National Republican., 1883-10-29
BOURBONIsM ARRAIGNED.
The Powerful Speech Of Hon. John S Wise in
Behalf Of the Rsadjus,ers
A Hot Fight in Riehn,ond-Mosi Import
ant Isisetion Ever Held in Virginia
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RfcnNorp, Va, oct 1s-More than hve
hundred colorod men were unable 20 register
In this city yesterday. and consequently these
men will not BE- allowed % vote AZ tho coming
election. In Jackson ward. whorc The colored
vote l. largely In tho majority, sunset caught
many oolorod men az tho polls They claim
shat the registrars who are bourbon demo
Gratis would not register hardly twelve an
hour Ia the afternoon.
Tho matter was much talked about last
night at readiustcr headquarters and thoro
was somo talk of reporting the fart
90 Judge Atkins of tho husttnEs
court, tomorrow. There were. notwith-
standing this, however. many colorcd men
registered. and tho number of whites regis.
tered was also large, 10 IL expected that the
readiustors " coalitionists will poll a larger
vote Ia this city at the coming election than
they have ever polled before, aud, u the re-
adjuster ticket Is not elected the candidates
thereon can have the Satisfaction q knowing
that they reduced the bourbon democracy aud
gave the bourbons Of Richmond, which u the
fountain head Of fundorism, a most terrible
blow.
TO use slang expression, "thinrs is work.
ing in Richmond, )" and the ooalitionists are
ginning ground steadily. Last niEht Hon,
John s. Wise spoke Ia front Of fords hotel
20 5000 people IL was one of the largest
political meetings ever held in Richmond.
The streets in the ncighborhood of the hotel
were crowded, and several bands Of music
enlivenod tho occasion. The speaker WAS In
troduced by Mr.. Henry Hudnall, one of the
readjustor nominees for the house of delegates
from Richmond. Mr.. Wise, upon ascending
tho platform, was greeted with immense
cheering and spoke about two hours.
Recently several leading fundcrs have spoken
in this city, aud the wires carried the news
TO the north, where In some papers the dis.
patch followed the heading, AN ArraiguinSut
of Malone" Congressman Wise's speech was
an arraignmeut Of bourbonism. aud 10 was
one of tho most powerful political speeches
that has been delivered upon the Virginia
stump. lie began by saying: 81 como be-
foro you tonight as an advocate Of the
principles of readjustmont and 10 tell
you that l am fresh from the great
southwest and tidowatcr. and como 10
tell you that the camp fires arc burning
brightly in every section of the state, aud
that the readiustcrs will hold the fort" He
gave graphic picture Of the inconsistency
of the Virginia bourbons from the time they
Endorsed Horace Greeley until tho present, In.
cluding the time when John W. Daniels, the
defeated candidate for governor, chassozed 20
the front on q stage in Lynchburg, clasping
in each hand colorcd man, and eNclaiming
a
the best men of both races unite together In q
cause it is bound to win"
The cause did not win, but one Of tho col-
orcd men who figured in this notable occasion
left the state undor cloud.
In referring to how tho bourbons are han
kerng after the colored vote, tho speaker
said They say to tho people in certain
counties don't go with the readjusters be.
cause they are republicans, and In other
counties they tell tho people not 10 follow
the rcad uS'crs because they arc democrats.
This evoked considerable laughter, because
the fact has recently been made very ap-
par mt
lights of funderism, spoke in this city fcw
nights SINCE: on which occasion he had
something to say about Mr.. Wise, and sought
to mai! him for using the quotation Master,
lead on; I'll follow thee" In connection with
Gen. Malone, in the article published In tho
Uhig. entitled Conrad Corncred" MrWse
said he had never had but one pull at Mr..
Conrad, and that was at Louisa court house.
On that OCCASION the speaker said Mr.. Conrad
was extremely polite and courteous in
debate, but the gentleman from Winchester
had seen fit to get in few remarks on him
at meeting in Richmond, knowing full
we'll that he (Wise) would not be able to re-
ply, as he was out of the city. Mr.. Wise,
however, replied to Mr. Conrad last night and
handled the funder orator very nicely. He
had few words to say about eX-Congrcssman
Goode, tho bronze lion, who said in n dis
cusson with Mr.. Wise in one the tidowatcr
counties that he (Goode) was Henry A.Wise
democrat, and regretted to see Congressman
John S. Wise straying so far away from the
democratic faith in which his father lived.
Turning to the people, Mr.Wise exclaimed :
"Thank Cod said to Mr. Goode, that my
father lived to tell you to your teeth that oil
the gold of India would not induce him to
take the seat in congress you took from
Platt > and l also said to him, Thank God
that Henry A. Wise lived to tell you, John
GOode that you out scalawagged the scala
wags and out carpetbagged the carpet bag
gers" Mr.. Wise then went on to discuss
the debt question, and proved that the bour'
bons had not even complied with thoir plat
form in regard to the debt, but were and are
now endcavoring to upset it.
His speech aroused the people and opened
the eyes of many who have been blindly iol
lowing bourbon leaders, whose Inconsistencies
exceed their patriotism.
There is u hot fight going on in Richmond
and the bourbons arc using money freely
Up to within few days past they have beer
giving the sutl'ragans chin music, but now they
come forward and put down the cash. and tho
shckels are going like hot cakes.
The Richmond bourbons are in great dis
trcss over tho proposed change of the cit.
charter by tho legislature, which will b'
readjustcr. This will turn out of office quit'
number of men who have grown fat sucking
tho public tcat for years, and who think tina
the Offices belong TO them and to nobody else
A reform in tho administration Of affairs j
needed in Richmond and it is coming
When it comes one Of the most exciting
political changes known to Richmond
will DO witnessed, When tho WhiO
the leading organ Of tho readjuster part
said last week, 1--WE say, and in all tender
a. u. IL. II
was rafting of bourbon dry bones, the lik
of which has not been witnessed in this cit
for long time.
Taking everything into consideration, thi
is the most important election ever held il
Virginia. The existence of one party an
the squclching of another hangs on tho re
suit, Besides this, it is estimated that tn
bets made in the state will aggregat
$I,0000O0.
Saturday Evening Reunions.
DR.. and Mrs, Mitchell have inaugurated