Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
Senator Trinkle's Speech
Continued

enough TO remember the last RepuD-
mean regime IL Virginia. lie does no.
mention II, however. AND yet IL al
torded TAR test OF Republican cap
! aclty TO provide satisfactory admin
ilstration OF plrginlas affairs Wnen
, Malone had blossomed out INTO a
/ republican regular, and his black AM
/ white followers controlled the Gen.
| eral Assembly of l88l-'Sz, so lnlqul-
tlous was the legislation then enacted
and proposed, tnat at the next eiec-
! ton a political revolution was Wit
messed and the affairs OF the State re-
stored to the control Of the Demo
cratic Party. Among the bills then OF
fered, endorsed by Malone, and whose
passage was only narrowly escaped
by the revolt of the Big Four" IN the
State Senate, was the infamous Com
missioner of Sales Bill which proposed
to take from. the court Of each town.
land city the right to appoint It's oW.
commissioners to sell property de-
creed by the State to be sold; and the
Judiciary Bill designed to turn out the
Circuit Court judges and SUBSTITUTE
. D1rLlSdU lSduElS III IIiSA1 SSN>
the two measures been, enacted the3
would have contributed TO swell th'
number of office holders to 42,ooo a:
annual expense of 18,300,0OO.
As said one fully acquainted with
conditions:
"What a contrast do these long
years of purity in administrator pre-
sent to the few years of Republican
rule in this State. During these lie"
wears we saw public officials shame
! lessly abusing their power and using
their offices for self-enrichment. we
saw contracts legally entered INTO
cancelled and awarded 10 others d
greater expense to the State, IN oraef
to pay for political campaign contri-
buttons. We saw the State SUSTAINING
heavy losses of public money by ae-
posits made in insolvent banks, winch
were extending pccuniary favors 20
those in power. We saw all the puDlN
institutions Of the State run elthei
fo,. the pecuniary benefit or po!ltlcai
advancement Of those in control. We
witnessed the attempt at INFAMOUS
legislation, which was only de1eateo
by the rebellion of four State oeia-
tors. which, if enacted, Wouid i'aIe
created in this State innumeraple OIL
ficers, not to be elected by the people
but controlled by those in power, ana
which would have practically put the
antire TRANSFORMATION and business IN
t,.rests under the will and caprlces
I.of political partisans and p!undeleis
We saw an effort made, Which wa
only defeated in similar manner 20
vacate the circuit judges of this state
and nut the entire judiciary unaer
partisan and political control. we wa.
messed Offices held and administered
bv inefficient and impertlnent negroes
We were even cursed with negro
school officials. We saw the finances
If the State demoralized and disor-
canned for political purposes.
AL have said, Mr.. Anderson does
rot refer to that chapter Of Rcpuoli-
can history in Virginia. II ne
ashamed of it, l can honor him moro
for his shame, even though | at
tpck him for failure to meet the legi-
innate demands of frank discussion
of party policies and party recorGS.
Doubtless he is also ashamed oil III.
fact that he is the political comrade
of Henry Cabot Lodge, the presGn'
loader Of the Republican party IN the
United States Senate, the author o.
the infamous Force Bill, intended 70
Renublicanize Virginia and the South
undor the coercion of Federal pay
onets AT the polls. and now recog-
nized leader Of the Republican forces
in the upper branch of the Congress.
II NAV further be that he Is ashamed
of the role played by his party, Whet
through its members in the Omtea
States Senate, it repudiated that great
Instrument of world peace known d
League of Nations-a peace 1eoeta-
ton for which the American ARMIES
! fought, and American soldiers tell:
and out of which they have been
cheated by the brutal malignancy OF
| Republican hate for Woodrow Wlisoh'
! the largest, most commanding ngure
! in modern world craftsmanship. take
ii also from his silence upon the SUD-
icct that he is ashamed of the fact,
that though the Republicans control
! led both branches of the last Con-
gress, and control both branches o.
the present Congress, and though a
Republican administration has ruled
| in Washington since the Fourth of last
| March, no relief has been afforded the
American people from the intolerable
burdens represented by exorbltant
war taxes and by a reduction in la
Dor pay rolls, according to oficia :ed>
oral reports, of all>'~e' lionI
workers. 1t may be ler-
son is ashamed of the
nrnsant CONGRESS- " the
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