Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-19

fyaI Cficts, tVlt jo0x upOu ~ ~ p1x!H"ss
| protectors Of the Union Of our lafbcrs,
/ members 81 a common household, DESTROYS
only Of the good Of = common country.
and satisaed With victory which with "
| a. equals win establish justice. insure 90.
| mest,c tranquility, promote the general
| welfare, and secure The blessings Of iipeny
10 ourselves and our postefsfy.'
| Geesgs y. Wise.
! Colonel Cary told the audience that Hon.
! George u. Wise's physician bad kept him
| AT home on account Of sndispositioD, and
| in his place he introduced Hon. John W.
| Daniel. member OF Congress e'ect rom the
| sixth district. The wsidest cheers greeted
Mster yohn W. Daniel,
! and =, was several minutes before he could
sneak. TIE widest cheers greeted him as
! he smoke, and al times he had 20 stand for
! minutes until the applause subsidized. He
said:
With tbankfuness 10 Almighty God.
| who hath given us the victory, with Joy TN
| YOUR 10Y, and gratitude for the Joy Of all.
! ! hail you. brother virginians, brother
Americans. in this happy hour! Where
fore " has the city cast her people out upon
bGY- Wherefore Is the nation dashed into
an ocean o; fret Wherefore have the
streets run fame. and seeming break into
fiery pathways TO the skies! Wherefore
| are thee grad hosaunahs upllfted 10 1.-THE
| tingling aarsi"
| Rirhl has broacn the chain of might.
| Virtue has stricken down corruption. The
| onward tread Of imperialism has been ar
! rested, Sectionalsm is rcbuked. Union
| ism is triumphant. "Public Office Is
| public trust" has been proclaimed as by
| tfunpeps blast
"Tsli the Truth, as by light dashed down
| from heaven, has been b.azoned upon the
| armament in rainbow Of pence.
| The nation wears crown OF civic We
| tory. unspotied by single drop OF fratri-
cidal blood.
The Constitution and the Union are re-
| welded. Up from under the fresh two
| dollar bills OF Dudley, up from under the
| lying wires and prison. bar suits oil jay
4 Gould. up from under the fierce grip OF
| one hundred thousand placemen, up from
| under the clubs and bulldog reyolvers OF
| The deputy marsbals, up from under a
mountain OF lies and threats, the unmag-
| retized. unpnrchasable. EDterrited Democ-
| racy has risen IN mighty majesty.
The people have risen TO their full statue,
| and have come again unto their own
| The spendthrifts and the spoilsmen Of the
| treasury the rambling recreants from
| official duty; the greedy monOpoIisis; the
| ambitious coDsplrators; the 4" soap" ballot
| manipuators, and the false counters, and
the plotting lobbyists; the star-route
| thieves, the Dd.grabbers, the civll.scrvice
| chers-haye heard voice crying
| through the wilderness Of Earring faction
Make their way straight; Grover Cleve-
| land and Thomas Hendricks are President
aud Nice-PTeSident Of these United States !
They shall not be counted out!' And i'm
this sewing the "vOicc Of the people Is the
voice OF GoG",
"Ar, und the feet divine Of Him who says
MY Luih ball make you free. forever free.
Break, rcak, and clash and clang, ye chorus OF
praise,
Ti'Italth one grand dollyeraucc shall Sec"
"BrtAk, burst yo fcitcrsi Clashins changing fall,
FREE ,eii free souls Free hearts src marching on
To 600 and truth stand back ana let them
Ny countTymeD, you celebrate the great
est event OF the nineteenth centurv-one OF
the grandest events OF history. Magnifi-
cent is the spectacle-the greatest republic.
the very blossom Oh the ages, with ifty-dye
millions Of frecmeD. changing It's rulers at
its own free will without cannon shot or
q hayOnet thrust.
The contest was between the Republican
party and the republic. Thank God, the
republic has won This mighty issue OF
free thought VIII break over every monar-
chy OF the Old World. Every pillar OF The
French republic will be strengthened.
The liberal move ient in England goes for
ward with incalculablc IefTeshmeni and re-
Enforcement The spirit Of Jefferson re-
iniusos itself into every fibre of our M
Iouai being. Had the result been other
wise, the hand upon the dial OF time would
have been turned back century.
Let us take to heart the lessons OF this
victory. Democracy will never crow over
an honorable foe when he is down. 1t
comes not for vengeance. II had rather
pick up than castVown-th hits hard
whore needful. But be il remembered that
the Republican lcader-one OF the most
brilliant men of his generatlon-after a
tremendous campaign. has beer beaten by
his own record. Had he been in his public
c9reer public servant instead OF a self
servant. Cnriching himself in devious ways,
be would now be President.
Had not Grover Cleveland been an hon
est man who dedicated himself TO bis public
trust, with record as spotless as the
driven snow. he would not now be Presi-
dent.
The pointing Of this moral in the strug-
Gle, and the adjoining OF this tale in the
triumph. Is worth all the breath. and
BRAIN, and hond-work OF the canvass. II
is the glory of the Democracy and Of the
nation that one who had rather be right
thon President is both right and President.
All honor TO the un0nchlng old-time
Democracy. TO the patient. long-sufcring,
| long-toiling Democracy, that never flick
cred in faith and never langui'hed III
lahOr.
! An honor 10 the Independent Republi-
! cans who came 10 the Rescue. But fer their
| aid or flag had gone down. These lndc-
/ IoI Ix-I nd
/ Schnrz. and Pound, and Curtis. and liig-
I ginson, aud their associates have been in
! This contest true as steel t. conscience and
/ 10 country. Stout Of heart. and Of head,
/ and Of hand, they deserve all the good
/ fame that lives in the name OF patriot.
The hcarth-st0ne Of Democracy is warm,
and there is light in the dwelling to wet
come them. Long may they atidc with
us, Let them have an honored seat in the
councils OF The nation.
l, is well for the North that this thing
has come TO pass. II will soon see that
Blaine was false prOphet when he declared
that the restoration OF Democracy would
he like the Iecoming OF the eXiicd StuartS
to the EngliSA throne and OF the dcposed
dukes 10 Venice.
The south was solid in this battle only
for such things rs all freemen should be
fathers founded Il wants. only what all
sbould grant Equal benefit with equal
burden. There is no Bourbon drop in
southern blood. We seek no supremacy,
but equality. We want no denial OF right
to any man, but equal rights for all men.
We want no universal affixed policies, m
tamroring with the constitutional amend
mclts Of reconstruction. We say to
Federal roNer what Diogenes said TO Alex
audcr, "Sand OF, 81 our sunshine
Tie South says to HE North trust u.
: honor us. believe us, and we viii give yoq
back equal trust. equal honor, equal faith,
and equal tdcliiy.'
We take no step backward. Wetmn no
: wheel OF revolution, but under the stars
and Strips, and 10 the music Of " Hail
COLUMBIA" We touch elbows with all
! Americans in their glorious onward march
OF peace, progress, and prosperity.
Come, northman, 10 our sunny land.
, | Cone and dig the mine, and till the field,
4 aud set the sail. You will lind Ills as breth-
l ren, who viii welcome you with open
arms 10 Hospitality boards, though there he
Z written Ger them
"Cur siere Is liti'e, but our hearts are great"
c IL Is well for The South. She has gone
g thrOugha long agony and bloody sweat