The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-18


LEGION Addresses in an Eloquent ana
Telling Speech the Democrats OF the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Cameron e. Co., ana
the Other Republicans Handled with
G,eycs OG-A Fine and Lasting Impress
sion Made.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch'I
ABINGDON, September IA, 1888.
Hon. Charles Il. O'Ferrall happened IN
town yesterday afternoon on his way 10
Lee county from TazcweIl, where he has
lust met with great success. As soon as III
was known he was here several prominent
citizens called on him and requested HIM
to make speech In the courthouse NJ
night. He consented, and runners were
Immediately sent out to give notice oil the
speaking. At a quarter TO s, after the
ringing OF the courthouse bell and the
playing OF the band, quite an unusually
large and respectful audience, considering
the short notice, assembled. Hon. Daniel
Trigg, in few very appropriate and COM
plimentary remarks, Introduced Colonel
O'Ferral. Being well known by reputa-
ton to the people Of this town and county,
he was received with great applause.
Inc lOioDcl Dtrtu W tNpfNH0ihS bi'
pleasure and qualification at being for the
first time among the beautiful valleys ana
magnificent mountains OF Southwest Nlr-
einia, and meeting personally It's people.
He also expressed pleasure ut having the
opportunity Of talking to the people OF
Abingdon, though. he SAID, he knew it was
no Use for him 10 speak 10 them, rs he
could look in their faces and read that they
were all good Democrats. He then traced
the Democratic party from its inception
and formation about eighty years ago by
that great apostle Of human rights and lib
critics. Thomas Jefferson, showing how it
had during all that while battled for the
eternal principle OF right. and how in so
doing ii had so economically administered
the affairs OF government. He declared
that the Democratic party had always been,
as il was intended to be, as true to the in
terest and welfare Of the people rs :" the
needle was 20 the pole"
REPUBLICAN nsRULE.
He next arraigned the Republican party
for its corruption and abuse OF public
trusts. He showed from statistics that the
Republican party collected yearly taxes
averaging over three hundred dollars per
head for every man, woman. and child.
white and black, in the country. over and
above what was necessary to pay the inter-
est on the public debt and dciray the ac-
tual expenses Of the Government; or, in
other words, they collected from the hard
earnings of the people about hundred
and eighty millions Of dollars more than is
actually necessary fer the proper expenses
of the Government. This money, he
charged, the Republicans used to sat-
isfy their villainy, robbery, and ras-
caitv. He also showed how un-
Just and how infamous had been
Republican legislation on the tariff He
declared and proved that they rot only dis
criminated in favor OF The manufacturer
against the producer, but also Disseminated
in favor OF the rich man against the poor.
He said the Mahoneites did not know much
about the tariff.
FOWLER AND INTERNAL REVENUE.
He said that Mr.. Pcndleton. at Tazewell,
had candidlv admitted that he knew no.
thing about it; but that Fowler had tried
to argue it with him in GraysOn. and had
claimed through the Bristol Ne,cS (Fowler's
paper that he (TowleD had run O'Ferrall
out Of GraysOn. IL run from Fowler! F"
said Colonel O'Ferrall. "Why, fellow
citizens, when | go out turkey-hunting ]
don't shoot snow-birds." [Great laughter
and applausc.l After Colonel O'Ferralfs
lucid exposition OF the tariti'-in which he
gave some startling facts and statistics that
every one who heard him understood and
carried away to think Oyer-bc took up the
internal-reyenue system and presented and
discussed il in Il manner equally rs telling.
The revenue gang, Of whom he spoke in
no gentle or complimentary terms, he de-
clared were the chief stays and props OF the
Republican party, at least IN the South,
and that when we were rid Of these spies
and robbers we would be rid OF Radicaism
and all its infamy. 1t was, said he, with
these Radicals that Malone, Cameron Il
Co. were in fun accord and sympathy.
But, like all ingrates and rcnegades from
whose bOsOmS the marble heart OF ingrati-
tude has driven out the finer sense OF honor
and principle, they call themselves under
the false name OF Readjusters.
TIE DEBT SETTLED.
Colonel O'Ferrall said he had made
about the first speech that was ever made
against what is known as the funding bill;
and that he had gone to the Legislature
from Rockingham to fight this bill by a
larger majority than any other man had
ever received; that when the Supreme
Court OF the State afterwards decided
Against him he submitted, though without
sacrificing any principle or giving up any
opinion; and that now as the supreme
Court OF the United States had made an
other decision regarding the State debt Of
Virginia he and the Democratic party pro-
posed TO stand TO il, and would fight
any man who attempted to disturb it. He
said that the Malone party was anxious to
keep the State debt in politics because they
thought it would be a means Of prolonging
their time OF office, and OF covering up
their nefarIous deeds. He said that when
they ran upon the Riddleberger bin it was
only hoaX-a catch to deceive the people :;
for under the Riddleberger bill the man
who paid a hundred dollars in taxes paid
only five cents less than under the Daniel
bill; that the real and true object and de
sign OF the Mahoneites was TO decoy Demo-
Gratis over into the Republican party.
THE MAHONE-REPUbLICAN COMPACT.
To prove that this was and is their de-
sign he read from the " History Of Politi-
cal Parties in the United States" by Mr..
Cooper, at present chairman Of the Repub-
lican Executive Committee Of Pennsylva-
MA, and to whom Governor Cameron, OF
Virginia, in bis eXuberance Of Republican,
ism, said Colonel O'Ferrall, offered TO give
$1,000 towards the Republican campaign
fund of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Cooper says
in his history that when Senator Simon
Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, came through
Virginia in 1879 he oStensibly came for his
health. but really came TO effect a combine
ton between Malone and the Republic
cans. Colonel O'FerralPs phillipicS against
Malone and Cameron were terrible and
scathing, and were greatly applauded. lie
spoke OF what Cameron had once been and
what he was now. How he had once de-
nounced Malone rs g the railroad Ishmael-