Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-01

Opera House last night which was largely
attended, a number of democrats being pre-.
sent through curiosity, though, as usual, the
majority of the audience wac composed of
c0ioreo men. Speeches were made by Col.
VIM Lamb, of Norfolk. Judge B. W. Per-
kins, of Kansas and Mr.. ]. n. Greene, of
this city. The meeting was called to order
oy MIR. l.. w. Correct who introduced Mr..
Park Agnew, who, he said, would preside
during the evening. On the stage were also
Messsrs. D. A. Windsor, r T. Lucas l. q.
O'Neal, Jos. Crupper and ]. G. DePutron.
Mr.. Agnew, in few remarks, presented
Col. Lamb IS the first speaker. Col. Lamb
commenced By saying the democrats could
not cheat the republicans and that Gen. Ma
hone would be elected Governor by 10000
msjority that the reported striking Of the
names of republicans from the registration
books was to scare the republicans but that
the latter were still determined and jubilant,
while the democrats were depressed. He
then attributed the dizziness of trade in AL.
exandria to democratic misrule in Virginia
and said Alexandria wanted protective
tariff SO that factories, &c., would spring up
in her midat--though he did not say why
they had not sprung up during the past 25
years of such tariff. he said il the demo.
Gratis were put out of power and the debt
properly settled prosperity would follow,
but he neglected to say that the man now
at the head of the republican ticket was the
individual who had unsettled the finances
of the Stale and almost made reputation
possible. He ridiculed the present
methods of retiring the debt IN
not taking up the six instead of the
three per cent bonds; spoke of the small
amount of taxes collected from the Rich.
which owned S45 GOO. 600, and promised that
if the republicans were successful that all
railroads should be made to pay their full
amount Of taxes He charged the demo
Gratis with misnsnsging the States interest
in her railroads, but eaid nothing about Gen.
Mahone's wreckine tee A NJ. d 0 road.
He was anxious that the debt should be set
tied, as northern capital would not come in
till il was settled said that the democrats
had stolen the State in 1888 and prevented
the readiusters from settling the debt, and
promised that if Ser. Malone were elected
Governor be would make settlement sat.
isfactory to the creditors-and all this in the
face Of Gen Mahones record on the debt
question He told the old story about the
democrats misapplyng the school funds to
pay the hondholders; that they had failed
to carry out the promises of free books that
they were opposed to education; that they
hnd beaten the Blair DILL that there we're
numbers of Virginia gentlemen who were
opposed to the education of poor people !;
that the democrats did not now want to ed
ncate the negroes, and that soon they would
not want 10 educate the poor white child
ren, sud made many such other demagogical
statements. He then paid MS respects to
Parson Massey, and vulgsrly retaiated for
the Mother Goose couplet Mr.. Massie had
= II II anyd hot
Capt Mckinney was fine Virginia gentle
man, but knew nothing about State ques.
tions, and then, to show his knowledge OF
such questions. stated that the Mills bill,
which Capt Mckinney favored, put up the
tariff on sugar 40 per cent, when IN
fact that bill materially reduced the
tax On sugar. He said the republicans
were 10 favor of the repeal Of the tax on to-.
bseco and spirits and that he was opposed to
laws shat sent poor men to the penltentiary
for illegally dstllling whisky and which al
lowed rich men to smuggle valuable arti.
.cles through the customs officers At this
iuncture be was asked to tell something
about Lsnston and replied that General Ma
hone had opposed Langston when he ran
for Congress because his running was detri-
mental to his party. He, Lamb, however,
had invited Lapgston to come back to Vir-
pina and he hoped he would come. He
then stated that the poor man had been
wropged by the State collecting revenues
from the oyster beds, aud said that it cost
the State $1,000 more than the revenues
amounted to, hut he neglected to say that if
the oyster beds were not protected that
people from other States would soon lie.
nlete them. He closed his speech with eu.
iopies on MessEs. Slemp, Lurty and Malone.
During COL Lambs speech Mr.. Lewis Nc
Keuzie entered the hall and was invited to
take seat on the stand by COL Lamb. who
said he would like to have Mr.. Nick. q
presence even ii he was not going to vote
with him. Mr.. Mex declined the invita-
ton with thanks.
Mr.. Aguew then introduced Judge Per.
kins. The Judge commenced by saying be
made nc apology to democrats for coming
here. as all were citizens of a common
country, and he came to discuss questions
of interest to ell. He then spoke OF the
faithfulness Of 5e negroes during the war
ridicued the idea OF negro rule and ar
rsigued the democrats generally for their
stand on national questions. de blamed
Mr. Carlisle fer th:otling the Blair bill
and for failing to recognize any republican
on the floor of the House who wished TO
introduce resolution for the repeal
OF the internal revenue tax. He advised all
to vote for Malone and devoted the remain.
der Of his speech to the subject of the tariff.
BE sait that things were too cheap
rather than too dear; that if Virgnians did
not want to pay taxes let them use Amer
can goods and that high tariff would bring
prosperity to Virginia. Ho urged Virgin.
ians to put aside preudices and vote the
republican ticket, to help put Virginia ahead
in the column Of States and to help break
the solid South. He said that the farms 10
Virginia had decreased in value every day
SIR Cleveland was President; spoke of bow,
under republican rule, with Cameron as
Governor the whipping post AID capitstion
tax mad been abolished; again urged all his
hearers TO vote for General Malone and
then depicted what dire results would be