Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-06
I, Ex A NDRIA. VA
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6.
TIE SECOND Auditor of the State, Col.

TIE SECOND 6cGit0r OF tne St6tei WI
RATA, in another column, gives his re isons
at lepg h 70. opposing the denomination OF
ex-President Cleveland The Colonel Is
right in his conclusions, but decidedly wrong
ia his promises. Mr.. Cleveland deserves the
p-aise of every wise man for his strenuous
advocacy OF low tariff and for his opposition
10 free silver. That he was right as REGARDS
the former is proved BY the advarce In the
coat OF living under the Mckinley bill ano
BIZ the reduction thst i5 being MADE 10
wages. His tariff views, instead OF weaker
ing, greatly strengthened him in 1885, ano
swept he country In 1890, He was equally
right in his opposition to fee silver; ano,
for bis own reputation. it s hoped that the
unwlse and temporary popularity OF that
measure has not induced him, as Is report
ed, to recant his matured views on that ques-
ton. If al, or even several. OF the great
commercial nations would accept silver for
gold, there would BE- no obi ection to free 81 :
YER coinage, but with free silver here, and ell
the other uelions rejecting such currency,
thu United States would soon be drained OF
sill their god, aud be at q disastrous dissd
vantage. The real and true and substantial
ground for opposing the denomination CT Mr.
Cleveland is his unsvailability. He has,
whether with or without reason be Knows
better than any body else, antagoniz9o the
vast uaj 1rity OF his party in MS own state,
dent without the vote of New York would
be p.eposteTous. Why some people in the
South should be in favor of his denomination
is hard to tell ir Remembrance OF the we'll
known facts that he sustained Mr.. Villas IN
refusing to promote any ex-Coniederste
holding minor position in his department;
that he refused TO let pensions be granted 10
officers Of the Mexican War who resigned
their positions is the U. g. army to fight for
theg respective 6tstes in the war between
the States. though the q s. Supreme Court
had decided that they were eDtitled 10 peg
sioDs, and though The present republican sc-
u.inistsation issued such pensions as soon Is
/. began, IS it wss authorized to DO Inoer
the law; that efier issuing an una.ked o.
der for the return of the southern fsgs, lie
revoked it al ne thrsat OF sectioDei snd
partisan equalization that he revoked lie
commission OF che OF his appoiutees becacse,
when boy, twenty years before, that ap-
pointee had written t3yish letter b ut
sgimming bis horse 10 Ysnkea blood;
that he refused 10 taxa ais wife to Req
mond lest she might meet there the dsngh
ter of President Davis; and 81, too, not be
cSuss he dlsiiked the South or its people
more than any other northern democrat, but
because of the supposed eff=ct opposite &C.
ton might have upon hia denomination and
reelection in the North. Why, too, ofail the
prominent democrats Ia the entire county.
he alone, in all his recent numerous letters
and speeches, has, apparently at least, care
fully sbssained from any reference to lbe
Force bill, which would directly irju'e he
South and Indirectly the North also, ard
which would reader it impossible for north
ern and southern demo Gratis combined ever
again to regain control of the country with
pout res ort to force, is utterly Incompetent
Bile.