Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-05


ulster committee Of the county introduced
Col. MAYO, and one negro, VIM. Pinn, ap-
plauded
Col. Mayo said his ancestry extended back
two hundred years; he was q Virginian of Vir-
giniaIls, and had been, and was now, always
ready to stand by the State. he had never
taken Il political step that looked to his pre-
lerment, and he was never ashamed to meet
a Virginia audience. He was present 10 bat
tie for what be believed to be the true hon.
or and true interest ofVirginia. He fought
for democracy until the party threw every
principal away, and descended to the low
plane of anything to beat Grant or Mahone;"
there had not been democratic ticket since
the war, and when he voted for
Greeley he voted for him as u
republican and if he went to Congress he
would 90 there as republican out and out,
and vote with that party on every political
issue. This did not look much like he was
bossed, and Judge Garrison had given suti-
Gent proof that Malone did not control him.
There had always been bosses; Malone had
bossed the democratic party, having dictated
every Governor since the war, and he was
now leader of the readjuster party, the best
party that ever had control OF the State
| He, Col Mayo, had worked to get the read
iusteis of the State to join what the demo
Gratis called the honest debt paying republi-
can party; he knew the men who had been
abused as thieves would not go back to the
pretentious democratic party, which was now
applaudng the greatest> thief in the State,
John T.. Massey 1t had been said that If
the readiuster electoral ticket had been cleo
ted Malone would have transferred the vote
of the State 10 Garfield had the readjusters
attempted such thing they would have
been thieves, and he wished it to be unGer-
stood that no man on earth could have made
him betray his trust. When he denounc-
ed the readjuster party he had been defeat
ed and was in a condition to say anything.
He denounced Massey and said, while he
did not approve of all the harsh things that
had been said about him by the democrats,
he knew him to be liar, and unworthy the
support Of any honest man. He never en-
pected to be brought down to the position of
eating buzzard or crow. But one man, he
said, could be elected from the lst district,
and if the republicans would stick together
he would be that man. He contended that
between Wise and Massey, Wise was the
lesser Of the two evils.
LIP Baldwin, chairman of the straight
out republican committee, introduced John
w. Wolff, the independent republican can
ddate for Congress from the district Col.
Volt was enthusiastically cheCred by the
colored portion ofthe audience. He did not
think he needed an introduction since Il
United States Senator, VIM. Malone, had
50 largely introduced him to the people of
5 the State. The speaker here pulled Oft his
. coat, and handled Malone in the severest
u manner, denouucing him as tyrant and the
J. worst enemy the State and the colored
Il people Cheers from the colored people.
il He. the speaker, had not parted with Ma
c hone because he had cut off his head. He
II had parted with Malone because Malone
IL was attempting to destroy civil and political
1 lhnrtv. ld-nstol,Gsl. 'ul1ernun Negro 7sli
" very. Malone had been declared the EN-
,, bodimcnt ofpolitcal liberty, when he was
l. the mcancst dcspot that ever lived. The
! liberal cause in Virginia will live long after
:. this tyrant is dead and gone to hell. Ma
: hone could only lead slaves, for he had
= proved himselfa foolin turning him, Wolff.
- loose TO tell what he knew The coalition
~ That Malone wanted was to make the re-
publlcanS the lambs TO be swallowed by the
;, lions. Col. Mayo was not the nominee of
:. the readiuster party, but was the nominee of
Malone alone, wearing his collar Malone had
torn from the beautiful structure the repub-
Means mad erected the keystone of political
. and civil liberty; ku kluxism in it's worst
: days never equaled Mahoneism.; there was
:. Malone. If the Congress of the United
i States was TO be made republican ut the ey.
> pense OF civil and political liberty, he would
= rather it. never be republican he never in
; tended to surrender to the tyrant: he had
), already been offered 4 bride to assist in the
! election OF Mayo. Mayo had said that Ma
= none was not right i'll attempting to deprive
men OF their political rights, and if he was
honest he would advise republicans to con-
-, denim this despotism and vote for him, Wolff.
God had made him, Woltz, His agent to
destroy Malone, and he intended to work
to that end from now until election day.
re urged all to vote for Dawson. The SEN
; tlmentS OF Moltz were cheered and applaud
Ell Dy the colored portion of the audience
1he relolnders of the three speakers were
thc same IN substance as their speeches, on
~ "oltz advised the colored men not to be
deceived into votinsf for Wise, thinking that
was the only way to get repeal of the can
itatlon tax the democratic party was plelg-
ed 10 that measure
K: u. Beckley, colored, Of this city, was
the last speaker. He said there was no of.
. lice IN the gift of the tyrant Malone he
would accept, rs he did not intend to wear
the collar OF any man. on earth; he would
not sacrifice his civil and political liberty
for the highest office in the gift of the adj
mlnlstratlon; because he would not bow
down and worship the self constituted god.
the said god, VIM. Malone. had descended
from his high throne and visited his ven
rgence upon little petty office holder: he
would rather be the lean wolf than the fat
ted dog of such slave driver as Malone.
TO him, Beckley, Wise was strychnime and
Massey was laudanum, and for republican
10 touch either Wac suicide. He would take
Dawson, man of his own color, and if the
other negroes of the State did not vote with
him, they must never say again the colored
man had not been treated fairly This is
me hrst time IN the history of the State that
the colored men had had an opportunity to
elect colored man to Congress. Dawson |
was a man that both white and colored men
could vote for. He, Dawson, belonged to
Miss Betsey Gordon, of Alexandria. Before
the war he Runaway aud went to Canada,
| where he breathed the air of freedom until