Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-05
THROUGH THE STATE.
HALIFAX COUNTY.
The Gres, Democratic Demonstration NJ
south Bcs,cn-A Magnificent speech from
Daniei-ffsrru, Ed,nupf.. md liurt


enormous list OF members and the follow
ing officers: w. W. Ward, president;
John VI. Jordan, vice-presidcnt; John A..
Philips. secretary. The chief business
before the Club was 10 perfect arrange
ments for The reception of Hon John w.
Daniel, who spoke last night. Yesterday
evening. half an hour before the train on
which Daniel was expected arrived, the
Club. IN body, their number increased
by many visiting Democrats, formed
in column and marched 10 The
dep6t 10 await the coming o.
our gallant siandard.bearcr. When the
train rolled In cheer after cheer
echoed and rcCchocd along the Dan valley.
The Messengers on the train started from
their seats IN astonisbmcnt. Those asleep
Jumped up as il an accident had happened.
As Major Daniel came ont OF the car the
form Of Mr.. Bcirne, OF the Siote. was
csuphi SIGHT 81 10y some OF his Halifax adj
mircrs. OF course nothing would do but
: speech from this gallant journalistic
champion Of Democracy. Mr.. Beirne,
standing on the car-platiorm, made. ~ tele-
graphcd 10 YOU, brief but excellent
speech. He was glad 10 meet the true and
loyal people OF Halifax, and knew they
would stand shoulder TO ehoulder and elect
Bcirne was on his way 90 Danville 10 speak,
and our people regretted very much he
could not stop and participate in the great
Notification held here last night.
The grandes: political demonstration that
has ever occurred IN this county, so far as
know, WAS the Daniel meeting at South
Boston. The Flag warehouse had been
generously prOlered by the pr0pr.etOrs,
Nsssrs. Hin q Cole, and the large aud spa
cious room was thicSly covered with sub.
s;antial seats. capable Of accommodating
one thousand persons. A committee OF
ladies had most handsomely decorated the
p,aiform with carpctinC, flowers. bunting,
epgravings IL Cleveland and Hendricks,
and with the words John W. Daniel for
Congress " in bright. silyeTy letters in the
background. BY early candle-light the
immense crowd BEGAN pouring in from Hal
flax Courthouse. Black Walnut. llanVhl',
allneighboring villages, and even from more
distant points in adjacent counties came the
people. until every seat in the warehouse
was occupied, and extra ones had 10 De
provided. Aud what an audience that
was. In ToSpoctahiljty. intellect. ana re-
fnement is equal would be hard to ma.
It's superior i yet unborn. The c4lm'
strong conferences Of brave, true men
were toned and softencd by the near pre-
sence OF the fair and lovely features OF the
genter sex. Daniel himself. accustomed
as lac i 10 the finest audiences. was i'm
pressed with the one before hlm in m
unusual degree.
CArTAIN ;. II. Il. FIGGATT.
who was introduced 10y Mr. T.. {. Wat
kin>. opened in speech of about thirty
minutes. and held the crowd well in hand
with hi, sound exposition Of Je1crsonian
principles.
HON. JOHN ". DANIEL
was introduced by Wood Bouldiu.. Esq.
in an eloquent and appropriate manner.
He referred 10 Daniels response to his
coupiry's call in 1861. and his services in
civil life since the war. his opposition -
ho>,i,m in every shape and % Billy Ma
hone in particular. Mr.. Bouliin's INTRO
duction was greeted with much applause.
When Daniel arose from his seat storm
Of cheering rent the air. In commencing
Major Daniel said that in l0ng-paSt days
John Randolph. OF Charlotte, was accuS-
toned 10 boast that no man in Congress
represented such fine people as he did.
Without Randolrh's genius. without his
shilitv or clOgueuce. Vet ! can say, like
Randolph. that never did man have q no.
bier follow ing. nor constituency, nor Drawer
men than does John W. Daniel And
turning 10 the smiling faces OF the ladies.
"what shall | say about these |
wear tonight the flower sent to me
by one Of IialifaX's fair daugh.
ter, snd will always proudly wear
their cOloIs next my Democratic heart -
There was great cheering at this sentiment.
But. leaving sentiment and graceful COM
pliment. Major Daniel soon applied himself
20 the serious work Of bis cause. He sought
not hy novelty To entertln. but he came TO
present Democratic doctrine and Demo
cratic principles. He was nothing hu!
plain. simple, unpretending, uncomprO-
missing Democrat. He was one by lnheTi-
lance and by nature. He believed that IN
Democracy lay those principles and moral,
that alone could give good. pure, and free
government. protect the weak against the
strong. ensure equal rights to every man
before the law. Said he: - am
not man big enough 10 distribute
myself ml,ccllaHeously into two or
three parties. rs some OF our fellow
citizens have Of late attempted They
say the Democratic party is dead. Well,
they have said that for TWENTY-FIVE years.
When Breckenridge was beaten in 1851,
Mcclellan in 1864, SEYMOUR in 1865, IIor-
ace Greeley in 1872. the cry went up that
the Democratic party is dead and buried;
snd yet. my countrymcn, the party was al
WAYS on hand. fresh and strong for an
other fight. That party is immortal, indie
SirUctiblc. and will never die lChecrs.l
1t j. now rosy and fresh and vigorous rs
strong man TO run race II j. not like
the cst. which l. said TO have nine lives, but
il has nine hundred and ninety-nine bill
lion nine hundred and ninety-aine million
lives Immense applause.J Major Dan
icl here told an amusing necdOte about an
old gentleman who said he supposed that
God could have made better fruit than
the strawberry had he 50 desired, but his
experience was that God had never done
that thing. go, said the speaker, Divine
prov idence might have made a better party
than the Democratic party, but !. wa, very
certain that 1t never had. And equally
certain i il that the devil never cOncOcted
a worse party or mess than the Republican
party. Change and rotation In Office i ne
cess0ry 10 purity OF administration OF pub
lie affairs. Turn the raScals out, Open
the books and look at the accounts Put
in new and hone,t men. The Republican
party, fed on monopolstic soup, has, as
old Bob I0ombS so well expresses il, ia
tigued the indignation OF the people" We
get tired Of listening TO the tale OF its
thicyeTies and cOrruptiOnS. Yet, as patri-
otto citizens We must listen. work, and fight
. for a change Of government. The iniqui-
iies Of the in.erDal-reycnue system were
not forgotten. II was very natural that
Maine, which only paid $4,000 under the
system, should ardently desire the mons
frosty as long as Virginia continued TO
pay 1925. 900. Speaking OF Mr.. Blaine,
what II the secret of his nomination Why,
il was bought for him by the monopolists
Of the North. Major Daniel then sketched
The history Of the Immigrant frauds; how
1872. 200 200 OF acres Of the pablo domlin
had been squandered upon m0n0plies; how
Democratic Congress had snatched por-
ton Of the public property back from The
harpies. and how now IL was desired 10 put
in the presidential chair a man who would
veto further bills Of protection should
il happen that q Democratic Congress
be elected. There's the secret; there's
the cat in the mcal-tub. The false
pfetenlOns Of the Republican partys
claim 10 be the friend Of the working
man were shown by their record on the
Chinese immigration bill and the contract
labor system-twO measures 10 bring into
Amer the cheap pauper labor Of Europe
and Asia. and thus destroy the nitlyc-Dorn
labor Of this country.
/ must pass hastily over MANY points OF
Major Daniels splendid argument. lie
IA tor H..aaN"