The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-07
SUSSEX COUNTY.
SUSSEX COURTHOUSE, vAy !
gnnfnmhar q 1890. 4

made for some time past through the Con-
sentative press OF the Second Virginia con-
gressional district that the Hon. John Goode
would address the citizens OF this county
there to-day on the political issues involved
In the preset presidential contest Drougn,
to this place this morning large crowd 10
hear the redeemer OF the rights and iDer-
ties OF the Intelligence and virtue Oh tDeir
for many years Radical-ridden district as
cuss the reasons why Democratic govern
ment should be upheld ia our land. De-
tween IL and ~ o'clock A. NJ. up drove,
almost together but In separate yehicles,
Colonel G0ode, Judge Lacy, and Mr. De
zendorf-all OF whom looked TO be In tneir
best trim for oratoricaI work. The lace
OF each, however, was 10 even one VINO was
wholly unacQuanted with their respective
political records true index to his cnarac-
ter. First, there was the noble, unfiinch-
Ing, ever-vigIant Goode, who has borne
aloft to victory for the last six years the
standard OF the Conservative-De Democracy Oh
the Norfolk district, with his commanding
form, cleanly-shaven, manly, statesmanlike
face, and record in politics, and every
thing else with which he has had TO 90, so
consistent and true to the best Interests OF
humanity as to be without flaw. Second,
there was the ShylockloOklng, bamboo
zling, "bloated bondholder" OF Mahone,s
ring, Speaker b. w. Lacy, with chuny
form, hairless scalp, aqulline nose, droop-
ing moustache, and a political LIE lnconslst-
ent and ZigZaggy. Custom-house-oihclai
John f. Dezendon, Esq. with tall, we'll
proportional form, whiskers worn Ia
Burnside, and public record so con-
sstent with Grantism, habitua examining
at the "public crib" Republican misrule,
and negro supremacy that II is inconsistent
in toto with everything residing in and Just
Iy deducible from the only thing for when
our Revolutionary forefathers threw down
the gauntlet to British tyranny, and which
bulwark OF American State and Federal
Constitutions they by their infleXible fortl-
tude placed above jeopardy at the hands OF
Great Britain-the right OF elective self
government. Well, a satisfactory division
OF time having been agreed upon, at 1910
p. NJ. Colonel GoOde and Judge Lacy as
cended the stand on the cOurt-green, leaving
Mr.. Dezendorf compacently occupying a
chair near by on the ground. The arrange
ments for this triangular trial OF tongues
were that Mr.. Goode was to open the dis
cussion with speech OF one hours length,
Judge Lacy to follow with a championship
OF his facing both-ways " ticket, sO-calied
reply, one and q hail hours long. Mr.
Goode to consume thirty minutes in re-
joinder, and then both TO retire from the
platform in favor Of John +. DeZendOri,
ED. Mr.. Goode calmly led off in the de-
bate with a lucid recital OF the action OF the
late Ocean-N lew Regular Democratic Con-
gressiOnal Convention in nominating him
by reclamation for third term in the
popular branch OF the United States
Congress; his course in the last session
Of that body; his securing by his intro
ducing and advocating bill 10 that effect
in the lower branch OF Congress an appro-
priation by the General Government OF
S505, 900 for the improvement OF the rivers
and harb0rs OF the Second Virginia con-
gressional district; his offering and work
Ing up so successfully as to have it placed
upon the calendar bill authorizing and
compelling the United States Treasury De-
Dariment 10 refund to Virginia over 81
0OO. 600 for money advanced by her to the
Federal Government to aid the latter in car
rying on the war Of 1872; his bringing up
for action thereupOn by Congress, As chair
man OF the Committee on Education and
Labor OF the United States House OF Rep
resentatyes, bill apprOpriating 1.-The pro-
ceeds OF the sales OF the public lands 10
general education, giving more to illiterate
than TO Iiterate sections; his support OF mea-
sures for doing away with the monopoly
fostering, Ubiquitous features OF the inter-
nal-reyenue system, such, for instance, as
its taxing into bankruptcy the tobacco and
brondy-producers Of Virginia and other
southern States: and, in short, his support
ing, without an exception, all OF the many
wise steps taken By the Democratic wing
OF Congress for comforting the greatest
good upon the greatest number" Pro-
ceeding. he took up for comparison and
contrast the records OF the candidates
OF the Democratic and Republican parties
for the presidency for the ensuing four
years, beginning March 4, 1881, people pro-
tecting Hancock and people depressing Gar
field Garfed's bad faith in voting against
bill introduced into Congress by Mr..
Goode granting universal amnesty TO all
who Joined hands with the South in her late
struggle for independence, after promising
Mr.. Goode that he would vote for it il it
was shorn Of the only feature which made
it Objectionable to him (Garfield)-t0 wit.
not requiring as an indispensable condition
to its securement that each and every party
affected by 1t should apply for its benefits
through the United States AttOrney-Gene-
raj, and which Objectionable point was re-
moved before it was submitted to the vote
In question by Mr.. Goode and his fellow
Democratic cOngressmen-wa scathingly
reviewed 10y the speaker. Then he with
fine effect suggested the paraphrase regard
ing Gartcd's official military and civic re-
cord. that she who fights and runs away
may live" to be fed on presidency pamper-
ing whey. Next be recounted how Garfield
a few days ago, in his own, the Western
Reserve district OF Ohio, waved the
" bloody shirt" in a public speech, in
which he declared that he would never
take a sOutherner by the hand as an equal
until he acknowledged or confessed to him
(GarfeId) that the principles which the
South lately strOve to uphold were "eter-
nally wrong" and that those for which the
North recently fought were eternally
right"
With majestic eloquence and conclusive
cogeney Mr.. GoOde next told OF the splendid
OF the glorious stan dard-bParer
OF the National Democracy, General w. 5.
Hancock; Of his superb solderly qualities;
OF his being military gentleman in time |
OF war and u civil gentleman in time OF
peace; OF his answering regard at all |
times for the Constitution and the laws |
passed in pursuance thereof; OF his cele-
brated Order No. 40, issued when be. as |
OF the Fifth Military District,
and with unlimited authority, declared in |
ringing English and earnest grandeur that |
:. the military must be subordinate to the |
civil authority" and that ''force may de- |
siroy the forms but never the principles Of |
justice"; which lsst-quoted utterance the |
orator said was worthy OF John Han
cock, the first signer OF the Declara-
ton OF Independence. Mr.. Goode closed |
bis opening speech by earnestly depIor.