The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-16
The Speaking or Monday.
, GOOD DAYS WORK AT LEESBURG.
Ill noshnr., Mirror

LktsbuIN AiliI'lsJ
In the absence Of h. johnson Barbour,
Esq. who was detained by sickness, Major
Smith Turner, Of Warren county. appeared
in Leesburg on Monday, aud after the adj
iournment of the Convention took the
stand and addressed the people in an hour
and-a-quartcr speech, which brlstled
throughout with facts, figures, and sound
logic.
Ii was his first speech OF the canvass. and
he expressed his misgivings, not Of the
Justice OF the cause he espOused, but OF
his own ability to demonstrate it clearly to
his audience: and recognizing in The
crowd before him the representative men
OF Loudoun. he said he would not attempt
10 entertain them with flights OF oTatory
or sallies Of wit, but cndeavor TO address
himself to their understanding. After a
brief allusion to the fact that the last
and only time he had ever been in
Leesburg was more than twenty years
ago, when he passed through the town,
swearing the grav," and temporarily in
command Of the Loudoun Guards; that
he thought then he was in the line OF duty,
opposing an enemy inimical TO the rights
and interests Of the people OF Virginia;
and TO-DAY he came TO fight against the adj
imical to the welfare OF the Common
wealth-and that foe professed member
OF our own household.
He then reviewed the course Of General
Malone, showing that not until he had
failed 10 crafty his political ambition as
member OF the Democratic party did he
ever seek TO compass its overthrow, and
that each successive step carried him
nearer TO the gates OF the Stalwart Repub-
Ilcan camp until he was to-day in full ac-
cord with Arthur, and seeking, by mas
ouerading rs Democrat. to lead those
Democrats who had followed him in his
crusade against the debt Of Virginia INTO
the ranks Of Stalwart Republicanlsm. TIC
claimed that Mahone's course in the SEN
ate Justified the charge-that every vote ilt
had given was against the people OF nls
own section and i'm favor Of the most stal'
wart measures Of the most StalWart RepuD'
Ucans. He advised Democrats who want
ed 10 ion the Republican patty 10 DO sc
openly. and TO fall i'm with the respectable
wing OF il led by Blaine, Wickham, Dezen'
dOrf, and men OF like stamp, ana not INT
masqueraders under Malone, who DasC
their action on the low, base plane OF gong
"for Arthur because Arthur IS for them
After celebrating that line Ct thought ano
establishing Mahonc's status rs Rcpubll
can for Federal patronage with which tC
demoralize and debauch the lccel politics
Of Virginia for personal ends, he proceed
ed, IN language strong and iOrciDle, u
show how General Malone and his lieu
tenants at first favored the funding bill o.
1870, and advocated every measure pro
posed by the Democratic party up TO 1871
when he failed to receive the NOMINATION
for Governor, and how since then he nae
not only gone back upon his former record
but had each year become more grasplhs
and tyranical, until, two years ago, IRON
his seat in the United States Senate, aidet
and abetted by the Arthur Administration
had manipulated the election OF a Leglsia
ture, majority OF whose members, IN al
vance Of their election, and rs the price o.
MabOne's support, executed bona 10 D'
governed In all things by the action OF
caucus OF which William Malone was Tue
acknowledged dictator.
Thus fortified, he depicted the littl
"Boss" neglecting his official duties II
Washington, and from the Wing building
In Richmond issuing his mandates to hi
pledged serfs, who are no longer the fire
and independent representatives OF tn
sovereign will OF Virginia, but the vlrtua
slaves OF master who accorded to then
no privilege save that of doing his bidding
With his forces thus marshalled III th
Legislature, Major Turner recounted Tn
legislation OF the session--bow by the cor
folidation OF certain railroads, and tb
subsequent manipulation OF their indebted
ness 10 Virginia, claim OF $500, 1000 wa