Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-18
arGOODs DELIVERED IN ALEXAN.
DRIA.
Woodward & LOthrOp.
10th, nth & F Sts., n. W.,
WASHINGTON, u. 6.
CARD FROM MAYOR SIMPSON.
WASHINGTON. d. G.

Friends and Fellow Townsmen:-Endorsed
by nearly sixteen hundred voters Of the city
of Alexandra, come before my friends and
neighbors again ss their candidate for the po-
sition which I now hold. No man more
gratefully recognises the high honors which
the people Of this community have bestowed
and no man has striven more zealoHsly to
merit such fsvors than /, and today, in def
erencs to my friends, Alexandris's people, il
any man will come forward and show that
George L simpson has done any citizen, rich
or poor, an injustice will hand 10 my resg-
nation as Mayor to the City Council My op.
ponents ct the coming election buoy them.
selves up with the fsiot hope that so many
recent elections have had tendency to re-
strain the voters from coming TO the polls on
the 23rd day Of Nay, and these opponents,
recresnt to party vows after actively particle
pating In democratic primary endesvor to
bring about an unholy alliance between bitter
personal enemies and the colored voters Of
Alexandria, deemipg such an alliance suf-
icient to overwhelm o lukewsrmness that
may be possibly born Of overconfdence on
the part OF our community's risht-thinking
people. am quite confident that no white
republican In or whole city has lent himself
10 this clumsify conceived scheme, the scheme
Of men who are 90 VIGOROUSLY unpopular that
they dare not openly avow their advocacy of
q candidate for fear Of imperiling that csndis
dates prospects with our people. Men whose
philosophy is shat mans friendship is worth
nothing unless there be pacuniary profit in
IL, men who pose % enthusiastic friends Of
orr electric railway and who are the re-
cipients Of favors from said road, Jet who &C
tually draft Jim Grow laws and have them
presented to the City Council In an effort 10
utilize an injury to the road, that
friction between Council and company
may be created and mssquerading at
the SEINE time ~ the philanthropic directors
OF the colored men 1t the coming election.
The policy Of my Office has always been one
Of even. handed justice to our colored people,
but my opponents In their desperate attempts
me as saying that / would not allow .
hsndccfEed white man to be taken
through our streets by colored Of
fcer. The quotation Is correct one.
did say Il and repeat now that Il will
mot ss long as am mavor Of this city allow
Q handcuffsd white man to 10 carried through
this city By Q colored officer" Now that !
have been thus candid lot me SEX my oppon,
emit II he will allow such proceeding and
call upon him 10 say yes or no. As mat
ter OF fact, would not allow Q colored man
to DO taken from Alexandris by any kind Of
officer without that officer had proper papers.
The fsttering endorsement which / have re.
ceived from Alexsndris's people denies me the
pleasure OF calling upon one and all Of my
fellow citizens. for am quite sure were 70
approach men now for their votes they would
properly and quickly resent the visit By in'
disnsntly saying, I'VE consider II an UNI
warranted impntation upon our integrity to
be asked for votes when N honorable men
participating 10 . party primary We have 81
ready promised 70 vote for you" therefore,
INV frIends, my object In addressing you Is
onIy to impress upon the people the neces.
sity of coming out on the 23d day Of May
and participating in our regular election. II
has been matter of regret with me that NJ
opponent appeared In our primary, for the sb-
,ence Of such an opponent has denied me the
excuse to call upon my fellow townsmen, bat
here is q consolation in the fact that Geo. L.
simpson and the people Of Alexandra are so
veil known 10 each other that WI ether We
meet every day or not maIplofs, and mis-.
thief makers cannot impair our pleasant rels.
ions or our regard one for the other.
Your Friend and Fellow Townsmsn,
GEO. i. SIMPSON