Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-28
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wss the next speaker. FL began os
J sayiog it afforded him considerable
/ pleasure 10 uiDgls with Virginia an
diepca. He sa3 not a business man,
aad knew but little abou. the Wholesale
or retail interests. The senator mace
| many sm using references at times and
his transitions from pleasantly to serious-
Mss were marked. He grew eloquent
in 80: aking of Virginia and the past the
slate played during the four years' civil
| var, saying tia. thu old commonwealth
stood SO buffer between the north and
the eoulh at the beginning of the fray,
and ia few words she let it be known
to thu world that before an army should
invade the southern county for the pur-
pose OF attacking sl6ts sovereignty ii
must first walk over old Virginia. Her
motto, he said, was lhs proudest ever
borne by sovereign people. The
speaker said be appreciated the invita-.
ton extended him to be one of the
gussts 1T The bar quet, 81 be always en-
io7ed Intercourse With Virginisns. Hs
excused himself from making an ex.
tended apeech, saying that Job exclalm-
ed. "Oh that mine enemy would write
book" The ssnator said that the great
est disconiis he desired 10, his enemy
was that he should make speech. After
again expressing his thanks for the In.
vitation which bad been extended him
be took bis SCAT amid much applsu'e.
Senator ,iley followed Sanster Money.
After the applause had ceased the sens'
tor said he bad come 10 Alexandria re-
las.sutly at the mitigation OF Congress-
man Osrlin, but be WAS now reluctant to
90 away, He said the city vas the most
historic spot in the world, as be knew of
no other place where within auch small
radius 80 many interesting elites existed.
He referred to Mount Vernon, Washing.
toms assoc atious with Alexauiris, AT
lington and Robert E. Lees inlercl urse
with our city and men toned nearly Pill
the historic spols In the Bslle havep. Il =
a'so referred to Gnpstop, the home of
George MOson whom he regarded ss
among the greatest Amer'c ,ns. Mr.. Bailey
paid q tribute to General Lee. Inreie:ring
20 the retrocesaon bsuble, the speaker
said that should the bill referred to by
Mr.. Oarlin by any improbable meaps get
into the Dorlhern end ofthe Capitol, San-
Dtor Martin would put the lid down so
tight upoc it that 1t would never see the
light of dsy. He said Mr.. Martin was
not such of tslker. In fac! be talked
less and worked more With greater result 9
than any man in the Senate. Great
applause. If Washington could not get
along without Alexandria then let Alex
sndria annex Washington. Much ap'
pause. I Mr.. Bailey in referring 10 Alex.
sndria's business interests endorsed all
that had been uttered by Mr.. Dabney.
lie also urged every man to perform hia
political duty by voting at every election.
He warned hIs hearers OF the growth OF
| monopoly and socialism in this country,
and said all classes should manifest In.
tcrest In politics and not allow the ooun.
try to fell into the hands of irrespons!-
BILE persons which Is too often the case.
After again thanking his entertainer,
Mr.. Bailey took his seat amid many
cheers.
"Loud calls were made for sena.
tor MARTIN, but the hour being late
the senator made 8 few observations
only, lie vas greeted with uproer'
lous applause when be rose to bis
| feet. Among other things be said
he had the temerity to proclaim his op.
position to the statewide prohibition
movement recently launched n Virginia
and Immediately attacked The re-
procession farce upon which the
curtain seems to have fallen. He said
there was no cause for uneaslness,
ss the bill would never escape
from Mr.. Ca,lir. But shonld IL ever get to
| The Senate it would be talked to death BY
Senators Money, Bailey snd himself. The
senator called attention TO the fact that
whon retroctsslon wss ssi'ated some time
ago the Senate did not call upon HanBls
Taylor io' an opinion, but upon Tie late
Senator George F. Hoar, chairman OF tie
committee on ju iiCisry, one OF tbs beat
lawyers In the county. MIR. Martin eel
forth 10 detail the late senator's concu.
sions which have se7ersl times appeared
la the Gssette during the past few years.
Senator Hosr had declared that retroces'
sion vas q political, not constitutional
question. The senator received Voclfe-
tous app'an's when he took his seat.
Mr.. II l.. West, former Commissioner
OF the District of Oo'unbis, Has the last
speaker. He declared he had no qusrrsl
over retrocession, aud said he wanted 10
congratulate Mr.. Usrlin on the energy
and emphasis he had shown 10 kill bill
which never had The chsncs Of being
enacted. Mr.. West declared that there
ia the deepest afilia!iou between Alexau'
dris and Washington. Ii declared the
growth of the national capital mans the
growth ofAlexaadrio. He hoped for the
rapid Development Of the whole section
until it is entirely built up. In cobcln-
sion he declared that Alexandria in Its
work would have the hearty support and
sympathy of Washington.
The following composed the banquet
con- n!ttas: " A. Son; .jr., chairman
a ID. B,ocke:', J. 7. Williams, K. ).
Jones, J. Louis Loose, William Jorg,
Frank Myers, Go s. French, T. &.
Howard, John Lasdbea!er, Henry (
Field, o. S. I. Barke, W. Q. Davis,
Carroll Pierce, o, Fl. xxx, NJ P,
Greene end J. T. johnson.
The offieers of The organ .tion are:
J. T. Johnson, president; A. D. Brocke:t,
vice president; J. T. Pres'on, secretary
sud traasnrer. Directors: George S.
| French. Frank .. Earper, ~ o. D. Hop.