Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-29
WISE At BRISTOL GOODSON.
Another Account Of His Performance 4
Iirld-DaJ FOR Democracy.
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BRISTOL-GOODsON,
August y, lNNj.


BRISTOL-CiOODsON,
August y, lsNj.
Captain John 5. Wise. Mahone's can
didate for Governor Of Virginia, spoke
IN Graves's warehouse last night to
quite large crowd, very large ma
iority Of whom were Democrats. His
speech was devoid Of any arsu-
ment or reaSon-a mere rchash Of
the threadbare political charges Of
the Malone party. The Democrats
were exceedingly anxious for 3 Joint
discussion between Captain Wise and
our gallant and talented young can
didatc for the State Senate, Judge VIII
liam F. Rhea. Or. bunting. county
chairman for Washington county, en-
deayCred to make the arrangement with
Mr.. Fowler, the county chairman Of the
Republican party. learn that Judge
Rhea also proposed TO Captain Wise for
a division Of time, both propositions,
however, for reasons known best TO
themselves, were declined. learn that
Captain Wise in his Abingdon speech
on Monday stated that he was in favor
of joint discussions. Not SO. however,
when he reached Bristol and found that
he wouldbe confronted by the able and
aggressive young Democrat, who is the
peer Of any speaker in Virginia, and
one who is able to expose the true ' in
wsrdnesS " of Malone radicalism in all
It's deformity to the public gaze.
Captain Wise's remarks upon the
Danville riot were simply outrageous,
and if what he said Of the white peo-
pie of Danyillc and the surrounding
country could have been heard by all
the white voters Of Virginia, | do not
verify believe that he would receive a
thousand white votes in the State for
the high and exalted position Of Cover
nor Of oil Virginia. He stated that
the riot was 3 premclitated thing on
the part Of the whites, and that from
the character of the people Of Danville
it was not at all 10 be wondered at
that such an Outrage should occur
among such lawless class Of people
as the white residents Of that town,
asserting in substance, if not in words.
that it was a town Of murderers and as
ssssins. lie laid the entire blame upon the
white people Democrats Of course. Ut
terly ignoring the fact that the riot was
brought on through the instigation and
by the prompting Of the incendiary
speech to the negroes made a night or
two before the trouble came on by one
of Mahone's henchmen; and not only
that, but that the substantial men and
the taxpayers Of Danyille had under
the Malone rule been dominated over
by negro magistrates, negro policemen,
and negro conStables for two or more
years, and that white ladies had been
rudely pushed from the sidewalk on
the streets by negro wenches in the
open day; all this, and much more,
Captain Wise carefully remembered
TO forget to tell the people in
connection with the Danyille riot.
His abuse and yillilication Of the Dan
vile Democrats was SO outrageous that
it caused a very general outburst Of
Kisses and scorn from almost the entire
audience. The universal sentiment
here is that he not only lowered himself
in the opinion Of all right-thnking peo-
pie, but did great damage to his party
by his reckless and unfounded charges
against not only the people Of Danyille
but Of the entire State. will not un-
dertake to follow Captain Wise in
his rambling abusive harangue in de-