Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-04
LOCAL NEWS.
For this district fair Monday and Tuesday,
colder, westerly Winds becoming variable.
MONDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 4.

REPUBLICAN MEETINe.-Th republicans
Of this city held meeting at the Opsra
House or Saturday night last which was
addressed by Senator q. W. Blair, OF New
Hampshire. The hall was we'll flied and
on t4e stage were Mesars Park Agnew, L.
". Corbett, D. a. Windsnr,I G. O'Neal ]. 81.
Greene, L. Mckenzie, J. G. DePutron and
other lesser lights.
Mr.. Biair's speech was liz substance the
same he had made in various other places
IN the State, as reported In the newspapers.
he Is dry speaker and did not present o
single new subject. He eu!ogized General
Malone; said 1t was shame that he was
vili6ed so, and eaid Malone would be Illus
trious when all these little feas" are for.
gotten, After Malone, came the subjects OF
slavery, the tariff and education. he &C.
cused the South of having been against
education aud protection, aud said it was
slavery and the protective tariff which en-
to whip the South. He took the
hiphes, grounds of any speaker who
has yet addressed an Alexan ria audi.
ence on the tariff question, going so far as
to say that if necessary to protect American
manufacio cries he was 10 favor of making
the tariff go high as to make the importation
of goods probibitory. He said free trade
was good idea if it could be established
throughout the universe, but that that time
was too far off, aud that introduced 10 this
country now it would destroy even our civil.
lization. High tariff be recommended az 8
pauacea for all national woes, end predicted
that the country would go to perdition If
duties we're lowered. He then spoke of the
importance of education and of tho want, OF
schools 10 the South. This brought him to
the Discussion OF his (the Blair bill, and he
eaid that By its provisions the south, on &C.
count of its iiiteracy, would get
60 much money. Hei then explained
the bill 10 Uany CT its details.
He denied that Gen Malone was opposed
to the Blair bill and said the rsason he did
not vote for it when in the Senate was that
he knew it would pass by large majority
and did not think his vote necessary. He
said some democrats favored the bill and
that some republicans opposed it but the
reason it had not passed the House was be.
cause the democratic machine" had been
against it.
When Mr.. Blair concluded Mr.. 1. G..
O'Neel stepped to the front and made
short speech, urging ell republicans to vote
for Gen. Malone and the rest of the ticket
His appeal was directed to the "kickers"
(of whom it was supposed by many he was
Onel TO get ORCk !utO tGc tiaCeo y. ". v.
When Mr.. O'Neal concluded Mr.. D. A.
Windsor read telegram which stated that
Gen. Malone was st that time addressing
large audience at Petersburg. Mr.. Wind
sor also urged the audience to vote
for Gen. Malone and then declared the
meeting adjourned
While MIR. Blair was speaking Mr.
Lewis Mckenzie appeared OF the stage
and his presence was greeted with ap-
plause. Mr.. Blair welcomed him black
to heaven" after his straying away (refer-
ring TO his utilization with the "kickers"l
and spoke of him as q republican of half 8
century. 1t appears that every effort was
made to get Mr. Mex. to appear on the
stage that night for the effect it would have.
Mr. Blair, Mr. Windsor, MIR. Corbett and
,others all called at his room before the
meeting and urged him to appear. aud ne
finally yielded to the pressure. After the
meeting, however, Mr.. Mckenzie denied
thss he had gone over to Malone, but said
he outs appeared on the stage in respect TO
his friend, Senator Blair.