Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-10
Major Tyler's Speech
Correspondence Alexandria Gazette.

LEEsBURG, Sept. 10-Mej. ]. Hoge Tyler
spoke in Leesburg, yesterday evening, in
the new Opera House. He was greeted
heartily, and being introduced by State
Senator Heaton, spoke for nearly two hours
to attentive and intelligent listeners. He
appeared before them as practical man and
a farmer unused to making speechee. He
was much gratiied at the reception of the
ticket by the people. All he had come in
contact with, had enthusiastically endorsed
it. 1t seemed to meet with universal favor
and was emipently satisfactory to the masses.
He intetiected an aDecdote about aspiring
TO be at the head of the ticket. Having
been married for twenty years, he had been
for that length of time Lieutenant Gov
ernor. and be now thought it would not
be out of order to strike higher. He was
elaborate In his praise of Capt. Mckinney
and BETRAYED not the slightest envy. He
reviewed the government and spoke OF the
wisdom of our forefathers in adjusting a
government for the people, and now these
mighty men of old foretold and endeavored
to provide for these contingencies and cal
antilles which have befallen us under re.
publican administration. The principles OF
Jefferson and of democracy controlled the
government for 70 years. II was then not
in the hands of a few it was government
by the people and for the people and the
people prospered. 1t was then for % years
out Of power and afterwardcame out stronger
than ever 10 1884 for Cleveland and
yet stronger in 1855 getting nearly
hundred thousand more of the pop
ular vote and more than million apd
quarter Of free born voters. Other parties
10 hoa ,fip inn n
the people, but they have wavered and
waned, and we yet cling to the party oil IL the
people by the people and for the people. The
history Of democracy ia nothing less than the
history of our country. 1t WAS time OF
prosperity and development which has not
bsen euualled since. The farmers were
thrifty and satisfied, mechanic aud laborer
had plenty of work. There were no muir
murlnes, no discontent, DO strikes. no COM
mupsm, no anarchists, no competition OF
voters. no sectional strif.s. The democratic
administration recovered 1000 COO acres OF
land which was intended IS heritage for
the people. To deprive them Of this was to
take away what justly and rightfully be
lopged to the people, The first grand act OF
the republican party was to appropriate $50
million of acres of this land and put 1t IN
der the power and control of five wealthy
railroad corporations. Thus the govern
ment gave away eight States as large as Viz
pinia, in fact more territory than was com
| pssed in its original thirteen colonies. This
immense body of territory would give 800,
600 families homesteads. They kept up
this reckless extravaganza until demo
cratic Congress said stop, and since that
| time not an acre has been given away, For
70 years during democratic rule the average
/ rate of taxation per capita for one year was
Sl.65. During % years reign of republican
ism it was never less than $500 and two or
three years it ran up as high as S43 per capt.
ia. Democrats ran the government l2years
and for y years of the time there was no
debt ut all, and afterwards the expenses
never exceeded S00000,000 or 50 20 per
| capita Republicapism in elk years made
the average per capita Ss5 they cay the war
did il. Tne democrats provided fort1o wars
during their ascendancy and only spent ~
per capita. Repubicanism now costs SI2O,
900 900 annually and more taxes are Wrung
than from any people In the world. They Dor
roTed 10000 million dollars to prosecute
it's war. They only spent 600 million ana
what went with the balance be explained
how they appropriated the western land,
how they put it in the hands OF the railroad
agents to build railroad from the Mssissip
pi to the Pacific How tho greedy, graspir
railroad officials borrowed money from the
government to build the road, and how they
also buldozad the government out of the
land. The railroad soon came into
the bands Of receiver and was sold
and bought by these same railroad consplra
tors, and the government lost SOD OOO OO0
Some OF these lands were fenced in
and cattle by millions were pastured
outside of the wirs fences, because no one
would have the land thus cut of from the
water. When the drought came then they
Let 10 their cattle on the bottoms fatteued
them and put them in market, and reduced
the price of beef from 81 to 3! cents per
pound gross Witness also the increase OF
from 40 to 65 per cent. in ctttee, sugar nnd
salt ia the last four months. A comparison
ia agricultural wealth and representation
since 1860, presents the same woeful state
ofaffairs. He illustrated by hgurea to show
how we are drifting, to show tendency to
Capitalization of power. He showed the
disastrous effect of the paupar labor law and
vehemently opposed H. We cannot, ne
said. compete with these wretchss-l Ill
birds and refugees b > called upon the
people to stand firm. to advance with IN.
broken rank to thu pos. Democr is not
dead 1t ia glorousy enshrined in the hearts
of the people, aud " | live to deliver Us
from the wrongs and calamities lately
brought upon us.
High Tides on the Coast.