Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-26

Il il understood that an effort is being
made to pu, up the price OF the Inaugural
lion ball tickets and to reduce the number
of them go as to exclude the negroes, who,
otherwise. it is feared will FL the nall, and
compose the cloud, leaving only the silver
lining for the white people. If this report
be true it will show that the republicans i'll.
stead of recognizing the negro element OF
the country, has treated it most scurrily, as
save only for it Mr.. Harrison would not De
esident-eect. The administration against
which the element referred to cast s0Ild
vote not OILY appointed negroes to lucrative
and important positions in order to reecg
nize it, but invited Fred Douglass and hls
white wife, as Douglass himself says, to all
the grand receptions at the White House.
The democratic officers on the House SIDE
of the Capitol are not quite SO sapgulne OF
democratic mr. ority in the next house az
they were on Saturday last, the assigned
reason being the fear that the whole demo-
cratic party of the country will not siaud up
for all the rights OF that party, and VINO
would rather surrender some OF those nights,
such, for instance, as the control OF 1he
House. than to make any contest for lis con
troll in case of a dispute. The officers refer
red 20 claim that by the law Mr.. Rayner, OF
Marylaad, was elected, but say it Is doubt
FIJI If. for the reason stated, he will be given
the certificate Of election.
Members Of Congress are beginning to re-
turn for the session which will commence
next week. About thirty have reported al
the Capitol The democrats among them
from the contested States in the North ano
West cav the republicans bought the cleo
ton. and that the like of the use OF money
for he nurchase Of votes ia their States was
never known before.
Representative O'Ferrall of Vrgiuio, ac-
conpanied by eX Congressman Goode, OF BIS
State, left here yesterday for Richmond, TO
be present at he canvass of the votes cast
in that State at the late election, which was
commenced by the canvassng board IN
Richmond to-day. 1t il said here that all
the Virginia congressman who were elected
| at the election referred to vii! also be III
Richmond to-day and for the same purpose.
| That canvassing board will, OF course, de-
clare that Cleveland carried the State by
| 1885 mslari,y end that in al the copSres-
: sional districts Of the State eXcep. the l5t
i and Pad, the democratic candidates were
{ elected.
) Onite a number of Northern people are
} here who came to avoid the rieor Of the win
ter in their colder homes. They are greatly
surprised at the weather to-day, aud say
they don't understand the Sunny SIutb,
g 8 in the North they rarely have such biz
Yards bt fore December.
A prominent democrat from New York here to-
day says the fact that every single democrat on
The S:stc democratic ticket in his State at the
late election was elected, proves to every reason
able man that tho true reason why MIR. Cleveland
was defeated was his personal unpopuarity. He
ssys that that unpopularity was caused by MIR
C!evelaud's mugwumpery, his holding aloOf rom
his party, aud his assumption Of being better than
| his party, is Just as well known.