Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-03

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section light showers, variable WINDS.
SENATOR HUNroN'5 SPEECH.-Not-
,yitbstanding the short notice given
yesterday evening (only few hours
That Senator Eppa Hunton would spe. k
Al the Opera House, that hall was COM
fnrtablv filled last night by a most at
tentiye and appreciative audience to
hear the Senator discuss the issues OF
the campaign. Gen. Hunton was in
troduced by Mr. L. c. Barley, chairman
of the city democratic committee, in
few appropriate remarks, during which
he alluded TO the General as soldier
:, patriot and IL statesman.
Gen. Hunton in acknowledgment
said lie was proud of the titles OF sol
der and statesman by which he had
been introduced, but that he was pres
ent as a democrat, TO advocate demo
cratic measures and democratic men.
He then said that the country was now
on the virgo of deciding between Cleve-
land and Harrison, as to who should he
President. He eulogized Cleveland S
administration as honest and economi-
cal and said he had retired from the
Presidency. leaving in the Treasury
500. OOO. 0O0, which i'll less than three
wears of Harrison's administration had
disappeared and the Treasury become
almost bankrupt. In contrasting the
conventions which had nominated the
tyo candidates he said Cleveland had
beer, chosen by the free will of the peo-
plc. while Harrison was nominated by
= convention composed largel Y Of
o+Iiceholders who were under obliga-
lions 10 him for their positions
He then spoke Of the deplorabe condi-
tion Of the farmers of the state; said
,hey could not sell their grain and cat
,le at the cost of production and at
triMred the state of affairs to vicious
republican legislation, by which he
showed that the rich were growing
richer and the poor poorer ana 10y
which $4,000 Of the is ,00O,OOO OF popu-
Iaiion owned one-half of the wealth OF
tbe entire country. most OF which Is
hold in the north He then discussed
The foritl' and exposed the fallacy of the
statcment of Mr.. Mckinley that The
sorricner5 paid the tax. By this tariff,
h. said. the South is being impovished
and the money sent to the North, and
read statements showing that the
northern manufacturers had personally
assisted in framing the tariff bill to pro
feet themselves. He then referred TO
the enormous sums required for pen
sions; said he was not opposed to pen
sionino the manned soldiers, but that
he was opposed to impovishing the
south TO pension men who had never
slaelt eunpowder. he said the peop.e
were growing tired of being robbed by
the tariff and pension laws and that the
republicans. who We're smart, tearing
that the people would hurl them
from power, had invented the IN,
famous and damnahle force bill
that would surely become law II
Harrison is reelected and by which
bin their power would be perpetuated,
He then explained the provisions otthe
force bill. depicted the ignominious en-
siavement of the people by the opera,
tions of such measure, and urged
every man in the audience to do his ut
most 10 prevent its becoming law.
He then ridiculed the demands of the
third party, especially that in reference
10 paving the federal soldiers the differ
enfa between the value of gold and
creenbacl,s during the war. He said
Gen. Weaver was the bitterest South
hater ever in Congress and the greatest
oppressor of the people of the South
during the war. He said Gen. Field
was not Confederate general, but 4
major in the quartermaster' depart
ment, and that he accidentally lost his
leg by u stray shot during the war. For
the LEG the speaker had the greatest re-
spect. but for the rest of Gen. Field ;
body he had but little He thanked
God there were no third party men in
AL ,xandria, and said that by next Tres
day there would be but fewin any other
part ofthe State. He clearly showed the
impracticability of the demands ofthe
third party. and said that if they could
accomplish their schemes they would
be to the injury of the people. He then
read articles from republican papers in
the North showing what would become
of the people of the South if the radi.
gals again secured absolute control OF
legislation, Gen. Hunton spoke OF his
affection for the people of Alexandria
and urged them TO DO all they could to
hurl the republican party from power;
lie closed by eulogizing Cleveland and
stevenson and predicting their election
and also that OF Mr.. Meredith TO Con-
gress. Gen. Hunton's speech was
Strong, logical and convincing, punctu-
ated With pointed anecdotes, and the
speaker held the rapt attention OF his
audience, who frequently applauded his
utterances. When he concluded he
was heartily congratulated by num-
Der of his friends.
The meeting adjourned after the an
nouncement that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
would speak in the same hall to-mor-
row night.
Fatal ACCIDENT TO \ YoUTH,-The
careless handling of Il loaded pistol and
tho f,tol resIilI which SO often follows