Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-06
ALEXANDRIA, Va. TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6 1891

apothegms rather than 70 shut ones eyes,
lower ones head, aud roach ons's back.
like hull charging locomotive, believing
as he advances lit is condition that cor
fronts us ard not e theory ~
I observe that the same paper speaks ss
il Mr. Cevelabd's late defeat IL palliated by
the fact that be had "a majority Of the pop
nothing to 90 with 1t. The President may
ba elected coz stitutionaly by minority of
the people He is chosen by States. am
glad to kbow, and must get per fas aut
nefaS mi jority Of the votes of each State
Is entitled to, as cast by The electoral COL
lege.
Bu! there ia fac In that popular vote
which is of very grave Significance and 1t
is this: In the States of Connec,;cut, New
York, Psnnsy ylvane, New Jersey. Ohio. IN
diana ard Illinois casting 155 votes end all
voting for the republicans at the lass Presi-
Dental election, the negroes bold the BAL
ance OF power.
Il is we'll known to every body that these
people a,e utterly urh to vote, aad that
they were only admitted to tie privilege
becsuse it sui ed The republicans to accord
1t to lhs bords Of negroes By whose es
they intended 10 Contro !he South. Bet
finding thst even win tbs aid of this vote Ia
these northern States they ctnEot rely upon
getting and keeping pOWe5, hey sIe DOW
attempting to pass a law wb,oh ID in .ended
end expected to give them the control CT
the Sou b. Having taken advs1tsgs Of Mr..
Cl.velend's tsntf reform 10 e6 sh the
worst prott &C i've tariff the un'ry eyer saw
and fixed it, certainly for i>u ye .rs, snd
for as many more as thsy can b. &C Loe Presi-
dency, ths Senate or the Huts. Cl Repre-
sentatives, the republicans are noT conspir-
ing to pses that law, the Force BILL tie cut
come of TIE most daring conspiracy asaiDst
free government that has ever been a.
tenlpted.
Il is not worth while to set forth here the
character of that law ehich is intended 10
turn the South oyer to the negro vote msn-
ipusted by the republicans end go to govern
the wlo!e United States by The negro Vote,
for that Is being exposed every day.
But wish to Gail attention to The fact
that this Legislation, which aims to substi-
,ule the bsyonet for the hsllot. and must If
passed suhvert republican government or
subject the country to ail the horrors Of civil
commotion, has been rendered possible by
Mr.. CeveIapds fool-hsrdy Campaign of
education" OF course 1t ia "s condition"
which confroDts US today as much more i'm
poriant than "iarif refo m" as is govern
ment by free and inteElent white meu than
the details OF system Of anaDce and taxs-
tior. # Mr.. Cleveland has denounced this
dangerous and wicked measure, bava yet
20 hear cf It.
Is he so possessed Of itis one condition of
tariff reform, aud 80 intent on getting the
domination for tho Presidency, that he can
not appreciate the gravest dagger that has
ever threatened freedsm Sometimes small
object may be held go close to the eye, as to
ooscure other thinga Of far greater msgni-
tude. Il IL Mr.. Ciegeiand's petty ambition
which blinds him to danger of the country
In my judgment ;heee conditions enG
others shat omit for want Of time, are of
mere consequence than, certainly as much
az, tariff reform;" and when Mr. Cieve-
iaud starts off, az he did the other night, at
least year ahead of time on another cleo
ticneering Campaign of education which
may coat the democratic party the electoral
vote in 1892, think it high time for some,
at least, OF The many who 10 the last Pres-
Dental canvass pro ested, in advance, that
Mr.. C!eveland's Campaign of education"
would lose US the election and all its sdvsn.
tageT, to commence our Campaign OF edu-
Cation" aud to warn the peobe now, as they
were warned before, that his supporters
hsve over estimated the wisdom, popularity
and ability Of Mr. Cleveland. And when
he claims that his Campaign of education
won for the democratic psrty the glorious,
but, thanks to him. almost fruitless victory
of last November. and gives that cue
To his irieGde in an eectioneeriug speech,
such rs be lately made 10 New York, 1t is the
right and dutg OF other democrats ga good
end ss true ss be Is to deny the correctness
of that silly statement and to point out
that the Force bill, the Mckinley bill,
the currency question, the silver bill,
tbs Infamous pension lsws. with other wick
ed measures, snd corrupt Jobs and practices
of the republican party, togsther with the
bankrupt condition Of the agricuturists, all
made possible By "the campaign Of educa
tion," combined to produce this result by
disgusting, angeriog and alarming the whole
people Especially the rural and lsboring
populatiop) of the United States.
OF course, If the people are unwlse enough
to turn Mr.. Cleveland loose egain in our
china chop, we will acquierca and help in
the work. For. Objectionable as ne may be,
he Is infinitely better than any republican.
may be pardoned. hope. for saying In
conclusion that ], life long-that is. a vet
erau-democrat, will go. when the time
Gomez, as far as any other States-rights dem
ocrst towards direct revenue tariff. Bot
that time is not when we are engaged with
such conditions as confront us now. And I
am not willing to feed the aspirations of Mr.
Cleveland by giving undue prominence to
50 issue upon which We have already failed
three times. once under sUch an experienced
leader as Mr.. Tlden, once uuder Gen. Han.
cock, and once under Mr.. Cleveland him
self. The next time thiuk 1t might he bet
ter 10 wait for the people to speak, especial
ly ss they appear 10 be getting ready 10 do
so. FRANK g. RUFFIN.
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