Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-07
The Situation in the Eighth Congressional
District

In uscatn2 DeccmDor ga ict 'hS spScie!
CeDg,esei1uei. eie; ion ins.eaa o. the 1at. "e
,h!uk Gav Mckinney @ss em!nsptiy COZ
sesvztive end wise Il mpt5 te remember
ed toas = is Govafncr Of jbc whole Sta.e,
snG not more automeom TO be moved at
The diction OF party lsadeTe. If geOsemen
fear that danger turks IL tbe lenglhsned 10
;esva between .he conyentiou OF the "a b
Inst. and tne eieo!i0p, sbe2 baVe i complete
IN In their paWer, as executive committee,
60 reduces the Interval b. changing ,he tine
foe ho!d!1g the convention from November
"a b 60 Dscsmber 3ti. Ibis Wculc DEeeetve
.ho exact interval that tba ccp'nltIeG 10
their deliberate jodE meat estae.isaed g bsat
!o5 the eucos5s OF tbs ceCooo'aeic arty anC
the preservation Ui Il unity. indeed, tbe
interests OF she psr,y dscazoG thae tn!e
charge bs mad5. As taa danger 70 tho par.
ty ie moro 80 bs dreaded from Internal dis
yeosioos thsn 5rom external ,crcss, we Think
ina, as mron time az possibie sbnu'd se
eysu, 90 tu9t dsmcorses nf eFery shade Of
opinioo might haQe ample opportunity o
dleouse aad hsSuouizs thelr differences We
mpse geal.zs emo m set tho fsoa thsl the bitu-
alton is cri ica!,
Ia spite Of the psFaGe Of solid delega
tons thss @iii CONS rp fFom ths couuies
OF our district, the iscr Is ps'aD. that 30
county nor city Gao, as of yore, ee0G solid
delegation # the people are GllOloed time
and opportunity fos d lair e!sctca OF dele
gs,os. [; uniai: meshods are p,scice6, or
ii Insufficient time AID notice 10: eieotion oi
delegates be givea, ss vas charged In the
county of Stafford al tbs asst Con-
sressioesI eeotion, then. gentlemen
NAV fad 1t easy to bomioste in Alexandria
bnt vcry difficult 30 eiect on December 8
when go Wnoie people will hs9s oppoTtun-
" 20 enforce their rights. Time for soter
second though, 10 essensiel Rt this jonctaFa
OF cur aff.irs.
Already its effect is being peroeptibly felt
In our cistrict. Every dsy iessens The
| chances Of sny extreme men. any man
| leader cf any semi-pcli'ics crgenZs loo, CT
any paid atso.ney or any director OF any
oorporetion receiving the nomipation. ID
p,aiu English, we desire so say that the re-
cen, letter OF Mr.. Wexford Corbin, presl-
dent of ooe cf tbs aliancee o. King George,
has materially iessened the chances ot En
| alliance maG receiving the nomination at
+! Alexandra. l. has developed sud 2ubii.h-
| ed the fact that there Is q determination by
some alliance man 10 6ght outside the deu-
oc.atio party. % the other hand, this ds-
closure of Mr.. Carbin's will euphes!zN ibe
importance, nay the vital essettial OF nos
| foisting on the people 3 nominee, whose coz
neotions with corporations will force sii the
alliance men, wbo support him, to ignore
and vote directly In tue face OF reeo ntion
passed In their receGt convention in RIoh-
mond; viz, That we, the State Farmers
| Alliance of Virginia. do re sfirm lhe 11'h
article OF our declaration OF principles IS
| adopted a. LTnchhurg iD 1890 Rbich reads
se foii0ws: We viii noG euppuri foF rtioe
| the representatives or ptii ettorGeye of
trsnspoF ation CEN 1aniss or other ccrpora-
tione.''
Now we ask, Would II bo policy, in view Of the
normal democratic msiorlty of 1900 only in this
| district to force upon The slliauce democrats of
1 this district the necessity of choosing between
the democratic nomiuee and this resolution
Mark, il does not boycott lawyers b1t merely at
torneys of corporations. 1t ID not strike at the
profession but merely an effort OF sslf prossTva-
tion from corporations that have oppressed than.
Now is 10 st all necessary or even Important thst
corporation agent be nominated? Eolbtess the
corporations think it ,mineEtly So tut is 1t ne
ce7s.ry for the supremacy Of tho party or pros
| perty Of the country2 We believe the old doc
| trne, proved so sound by the wear of time, of
'in medies res will solve difficulties and tide
| over the emergency. We believe COOL ei!berata
| consideration will convince tho alisnce not to
make q sine qua non OF In alliance msn Re the nom
| lnee, or Of AN outside NATION if their rights
| are respected And, on the other hand, the sober
sense OF the convention will not force cOnstitu.
ency. majority VI VIII m are iarmers and work
| lHgmen, 10 ignore fesoution OF go largo an CT
| gsnizstion OF their class and condition by nom.
mating corporation representative. Wou'd it
| not be wiio 10 change the Iime for holding the
convention to Decembsr 81, go that we may seek
| ior harmony an OLD NAN.