The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-06
THE STATE CANVASS.
Trigg Corners Morris I'm washington
County.

Il
Pace Morris, the Lynchburg postmaster
challenged Hon. c. +. Trigg to meet nm
LAST NIGHT at Osceola, in this county. Ac-
cordingly Mr.. Trigg was at Osceola lass
MONT. and q lively discussion took pace
between him and Mr.. Morris. There was
, very intelligent and Respectable audience
Mr.. Trigg led off in an noun,
Mr.. Morris following in an hour, each
having fifteen minutes reioinder.
NI. TRIGG's OPENING.
Mr.. Trigg declared that the issues in this
campaign were OF more importance IMAM
INV since 1869. He said there were TWO
treat parties now in existence, ard oniy
.wo, and he traced how they had come INTO
Existence and how they stood at present
He reviewed the campaign since the war,
slowing the infamous course OF the ne
publican party, and how the Democrats
mad strivcn TO reform the AFFAIRS Oh Wv
eminent and equitably administer them ior
he good OF the whole people. lie Gis-
,ussed the intCrual-reTenue system! any
md efTeclually. He said that the deot was
,ettled: that The Readiusicr party bad iu!-
filled its mission; that Malone was now III
he Republican party, and he read from
authorities TO prove it. lie did not spare
he terms in speaking Of Arthur, Malone
4 Co. Particularly did he dwell with
force ON the negro question and pour hot
shot into both Malone and ms party on
his subject. which had a telling eject on
he audience, and called forth long ap-
)lause.
PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
Inst before closing Rir. Trigg read and
hen handed to Morris the following quc>-
ions:
First. Does not the colorcd man now en-
oy all the rights guaranteed him by The
constitution! Ii not, state what. Not
answered.
Second. What do you mean by Liberal
SIN?
Third. What right do you propose to
,cst0w upon the negro that he does not
possess? Not answered.
Fourth. Are not the leaders OF that race
lamoring that the race line shall be de-
troyed. and proclaimng in favor OF mixed
chools and mixed marriages? Answer:
20.
Fifth. Are they not being put in Office
" your party! Yes.
sixth. Do YOU prefer them in office to
our own race NO.
Seventh. If not, why is it you have them
mploycd in the pos!-ofiice at Lynchburg,
4 which you are the postmaster? Not an
wcrcd.
Eighth. Are they the most intelligent
nd best suited for the place: No.
Ninth. Were YOU not formerly Demo-
rat and Funderl ii so, when did YOU
,ccome a Republican and Rcadiusicr: II
on have so become. why did you change?
lie answered that he had voted for Dan
Ell. but il was because he had been absent
rom the state and did not understand the
ssues in the campaign, but never explained
Why nor when he Lad become Il Ecpubli-
an.
COULDN'T ANSWER.
Mr.. Morris made q somewhat better
pccch than Is usually heard from one OF
lie little Boss canyasscrs, but TrigS had
proved too much for him, and 1t had little
fleet. He talked much OF the tariff, re-
diustment, Malone, and the negroes. lie
allied TO satisfactorily answer the plain and
pointed questions and propositions that
lr. Trigg put 10 him.
Though OsceOla has been counted one
4 Mahone's strong precincts. Trigg bad
he crowd and came oil with dying color>.
Phil. Mckinney in Isle OF wight.
RINGING SPEECH--THE DEMOCRATS 1HO-
ROUGHLY ORGANIZED.
rCorrc,pondcnce Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
SMITHFIELD, Va, October 3, 1883.
Monday was a grand day Tor the Demo
recy OF old Isle OF Wight. Long before
O'Clock the crowd commenced gathering
il the courthouse, and before y VI. there
vas the largest crowd Of white people your
,orres pondent has ever seen there. Never
n old times. when John GOode used 10
make his stirring speeche, in his efforts to
)ut down Plat, was such q crowd seen.
Phil. Mckinney was prompt to keep his
and such a speech we Of this
section seldom hear. / have heard more OF
he wild hurrah when John GO0de WAS our
candidate for Congress, but never have
seen such earnest attention as was given
gallant son. Many who had
left the fold with an honest conviction that
iaey were doing right in adjusting the
debt came TO me after the speech and as
,ured me that never again would they east
a RcadjuSter vote. One old gentleman
took me by the arm and said: Il used to
vote the ReadiuSier ticket, but | have de-
termined TO stick to my color let the issues
be what they may"
The Republicans were addressed by
Fowler. lie sent a note TO Captain Me-
Kinney carly in the day asking for diyi-
sion Of time. Captain Mckinney referred
the communication TO the County EXecu-
tive Committee, and they, a. on the pre-
ced;ng court-day. declared they would
have no division. When the Coa,itiOnists
found we would not divide they sought
the shcltCring wings OF the cOurt-hOuse,
where they Thought the people ci Isle OF
Wight could not see the lea liustcr party.
There were about 100 negroes and -
whites by actual count - they met, and
their names are in my possession. There
was 50 much negro that even their Judge
and treasurer could not stand il, and wan
dcred carclessly about the grounds whilst
Fowler was speaking. There are some
who nay vote that way on the day OF cleo.
ton, but they were ashamed to be seen
with "their" party on c0uri-day. They
have no decent following in Isle OF Wight
and by refusing to divide time we show
our people its the same old party that was
led 10y Plat and which We have been fight
Ing since IcO0.
Our county is organized. our people in
earnest, and are working, and on the Oh
day OF November we are going 10 redeem
the old border county and throw OF The
yoke OF Mahoneism forever.
Captain Mckinney was followed by Cap
tain X. {. Marshall III an able and eloquent
address. The same gentleman spoke here
TO delighted crowd at night. SmithiielC
is solid. ID.
TIE Gloucester Democrats.
GOCLRICK MEETS MCAULL-THE DEMOCRAT!
THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE, October |. ,S3.
To-day being oourt-day. pursuant tC
notice Judge Goorick and lr. McCaul
had Joint discussion here. McCaull mad,
The usual regulation Radical speech, bu