votes
and should lose him thousands. He then
portrayed Virginia being bought for 5000 900
by Malone, and asked his hearers if they
were willing to let their old mother be thus
disgraccd. He concluded his speech by
asking all his hearers to bury their prciu-
dices and to rally to the support of Massey,
who would achieve a grand victory over
MahOncism, bossism and Arthur stalwart-
ism. Mr.. Whitehead's speech was full OF
amusing irony, satire and anecdote, and his
words cut right into Mahoneism and show
ed its corruption.
The meeting was q success in every way
Mi,