The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17
HOME HAPPENINGS.
Local Events In and
\ bout the
City.
DEMOCRATIC MEET
ING ATTHE Old MARKET.
Major Ginter's Welcome Home.

Commissioner OF Labor Of the State Of
Maryland, explain the relations of labor
TO the Democratic and Republican ad-
ministraiions Of government and 20 the
tariff
The Blues Band. led by Professor
Kessnich, was present and played enii-
yening airs.
The Old Dominion Club and the City
Democratic Committee each came in a
body and Joined the thousand men pres
ent.
Mr.. r. A Hughes Of the Old Dominion
Club, called the meeting 10 order ard in
troduced Mayor Eilyson as the presiding
officer of the evening. The Mayor in a
few happy remarks introduced Commis-
soper Weeks.
MIR WEEKS SPEECH.
Mr.. Weeks referred 10 the many prom.
ises which had been made by the Repub
licans in the canvass four years ago; how
the negro would 20 back TO slavery, how
our credit abroad would be ruined. how
our industries at home would be ruined.
"You will remember said be, show
many patriots there were who were
ready when Cleveland vas elected 10
throw themselves in the arms OF the
Democratic party and accept office"
But Grover Cleveland was the man
elected. One Of the grandest spectacles
that was ever seen in the world, from the
time that Greece conquered and Rome
ruled, was gathered people from every
cline. making the grandest civilization
ever known on earth. Here stood Grover
Cleveland, a man without ancestry, a
man with nothing To make him great but
his brain and manhood, who stood forth
to preside over the des,inies OF this
mighty nation; and he made himself the
friend of the laboring man and the enc
my of monopoly He had more than
100000 oiliceholders 10 appoint. He was
surrounded with politicians. No man
ever assumed the reins Of government
more hampered, but he was calm and
cool, and bis actions when developed
commanded not only the admiration Of
America, but of the world.
Under his administration the Nations
affairs have gone on smoothly: the
finances have been judiciously admins
tered, those disturbances that periodically
cropped out under Republican admins
trations were unheard Of, aud all was The
result Of the rule OF q man who was
elected by you working mems votes
Under his administration the amend
ments to the Constitution have been OBJ.
served. peace has dwelt In your borders,
all children, white and colored, have re-
ceived education, and all through the
Democratic party Of the South.
THE SOUTH UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE.
There never was time in the history
of the country since the war when the
Republican party gave system OF gov
ernment 20 the South outside of the car
petbag government fastened on her peo-
pie
What has been the South in mercantile
and manufacturing interests under Re
publican rule she sat like Rachel weep
ing for her children and refused 10 be
comforted. What the change in the last
three and half years New life and
prosperity, manufactures booming, the
wealth of the earth dug from her bosom.
commerce spreading and the South be-
coming the envy OF Northern people.
Forgetting the times Of old, the North
ern and Western people under this new
administration have crossed Mason and
Dixon's line, and made the South
blossom as rose.
THE TARIFF.
The speaker then referred 10 the larih
That seven per cent. reduction, the diff
ference between A. per ceEt and 40 per
cent. seems to ring in the ears of the
American workman. What does that
small difference mean excep, TO give
cheaper clothing and mechanics tools to
the working man. The Democrats are
going to win, for, frcm the foundation
Of the Republic, party after party have
stood up before the Democracy, only TO
be blown away like chaf before the
wind
WHO HAVE THE REPUBLICANS NoMi-
MATED
"a man named Harrison, whose only
act In behalf labor was 70 vote for the
immigration Of Chinese free labor. Whose
title to greatness is that be once had a
grandfather, and bis grandfather had a
hat. and he attempts 20 wear that hat.
The man with the gran fathers hat could
not rain enthusiasm, so he got
AMAN NAMED BLAINE
who had Just returned from Scotland,
where from the top Of coach he had
been blowing horn. They brought
him to New York They kucltd down and
said. "Oh, Blaine Of Maine. give Us an
idea" and Blaine Of Maine, replied,
You shall have al possess. | will give
you protection or poverty. Il Is q patent
medicine Of mine and you can keep Har'
risOn Ill with that remedy
He referred TO the whisky rings when
robbed the Treasury and actually crossed
the portals OF the White House and the
Capitol where the laws were made and
executed We have a surplus now. Did
you hear of a surplus them Old Man
Hendricks said Let the books be
opened.n Yet with al the effect the full
particulars Of how the rings got away
with the money aud prevented 4 surplus
are known.
Did you ever knew
WHAT THE TARIFF MEANS!
+ IL means tax on every thing In the
country. The hides that are on the cat
lies back, the wool that grows on the
sheep, the lunb,r that grows in the for
es,-eyery thing that good Providence