Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-01

| resi- amid the tears ana the poneuscsvue
| Of the people who adored him. un
last uissrsnces were for peace, ana nis
desire seemed To be that the whole
country might be surrounded by the
magnetic wire Of eternal concord, har-
mony, and goodwill. Among the p 'li-
bearers who bore him to the tomb were
two ex- Confederate geperals--Fitz Lee
fcheersl one OF them. Where was Gene
raj Malone on that OCCASION" IA
voice, +" Ought to have been in h--lP'l
"well," replied the speaker, VI
don't know that I'm going to say that
for "while the lamp holds out TO burn
the vilest sinner may return" Where
was John s. Wise? I ask you colored
men, where were Wise, Malone, Rid
dleberger, and Governor Cameron?
They we're not there. Whether they
were expected know not. They are
the bloody-shirters, and had no place
nor lot on that mournful occasion.
"Now, my friends, no~ are we truly
in our fathers house, as eloquent Ben.
Hill said, and there We mean to stay.
We do not mean to leave until labor is
respected and upheld--until our colored
friends are cared for in common with
all the people. fCheers.l In fine, we
do not mean to leave until the Repub-
lican party vanishes from the face OF
the earth. lCheers.l
sand now let us consider our State
politics, for great as are national issues
they sink into utter insignifcance COM
pared with our home domestic govern
ment. All! what will the result be IL
General Malone is successful? | need
not stop to point out particularly the
evils that will be entailed upon you;
but judging the future by the past we
| can safely but sadly predict that our
schools, our institutions Of learning,
our courts and juries, colleges, and
lupatic asylums will be converted into
instruments for the qualification Of ma
lienant revenge, for the reward of
time-serving partisans. And then the
reign of public plumber will commence"
Here the speaker sdverted to the Rich
mond Democratic Convention, speaking
Of it in. the highest terms, and dwelling
especially upon the happy conclusion
Of its labors. The mention Of Lees
name was the signal Of spontaneous
burst Of applause. 1.-THE blast Of his
bugle-horn was years ago worth thou
sand men, and when he was nominated
and came forward to accept there arose
the notes Of bugle, not, as Of old,
leading on to the charge and the deadly
breach. but sweet and clear and harmo-
NOUS. Ii penetrated the air and rang
through that great throng, the harbinger
and presage Of the coming victory "
Long and continued applause
Mr.. Wise had said in one Of his
speeches that if Lee had been named
Fitz Smith he would never have been
nominated for constable. Why he
should cast a slur upon the constable
or upon the respected name Of Smith
is not known, and he was sure such
arguments ~ could exert no influence
upon the people Of Virginia.
Judge Staples next paid his respects
to the Republican Convention and plat
form, drawing a striking contrast be-
tween the former and the Democratic
Convention and holding up the falsity
and monstrosities Of the platform in all
their disgusting features. The Demo-
Gratis are charged with diyerting large
amounts of State funds from the Trea-
sury. The speaker repealed these
charges and exposed their untruthful-
ness. He recalled the fact that Janu-
airy |, 1884, 81, 470, 594.06 were turned
over to Treasurer Barksdale. and on
July IL, 1885, there was in the Trea-
sury 1923, 172,72, after there was paid
out sl,697. S43.l0 worth Of Riddle
berger bonds for the sinking fund, thus
saving to the State s840,093. This is
a splendid showing in itself, but add
to these telling figures the ordinary
expenses of the Government, including
the usual appropriations to the public
schools, asylums, and other institu-
tons, the expenses Of the regular and
extra sessions of the Legislature, and
1868, 279.l4 interest upon the public
debt. Also remember the large and
liberal sums expended upon works OF
permanent character, as follows: Col
ored normal school, s23, 79l construc-
ton of colored lunatic asylum, 49,
coo; Southwestern Lunatic Asylum,
ell ,045. so; enlarging accommodations
of Eastern Lunatic Asylum, s32, 900 !;
to permanent Improvements at the
University, 10000; white female
normal school, $4,000; making a
total of s20S,S36 for permanent public
works. AS to diverting school funds,
that was disposed Of effectively by a
brief examination Of Superintendent
Fairs report, which gives for last year,
under Democratic rule, an increase OF
2lS white and 1853 colored schools
over 1889, when managed by Republi-
cans; an increase OF % white and III
colored graded schools over 1888; an
increase of 1905 white and 1852 col
ored scholars over 1888; an increase Of
4,752 white and 1912 colored in daily
average attendance An increase OF
l,400 white and 223 colored studying
higher branches an increase Of 9Ss
supplied with textbooks; an increase
Of 81 colored teachers, and total ex-
penditure upon the public-school sys-
TEN of the State Of 1882, 624-s92,
600 in excess Of what Mahone's party
had spent in 1888; and this year
QSs5) it will be 10000 in excess O
1883, and to-day the public schools arr
, ! IN better and more prosperous condi
/ ton than ever before.
The record on the Blair bill wa
, next examined. The fact that the bill
t was kept in the Republican Senate un
Q til it was impossible to pass it in tn
a House, although it was reported unani
: mously to the House by a Democratic
f committee and every effort made +
have il taken up out Of its regular or
;, der, such efforts always to be oppose
y and defeated by Hiscock and Reed, tn
:, Republican leaders, John Sherman
IS opposition to the bill and his bite
II fight against il was brought forward
% as was General Mahone's failure {
le vote for it on its passage. The chit
"A | onnoeition 10 IL i'm the Senste cam