Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-30
AlesalIdrla Dazette.
LOCAL MATTERS.

For the Middle Atlantic States pa,tly clou m;
weather and rains. winds variable aud gehefan5
.ssterly, nearly stati3nary temperature aoi
Friday nearly stationary temperature d.
rains and partly cloudy weather are 'Ho''"
Tur MEETING LAST NIGHT at the Opera
House was The assembling together OF an
,,n,,.,,a1 ,rmher of rioters, many ladies also
arac;no the occasion by the: presence.
+ was an old-tme cutpourlng and the
demonstration gave evidence of the deep
seated feeling in our midst in behalf OF
raform in the Government aud return
"a pristine purity The Alexandria Band
,endered music on the occasion, and before
me meeting King street in front of the hall
was brilliantly Illuminated By fireworks.
Mr.. J. r. Cation presided and introduced
MIR Kelley rs the first speaker. Nr. n.
lowered the finest and most telling ad.
,lr..s that has been heard i'll this city during
,lpcampaigu strengthening the weak, DrlnS-
,,,, hack the waverng and winning many
,,n1nocra,ic votes. His speech WAS replete
with rhetoric. sound logic, convincing argu-
men, aud amusing anecdotes ana moro
soiidlv than ever welded together the deno-
r-arjc party Of this city. He bitterly de-
nnnuced The prcflgacy of the republican
n.r,v showed up the corruption OF lis
s,rcjal, and said so dishonest had they been
and 80 desperate had they become that to
zen their vilairy they wonid burn the
EVIDENCES OF their guilt, anu so sure was he
i;,.i ines wu,l,d do so that after November
in reyt he would not insure The Treasury
din. at one thousand per cent NO
vou.i,r, ne said. that in reply to Mr.. Hen
bricks nIinrai 10 show the books" Gen.
l,ogau lad >a!,i he Mr. II could not under
sand them if ne saw them. he then, IN
the p!aintat and simplest manner, explained
the workings Of the tariff and convinced his
hearers that they should all be with blm III
ii. advocacy Of Just modification of the
t,,,.i bat assured them that neither he nor
me democratic party was in favor OF tree
rr,ae. He then, to the discontinue of the
former, compared the republican presidents
and speakers Of the House of Representa-
lives 10 those OF the democratic VINO nave
filed those Offices aud said he would vote
for Blaine ii Que man in the audience couiu
pcint out dishonest act OF Kerr, iandali
or Carlisle He then pointed out as a sig
nilicant fact that all the federal ofhceholders
WHO had been charged with or convicted oil
r,hbe:y were in favor of Blaine, while the
hirh minded and honest republicans we've
now supporting Cleveland. In speaking of
General Grant he said he could say nothing
half so severe as had Charles Sumner in his
spcech against him when he declared that
Grant treated the presidency as though he
Lad won il at a rattle" He then addressed
himself to the Irish and Catholics in the
audience and said he had heard that some
of them would support Blaine. Why would
they do 80? The thought of such a thing
made bis blood boil with indignation and
he would advise all who contemplated such
thing to apply to a surgeon TO open their
veins and let out their Irish blood before
thew 50 disgraced it by voting for man
who had always been their eremy and even
now was 100 much of coward TO resent an
insult that had been that day offered the
Catholic religion by the party of men VINO
in their address to Blaine had said: we
don't propose to identify ourselves with
the party whose antecedents have been
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion" he
showed that Blaine with his luminosity
10 the l,Ish race had allowed American
citizens to lapguish in English prisons, and
drew the comparison of how Rlaine ana
Secretary Marcy had acted under similar
circumstance He told his hearers that be
had Just returned from New York which
was SAT. for Cleveland, for the honest re-
rnblicans of that State would support him.
He dwelt on Blaine's hatred for the South
and her people and how in his anger at
West Virginia going democratic he had de-
nounced the South and urged the republi-
cans of the North not to allow the rebels to
yet control of the government At the con-
clusion of his speech Mr. Kelley was heartily
cheered
Mr.. Barbour was then introduced and
spoke of the acts of Congress, of his stew
ardsbip ia the House Of Representatives
and of the importance of the pending con-
test, and earnestly urged upon his hearers
the necessity for action in order that Vir-
yinia might retain her position in the dem
ocratic column. He compared the candi-
dates for President and showed the fitness
of Cleveland and the un6tness Of Blaine for
the position. and the absolute necessity for
change in the administration of the gov.
eminent if it is the desire Of the people to
retain republic. In remarking upon the
reputed "briliancy" of Blaine, the speaker
said that Washington was not brilliant
orator" nor magnetic" man. but when the
touchstene of worth was applied he stood
out prominently great, aud such was the
case with Cleveland. He concluded with
an earnest appeal to every democrat to do
his duty.
After the conclusion Of Mr.. BIS remarks
the meeting adjourned.
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