Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-09
POLITICAL.

tbs republican rational com clittea IN Waee-
ing!on on the 231 Of Novembas neztt to de-
eide DC time and place for holding the re-
pubicsn nstions convention cd 10 sct on
TIE resignation Ct Chsirman Qus5.
The democratic campaign in Baltimore
WAS opened last plight by an immense mass
meeting in Monument Squsre. The politi-
cal clubs turned ous in force and parsded
he streets with torchil-hts. Senstor Cor
pen, Mr.. Frsnk Brown. the candidate for
Governor, and ne otnsr Stste candidates
made speeches at the meeting.
Mr.. Cleveland presided over msss-meat-
ing of democrats in Cooper Unicn Hell: last
night, TO rstity nominations made at the
Saratoga convention. Tumultuou5 applause
greeted thu appearance 9: the democratic
ex.PeesidenG VINO made an earnest speech
| in which be set forth, with clesrnees, the
| issues dividing the two great perties and
urged the Importance OF continuing sgGres
siye work 10 confirm and extend thu ad-
gantsee gained IN lost fall's elections. 10 8
! few crisp paragraphs he stated the oese OF
sne people against the republican party In
| is standardization OF national affairs, and
,vernea Lhs New York democracy against
Aeiog led away by the efforts OF their op
ponents TO shift the discussion from
the natioueI aouses for which the lat
e; are responsible TO Irrelevant side Issues.
His indorsemeus Of Mr. Flower wes eordiel
end hearty, and his speech throughout WAS
vigorous assertion Of democratic piinoi-
pies. at the conclusion OF Mr.. Cie7eland's
speech GoY. Eli appeared. and. turning to
him with bow and then 20 the audience.
Mr.. Cleveland said he had BOW to perform q
work of ueeiassness and supererogstiop, but
he did rot think t necessary to say more,
aud ne could not say lees, than that Gov.
Hill was thera. Gov. Hi was greeted by
~ outhurst of sppisuss similar TO au0 as
prolonged az thes wisE whon M. OieVeisnd
was tscei7 gao. Hs snoSs principally CT thu
| tariff. at Lhe conclusion OF she meeting
NJ. Cleveland aud Governor Hill were es-
o0r,eG ous through the oroSd end ws:e
driven TO he resideace OF the eE President.
as stated in the GAZETTE tins j9iut debate
| betsaau Governor Campbell eEd Major
| Mckinley took place yesterday 81 Ada,
Ohio. Fully $4,000 people heard tue
speeches. The audience vas sbout equally
divided between Tho TWO political parties,
ard toe best of order was maintained. Botb
1 spsakers were Literally applGuded, and at
the conclusion three cheers were given for
both. Governor Campbell caused senss-
\ ton when he spoke Of the starviDg wives
/ aad children of the miners Waila the mo.
ncpolists were rolling In wealth. Governor
/ Camphsll read from tbs records OF Brad
/ streets commercial steHe;ics showing the
| business failures in the last gear, aud Rrea;
! lsug ser was caused when ae asked Major
| McK;uley Wnera that business was ,hst he
had promised when bis bill should psss
| Congress. When Gov. Campbell asked any
| ~, ~ n, h1H ncH
| bis wages raised slnos the passage OF the
Mckinley oil so rise TO his feet, cad none
arose, seorm OF applause sRapF over the
audience, and this vas repeated over the
assertion thet there Wers 10 trusts 10 the
ioey tariff days CT democracy.
| Mi Mckinley received &C ovation wheH
hs arose 70 reply to Csmpbell's speech bat
d murmur of disappointment Was heard
| when ne trsnched out Oh ;:iscus.iop ofthe
silver onesf!on and did not at oDce answer
The Govtrncr's speech On the tariff Loud
cheer vent up when Mckinley asserted that
Gam ohell sad I cDce vcted together in
| Cspyrrss sgalost the free and Unlimited
| coinage 81 siYer"
| Gcg. Campoeii 10 concluding h!s address
| ssiG Il concur ucst heartily viii Major
| Mckinley thas this Ia the greatest and beet
| and prcudaaG nation 90 eSria. But, Ghllke
him, wonid Distribute that greatness ano
| that weslth as God distributes the dews Of
heaven upon the unjust es we'll IS The just.
prolonged applause and cheers.) depict.
ed the condition OF the farmer, end The an
swer of the Major is not only that | am
calemity croeker, but in the words of some
BODY else, you must prumble' (Lsughter.)
"You Findisy glaas-workers who have had your
mesger wages reduced, you steel-Horkers OF
cleveland who have had your pttance further cut
down, you must not grumble, because your pow
erty adds to some other mans wealth. LCheers q
voice, "Givo it to him."] l will take care of him
! now II you Will Just let lie alone. [LaughterJ
This is good natured fight, for VIC are both good
men However, as only ono OF us can be gov
ernor. and l am there already why, perhaps, had
better stay [Great laughter The major has not
pointed ont one vage-worker as | requested him,
in allths broad land, who has had his wages raised
Oh account of the Mckinley bill. [Appause.
no republican song this year is, With sugar and
tin VIC are sure to win" Laughter. They
take tho tariff off sugar make it cheap and they
put the tariff on tin to make it cheap. Great
laughter. But TO acrobat was ever yet abo To ride
Two horses going in different directions without
falling to the ground. l8enowsd langhter.] l
will ask whether SUGAR WAS not reduced By the
Mills bill and whether in the Ways snd Means
Committee, when the question wac up for discus
sion, he did not oppose any reduction in sugar I"