The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-25
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o,cIock. An immense c%oncourse OF people
met him az the del0t with great cheering
and a splendid band OF music. ne was
taken from the ears and carried on the
shoulders of the people some distance 10
inc hotel amidst the yells and cheers OF the
multitude. IN Bristol Is the headquarters
M rekoius,ment the people have o strange
uav of showing their devotion TO thelr
caise. have never seen such a demon-
stratIon as greeted Maior Daniel on Ms
arrival here. Old men, ladies', and boys
tntnpd out 10 meet him. He made q snort
speech from the poriico OF The hotel anu
eyery sentence was greeted With applause
To. day the terms Of a discussion between
Major Daniel and II. II. Riddleberger were
agreed on. Colonel Fulkeison and Pai'
McCaulI are here with their friend Rlddle
berger. The terms agreed on gave Rid
dleberger one and a quarter hours TO open,
Daniel the same time TO reply, ana eacn 10
close In forty-tiye minutes. This precinct,
the home Of Fulkerson, a few fears ago
rave him several hundred majority; last
November IL gave a large majority against
him. The Daniel Club here now Is very
strong, and IS growing every day. A com.
pIete revolution has taken place IN favor oil
the Democracy. The Daniel Club numbers
more than $50 members. The Fair Is now
going on here. At 1890 a. NJ.
Il DISCUSSION COMMENCED
at the Fair.G Grounds. Colonel Fulkerson
introduced II. IL. Riddleberger to a very
large audience ESTIMATED at 2,5OO). captain
Riddleberger consumed considerable Time
explaining the reasons why he opened the
discussion, lie said the questions were
purely Virginian, and had nothing TO DO
with Tennessee, though be stood on Ten.
nessee ground. He proposed to present
the real issues. The speaker said 1t IS TO be
presumed that most people VIII naturally
turn TO the party that appeared most non
est and proposed to pay The largest amount
OF the public debt. He acknowledged that
Major Daniel voted against the funding bill
con~scientiously, and he hOnOred him for IT.
Captain RiddIeberger claimed that the debt
foiIOwed the territory OF the severed State,
and by every principle Of right, morality,
and religion we will not pay the West VIZ
GINA debt. He claims that West Virginia
should pay bali the entire debt, when she
refuses TO paw one third. The Funder
claims that the money was borrowed 10
curry out the grand conception Of George
Washington in the James River canal. Now,
that canal is dry to-day. The money Dor
rowed by Virginia, at least Sl5, 000, 600 OF 1t,
was invested in improvements tbat beDebt
West Virginia more than Old Virginia.
This is our half OF the borrowed money.
IL it is not honest TO cut of the
war interest we ought not 10 do II.
I believe it cannot be done without
force, and | believe we should use force.
We do this on a principle OF war. All the
southern States have settled their debts on
this principle except North Carolina. She
settled S16, 900, 900 at a, 200, 900 on the
basis OF her property losses, and The Sl6,-
600. 900 was not a carpet-bag debt. Some
loud talking in the crowd at this time caused
the speaker TO ask them please not to &C.
eupy his time, as he bad only one hour and
a 4 quarter, and wanted 1t all. The speaker
treated largely OF Confederate money and
the home bondholder. III it was treason TO
refuse 10 take Confederate money during
the war it is treason in the home bond
holder. We can easily rid ourselves OF all
scruples in this regard. The old colonial
debt was treated in the same manner. He
claimed be was born a Democrat, was raised
a Democrat, and is now a Democrat. The
tax question was cunningly used to prove
the farmers had TO pay nearly all the taxes,
and said If this be d%emagOgism be could
not help It.. The boDdholder was COM
pared with the farmer, and the farmer was
represented as at the mercy OF the bond
holder. The speech was not equal to SINH
lar efforts OF the speaker. Very little
demonstration was made during It's de-
livery; the crowd was very patient while
it was delivered, and applauded two or
three times.
After the band bad played a beautiful air
MAJOR DANIEL WAS INTRODUCED
by Professor John Fl. Winston amid the
widest applause. The yells and cheers
lasted nearly five minutes. When Daniel
presented his record and Democracy the
shouts were deafeniDg. The prolonged
cheers were so loud that il was quite an
noying TO the auditory nerves. The people
here know how to shout. When the speaker
touched on Mr. Dyson's report and men
toned the fact that a RepubIican-Read-
juster Auditor couldn't lie, the YcciierOus
yells continued loud and long. When
Daniel threw the statement Of Dyson IN
Riddleberger's lap as the truth the noise
was Indescribable. Each subject touched
by the speaker seemed to be So clearly pre-
scented that every sentence was reechocd
UdCk WIFI diU1Osl uDdNlL1OuS dDDIdust.
Colonel Cameron's record was drawn with
a pencil OF light, and the school-house torch
and Mahone's record brought down such
uproariOus yells that it
REMINDED ONE OF TIE L REBEL YELLs
Of the Confederate battle. field. The i'm
mense audience consumed much Of the
time of the speaker. Cries OF "Hurrah for
Daniel" continued at intervals OF only q
few minutes apart. The few R6adiusters
present seemed to be struck dumb by the
popular enthusiasm that boiled up from ali
parts OF the crowd. The record OF John
+. Lewls-his vote 10 Congress for the
salary grab, the marshaPs dragooning poor
men Of the Southwest on false pleas to in
crease fees-creaied the widest excite
ment. The statement that it will take less
money to pay the inter est on the honest
public debt at three per cent. than IL will
TO pay the six per cent. upon the amount
acknowledged by the Riddleberger bill
itself by 5000, 600 per annum, was made so
clear that all could understand Il. The
hour aud fifteen minutes was used to the
great advantage OF the Democratic party.
The speaker closed while the air resOunded
with yells and cheers.
IT WAS LONG BEFORE CAPTAIN R~IDDLEBERGHR
COULD BEGIN
bis reply, the cries for Daniel continuing
long and loud. After much noise and loud
talking he commenced by saying he was
taught to believe that sl Virginians were
In favor Of fair play, and he demanded thai
much. He then made several witty hits al
Funders and their tendency to put their re.
latiOns in Office. He then branched of and
discussed the importance Of principles and
the little value OF men. His own candidacy
for Sergeant-at-Arms OF the United States
Senate was defended. He was only q friend
Of Malone, and no relation. He defended
Captain Blair, and denounced Wilson as q
traitor. / said the nomination OF Lewis
would imperil every county west Of the