Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-24

lately been showing disposition to be
unsteady in the line of their party's or
ganization. And such an intrigue as
that, were it attempted and became a
success, could only count, he added,
against Daniel in negative way, since
neither the republican candidate nor
any other sort Of g candidate supported
by that party would be alloweda vote 10
the selection of Senator by q democratic
caucus. Mason, he said, would almost
certainly be elected and that, probably,
without serious opposition. The Wal
ton election law about which so much
had been spoken and written, he re-
j,iced 10 and believed was a most
benefcent gift, a shield and protec-
ton against the stolid and illiterate
negro voters of his section and their
INSCRIPTIONS allies. Without educ :
ton to fill up their own tickets, and un
willing to trust sworn officer, not OF
their race or party to do it for then {,
the result was that they simply
wouldn't and didn't vote at all. This was
good; good for the negro and good for
the government of the State, and good
for everybody. No other law, ne de-
clared, had ever produced such salts
factory results. No improvement could
be made in it, unless, he said, the ell
tire CONSTABLE" feature were struck out.
If there were no constables to ill up
ballots for anybody, the State would
have on her statute books an easy,
wholesome and effective disfranchise-
ment of all, or nearly all, Objectionable
and dangerous voters. He hoped to
see this Improvement come at an early
day.
A somewhat fluent republican, in
dulging in a bit of the Presidential
small talk, 30 common nowadays, adj
dressed few sharp pointed observa-
tions yes erday TO one OF the
"noosier" State adherents of ex.
Presi lent harrison. "Well," said
he, "of all the numerous WALL
flowers in the republican Plesi-
denti, picture gallery, Harrison Is hay
i, G the least attention, the fswest ad-
mirers and receiving the coolest Ca
r sses of any 10 the list. His former
Office holders who turned the tide o
battle in his favor at the last Minneapo
iis convention are now out in the cold,
with empty pockets and unable to aid
him again. His denomination when
talked of is laughed at by all the re-
publican leaders, and his political life
seems fallen into the scar and yellow
leaf, with no sympathising friend to sigh
or sob or comfort him in his old age.
Compared to those vigorous aspirants,
Mckinley, Reed and Morton, he looks
shriveled and worn like the back
number of some ancient New England
magazine or the crumpled remains Of
an old Family Story Paper. He even
denied himself participation in any OF
the recent stirring and patriotic scenes
at Chickamauga and Atlanta, and has
only been heard from of late while sub
hitting to the operation of tooth-pull
ing in den lists chair, or when anus
ing himsel with the childish sports OF
Babe McKee," That remarkable
prophet in politics, Col. II. Cabell Mad
dux, of Fauquier, is still insisting that
when Congressman Harry Tucker an
nounced to listening public short
while ago that the contest for the next
republican nomination lay exclusively
between Harrison and Allison, he
meant contest for the lowest, and moi
the highest number of votes to be cast
in the convention. If such contest
were now at hand the ex-PresideDt
would certainly not look like an easy
winner.
a report has been received at the
Department of State from Minister
Clifton r. Breckenridge, giving copy
of the laws and regulations bearing
upon the admission of foreign Jews in.
to Russia. The information was re-
quested on account of the refusal of the
Russian consul at New York to issue
passports to Americans of Jewish de-
scent. Prince Labanau, of the Russian
foreign Office, in note transmitting
the regulations says that the Russian
law places certain restrictions on the
entrance of Israelites to Russian terri
tory. but that these restrictions are far
from implying an absolute Introduction
and they have their source in consider.
atoms of kind essentially administra-
tive aud economic. The imperial gov
eminent, the Prince says, having al
ready many millions of Jewish subjects,
ouly admits their congeners of foreign
allegiance, when they seem to present
a guarantee that they will not be
charge and parasitic element to the
internal development of the country.
1t is because he had it in view to pro.
tect himself from an influx of a prole-
tariat of this nature that the Russian
legislator has established clearly the
categories of Israelites of whom the en-
trance on our territories can be admit
ted.
The case of John Sewers, the Vir-
ginian who was expelled from Cuba,
has not been officially called to the at.
tention of the State Department. Pei
sonally Mr.. Sewers is known to some
of the prominent officials of the depart
ment, but beyond hearsay statements
nothing is known of the statutes of his
case. Mr.. Sewers is expected to call
on Secretary Olney this week, but at
present he is at his old home in War
rentoD, Va, whittier he went immed-
lately upon his return from Cuba. The
friends of Mr.. Sewers are confident
that he will receive hearty support at
the hands of Secretary Olney and it is
intimated at the department that Secre-
tary Olney will grasp the opportunity,
should the facts as published be
thoroughly substantiated, to renew the
recent vigorous correspondence with