Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-30

Hon. A. ]. Montague and Co. ]. Hampton
Hoae met in Joint debate at Christiansburg
, Yesterday. The crowd is said to have been
evenly divided polit cslly. The term, were
quick y arranged. II ia Col. Hoge's native
county. He Is personally very popular there
aud had some advantage. The democrats,
however, were well pleased with the result
| Representative Otey introduced Mr.. Mon
| taeue, and Mr. c. A. Heermars presented
| Col. Hoee. Mr. Montague very clevsrly
| dove-tsiled national issues IN with Slate
| issues. He denounced the republicans for
| their attitude toward impe rislism and the cur
| rency question. He told Of what his party
had done for the schools, the asylum, and Of
how II had settled the State debt.
Col. Hoge started out By replying to the
| question "a to whether he approved Of Roose-
velrs dining with Booker Washington. He
said he did not approve Of this; that be be.
lieved in keeping the races separate that he
believed ip separate cars. separate schools, ser
arate dinings, snd separate beds; that he be-
| lieved 10 the supremacy Of the white race,
| but he was for equal and exact justice to all
| When Col. Hoge told the old story about
senator Daniel having said something about
| burning schoolhouses rather than not pay the
bondholders, Mr.. Montague declared that Sen.
stor Daniel had never uttered such q senti-
msnt and that Col. Hoge had often denied
/ this for Senator Daniel. Col. Hoge said this
| was false, and demanded TO know tho time
and place OF such denials.
4 Mr.. Montague satisfied the democrats by
his eloquent rejeinder in which he ably dc.
/ ended the constitutional convention.
At Suffolk yesterjay there was he'd the
biggest rally 10 the Second district during the
campaign. The speakers were Congressman
swanson, eenator Jeffies and Mr.. ]. M
Marshall. In the audience were five nomi'
nees for the Legislature from surrounding
counties, State senstors, congressman and
county and city officials from distance.
when Mr.. Swanson was introduced the
band played Hail to the Chief" and great
cheers swept over the audience. 1t was q
tremendous ovation to Mr.. Swanson. MI
swans IN said Booker Washington was moi
dned By President Roosevelt because of pc
sition or intelligence. There are many
thousands of men in the United States
college professors, lawyers and statesmen
smarter than he, but they were no. invited
they never will be. Washington was invited
because he was q negro. II Roosevelt wants
| to make 1t an issue, we ara ready to meet IT,
| The Anglo-Ssxon race has not so forgotten
its pristine prestige as to submit 10 social
equality by force, and they will not This j:
. time to fight not retreat"
MIXED suffrage and social equality are
wrong. not only in the eyes Of men, but in
the eyes Of God" declared Mr.. Jeffries. That
will soon be q memory Of the p'st, blot on
the page OF a leaf that has been turned"
'Im not q democrat because my father wa
q democrat" shouted Mr.. Marshall "HC
wasn't" He then told why he was demo
crst and why other people ought to be. The
AngloSsxon race always did rule and Away
will" he declared, II don't care il Rooso
Welt invited all the WsshiDgtons, from GooTg
to Booker. Virginia is State which has the
prettiest women and the meanest republicans
Democracy stands for the masses against The
classes and assess"