Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-30
AT SKATING G-RINK.
Hon. John Goodc, Colonel W. r. Aylett
and ]. 3. Tucker, Jr., the
Speakers. &C.

| Democratic mass-neetlng was held at
the skatlng.l,lnk last night. A large
crowd was IN attendance, and the occasion
was enliyened by music from voclker's
Band.
| The assembly was called TO order by Mr..
| G. Waddy Wilde, superintendent Of Clay
Ward, who said: Gentlemen, 1t would
be presumption on my part to consume
your time in the introduction OF one whose
face Is as familiar and whose name Is as
well known and honored by you as by my
self. With pleasure l introduce to you
Hon. John Goode, Of Norfolk" +"
| Mr.. Goode came forward amidst loud
cheers. In opening his speech he urged
upon all Democrats the importance Of
sticking by the party. lie then compared
| and eontrasted tse three candidates In the
field, snd declared that 1t would take any
| other person than George Wise two years
| 10 learn the mere rules of the House and a
| good part OF century 10 gain the expe-
rience that George Wise possessed.
Mr.. Goode appisuded the course Of Mr..
Wise In voting for all measures which
Injured TO the good Of the workiDgmen OF
the county. Mr.. Wise believed the Gov
erDment to be for the people and OF the
people. He bad no sympathy for the SO.
| cialists OF New York. the Anarchists OF
| Chicago, the Nihilists Of Europe, or
| the FOrty-niners OF Brooklyn. (Cheers.]
| The white people Of Virginia feel no ami
mostly toward the colored man. They
would help TO elevate him in the moral
scale. But they claim the right to regulate
| their social customs in their own way.
| [Cheers.l And the white people OF Vir-
| ginia will not recognize the colored man 80
| bis social squal until the James river
| flows back TO the mountains and the
Peaks Of Otter roll down to the sea.
| lCheers.l The Democratic party is the psrty
Of the people, and IL fsyors low taxes, a
tariff for revenue only, and the strict
subordinstion Of the military TO the civil
authority in time Of peace. The Republi.
can party, which had been in power for
| twenty.four years. was party OF class
| rule, corruption, and misrule. This party
was represented in the South by William
Malone, upon whom all the devils have set
their seal.
Dir. Goode dilated upon the frauds prac-
ticed by the Republican party, which had
been discovered since Grover Cleveland
bad been elected, amounting already to
S13, 3,000, 900, and this was only beginning.
Mr.. Cleveland, he said, had also called
halt upon indscriminate pension bills,
which had been proposed by Congress;
the distribution Of public lands to
railroad corporations and foreign syn
dicates had also been stopped; the
condition Of the navy during the last
session Of Congress had also been i'm
proved, and S2,G0O.0 900 had been appro-
pristcd for It's ameloration. The speaker
e. srlf 10
course in the affair Of Mr.. Kelley, and
next alluded TO the Administration OF
Grover Cleveland, which he pronounced
an unsectioDaI one. Nr. Cleveland was
friend OF the South. Certainly Virginia
had no right to complain, for the present
Administration bad been most consideratc
In IFS gifts TO this state. With Cleveland
at the helm Of the Government aud George
ID. Wise in Congress, all would be well.
In conclusion, Mr. Goode urged the
Democrats TO he true 10 themselves, 10
their State, and to their country, aud with
a pull, a long pull, and a pull altogether,
the 2d Of November would be a day long
to be remembered in Virginia.
Long and enthusiastic applause followed
the speaker, and the band played q lively
tune.
HON. WILLIAM r. AYLETT.
Colonel William R. Aylett, OF King Will
liam, was next introduced. Colonel Ayiet
said he felt that he wa. In the grand army
Of the Democracy that would be led to we.
tory on the I'd Of November, and he asked,
.'Will you permit the banner OF George ID.
Wise 10 trail in the dust! Neyer!" The
sneaker declared that he did not appear
before the people for the purpose OF abuse
or dcuuncialion Of the other candidates.
He did not know Mr.. Mullen personally,
and he believed the contest was between
Waddill and Wise. The Democratic party
il the party which united the workingman
and the capitaist-which harm0nized the
two. Colonel Aylett referred TO the re.
cent visit Of the President TO Richmond,
ard suoke OF him as the ruler OF 5j,000,000
of people. lie alluded to the Presidents
visit TO the Governors house, TO his kissing
and caressing the Governors baby. This, he
claimed. was touch Of nature which made
the whole country kin, recOncied the na'
tion, and wiped out all secti0naism. The
ewes Of all the South are fixed upon NIr-
giuia, the speaker said. and II will stand
firm as lolg as Virginia does. "And tie
ewes OF the district are fixed upon Rich
niond." Colonel Aylett insisted that Rich
mond should remain fixed in her political
orbit. that the balance OF the district might
see and follow III her course.
The speaker said he did not blame Wad-
dill or Mullen for wanting to go to Con-
gIess; for he had deyllish strong banker
ing for the place himself. [Laughter.l lie
belonged to a county which had The ior-
tune 10 be attached TO the Richmond dis
trlct, and II would he with throbbing
heat that be would on the 81 OF NO.
yembcr read the record OF Richmond
hn
Mullen was misguided Democrat,
and any vote given to Mullen would be
half vote for Waddill. "Do your duty,
and leave the rest to God and Grover
Cleveland" Before the Democratic party
he saw nothing but growth aud prosperity.
some people said the times were hard. III
thcy are. the Democrats had not made them
90 i'm the brief time OF their reign.
In closing the speaker said he would
carry 10 his country home the news that
The Richmond Democracy was alive and
active.
Mr.. J. r. TUCKER, JR.
Mr.. j. Randolph Tucker. rising young
LAWYER of this city, was next introduced.
He Jegau by saving that he was Just from
the county Of Hanover, and the news that
he brought with him was that he had not
met a single white man who wsuld vote
for William III. Mullen or Edmund Wad-
dill.
Mr.. Tucker believed that Mr.. Mullen
would not get more than from 1000 TO
I 200 white votes and 400 colored votes IN
the city. Mr.. Tucker only spoke lew
minutes in behalf OF the Democratic cause.
The meeting then adjourned.
Demoerntis nsesinG ss Fulton.
The meeting OF the Fulton Democratic
Club last night was q success. There were
enthusiasm, fireworks, and tar.barrels dd
LJ,turn. Mr.. Edward Roscher presided
and introduced the Hon. Henry l.. Carter.
who gave n clear and convincing account
~ the relation OF the Democratic and La
Dor parties. From the standpoint OF
yorkiDgman he showed how II Is TO the In.