Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-11

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ard which u knowr 10 my profession as
the commercial law If the world. was used
hy men like you who met 10 the market
PAGES Of Venice and Amsterdam and
other such cities In the centuries gone by.
Under the order of honor established by
them continents were discovered and cor
quests accomplished. The code was
brought TO this country. The absence OF
II makes trouble IN the world.
.What was IL that produced The failure
In this street recently? Lack OF honesty.
say that honesty Is essential to business.
II cannot lie compared 10 the carvings on
these buildings, which are ornamental. III
Is ike the cornerstone --absoiutcly essen
tjal. You American freemeD do not SUD
pose that Il Is any the less essential IN
Government than In business. III II i
absent. The Government Will fall. Now, /
have given YOU a simple rule OF business by
which 10 Judge the presidential election. i
viii not place before You IN detail the
charges which have been made against
.yatoes q. Blaine. have not yet been abe
n address an audience a. I would q Jury.
You Know undoubtedly all the proofs Of
James G.. Blaine's misconduct. leave yoc
TO decide whether they are sufficient. (Cries
OF They are.'l
"NiDcty.six years ago the first President
took his oath OF office here, and you have
erected that impressive statue to his mem
ory. [Applsuse] What sort OF a successor
10 Washington do The Republicans offer
usy In The next four years the first GEN.
tury OF presidential Government Will have
come TO an end. What made Washington
great! Certainly those qualities which
gave him greatness were not intelleciui ii
ones. No one would compare him as a
soldier with Frederick or Napoleon. lie
was not a brilliant writer. philosopher, or
inventor. No; IL was because through
and through he was an honest man.
Uong-continued cheers.l We feel that
his fame IL secure because no letters or
other documents Will ever he found to east
suspicion on him. [Cheers.l We can say
Of him:
"Whaicver record leaps N light
Tie "a yer can change
"You are to make choice. ! hope you
will choose wisely. Knowing the Governor
Of this Statea | have since seventeen years
old. | know that he does possess that very
quality which Washington had OF uncom-
promising honesty. [Great cbcering.] |
have addressed this meeting with sense
of pleasure by reason Of the enthusiasm
YOU and the cause all that success which
our country needs. Let us show the poll
ticiaDs that the American people will not
have IL that the character Of candidate
should be compromised on the question OF
honesty" [Cheers.l
MFR. Flower. after a little music by the
band and much cheering by the crowd, in
trOduCed Ex-Governor Solomon. who was
received with very great favor by the as
sembly. He said:
IL am not a politician. but ] have been
for twenty-iour years member OF the Re-
publican party. [Cheers.] l worked for
Lincoln. lcheeTs,] but | cannot support
James G.. Blaine. Misses and h0oti0g J
Therefore, speaking, as believe. to large
numbor OF Republicans. ] must say they
should not support bin. [Cheers.] When,
on April p. 1876, in the House OF Repre-
sentaliyes, he arose 10 q personal eSpIana-
ton TO declare that he was not guilty OF
charges made against his official character,
the people Of the United States believed
that he spoke the truth; for the people had
not vet learned that man situated as he
was could have such audacity. This man
had been so lonI leader among men that
people believed him then; but new people
are learning that such declarations are not
10 be Implicitly believed. Now ne il held
I'D as the model statesman of the American
people.
alt is not at all singular that we have no
record Of any public acts in which nc has
appeared as great statesman. lie has mol
left his stamp on the times as agreat states
man. He stands convicted Of having pros
ttuted the high Office Of Speaker OF the
House 10 obtaining an interest in specula-
tive schemes. Misses lie stands con-
,icted OF having uttered falsehOods, and Of
having undertaken 10 obtain false wit
nesses in his own behalf, not only be-
fore the people Of these United states.
but before the civilized world, and as
such his name will 90 down TO
history, no matter what the peo-
pie of the United states choose to do about
il. [Cheers and hisses.] IL is for these
reasons that Independent Republicans can
not support him. We think we have an
opportunity to support a man who is fit to
be the President OF the Uuited States.
(Great enthusiasm and waving OF bats.
We propose to east our votes for Grover
Cleveland renewed cheeringl because he
has shown that he il a man OF integrity"
The next speaker was Aigernon ;. SulIi-
van, and as he advanced to the front of the
platform the crowd cheered loudly. Mr..
Sullivan said that this was not a partisan
meeting. Ii was evident that there was a
patriotic spirit In the neighborhO0d. The
very presence OF Washington could be felt,
and il he were alive he would certainly
take the lead in such movement. This"
said Mr.. sullivan, ''is an honest mems
meeting. [Cheers.1 And here want to pay
tribute TO the energy and patriotism Of
the independent Republicans. They are
nObIy supporting the cause Of reform.
fCheers.l They have animated the Demo
cratic party. and they have animated the
patriotic spirit OF the country. Cheers
They have found il necessary to leave the
Republican party, just as the men who
founded that party found it necessary
twenty-five years ago TO leave the old
parties. They were called dudes and
Pbarisees then as the Independents ale
now. fCheers.l The independents are COM
PEELED 20 strap their consciences upon their
shoulders and march out Of tie Republican
marty. (CheeIs.l A. Speaker OF the House
Mr. Blaine held great position, He abused
that position as y0u have learned, and now
he seys that he saw nothing in his actions
ipconeister. with the highest kind OF in
teprity. lie asks you, moreover, DO you
think so, too?" A loud shout OF " No!J
Mr.. sullivan was succeeded 10y ii. A.
Boody. Of the Stock Exchange, who, in an
swer 10 the objection raised against Goyer-
nor Cleveland's lack OF experience. said ::
GLOW long an experience does 1t take 10
make an'hOncst man 7" EN-Mayor W. Il,
Grace followed and spoke briefly. Before
Mr.. Grace's speech Chairman Flower called
on the meeting to cheer Governor Clevc-
| land, and such a shouting and waving oi
hats as followed must have shaken the gold
| in the Sub-Treasury vaults. \ large por-
ton Of the crowd remained until the end
| and seemed anxious for more.
CROWDS IN UNION SQUARE.
| The lrenI ENenIng Hnrnde. md NneeChes