Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-20
Speeches Of Messrs. Lee, Munrord,
Atkins. Smith, and Pattes,n.
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Expressions Of Opinion from Prominent
Gentltmtn as 10 The Parade.
&c, &c, &c.

| ly congratulate you, all o! you, Of both
| parties and of both races, on the great
| victory for reform that has Just been
| achieved in t,ls country, ] congratulate
| yCu on the great victory Oi nationarsm
| over sectionalism that has been so hardly
won by the combined power Of all the con-
| scryaiiye. anti-reyolutiOnary elements Of
| American sociely. I congratulaie you on
| the great victory of Cleveland. the man OF
The people. owe, Blaine, the man OF the ma.
| chine politicians. I congratulate John 5.
Barbour on his great services 10 Nir-
ginia. Let Us thank God that. at last
there - no longer the least ground for
| further suspense as 10 the result OF the
| election. The hour Of doubt, and oi
danger 10 the tranquility OF the
country, has passed. The thunder we
hear now is from the cloud that has gone
! over. The American people have again as
serted their sovereign power through the
| agency OF the ballot, and more than fifty
| millions Of frcCmen are now bowling in
obciSance. not to Grover Cleveland, not TO
! the prevailing political plriy, but TO the
majesty Of the law upholding the liberties
of This land and upheld by them. Thi,
| election Of Cleveland and Hendricks is an
| evcniiul event II reScues our country: IT,
! saves our Government, on the verge OF the
rapids Of revolution; il announces the
great fruitful fact that the might OF right
/ and not the right OF might must prevail
for this people; It rcailirms the faith OF
American citizens in their own free insii-
iutions il prOclaimS to all mankind that the
yosta fires of liberty are sill alive. AMI
will ever live III Z" the land OF the free
and The home CT the brave" II is
glorious tribute Of truth and devotion 10
Il. . Ni,.. II
golden days. when we first appeared as a
free people before the eyes Of wondering
world. ID makes the Constitution lumi-
nous again under the light OF the old lamps
newly trimmed for the better times that are
coming. II throws around the Union
halo that tells Of the loyalty and love for ii
in the hearts oi the southern people once
more. II procaims patriotism above pIr-
tisanship. and calls aloud for good feeling
in good faith among all men Of all parties,
II both race, in all sections OF our com
mon country.
Fcllow-ctizcns. this victory we are cclc-
Llatng j. not altogether victory Of the
Democratic party; for il the Independent
Republicans who came 10 the r"scue OF the
country two weeks ago haG MT come we
would rOl tonight bc as happy as we are.
But II is a great victory, grand victory
victory Of the people oi this land, an
iagOnizcd hv all the ongincry and all the
agencies Of a party entrcncbed for more
than twenty wears behind the works II con-
structed. not 10 protect and promote the
interests of the country, but 10 pcrpetuate
H. own power. Grover Cleveland was
neither sectional nor partisan candidate.
| do not believe he will he sectional or
paIlisan President. | believe he will faith
4 L., Il
liberal principles OF the Democratic part.
! believe he will be guided in his policy
by neither northern nor southern cl1lms
upon him, but that his whole course
will be the course Of q states
man and a patriot, with all the in
terc>is of every section, and Of the
black man aS Well as of the white man, at
heart. believe he will see TO il that the
laborng-man is made a. secure in his
ri4hts A. the millionaire. ! believe he viii
zee 10 il tha, the mechanic, the manuiac-
turrr. the agriculturi>t. the miner, is each
regarded with equal justice by his Admin
i,tiat,on | believe he will sec TO IT that
Souhd principles Of St1teSmanship are not
set aside hy cTu>ading dOctrinaircS, and
that the Government Of this country is dc-
voted not 10 The maintenance OF party, but
10 the welfare Oi the people. with our
srce institutions once more fast anchored
i'm the laws Of the land and the hearts Of H.
citizens. Grover Cleveland j. the man ID
inauguratc new and brighter epoch for
Tie material interests OF the whole coun-
try. And in our rciOcinCs let Us rCjOic"
tLat our dear old state hls contributed 80
nohly 10 ls election.
For nearly Il qualter OF century no"
the great trouble OF this country and OF
thi, Government has been that the people
of thc South have been misunderstood by
the northern people. In ON unfortunate
war beth sides fought with au equal con-
>ciou,no,> OF right, and when the war
came to IN end II the generosity OF Cen
oIil Grant II the surrender OF AppOmattoN
, had hcn accepted rs an example 10y the
IMty in power at Washington The broken
/ ligamnt> of The Union would have needed
I no needle, made ot bIyoneis TO New them
! together again. IL was just there and
/ then that The great and gTicy0uS mistake
! wa, made. TIE politicians OF the North.
misleading the people there, trampled upon
/ the sentiment Of the soldiers who had GAL
/ hutly served them, and, extending war
mca-urC> into times Of peace. made moch-
cry Of civil liberty in the South. But let
H. not dwell upon the sOrrowful days OF
! reconstruction. The past il past, and lct
| ~ not look back to it. The present, thank
! God, is iu!l OF bright promise for every sc
! ton of She Union, and, Us under Dein)-
cratic rule the glorious future unf0ldS for
| all this glorious country, forgetting that
our people were ever disunited let us move
on together in the grand mission 0i our
impcrlshable republic.
The Union j. the sky, the states are the
| stars. Let them stand. together. while time
stands, as the founders OF the Government
! designed them In their rightful relations to
| each other. And when that A" traveller from
| New Zealand, in the midst OF a vast sOli-
/ tude. shall take his stand on a broken arch
/ Of London bridge to sketch the ruins OF 81.
/ Paul's," lct him next come across the sea.
/ ana here. in this western hemisphere. be-
| hold our grand republic surviving stili
and gathering in greatness and in elOrieS.
I 10 be the last OF the sublime monuments OF
i human virtue and human wisdom to 20
! down in the iiaal ebb OF the tide OF tine ~
! IL flows into eternity.
n. q. uUNToED.
I We stand at the close OF a great political
! strngglc--s struggle for party supremacy
/ in the government of This republic ic-and
/ after the long night oi disappointment aud
/ defeat the bright dawn OF Democratic
aScPnunncN HdS buI>t ul'on ", "su W W
light we see the standsrd-bearors OF our
| party coming forth from the contest crown
/ ed with lsurrls Of glorious victory.
! [Cheers.]
Remembering the triaiS and humiliationS
| ~ the past. and deeply sensible OF the
blessings which this triumph assures, we
| have assembled here. in this, our capital
| city. surrounded hY the memorials aad ~
| SocIatiouS winch Illustrate the paSf great
ness and virtue 81 our people. 10 lit on
| high our rcyerent thanks and nil gle our
cordial congratulations upon the consum-
! maticn which brings 10 our land the bless
ings of good government, national con-
| cord. aud domestic peace.
A. ore who, in his humble sphere, has
earnestly iaborcd Tor the triumph OF DE
mocracy. II i 10 me proud privilege 10
greet YOU upon this occasion and unite my