The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-10


nor Cameron, the throng being greater,
Is said, than had assembled there at an,
time since the visit Of Major John W
/, Daniel. About noon the meeting opened
and Judge Christian was introduced b,
Mr.. Taylor Garnett, chairman OF the Demo
cratic Committee OF the county.
JUDGE CHRISTIAN.
After returning thanks for the spiendit
greeting accorded him. the Judge tenderl.
referred to the period previous to the wa
when he represented the county in tn
State Senate. He now came back gray
haired man, but whatever success he hat
achieved in life he attributed to the peop
OF Matthews and the adjoining counties
During his eighteen years service on tn
bench he had never attended politica
meeting or made political speech. III
was told that old things had passed ava!
and that the present was a new era, anC
regretted that he saw things to-day tina
were new and humiliating. 1t was pain
full for him to see the Governor come dowI
from his high Office and engage in partisan
politics.
A GOVERNORS POSITION.
He had thought that when Governor
was installed in his high Office that he wa
the Governor Of the whole people and no
OF party. The present was indeed new
era, and strange things were happening
which he attributed TO the "malign IN
fluence" OF which the Governor had for
merry written.
CAMERON CORNERED.
Before entering upon further discussion
he wanted TO ask the Governor 4 question
He wanted to know whether the Governor
was Democrat OF Republican.
Governor Cameron: my friends, an
Democratic Roddjuster."
Judge Christian: "Answcr the ques-
ton. The people have a right to know
In 1884 under which banner will you
| fight? II Hendricks. Hancock, or any
other Democrat is nominated will you be
found with the Democratic or Republican
party?"
Governor Cameron 81 might evade
that question but | say to you here to-
day that | am not going to vote with any
party who has called us thieves. I'm not
going TO vote with any party who read me
out Of that party. | am not going to vote
for any party which partakes of Judge
Christians party" He then alluded to
what the Dispatch had said about Ben.
Butler.
Judge Christian Has he answered my
question:"
Answer by the crowd: "No."
Judge Christian, rcsuming, said he had
not expected from the Governor the same
answer as that given by Peewee Fowler,
McCaull, Blair, and Others. He said that
the gentleman had not answered, but had
come back on the speaker about Ben. But
Ter. He (Judge ChrIstian) would not vote
for Butler for the presidency-a thousand
times, No.
THE DEBT QUESTION DEAD ISSUE.
He did not come to discuss the debt
question. The debt question was a dead
issue. After discussing other matters he
read the Readiuster electoral ticket, and
among the names he found the Republican
Governor Of Virginia. He was, he said.
justified in so CHASING him, for he had
evaded the question. Fowler and McCaull
and others might give evasiye answers, but
he expected better Of the Governor.
MAHONE's RECORD.
He referred to the records Of Malone
and Riddleberger, and thought that if Ma
hone was present that he would be more
candid. lie wished that Malone were
present. How could he get control Of the
Federal patronage if he was not Republic
can? "You can't hoodwink these people,
Governor Cameron" he said. "There are
only two national parties"
THE COALITIoNIsTs ARE REPUBLICANS.
lie enumerated the names Of all the lead
ers Of the Coalition party, and said that
they were all Republicans. and that they
all held offices. With splendid effect he
criticised the present government Of the
Commonwealth, the policy of the party in
power, and those who constitute the great
majority of that party, and their certain
action in the future. He reviewed the pc
ried OF military government, and showed
the origin of the Conservative party and
the debt question. Massey had been the
leader in the beginning, but there was one
man who had lost power by the loss Of the
railroad which he had controlled, and
whose malign influence had been so graph.
ically described by the Governor when the
latter was an editor.
CAMEIOY's IsHMA ELITE EDITORIAL.
He then read Cameron's "Ishmaelitev
editorial. In passing he reviewed the ac-
ton OF Malone in putting himself at the
head OF the movement, and then proceeded
to read what the Governor had said when
he wrote OF the negroes as monkeys, &C.,
and said: "You call this a Readjuster-
RepublicaD-Coaltion party"
NEGRO SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
Turning to the Governor he said: .Look
on this, young man. He has so far adj
Vahced In iiye years as TO appoint negro
trustee for the white schools in Richmond"
Referring to the pledge required by Ma
none OF members OF the Legislature, he
ailrmed on his own responsibility as man
that there was not man, from tue Supreme
Court down to a servant in the Auditors
oflice, who could hold his position against
the order OF Malone.
MAH0YE's GUILLOTINE.
In support OF this he cited the case of |
Judge Staples, whom he designated as the
father-in-law Of the Readjuster party, but