Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-01

! - ifpIt as~tHltfu III tue Olu-Niihft nan
laS. night 10 hold . grand Democratic rally
! The hall was filed. and the best Of order
was maintained. A stand, well lighted. was
built on the centre Of the east side Of the
| hnil The floor covered with saw-dust. and
Tie room decorated taStcfuly.
| Nr. John NJ. Higgins presided. and In
| pleasing terms introduced the speakers. the
hTst oi whom was
| HON. A. N. KELLEY.
Mr.. Kelley opened Ivy alluding TO the
| fight that jefferson Ward made against
! the cuStom-house thirteen years ago.
The s1me old assaiants that had tried
TO put the bottom rail on top were now at
work. What answer would Jefferson Ward
make 10 on act OF this sort Il was need.
les> to ask. Thirteen years ago the old
men and the Young and the best men of
! thS ward stood on their feet all day
long to ward OF this dangerous element,
| which was attempting 10 work the destruc'
ton 0i good government.
The same old custOnl-house ring. ashamed
TO give the public the names Of the disrepu-
table parties they had engaged 10 make
war in the effort 10 carry the state for the
| Republicans. was at work. The speaker
alluded 10 his broken voice. made 80 by
service in the western and northern states.
| and then passed 10 the review Of the cOndi-
ton Of the political field. lie called over
names Of numbers Of Trading Republicans
men who had stood forth In the past a.
shining lights and leaders. and who to-day
were advocating the cause Of Cleveland
and Hendricks. lie pictured the Dor.eyS.
! BradyS, and such-like men. who had always
given their support to Plainc and Logan.
Mr.. Blaine sat down night before last al n
| supper al Dclmonlco'S. in New York, at
which I've hundred millions oi dollars
were rcprc,entcd.
The wealth of the GouldS, Ninderbilts,
and such like men had been doubled and
| tTcblcd. Had the wealth of the working
| men Of jefferson Ward been increased!
In illustrating tins point Mr. Kelley said
that the heSt answer he had heard to ques-
ton Of this sort was made by an lrishman
in the West. His employer came to him
aud said
Il want you to vote with me for Blaine,
John, this time
.Why so, sir?" said the IrShman.
because il Cleveland and Hendricks
are elected your wages will be reduced"
THAT i lie. SIR" said John, "for il
that was the truth you would vote for
Cleveland and Hendricks. yourself. SIr."
Horace Greeley had said "the Republi-
cans had organized he'll in twelve States
oi The Union" Was il possible that any
Democrat could forget this and vote TO
riyet upon themselves the chains OF degra-
daiion? The Democratic members of Con
grcSS bad fought against the dragonade
that would have been the portion OF 'he
south. but for them. since 1860. Could
this be- for.otten now
A review Of the Democratic party fol-
lowed. IT. opposition 10 Know nothing
i,m and it, instructive springlng forth to
the defence of the oppressed and poor
against the nations Of the earth. was dWtlt
uDOn by the speaker. Andrew Jackson,
without platform. but 10y the Slme in
stincf. had broken up mODcYcd mOnOpOlie>
ard carried out Democratic principles.
.Jamcs q. Blsinc'S hnow-Notning pro-
clisites were held uptO Sc0rn and ridicuc.
In 1854 James G.. Blaine denounced
James Manncgan on account OF his re-
ligious views. Later still. only three
wears ago, James G.. Blaine allowed Irish
suspects naturalized Amcl1canS- 10 be
kept in English prisons while hc
was Secretary Of state. The only crime
i4cee men had committed was that they
were born in another country. How did a
Democratic Secretary Of state act in the
case of young Austrian. who rclHy owed
miltary service 10 the Emprct Martin
Costa. al smyrna, had been rescued by
CAPTAIN IngTahan. a good old Democrat.
who sent word TO the authorities lt Smyrna
that il Martin Costa was not released in
one hour hc would "blOW smyrna
to h-ll." The Democratic govern
mcnt endorsed Captain lngrallm'S act.
Blaine three days ago, had stood up and
,mirked i'm New York, while man bad
denounced the Democratic party rs the
PATTY of rum. Romani>m and rebellion.
What would Cleveland have done under
similar circumstances. II an uilrinnc" OF
fai> sort had been let fall ln hi, presence .
Cleveland had given text that the young.
and the ministers of this country ought IN
take a. their. >hibholcth. When hc wa'
called upon by ni, friends % give answer
wien hi> character Wa- a>>ai,cd. he said
"tcll the truth
lie thanked the audience aud compii-
mcniod Jefferson y Ird and closed. and IN
so doing alluded 10 the fact that there W.
4 talk about the Republican party, cap
turing Virginia. and >aid that, - Boz
Toorb> said. "ii faugucd the imiginl.
tiou 10 think of il. His speech Vl, rc-
c.Ycd in The hc,t ,pirii
GEORGE .. WISE.
Nr. IIi.gin, Introduced the Hon. Gcor-,
u. wise. who was greeted with cheers a.
became forward. H. ~Ild thirteen year. agr
ne made the first speech IN Jefferson Ward
that he ever made in Richmond. Thirteen
wears ago jefferson Ward hai endorsed
hln. aud he did NOT b,hc'r That it would
fail t0 do 50 now.
He bad been auNiou, fn meet th,
Workingmcu OF Jcn,r>on Ward. II,
wanted To ,1y that there wl> bu'
little change m The district und.i
thc new apporiionmcnt which really wl'
lrucGca to him. he had clnya,,rd tl'
district all through. ilc had told The peo-
ulr in prc,iou, campaigns that hc wou'd
com. 10 Richmond with a m,iority. IL,
would blmc majority this time, and IA,
intended 10 STAY i'm Richmond from thi'
time until clcrlion-dly. Colonel HUBBARD
had not ,ld durin. the canvass thIt b,
had differed with him in vote th1t ne hl'
cq,t. All be- Nlut,d was 20 gct him ont
and get ,u himself
The RrpuhlIcans were making a. -pcri1
appcal 10 workin.mcu telling Them thl
ne, needed protection. II hc thought tl'
wage, NJ workngmcn were 10 be- reduce,
Lv any action oi his. ne would 20 q sci
unih,r and Join the strikers in their De-
half. Who wa, il that brought the Chinese
,o This country The Gould~. the Hunt
inetnn-. ~agc>, and other who at al jh'
fable with Jim Blaine DAY before yesterday
Whore did these people get their millions
- Ry stealing from the Treasury and 'tlliIn-
hinc>c labor, the importation OF which the,
lrealiZcd hy the Use of tlclr money tn
Democratic Congress stopped this and said
no more Chinc,c labor. Captain Wise thei
closely and fOrccfully discussed the lbo
question, appearing IL the advocate oi lh'
Workingman. and giving history OF IN
. stewardship i'm Congress Ia prove thai ne
and the Democratic party IL well. had beer
true 10 woTkingmcn. The suspension o
, | the factories IN Manchester, MltOaca. HWiI
, Creek. and Petersburg and the >uhtrln!
! of operatives who had been thrown out %
! employment WAS cited.
Mr. Wise read from the DiSp1icb the lci
ter OF Erasmus Corning, of New York,
man who employs 6.0OO operatives. III
. >aid il was the voice OF the workshop. in'
, was better than 4 political speech. VIZ
, Corning wa, Republican manufactures
but he told the country that unless th'r
was change in the Government j" Woult
have 10 suspend or reduce hi> force. H.
said that with a Democratic AdmlhlHlri
tion he could employ 10000. Richmon'
manufacturer had said that under Demo
cratic rule he could employ force OF l.o'
men instead Of 300.
+ \ mechanic had told him yesterday tii