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

I nave influence ABROAD, all you have to do is {
stand firm, and you have the key to the situation
[Applausc.l If any man can show me why yo
should endorse the Administration, | want
shown. l do not know of any reason, nor can
conceive OF one: but on the contrary reason
crowd upon me why you should not
Taking the supporters Of the Administration i,
Congress and how have they acted The stalwar
wing OF both branches in Congress, that is the sup
portcrs of Mr.. Arthur and his Administration
were the bittcrcst enemies Of tho South that
found in Congress. They never allowed an occa
sion to pass when they did not raise the bloody
shirt They sought every opportunity to defea
measures III Congress that would have been bene
lcial TO the SOUTH and her people. / will Civ,
you an illustration There was Il bill introduced
to give pension to the Mexican soldiers, and tha
Dill could never he dug out of the committee.
was Oh the Committee on Pensions myself aut
We never could get it reported simply because thu
majority of that committee We're republicans o.
the Arthur stripe, and these old soldiers the only
soldiers who ever left the American soil to fight
the battles of their country who acquired terrific
ry winch has brought more money into the United
states than would pension ten times the number
OF soldiers, who fought in the late war; who, now
scvcnty-iivc years old or thereabouts ask for 8
service pension Tor the balance Of their brief years
when we have given to the railroads enough ter.
rltory tn have made every Mexican soldier rich
say after all this that the American Congress this
Year has refused to pension those soldiers simply
because few of them lived in the South and
were connected i'll some way or other with the
oouthcrn side during the late struggle. They
even go so far rs to punish their own American
soldiers who lived at the North, and were loyal
during the war, because in serving them they
would have to serve some poor soldier who
lived at the South and who by reason of his loca-
ton perhaps, became Il participant in the war on
the Confederate side. Everybody else in the
United States has been restored his right of
property and other rights, but the poor Mexican
soldier who was wounded during the war with
Mexico, and who went there under q contract
with the Government that if he were disabled the
Government would take care Of him in his old
aye, he cannot get pension now simply because
some Of these old fellows went into the late war
OH the Confederate side. That shows Won the
anlmIiS Of these people. We might Just as we'll
treat this subject as it is. The North is not ready
yet for Il reconciliation.
Another bill came up, bill to repeal law
which allows no one to hold any office under the
Government on the police force of the District of
Columbia unless he be i discharged Uunion
soldier or sailor A republican committee favor
ably reported that bill to repeal OH the ground
that these soldiers were now 10 or 80 years old,
and would soon be too much cnfeebled for that
kind Of service. The bill f;lvoring repeal made
no discrimination rs between North and South
i'll such appointments. AS | say, the committee
reported the bill l;lvorably, but Mr. Robson the
chief supporter and leader of the Administration
party in the House, rose in his place and raised
the bloody shirt. He said that it was impu.
drncc for the Southern people to ask or expect
that this law would be repealed that they meant
t" hold these places for their own people BY
waving the bloody shirt he succeeded in having
the action Of the committee reversed striking out
the clans: repeating that law, and left it lust as
it is now. Mr.. Paul and voted for tho repeal
OF that law. We thought that if this liberal ad-
miniatration meant to put the South and North
~ IN rf,1iu ,Yi, 4 ,,t
great country equal rights in tho territory of the
District of Columbia, which is under the control
of the Government Of the United States, then that
law should he repealed.
Then III the Senate we had another BILL which
WAS intended to restore the right of the pcople of
the South who had held office of any kind, to the
right of holding positions in the Army of the
United States. The Tebbs case, that you have
heard 50 much about, came up and it was proposed
10 repeal that law, that any citizen of the
United States might be appointed to any position
in the army of the United States, which is sup
ported by the taxpayers of our common country
That bill WIS defeated, and | am sorry to say our
friend General Malone aided by his vote in its de-
feat. think he did wrong. ! am sure he did
wrong. II his vote was 4 proper one, then Paul
and did wrong in trying with our votes to re-
store I" The South the right to hold positions in
the District of Columbia. Loud applause If
you endorse Malone you must CO ldcnln Paul
and myself for seeking to give the people of the
South aud everybody else their rights.
ask, then, why should we endorse the Ad-
miniStrainn? 1t can pledge You nothing. 1t has
done nothing from which we can infer its course
III the future, so far rs anything material to tho
South is concerned will he any Improvement on
what ii has been. Why, then, should General
Mahonc insist that every meeting in this whole
State of Virginia, from one end to the other,
should endorse the Administration, uncquvocaly,
and absolutely. Why has this action been sought
by General Malone? Because he has tied him
self to the Administration. lie has agreed to 20
with it he has voted with it in the Senate; lie
has acted with the Administration party there,
and III consideration Of that he has been rccog-
nizcd i'll Virginia and given the patronage Of the
State to pcddle around and he is the only man
III Virginia who has been recognized by tho Al-
ministration. That Administration has not rccog.
nized the rcad justcr party 1t has refused to
recognize this republican party. 1t has recognized
no man in Virginia except General Malone.
Then we are called upon to endorse the Admins
tration. In return for that patronage, in addition
for the vote he has given in tho Senate am
satisfied, us is every other man who understands
the situation that General Malone has promised
the Administration that he would deliver the re-
adjustcr party to that wing Of the republican
party this fall Cries Of Shame; hc can't do it'll
now proceed to the next isSuc-General Ma
hone. This issue he has forced into the canvass
| have shown, / think why you should not en-
uOrSc inc ADMINISTRATION, but Will simply say
here before pass to another issue of this can
vass, that if it were proper to endorse tho Ad-
ministration at all, why do so now? Mr.. Arthur
cannot pledge the republican party. Mr.. Blaine
cannot pledge his wing of the party. Neither ono
of them can mark out policy towards the South
and Southern people that the respective wings
of the party would be bound by. Why, then il
you going to endorse the administration of the
Blaine wing of the party, do You want to do il
now: When the canvass for 81 comes up and
Mr.. Arthur puts the candidate of his wing into
the field, and Mr. Blaine puts his candidate into
the field why each of them will want votes in
the South, and ifyou rcadjusters stand firm You can
control twelve electoral votes in Virginia If
however. you arc going to disband your organiza
uow, anu 60 into the republican party, you gain
nothing. When these people come to have thcil
convention to put their nominees in the field il
1883 then they can pledge the respective wing.
OF their parties towards the South. Suppose
then, in 1881 that Mr.. Arthur should say, and hi:
party with him. IF we can get any recognition il
the South we will treat the South as any othe,
part OF the country; We will restore her to pros
perity; We will bring about such 4 feeling in til,
North, and such action on the part of the Govern
mcnt, as will encourage the people of the South il
| their endcavors to make prosperous their section
| wn will sion the bloody shirt ,ro -. I