Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-28


the expenditure OF public money. Mf.
Olrlin In 8 brief but convincing manner
showed how Virginia bad forged snesd
since the state threw of the republican
woke 10 1888, bow taxes had recently
been reduced and how the surplus rev.
enues had been spent pro bono puoIico.
The speaker closed BY urging each mem
Der of the democratic party to vote for
a continuance of the present satisfactory
cor ditious 10 the Old D0miDion. he
called attention to the attempts OF Mf.
Taft to break the solid south IS well IS
bis overtures to VirginisDs, and said so
long as the president had such politics.
bedfelloWs ss Slemp, Lowry 4 %. and
continued to urge the retrocession OF
AIexaudrls to the District Of Columbia
and the consequent disfrsochisement OF
the voters OF old Alexandra, he could
expect to make no hesdWay. In refer
ring to The present pose OF the repuoli'
can party, that of responsibility, M.
OarlIn called attention to the fact that II
had been made respectable by the demo-
Gratis who bad eliminated the negro. Mr.
OarIin took his seat amid vociferous ap.
plause.
Hon. Harry st George Tucker was
the last speaker, aud introducing him TO
the audience. Mr. Bendheim made q
few appropriate remarks concerning the
issues pow before the voters Of Virginia,
Alter the forma! presentation OF Mt
Tucker aud the subs'dence of the loud and
continued applause with which he was
greeted that gentleman began by ex'
pressing his pleasure at being 10 old
Alexandria. He went of 10 a p'tassnt
vein concerning his recent candidacy
for gubernatiOpal hoOCrs, and referred
to the committee which escorted him to
the hall az his paIltesrers, bat instantly
Frightened up and looking out on the
sea of heads before him and speaking
With vigor said be- was glad to see 90
many mouruers at the funeral. de
glanced at the blue glass glotes on the
footIights and asked the assembly II they
cast blue tinge over him, and immed-
lately srousing himself as from letb'
arxy exclaimed, "Bnt | am not blue, nor
have the blues" The speaker thank
ed those Of bis audience who had shown
their loyalty to him during the recent
CAM sign, and said he would always re-
member the friendship which bad been
shown him. de accepted the result Of
the recent primary election. His case
tai been submitted 10 Jury. They
bad returned their verdict, and he had
20 spptal to make. A man who could
rot rise superior to defeat was unworthy
! Of bis party. The people have spoken,
and that shouG be an end of all contro-
Vesy. 1t is DOW no longer Tucker or
Mann, but The formation Of solid pha-
lsnx for the success of the party which
hiss brought 80 much good to Virginia.
MIR Tucker than produced copy OF the
platform recently proclaimed By the re-
publican convention of this stste sud
demolished plank after plank. He call
ed especial attention to the paragraph on
the tarH, and showed that the tariff
plank was adopted by the convention in
July and tbst the bill was not passed
uotil August. The speaker then pro
ceeded to show the wholesale wrongs In"
hlcted upon the mass of the people OF this
country By the present tariff law. 10 re-
ferripg to the present republican or
eauizsliou he called attention to the fact
that it Is now known ss the oily white
republican party" 10 older times II
wss the 'blsck republican party"
In the course of bis speech M Tucker
presented iudisp itable facts concerning
the present satisfactory conditions 10
Virgins, brought about By democratic
rule. ADD real statistics which none
could gainssy nor resist. Among other
things he said the revenue Of the state
had been increased 81, 800, 900 BY the
workings of the corporation commission,
and showed that the surplus revenue
bad been spent 10 schools, pensions,
a,ylums, etc. Mr.. Tucker sa'd the
republican platform in referring to the
local option issue stated that 1t would
be left to The traditional pJlicy of the
| party. He ridiculed this plank un-
mercifolly, and In an exhaustive aud
interesting manner showed that local
option WAS the foundation stone of sll
representative governments. The speak
err closed by ssyiDg Virginia bad ever
stood for the truth, and would un-
6oubtedly do 30 at the polls next week.
Darug the delivery of his speech Mr..
Tucker told amusing anecdote', made
apt references and at times his hearers
we're convulsed with laughter
The meeting adjourned at 1890
o'clock.