Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-27
RICH MOND, VA
monday Morning. June 20, 1913,
nPNoCRACY OF RIcHM0Nn

DEMOCRACY OF RICHMOND.
In spite Of The &C athing weather, there was
n bic rally OF The Democratic Association a, Odd
Fellows Hall on Friday night. In The absence
OF President Paueson from the city, Vice Prcsi.
dent T. T. Giles took the chair and presided with
dignity and skill. Alter lille preliminary bu.
siness w. w. Crump, Esq, was loudly called
for and delivered mos! able, eloquent, humor.
Gus and effective address. We despair of giving
any idea OF his Admirable remarks. MIR. c.
speaks with SO much case and rapidly, and strews
his arguments with SO many capital anecdotes
told in his own happy language, that we cannot
reproduce even just outline Of his speech =
With this remark, We allcrnpt a very imperfect
sketch.
Mr.. Crump said hat This was the. FIST time in
four years tina! he had appeared In any political
assembly. But he had been told that The sound
OF danger vas abroad, lha!,h Wings we're noisi-
Iy c1 ulting-and as i! was The duIy Of soldier
to sleep On his arms and be ever ready for the
sound OF the busle, ne felt bound by his old
associations 10 take his position in the fight
and declare his continued adhesion to the
great principles Of The Republican parry =
1t was impossible TO discuss any questions, for
the Wing orators had boasled that tleir party
had no principles. That party was more than
ever vain and self plaoent- and, with the e1.
ception Of few, they strove 10 succeed by hur-
las and camors for Old Fac, and hoped to carry
him into the Presidency like Prairie on fire;
bur he had no doubt that the Gre was all false
alarm. Mr.. C. came forward, principally, to
cheer up and encourage the Democracy He
had a high regard for General Ia, lor and
his military se.vices-but The honest old SO der
did not understand the political game which the
Wings were playing. lie had first repuIsed their
advances, next listened, ard then, after a
mos, ardent courtship, had melted into their
arms. General Taylor was honest, but it was
difficult 10 say how long he would remain so,
under the tuition Of the Wing leaders. Four
yeas ago the Wings carried their gorgeous
banners. inscribed with their "principes" and
Old Hal No,r they boosted Of having no princi
pies. The verest slave, said Mr.. c., was he
who would vote for elcva,ing &c the high Office
OF President any man withou. knowing his
principles. Our Constitution ard laws record
that the ulsgisra cs Of the Government are the
servants and trustees of The people our op
ponents go for man without knowing his Cpl
Mons on the grea! questions Of the day. We
had been charged with having erected narrow
platform, but, said Nr. c., the declaration Of
our principles breathed the very spiri, Of l,er-
ty. In defiance of their denunciation; Of man.
worship, the Wings were bound hand and foot
to one man, who may become dangerous mill
tary leader. II was the pride of the Democracy
that sc selected a man Of known principles,
who would carry out our wishes. We had
fought successfully againt Bank and other
violations Of the Constitution and could we
aid in sending any man to Washingtn, utterly
ignorant Of his opinons'
The Wings, said MIR. c.. always ply trumps
when they have them--if they hsvei them not,
they eut for them. So now they barprinciplea,
and, for success, rely entirely upon Palo Alto,
but it won't do 10 try il agana turat child
breads the fire and the people have not forge
ten 1910. 1t IS too for the politicians 10 Try
that game again. He would do honor t. Old
Gao, whose glorious field was the ,rmy-but
General T. ha. said that he knows nohing abou
Government and therefore, he is net III. man
10 whom 10 confde our great dcstnics. The
Wing p lilicians charge US 18th a bve for Tie
spois-but he,r only aim is 10 get tho spolls,
because there is nothing el'e for then 10 get
Tre stri,'ed, ring slreaked same id Coons"
went for ofi'e, and nothing else. hey won
tell US what they are for, nor whit they are
against, save that they are against the Democratic
nominate n. In 1874 there was fir standup
Fl hit. Henry Clay was the great ctdsr of the
Wings, end there was full dscussicn of prnci-
ples-and the Democracy routed them, horse
foot and Dragons The Wbigs ar. too smart
to Try that game again Thir only ioae i, and
they are now trying, 10 hatch Wing, out Of De-
mocrats. But that j. desperate EFFORT, unless
they follow out the lrishman's plan Il Matching
chickens, BY setting hen upon the iung-hole Of
barrel Of eggs. The W hig., said Mr.. c., al
ways hurra before, and the Democrats. after, an
election-and he had no objection to let the
Wings ENJOY this small consolation. They now
seem SO exulling, that they can't tell whether
they are floating or sinking. They have sprung
leak, and are like another Irshnan, who
swore while pumping leaking vessel, that the
sea was rising not beng aware that it was the
vessel that was shaking. II is now the popular
wave which i, rising, and the Wing party sink
ing.
Mr.. c. next uniolded budgei of mus;y Wing
documents Of ls40-lhc las, things which The
Wing: wished to see. They eschcwel their do
cumen;s and emble ms of S40-lheir "raiier XII
vefs, "ac's from he reco-d," "fair propositions,
&c. Mr.. c. drew most amusing picnrc ci The
poor, lille io!lcTn lcg.cabn which aonished
awhile 81 The Wing ratification las, week, ard
when The North Carolina orator turned 10 it, l.
,oan't hcre! Mr.. C. said he would moi read
from Wing documents in 1910 prepared in Rich
mond, because they came from one who was
gen,lemanly and liberal Wing, bu, who had been
regarded BY his party as "fshy." He therefore
read Wing address 10 The voters OF Caroline
&C., going TO prove lha, Harrison was opposed 10
a Bank, Tariff, &c. fel the very first step the
Wings took, alter getting into power, was 10
crowd a Bank through Congress, smash II
against John Tyler. who crushed it with The veto
club. So with the destruction Of the Compro
mise and tie establishments OF The odious TaIih
OF 42-and thus will j, be, again, j! Gen. Tay
lor is elected Mr.. c. read copious extracts
from "aoucsl Willoushby Newlon's" letter, &C
cumpanyipg it with comments which raised
shouts of laughter He also read Henry Gays
letter 10 Lynchburg committee, in 1914, TO the
same purpcrt. :,
If The present Wing party succeed, what Will
they do1 TGey will e,ecl Presdep, who don't