Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-15
A GLORIOUS MEETING.
RichmOnd'S Welcome to Two Dis
tlnguiShed Visitors.
MILLS AND WILSON,
They Talk Tariff to an Immense
Audience.
BRILLIANT SPEECHES.
Important Questions Presented in
New Lights.
MERCILESS TAXATION.
That's What They Call Collection Of UnnceeS-
sary Revenue.
r EPU BLICAN SINS.
A Few Of Them Suctinctly Set Forth 10 the
Public.
GROUPING OF NATIONAL ISSUES.
Remarks Of Governor Lee, Mr.. Ryan, and
Colonel Bsirne.
A Few Of Them Suctinctly Set Forth TO the
Public
GROUPING OF NATIONAL ISSUES,
Remarks Of Governor Lee, Mr.. Ryan, an
Colonel Beirne.

In this country to-day nothing fills so
much space in the newspapers end
claims such general attention from the
people at large as "the Mills BILL"
1t is the patriotic effort of the Demo
Gratis in Congress to rectify the wrongs
of the tariff.
1t is the crystalization Of the wisdom
of our party with design to stop the
collection Of taxes not needed by the
Government.
1t is a measure aimed to give the land
relief from merciless burdens and TO
start it on q new and vigorous tide of
prosperity.
Its name comes from the chairman of
the Committee of Ways and Means of
the House Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
from Texas who WAS colonel IN the
Confederate army-nOw not only in name
but in fact q leader Of the House.
w. L. Wilson, of West Virginia, is a
member of the same committee and has
likewise taken high rank in the conside-
ration Of this great question.
To hear these two discuss the tariff
has been the darling wish of our citizens.
The city committee therefore extended
them an invitation to speak here. They
accepted. Yesterday they reached
Richmond and we're met at the Byrd
Street station, upon the arrival OF the fast
mail, by Chairman Ryan and a number
OF other gentlemen. From the station
they drove to the Capitol, where they
spent some time with Governor Lee
looking at the pictures and relics
Gazing upon Thomas Jeflerson's portrait,
Mr.. Mills said dryly: He is the man
that played the fiddle; also the devil
with George III.
From the Capitol they went to the
Executive Mansion, where they partOOk
of the Governors hospitality. They
dined at the Exchange at 4 o'clock,
and at $50 they drove out with the Gov
ernor behind his grays. Mr.. Mills and
MIR. Wilson took tea with Mayor Ely
son. Governor Lee, Hon. George d.
Wise, Colonel r. +. Beirne, William
Ryan, ESQ, and the committee who met
our visitors at the depot were also In
yited.
THE MEETING.
It was arranged that the meeting
should take place at the Broad-Street
Opera House, and before s o'clock every
seat in that building was taken. On the
stage were seated Messrs. Archer Ander-
son, Paul Edmunds, Writ Henry, George
A. Ainslie, John b. Cary, Thomas j.
Evans, John b. Purcell, II. M. Smith,
Jr., c. L. Wingo, =. b. Witt, }. Ii. Ca
pers, Jud. b. Wood, c. A. Bohannon,
James d. Patton, J. ID. Imboden, Charles
f. Workman, Jr., Wyndham II. Mere
dith, Henry Bodeker, j. II. O'Bannon,
Louis Rawlings, and many others, and
the presidents of the ward clubs and
members of the City and State Commit
tees.
OUR FITZ.
at five minutes after 8 the Governor
with his secretary, MIR. Waller, DR..
Mofett, and Mr.. u. B. Gordon came in.
The Governor received an ovation OF
cheers from the great crowd, which he
acknowledged by bow. He and DIR.
Moffett were then seated on a red diysn
winch had been placed on the line Of
the second row of seats.
THE VISITORS.
Five minutes later Messrs. Mills and
Wilson and the Mayor and number Of
friends came in, and the Governor and
the Doctor promptly vacated the dlvan,
and the orators of the evening took their
seats there, the audience rising and re-
ceiving them with the tremendous ap-
plause.
OUR GEORGE.
A moment later Hon. George d. Wise
came in and received the hearty plaudits
which are always accorded him when he
appears before the Richmond public.
CALLED TO ORDER.
It was now about 8:15.
The house was crammed there was
no vacant seat, and hundreds who
sought for so much as standing room
peered in at the doorways and finding
there was no chance for them turned
away.
Inside all was brightness and enthu-
siasm.
Iardella's Band played pretty music,
and cheer after cheer announced the
readiness of the audience TO hear
the speakers. There was no delay.
Chairman Ryan, Of the City Democratic
Committee came promptly to the foot
lights raped on the table and said
Fellow -citizens-We are gathered to-
night in the name of Democracy to be
entertained and instructed by two OF the
ablest statesmen Of America The gen.
tlemen are in demand all over the
limited States. from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. from Maine TO Texas, and our
people deem it rare good fortune to have
them in Richmond. We are honored
with the presence of the Governor OF
Virginia, and l now call upon that dis
tinguished Democrat to introduce the
first speaker Of the evening. [Great ap-
plause.
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman and fellow-citizens, said
Governor Lee, In the history of the re-
public there is to my mind no occasion
near 80 important as the election OF the
Chief Magistrate, and so far rs / can see
there are but two names 10 select from.
{ Laughter. don't mind telling you
that after careful consideration L have
concluded not 10 vote for Harrison and
Morton. Laughter and applause. ]
Among five or six hundred thousand
reasons may give you two or three.
One Is that when there was An amend
meut proposed 10 the Revised Statutes 30
allow er-C Coniederates 70 hold offices IN