Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-08

OF the State 10 protect them. IF. under
Gae law, they were instructed not TO
receive coupons they were protected by
the law from the payment of anv.
thing where coupons had been rendered
Ii instructed under the law NOT tn
receive aay mooey they were relieved
from tie payment of money. So what fnr.
ther indemnity could be given for official
acts? Does the Legislature aud Indemnity
Board plead ignorance? What further in
cemnily was needed? The printed notes
tell us that statistics show that but few
taxpayers can get the benefit Of the coupons
ana that the large majority must uay into
the treasury in cash." Then it was not for
the cash. Some of the public functiouaries
VINO nave reVeleo In the favors Of the State
say IHa0 II Jcu don't stop this coupon
knocking you viii kill your poor old
mother" Ana yet hGg chamberlain seys
she can stand 1t 10 lie crack of doom.n
Then it is not the mother who ia heing
Worsted, bat the othar fellow.
We have now seen TINT the indemnity
bli! IS force bill, aud has forced what?
The treasurers to attempt to do what thew
had sworn not to do. What is the Indem.
pity Board? Is it publican board, or. if
yon please, republican? The policy of the
republican party is to force tribute uniustly
from the many to Increase the riches of the
rlco, by which themselves will be retained
IN power. bringing the power of the govern.
ment to Go it. Hence, the appropriateness
OF the name republican party. The same
old shca that pinched the massce of the
people CT the Roman empire revamped, all
the same; only which pinches worse, the
Old vamp being under the new. 'Zaccheus,
which was the chief among the publicans and
he was rich, s." like Malone; 'aud he was lit
tie CT statue" like Malone, and when the
great Teacher OF democracy passed through
Jericho Iaccheus ran before and climbed
up into sycamore tree because of the
press, and when the good Teacher said,
make haste, and come down. she made
haste, and re1elVed him joyfully," and evil
IDENTITY became q democrat, for he remem.
bered how be had unjustly oppressed the
people, how he had levied upon and sold
their property when he had not the right.
though the power of the government, to doit.
And he was rich" And Zaccheus stood,
and said the half of my goods I give to the
poor, and if ! have taken any thing
from any nan by false accusation
l restore him fourfold;" be confessed iudg-
ment and determined to oppress the people
no more. The same good teacher says to
those in authority in Virginia-publican
and al)-"meke haste and come down" and
agree with thine adversary (the creditors)
quickly, While thou art il the way with
hin, lest at any time the adversary deliver
thee TO the Judge, and the Judge deliver
thee 10 sno officer, and thou be cast into
prison. Verify l say unto thee, thou shalt
hy no means come out thence, till thou hast
paid the uttermost iarthing.n But have
said that Zsccheus was like Malone, in some
respects; they differ in this: Zaccheus, the
chief of pubIicans, became G Christian dem.
ocrat and made restitution. Malone, the
better democrat than Ben Hill, became the
Chei OF republicans, and is rich: but he NAV
climb sycamore and look over the field,
and make haste and come down and declare
Tor agreeing with the creditors proposition,
and submitting to the courts--Who knows?
Now, as to the results of the debt question
on the elections, and | have done. The
funding bill was repealed, and the result
was, after The fullest discussion, the next
Legislature was almost unanimously g debt
paying Legislature (1S75-6), and the House
Of Delegates. the members Of which had
just necn elected, was composed of such big
and experienced fish AS Governors Smith
and Letcher, \. H. II. Stuart, Coghill,
CruInp, Ialiaferro, BagwelI, Dooley, Neely,
Lacy, Johnston, Carter, Mr.. Speaker Han.
ger, snd so on down 10 q few small fry like
myself. The feature OF that body was to
increase the taxable values of the
State, to pay the interest on the
deht, and though Mr. Massey was
o member, there was no discussion IS to re-
adjusting coupon-killing. Tho next Legisla-
ture, 1878, was also debtpaying and conserva-
tive, and every succeeding Legislature would
have been :be same hut for the unwse and uu-
democratic action Of the rlerag Of the party in
proposing TO read out tho:c who thought differ.
emily Oil thai question. This gave Malone who
had been defeated for the nomination Of Governor
an opportunity TO humbug the people with the
patent medicine vcndor5 cry cf relief aud an easy
victory with the assistance OF the republicans,
himself claiming to be q democrat and Of those
upon whom the managers had pressed the iron
heel. which was uudemocratic From that on
Malone became bul!dozing boss and stuck up
bis broad hrimmcl hat, and demanded that his
gulcd min0ns should bow thereto or he would
kick thcm. He had sold them relief but deliver
ed it not; had made promises which were not
fulfilled had ignored those who had pushed him
up, and had threatened TO crush with his iron
heel those who Gid not acknowledge absolute
subiection. Thus it was 1883, with good and
practical loader like Mr.. Barbour and the per-
formdHcc Of dtdy by the men IN the ranks Malone
| and his methods were hlotted out. Thus it was
in 1855. Did the platform whip him? l wot
not but ii it did it should have carried the cleo.
ton November ID and overwhelmingly, because
the Legislature had fulfilled tho promises of the
platform an9 more. Did the and more hurt? In
tho Richmond district though doubtful, where
the true principles OF democracy wore held up,
we overwhelmed them. Tho right of the individ-
| ual against the power of the government said Mr.
Tucker, tho statesman in his speech before the
democratic voters That's why I have rendered
| coupons. That is what held fast the laboring
| mcn II Is patriotic to pay coupons, because if
it hastcns p settlement you have rendered your
State scEvice-a valuable service; though to do
SO you may not he following in the wake of the
masses. 1t is patriotic because it is right 1
have asked no one to do SO, because every man
has the right TO tender money if he prefers.
have never owned bond aud only pay about $50
State tax, and part of this is represented by prop
erty upon which pay interest; so that have no
| motive il giving ms views except because feel
phst SIN right. For the members OF the Legis.
lature and Others referred to entertain neither
cnjy or jealousy, but look upon those whom
know personally IS friends and for whoa I enter
tain hisl! regard hut if mistake has been made
in departing from democratic principles the longer
gou traye! IN that direction the farther will you
be from the path Of duty. Think OYER this, ye
men tbOrity