The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-27

| and hear the p04itlcal WV Dee"eO" :. - 4
Daniel and Cameron, the DemocrsHc anu
Readjuster candidates for Governor; DAn,
Iieps triumph was complete. ihusSu, ~ -
Ga no no comparison, for Msior Dsniei far
,r.nscends bis competitor in everything
that CONSTITUTES an orator and deDatfr. In
i fact Cameron has been misrepre.ented Dy
both friends and foes, for he fsiled to come
nm 10 The standard given by either side. and
many of his friends confess their dissp.
| nolntment. On The other band, Daniel
never appeared better. he seemed rs
though iust entering the lists, rather than
one wearIed hy weeks OF successive speak
| ing. and handled his antagonist win the
ease that
! GIANT WOULD PONY
His sppearance amongst US AZ this time
was peculiary suspicious. IL was Just az
thst neriod ere popular sentiment had crye-
,alized on .be approaching election, ana DIS
splendid triumph to-day has started lde
thst will surely carry him on to victory.
| According 10 the terms OF discussion Colo
mel Cameron led of 10 an hours speech, foi-
lowed BY Msior Daniel in one OF equal
length, each having thirty minutes In reply
I'D NAH0HEIsM ON TIE wANH.
For the first time since the inception OF
resdjustment 10 this county Reao1usier
speaker arose before so audience equally
divided, II not the majority against Dim,
and Colonel Cameron soon perceived tnat
Mahoueism 10 on the wane here. Inc Coio-
mel produced no enthusiasm In his opening
speech His whole hour was taken up 10
labored defence and explanation OF his own
record, and vain attack upon the political
nfAl
nouneed the funding bill OF III; that 1t had
been nsssed by the corrupt Radicals and
nerroes, and that MsiOr Daniel had Submit
led TO IT'S provisions; that Daniel had favored
the brokers' bill which the voters OF High
land had rejected that when be tCameron)
advocated the payment OF fifty millions he
did not understand the question, but would
do better the next time he tried bis hand
At it.
THE MI0HJY ACHIEVEMENTS OF BROTHER MAS
SEY.
He then claimed that the RcSd1usters Ia
yored the public schools, while the Demo-
Gratis were opposed 10 them. Major Daniel
bad voted against the Massey school bill and
favored nothing that did not have coupon
attached to il. He then reviewed The man.
agement OF the Government under bis party.
When Massey came 10 as Auditor not cent
was In the Treasury, but before month,
under the magic touch OF the Parson, tne
Golfers of the State were plethoric With gold.
But the Colonel failed 10 tell us where II
came from, and so we were left under the
presumption that our reverend Auditor fur
njsbed il himself. He then aoused tue COM
mittee OF thIrty-niDe, and told how he and
his coSdjutors had been read cut OF the
Democratic party, and closed warning his
auditors against the entertainments OF Major
Daniel, aud paid him glowing compliment
as to bis splendid abilities aud character.
Colonel Cameron produced less effect than
any ReSdjuster speaker ever here. and after
seeing his effort fall so fiat be could scarcely
feel filttered when
MAJOR DANIEL AROSE AMIDST LOUD AND CON-
TISUED CHEERS.
Msjor Daniel, on being introduced. after
the applause subsidized, gracefully saiuted
his audience and staed the cause he repre-
sented. First, he devoted the beginning OF
his argument TO answering some OF the
charges brought sgainst him by Cameron,
aud beyond all question 1t was the most
complete reiutation we have ever beard.
HE VOTED AGAINST rae FUNDING BILL.
As to the funding bill, he had voted and
smoke against 1t when 1t was made a law,
and only submitted to IL when the highest
State tribunal had decided that it was bind
ing and there was 90 legal or honorable
way TO escape its obligations, while Came
ron had never opposed it with pen or
tongue. And when the Legislature was
investigating the charge OF bribery for It's
massage. Riddleberger moved TO release and
give free passage to Colorado OF the chief
character charged with corrupting the
Legislature to get II passed. lie (DanleD
never claimed that we owed West Virgin
las share of the debt, but Cameron bad adj
yocsted the payment OF fifty millions, and
had denounced those who refused to pay
the last cant as thieves, and said that Radical
tyranny was too good for them. Here Major
| Daniel read Cameron's statement OF his sent
iments written some years back while editor
OF newspaper, in which he said pay nifty mill
| lions il it took the last pound OF flesh and
the last drop Of blood. Shylock, said Ma
| j,r Daniel, never asked for more than bis
one pound OF fesh, but here Is mao who
demands the last pound Of flesh and the
last drop Of blood. Here the crowd
cheered with deafeniEg applause. Major
Daniel then showed where Massey got bis
money from to run the schools and the
government. The McCulloch bill saved US
sl6S 900 per year, and the great reduction
in governmental expenses had done IL, ali
brought about by Democratic Legislature.
he did not support the Massey school bill,
because il was unconstitutional, but
DID SUPPORT THE HsNKEL BILL,
and by its operation the schools had been
Ike pt open all year. Here Msior Daniel de-
| nonnced the statement that he was opposed
| 10 the free schools as a deliberate lie, and
we are convinced that Cameron felt more Of
his torch to-day than ever the sohool-houses
did. Next he took up the claim that De-
mocrscy had nothing to do with tbe issue
involved, aud discussed II 10 a mastery
manner. Said f
HI HAD ALWAYS BEEN A DRMOCRAT,
and would always be Democrat; that be
never endorsed tie thirty-nipe committee,
and that the Democratic party was not re-
sponsIble for any organization formed In
| the state. "But," said he, turning to Cam
eron, "whom do You represent and With
what party do you intend to ally yourself :"
| Cameron arose and said he had always
voted with the Democrats. Answer my
question:" said Daniel "with what party
| will you cooperate II elected" g am a
Rekdjusier Democrat with liberal senti-
menis," said Cameron In soniusion. Here
such turmoil was raised by the applause
which followed Daniels thrusts, mingled
With cries OF airing him Cut.' I" MAKE
him answer" &c, that the Major would
torture him no further.
Next, Major Daniel enunciated bis plat
form, and claimed taat he could be elected
nv Democratic votes. and did no. exDect