The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-10
POLITICAL.
Join. Discussion at suffolk.


RON HOPE, II. II. RIDDLEBERGER, AND WILL
LIAM LAMB.
Especial telegram TO the pispatch.J
NORFOLK, Va, August 9.-There was 4
great meeting in Suffolk to-day. The Read
iusters OF Norfolk and Portsmouth were
well represented and well organized in sup
port OF their orators. At - O'Clock the meet
ing was called 20 order, and James Barron
Hope led off. lie was followed by Colonel
Lamb.
Hon. John Goode then took the stand,
and for an hour and ten minutes held the
people in mastery address full OF solid
arguments and telling points. He put a
series OF questions TO Colonel Riddleberger,
three OF which were answered; the rest
grouped under an anecdoe.
Colonel Riddlebcrger followed in a speech
OF an hour and twenty minutes. lie showed
himself an accomplished stump-speaker,
and sparkled with anecdotes. His main ar
guments were on the alleged majority OF the
Readjusters in the State and in favor Of
abolishing the capitation tax.
A great crowd OF negroes were present,
and in answer to Mr.. Goode they several
times said they would vote for Garfield
The county of Nansemond, we are told,
will give good account OF itself for the
regular ticket, and our friends were more
than satisfied with the result to-day.
Wise. Massey. and Field.
A GREAT CROWD AND FINE POLITICAL DIS
CUSTOM AT LOUISA COURTHOUSE YEsGER-
DAY.
Especial telegram to ;he Dispatch.
LOUISA COURTHOUSE, August GA great
political mass-meeting was held here to-day.
The crowd was very large. Speeches were
made by Captain George d. Wise, AttOr-
ney-General Field, aud Auditor Massey.
Time was equitably appOrtioned. General
Field spoke warmly and sOundly for the
Democracy, but did not discuss the disaflec.
ton among Virginia Democrats. But Cap
tain Wise went in with gloves of, and was
loudly and wildly cbeered throughout, de-
claring that State issues were not involved
in the campaign, aud arraigning the insti-
gators OF the second-ticket movement.
From the demonstrations OF applause which
Captain Wise had large majority OF the
crowd were with him.
Massey endorsed Democracy out and out,
but contended earnestly for his ticket. He
made good speech in defence OF the Re-
adjusters' State policy, but it was evident
that large majority OF his hearers would
not recognize this as an issue.
Louisa will do well for George ID. Wise.
General GarfieId's Tour.
HIS SPEECH AT CHAUTAUQUA YESTERDAY.
CORY, Pa, August 9.-At Cbautauqua
after breakfast this morning large crowd
gathered in the rotunda OF the hotel. n
line was formed, and hundreds OF ladies
and gentlemen passed by General Garfield
and shook his hand. lie also consented TO
sign his name in albums for number OF
ladies. Afterwards an enormous crowd as
sembled around platform on the grounds,
from which Governor Kirkwood made a
short address. General Fisk was then in
troduced, who in few happy remarks pre-
sented General Garfield, who was greeted
first by the Chautauqua salute" and inn
mediately afterward by three hearty cheers.
lie responded ny say IuS
"Fellow- Citizens.-You have done so
much to me since / arrived on this shore
that am quite unable 10 tell what sort oil a
man l am this morning. Laughter |
had never been here, and really did not
know what you were doing. Last evening
| asked Mr.. Vincent rather brusquely to
tell me what Chautauqua means, what your
work here means, and he filled me So full
81 IL nj |
il so as to be quite sure what manner OF man
| am since | got hold OF it; but this see :
You are struggling with one of the two
great problems of civilization. The
first one is very old question. 1t is.
.How shall we get lcsure:' That is
the object OF every hammer stroke,
OF every blow that labor has struck since
the foundation of the world. Applause
The fight for bread is the great primal fight.
and it is so absorbing struggle that until
one conquers TO some extent he can have no
leisure. We may divide the struggles OF
the human race into two chapters. First.
the fight to get leisure; and second, what
10 do with our leisure when we have won
il. take it that Chautauqua has assailed
This second problem. [Applause.l Like
all blessings, leisure is a very bad thing I'M
less it Is we'll used. The man with a
fortune ready made, and with leisure on
his hands, is likely to get sick OF the world,
sick OF himself, tired OF life, and be-
come wasted, useless man. What shall you
do with your leisure? | understand Chau-
tauqua is trying TO answer, to explore the
field Of thought, to develop new energies,
Iargeaess OF mind and culture in the better
SENSE with the varniSh scratched on as
our friend Governor Kirkwood says. APP
pause] We are getting over the fashion
OF painting and vanishing our natural
woods. We are getting down TO the real
grain and finding whatever Is best and most
beautiful in it, and il Chautauqua Is help
ipe to develop in our people the native stun
that is In them. rather than TO give them the
yarnish aud gew.gaws of culture, 1t is
doing well. Chauiauqua, therefore, has
filled me with thought, and I'm addition
TO that YOU have filled me with grail
tude for your kindness, and for this great
spontaneous greeting in the early morn
ing-earIier than most men OF leisure usual
" get up. daughter Some OF these gen.
tlemen OF the press around me look dis
,ressed at this early rising, by which you
Dave compelled our whole party TO look at
the early sun. II.aughter.] This greeting
on the Iake-sIope toward the sun is very
precious to nae, aud thank you all. This
/, mixed audience OF citizens, and will
not offend the prophecies Of the occasit n
by discussing contrOserted questions, or
cnteriSg upon aoy poiaical discussion. !
look III the faces OF men OF oil shades OF
opinion; but whatever our party afilia-
tions, | trust there is IN all this audi
ence the love OF our benefieent institutions
which made 1t possible for free labor TO
earn leisure and for our inslit0tlons to make
that leisure worth something. [Applause.J
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