Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16
.Mr. fuckers Speech.

Mr.. J. K. Tucker, in his speech ai Rich
mond last Thursday night, as reported in
the Dispatch, said:
In the first place the great distinguish
ing principle 0! q democrat i 10 believe
in the principle and right of the man and
not il the power OF the Government A
great hes been said about States rights, but
some yCuuS .Can will pep up and say: Oh,
well, that s:as ali right ears ago, bot the
war exploded all that.o' Looking at the
audience quietly for haIf minute, Mr..
Tucker remarked: II know what the re.
suits Of the war were" Laughter And
the supreme courts ut this country have dc
ciGcd that every Sale has the wight 10 man.
age its own affairs, and especially lis own
social affairs in its own Hay ~ Rarely mas
Il remark elected more lumultuom5 applause
than did this last re:trcHcc. il was several
minutes before IA. cheers and applause
ceased, aud then the speaker added and
there Is no power that can regulate 4. mans
social affairs in his own hons but himself
Cheers
"Why, there is no freedom in my social az
fairs II cannot regulate the affairs Of my
own home. Cheers Democracy starts
with the liberty of the home, free frcm the
Intrusion of all on the outside Eloud checIsI:
with the liberty of The city, free from the
intrusion Of al Oh the outside; With the
liberty Of the nation, free from the Intrusion
of the powers without. Cheers. And |
claim the right TO manage my own home
and to keep out all Of any color that don't
want in there. Cheers. All, ha. they
tell you that States rights were blown up
in the War. Were city rights blown up then
too? Laughter. No, nay friends il mas
not come 20 that"
The speaker quo,ed from the speech Of
Mr.. George, the labor candidate in New
York, in which that gentleman said ut
has come 20 this-99 out of every 100 men
IL New York haven't ;,oi i place 10 sleep.n
Mr.. Tucker believed the Knights OF Labor
had evils to complain Of He had hsea the
friend Of labor, and he favored such leeisl:,-
ton as would give the laaoting man ana
not the capitalist the vantage ground. The
aborsr says these are hard times. D.a you
ever hear Of thi; cry from lhe working
men before 1876 or during The republican,
administration Did you ever hear Of soft
times before or since tie war? Laughter.
1t has been said that have q pr0c!iyity for
talking about the tariil. As | an u0t 4 can
d!date won't talk abouy it, 1t has been
said | voted 10 take up The Morrison bill! Eor
revision
Inc speaker mere turned, idcing those Oh The
stage, and RAISING his ri"at furc!imgcr said sig
niic.ntly George, you r0t"d for that. too :"
then addressing the audience, "and George voted
right. would vote to take up any bill for con.
siGcraion for by its considerations it would be
dcr'dcd .Iust how il would he artci upor AIr. |
Tucker stated that lie had never voted ;nr any |
measure which had worked 10 he disadvantage
Of the !ahorirG and he would never vote for
any revision of the tarin which would inpoiil |
American manufactures. Mr.. Tucker s4d there
ism an interest i'll the country that would not |
grow under reduction Of the tariff. Two wears |
ago the people Of Nj. fuckers district said that
his taiif views would keep him from going TO
Congress again, hut, like The .. b., Il got there
al! the same Continued laughter.