The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-25

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IN his speech at Stanton Msior Daniel
said: -
IN ,he school house torch, which malice hss
inveu,ed and perjury has dipped 10 false.
hood. and 10 extinguish II. IL isa lie out OF
fhe wnole cloth. Truth has on Der seven
league boots and will quickly kick this lie
out of the Commonwealth. | congratulate
myself and yon that come In season Inil
al hopeful promise 10 Us 81. The popula.
zion az Augusta has decreased 10 ratio OF
On per cent, and her produces IN grester
or tss- decree. TIE State, 800, has go IN
creased In prosperity that Virgins, wild
West Virgins dismembered from her, Is 50
o,e,t.in DopuIstion aud in wealth 90 ever
vac The whole. see everywhere In our
midst evidence OF thrift and OF prosperity J
and I lav this prosperity 10 The people them
seIves and 10 Providence. l see 10 II The
h,nd of the great Democracy OF this STATE
and ~ This UDi0n. Whist can be the motive
n those men who would form new mixed
no partss Their motive Is 10 destroy the
Democracy.
TIE PUBLIC DYBT.
There Is no difference between The party
which / represent and The Resdtuster party
"a 10 taxation. The prophets SAID some lime
.0o that the new assessment would decrease
the results 81 taxation twenty.nv per cent.
have The report Of Auditor John 4. MSS
ser. and 10 IL find IL demonstrated That
YOU can carry the principal st the present
rate Of isxation, pay interest 81 three per
cent. establish a sinking fund, and protect
and preserve the public schools. IL Is due
TO The party that represent that this good
state OF things exists. Four years ago the
animal expenses OF our government were
four millions. Now they are 100000. Tbis
result claim to be due TO the ConseI vatiye-
Democratic party.
Major Daniel then read Colonel Came
rom. famous editorial that we should "psy
TO the utiermost flrthiDg, pay 10 the last
Mound OF 6esh and the last drop OF blood.
Repudstion is robbery-Bothiug more, no.
thing less" Then turning TO Colonel Csm-
eron he asked Who said thisl and sn-
swered the question. porting 10 tbe Colo
mel: As Nathan said unto David, Thou art
the man. / never was. and am not now, in
favor OF paving the fifteen millions which
West Virginia owes. Colonel Cameron was
in favor AT one time OF paying the whole.
| have the appreciation Of tbe supreme
Court OF the United States that was right
aud be was wrong.
THs PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
yssa member of the Legislature which,
fen yesrsagO, established our public schools,
and I voted 10 establish them, as | bsye
voted for every measure that looked 20 their
advancement. / voted against the Massey
school bill, indeed. But why! Because
the Supreme Court OF Virginia bad declared
il 10 be unconstitutional. But | voted At
the s.me time for the Henktl bill, which
brought The money 10 the schools. Colonel
Cameron was tremendous Fander when
the funding bill Of 1871 was passed. They
have told YOU that The funding bin, with its
coupons, diverted the money from The
schools. The party TO which belong, ard
OF which I am the present nominee, were
not responsible for this measure. j voted
against IL on the floor 81 the House OF Dele
gates, as did q majority O. the Democratic
parly iu that House. am In favor OF pub.
tic schools now, as ! was then, because |
believe them to be the cheapest mode OF
REPUBLICAN OR DEH0cRATi
wish TO AK Colonel Cameron 10 answer
me here and now whether be IS Republic
can or Democrati
Colonel Cameron j never cast vote in
nv life which was not 4 Democratic one
except twice, when John w. Daniel voted
with me for Gilbert e. Walker 10 1869 and
for Horace Greeley in 1872. | was born
and bred s Democrat; and / am Demo
erst 10 everything pertaining to Virginia
Democracy.
Msjor Daniel: He s9ys be was born a
Democrat. Eve was born innocent. Ii Is
not what he was, but what be IL. When a
man has 10 90 round in a circle 10 tell
where he stands politically, then from the
world, the flesh. and the devil, and all such
Democrats, coed Lord deliver me! have
here speech from the lips OF Colonel
Cameron, in which he said be is 8
Democrat and a Republican, Democrat
In the cool and Republican in the cool.
My friends, be is destined pretty soon to be
candidate in the cold. He endorses every
one OF the acts Of William Malone 10 the
Senate. Malone never csSt any other vote
there than a Republican one. This shows
him.
FREE BALLOT AND PAIR COUNT.
Major Daniel here lead extracts from
some OF Colonel C9meTOn's strongest Funder
editoras-and among them one In which
the writer said Negro suffrage IL blud-
geon which Congress has used to brain the
whites OF the SOUTH" Cameron called for
the dste. Daniel answered 1885," and
went on 10 say lie Is going to plead in
fancy. He reminds me of John Randolph's
little dog FIdo. Fido put his dirty paws
on book ana spoiled II. Randolph wrote
at the bottom Of the page "Done by Fido
when a puppy"
stand always, said Major Daniel. for a
free ballot and a fair count. II Colonel
Cameron bad used the same diligence that
be now is using IN pursuing the men who
employed tiSsue-ballOis and "pudden"-
tickets in Southside Virginia aud in his
own home, there would not need be any Of
their cry about free ballot and a fair
count. have ballot here that is typical
OF the gentleman's partY-a ballot that was
used in the last election. Here it Is: For
President, james A. Garfield; for Vice.
President. Chester A. Arthur; for electors
at large. William +. Cameron and II. II.
Riddleberger, Colonel Cameron bad as a
competitor for the nomination ia his Con.
yention John Il. Massey. Mr.. Massey
came back TO Albemarle after that Conyen.
tion and said that there were forty votes
there which be could have bought at ten
dollars head. Forty votes at ten dollars
apiece in Virginia Convention which pro-
claimed itself for a free ballot and a free
count
Major Daniel concluded by saying:
stand Tor settlement Of the debt at the
present rate OF taxation. / stand for and
support the public schools.
am Democrat, aud am not a Republi.
can. am for co6qual and exact Justice to
all men. have no war TO carry into Africa,
nor do / intend to carry Afiisa into the
war. Instead Of breeding discard and
strife, l would slsnd in the presence OF this
people and say with emphasis and with
esrnestness, Let us haye peace
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