Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-17
ALEXANDRIA, Y.
Mnvnay EVENING. AUGUST il.

"FoRewAESED the democracy of Virginia
should he f,re-a armed; the strongest ana inoS'
available men should be nominated III every
9 uuty aud senatorial district and the l'pu'at''s
ID o,rsona, efIart: of the candidates should DE
.,nnlsn,cnted by thorough organization. Noth-
;,a con loss us tho State this fall save apithy and
slack of effort on the part of the Democracy On
a full vote Virginia is democratie ny in'Joi'''
Of not .ssthan 10000"
SEVER we're words OF wisdom and OF
+ ,u.;y warning more aptly addressed to an
OVER ssn.uine party than those contained
{, IN. above extract. The success OF thr
SAFE ,i,ket nominated by the democrats Il
n, LONGER matter of douh;, but Is on all
hands an admitted fact. But he people OF
Virginia have interests at stake rising TAT
above the election of a Governor, Lleuteh
opt Governor and Attorney General, impor-
tant as that may he. Upon 40 denerai AS
sembly elected since the war, nay al any
time in the history Of the Commonwealth
1,ayoIved "a grave or as important duties as
will be imposed upon the legislature DIN
$50 The final settlement Of the debt ques'
t;on and lis withdrawal from the realm Of
political agitation; the election OF every
circuit Judge, that pure men. able lawyers
NAV sit upon the bench and administer our
laws, and not men "wiliug t" al peck Of
dirt" 10 secure the high position; the
election of every county judge, nearly ninety
in number, that men who will not pledge
themselves to do the caucus bidding may
administer local affairs from, a now dehlcd,
then incorruptible bench; the election Of
every basement cllicer in the capitol.
These and many other matters Of vital i'm
portance to the State will he entrusted to
the next General Assembly. But equal in
inheritance to any or ali Of these measures
ia the election of successor TO William
Malone. Tho man who sold his vote
in the Senate for public plumber, who
has denounced his own people aud own
race as murderers and assassius, who
has sullied the name of his State as far
as his petty power and great spleen would
allow him to do, must not, cannot succeed
himself. And yet he is striving to do so.
To him political ties are naught except as
thew advance his personal interests, Friend
is but name for one who obeys his behests
without murmurinc. With such views he
would not hesitate to trade oil or destroy
his State ticket il thereby he could secure
one majority in the next House OF Delegates.
That one majority would soon mean me-
jority on joint ballot, if his action in 1881,
when two democrats from r 'ckbridse wei g
turned out though they had Il majority OF
nearly two hundred, and Frazier and Lady
were seated simply because he wapted .
leader in the House to do his masters Will.
Rouse up, people of Virginia, and prevent
such calamity as Mahone's return to row
or. Nominate your strongest mcu in each
Legislative district, and from now Till cleo
tiol day strive 10 elect them. Subordinate
personal aspirations to the general good,
and place at the front men who can make
doubtful counties certain. Many democrat
ic counties are very close; the fight will be
made in them. Be on your guard, watch
the enemy increasingly, check his move
ments, guard against surprises, bury ev-
cry animosity, every gruage, every as
piration Of your own, aud remember
that battle whose consequences mean
Virginia redeemed from boss and n
slanderer, or else her ensiavement, is being
fought and that in the light our loved Com.
monwealth expects every man to do his
duty. Thus viewed, the result is certain,
and the next election day will close with
State redeemed and surely, firmly fixed
against the wiles of the Malone demagogue.
Mr.. BLACKBURN'S appointment as collec,
tor of internal revenue WAS revoked because