National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17
ALEXANDRIA REPUBLICANS.


At the Republican convention In Alexandria
which on Tuesday night nominated Allen e.
Harmon for the house OF delegates, resolutions
were adopted In favor of free thought aud FREQ
speech in political affairs, and denouncing 1.-THE
gross and uuwarrantcd outrage pcrpetrated
by the bourbon party aud its ndherents In
Alexandria city on october |, who by their
disOrdcrly conduct prevented the candidate
of a great party for gOvernor-llOn. John :.
Wisc--from discussing before the people the
questions OF the maintenance OF the public
free schools, labor and capital, tariil and free
trade, and the financial condition Ofthe state"
The resolutions indorsed popular education
aud the public free school system, (which has
suffered under the influence of bourbon legs.
lntion, and the incorporation Of the
public school funds OF the state, whereby
the taxes collected from the people for that
purpose are being diverted to unlawful uses to
The abandonment of the schools ana the res.
torntion of another era OF ignorance aud Tilt.
cracy synonymous with the pcrnicious aims of
the bourbon party
They opposed 'ithc unjust license tax imposed
upon merchants aud business men by the last
bourbon lCglslhture--SO burdcnsOme III itself
Ms to prevent competition with foreign markets
In the prices and values of merchandise, cnus-
lug u diversion OF the trade OF our cities to
foreign markets, stngnation In business, and
| financial ruin to our people"
The resolutions iurlhcr opposed unjust mo-
| nopnlics everywhere, and III every form, but
| especially the inillcIion which the people of
| this county and surrounding country has for
/ many years CnuUTcu Dy teusOu OF inc lOluTc Ol
| the bourbon representative in Congress to
| secure ncednl appropriations for the building
| of free bridge across the Potomac river,
| whereby the farmers and producers OF Virginia
| have been denied access to the mlrGcts of
| Washington untrammcled by the cXac-
| tions of the Aqueducl bridge monopoly,
| which destroys the profits of farm
| labor and products, and places our people upon
unequal terms with the farmers and producers
| upon the other side OF the Potomac and depre-
ciates the values of Virginia lands" aud ar.
raigned "thc action of the present bourbon
representative of this district In Congress who
has prevented such remedial legislation"
and finally. dcnounceE the action OF the Dem
Ocratic House of Representatives for its refusal
to pass the Blair educational bill, Thereby de-
| pririug the people of Alexandria city of $4,000
aud of tue county of sl2 900 for educational pur.
| poses"
The proceedings were had In the presence of
n large crowd OF interested spectators, and up.
| on It's adjournment a mass meeting was held,
! which was addressed by Mr.. Burke, chairman
| of tho city committee In II stirring speech,
which was warmly applNudcd.
Hon. Allen G., llnrmOn the candidate Is one
| of the hest known and most highly respected
citizens Of Alexandria, having been mer.
| chant there for thirty years His Democratic
opponent is lawyer aud the people have be.
come avcrsc to being represented by that class.