Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-31
REPUBLICAN MEETING.

meeting at tne opera House WHICH WAS
addressed by Col. Lamb, of Norfolk,
State Chairman of the republican party,
and Capt. p. H. MCCALL, candidate for
Congress from this district, who came
in late.
On the platform were Messrs. Park
Agnew, ]. l.. Crupper, S. M. Fitzhugh,
of Fairfax; Thos. Burroughs, Chas.
King, E. Hughes and others. The Third
Regiment Drum Corps furnished the
music. The hall was crowded, about
one half of those present being colored
men, while many of the whites were
democrats. The meeting was called to
order by Mr.. ]. l.. Crupper, who spoke
of his audience as vast and magnificent
and said he had hoped Capt. McCaull
would be present to preside. He then
introduced Mr.. Park Agnew as the pre-
siding officer of the meeting and he in
turn, introduced Col. Lamb, who, he
said had as much interest in the we'll
fare of the State as he (Mr. Az had in
the city. Before Col. Lamb finished
his speech Capt. McCaull, who had just
reached the city, appeared on the plat
form and was received with hurrahs.
Col. Lamb then paused and said he was
glad to welcome the next representa-
tive in Congress from this district. Dur
ing the meeting there were hurrahs by
some of the democrats present when
Bryan's, Daniels and Morgan's names
we're mentioned and some misses
when the speaker made state
ments that did not exactly meet
with their approval, but the speakers
paid but little attention to the inter
ruptions, which did not really amount
to disorder.
Col. Lamb commenced his speech by
saying it had been seven years since ne
had the pleasure of addressing an Al
exandria audience. During that time
we had had great political changes and
in that time the State had enjoyed great
prosperity, which had been brought
about by the election of Harrison and
the passage of tie Mckinley bill. (This
was received with mingled applause
and hisses.) The speaker said that III
| 1892 the democrats had induced the
| people to vote for free trade; now they
wanted free silver, and he expected
that the next time they would adyn.
cate free love. He then criticized the
! speech made by Senator Morgan on
! the previous night, controverting sew
eral statements made in that speech and
saying that any boy from either the
white or colored schools was better in
formed on the subjects than was Sena-
tor Morgan. Col. Lamb thought ii
was better to pay 4 per cent.
interest to England for money
:. to build railroads, ETC., than to
pay per cent. here, and let
American capital go for other purposes.
He said under the Mckinley bill We
had prosperity and that the repeal OF
that bill, and not the want of free sill
YER, was the cause of the depression in
values. He blamed Senator Morgan for
voting for free coal and iron when
the discovery of those articles had done
so much for his State-Alabama-and
argued that as Senator Morgan had
never built railroad he had never
done anything for his country. He
then discussed the money question and
said he wanted the best money that could
be had, and when he mentioned Mr.
Cleveland's name it was greeted with
Kisses. He held that silver had not
been demonetized; declared that the
act of 1878 was no crime and said that
act had not been surreptitiously passed
by Congress. He declared that he was a
bimetallist, but was not in favor oil Tree
coinage; he advocated the gold stand
ard and was opposed to allowing every
one to bring silver to the minis and
have it coined into dollars that would
soon be almost worthless. He said the
free coinage agitation had brought
on trouble and free coinage and
low tariff would bring about
panics and ruin. He then des.
cribed the meeting held in Richmond
which he attended and at which MIR.
Bryan spoke, attempting to rldlcule
MIR. Bryan and his smile, saying that
if he had it in iron and patent on 1t
he would make a future. He blamed
Mr.. Bryan for voting for free coal and
lumber, saying every ton OF coal broutht
into this country from Canada put l2s
cents into Queen Victoria's pocket and
robbed the American miners in the 20
| ChuOuldS, fllBluld ioeiOhi Oo' N
not say those miners were most all
foreigners nor did he mention the prof
its made by Mr.. Whitney's syndicate
who bought the Nova Scotia coal mines
when Congress put the duty on coal.
He appealed to his hearers to help put
down free trade and free coinage. Re.
verting to Maj. Mckinley, he said he
was much pleased that the ex-Conted-
crates of the Valley had gone to Can
ton and heard the speech made there
by Maj. Mckinney, and he believed all
Confederates should now be with him
in the republican ranks. He closed
with an appeal to his hearers to send
Capt. McCaull to Congress, saying that
Capt. McC. would get all the approprl-
ations possible for Virginia.
Mr.. Agnew then introduced Capt. NC
Caull, who said he was much fatigued,
having already spoken during the
day and that Col. Lamb had left him
but little to say. He said the cam
paign was about over and his audience
knew what the two parties favored
under republican rule the people had
prospered and under democratic rule
business was depressed and paralyzed,
and asked all to vote on Tuesday next
for the party which would best advance
the interests of the people. He hur-
riedly discussed the money question,
telling of the bad effects cheap money
| -o,ld br;no, ohout ond said he favored