Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-13
IN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.

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earnest which ms teen held i this ci:y
during TIE camp2ign. TIE main audi
forum and the gallery were filed ard
great enthusiasm wa= manifested dur
ing the three hours the meeting con.
,inued.
Shortly site, eight clock Ez-Mayor
Henry Strauss. Vice Presid=ut Of the
Bryan. S=waIl and Rix=y Club. called
the meeting 70 order. AID II Z few well
tined remarks introduced Nj. William
:. Came ~ the first speaker Of the
evening
Mr. Carne advanced and alter the
applause. which was nearly. had
ceased. That geDtle-an il a brief ad-
dress sid ne was not politician and
had not spoken in > political meeting
here since lhe time o: Inc division Of
the party OF the democracy over thirty
years ago, bit ne believed thai the
question whether this nation shall Dc
ruled by liz money or by is zen was
one that should call every democrat 70
the front. When ne last spoke the &C.
mocr.cy was divided. as nov. but the
democratic convention 81 Caarlottes
vile had directed the electors CT VIZ
GINA 10 vote Tor BFeckin-!dge, the can
didate 0: one side. j! they could elect
nim, but to cast their vote for Mr..
Douglas. the candidate OF the other
side. il the vote OF Virginia would elect
Mr. Douglas. Would mat such spirit
prevailed now. lie hoped We nsd
not reached the parting OF Inc ways: for
re had fellow feeling Tor every man
WHO called himself a democrat and pro-
fessed 70 follow Jefferson ana Jackson
He would say nothing ard DO nothing
that might tend TO prerent Tue future
unity OF the party. TIE real opponents
OF the democracy in this campaign were
the republicans and they claimed pup
lie support. especially on tne grouno
that they intended 10 protect American
I. labor. He said this could not De done
unless they were prepared to make al
advance towards socialism. i the r
publican= were not prepared TO pFotsc'
the workman By requiring Union wac
| 20 be psii il all protected msnui-c
tories or mines. their prelensa 10 pro
;ect the American worEingnan was r
sham. He traced the history OF TIL
democracy and showed that 1.-THE eastern
! States, solid New England. which II
was claimed. would De against Bryan.
had also voted against Jefferson ana
against Jackson while the south which
was solid for Bryan had been suo=tan
TALLY for both Jefferson and Jackson
He said it seemed 10 him that the single
gold standard would make the Eich
1 richer and the poor poorer. and *
closed with an appeal 70 Gil democrats
20 stand by democracy.
Mr.. Carne's speech e0ounded in logic
| and the facts be urged we're incoutro
vertible. He was loudly applaeded.
Congressman Marshall, OF Virginia,
was next introduced By Mr.. Strauss.
| aud he. too. was received with uproer
ious applause. Mr.. Marshall began oy
saving be vas delighted Al the oppor
tunitv OF appearing before an Alexan-
dria audience. He regretted, however.
MS exhausted physica condition, he
having been on steady @ for six
weeks carrying the glad tiding Of jov
throughout the Old Dominion and n
had made speech in LeeSourg il the
afternoon. The speaker said the whole
state was afre with enthusiasm. and
he was glad 10 see the manifestations IL
old Alexandria, the city the father OF
mis- country was wont to call his own
city in which mighty plans mad been
formed in days long ago-a city render
ed historical in the early days OF the
republic. Here great campaigns mao
been laid and satisfactory results bad
followed. 1Ir. Marshall said ne was in
the good old city to tell TIE people Why
ne was still democrat-a democrat all
over, though ne was not Governor O;
the State. Tremendous applause
II he ever should be he would not de-
sert the party in his dying hours. Up
roarious applause, yells and piercing
wbistling. He was democrat not by
birth. but from intelligent convictions.
His father had been wing and he had
been admonished to follow that party
through thick and thin. He generally
| followed it in the latter state. and there
was but little Of the thick in it general
". Laughter. But, after careful
examination OF the claims OF democ.
racy, he had long ago concluded that
it was the party Of the people, and
that Jefferson. who wrote thai great
chart OF human freedom was good
enough man for him to follow, as
| his teachings came nearer bis
own heart. Democracy gave moth
ing to individuals. but catered TO
ali alike. 1t voiced four things-rev-
eune. sound money, local government
and individual rights. These were the
corner stones of the great temple OF
democracy which would stand rock
ribbed as long as time should last. Mr..
Marshall then hurriedly recountcd the
issues which are confronting the coun-
try and showed the wisdom OF the
democratic party in unfurllng the white
metal banner He showed the falia-
cies of so called protection and went
into an exhaustive history OF the causes
which have produced the present para
lived state Of things. He then paid his
respects to the boilers from the party
who bad assembled in Indianapolis and
organized what he termed a ''republi
can aid society," with General Bees
waxn Buckner as candidate for Vice
President. who would have less men
to surrender after election than ne
turned over to General Grant at Nicks-
burg. Great laughter This coun-
try. great as it is, is not big enough for
two democratic parties. Another Co