The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-15
rcpD,s OPERA HOUSE PACKED AND
JANMED.
And the Streets Iil!ed with Voters Anxi
Gus to be Instructed.
A Field Day for Virginia Democracy.

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There was a packet audience at Ford :
Opera House last night, and there were
more people in the street than inslGe Inc
house. the cause being the inabiity OF
the building 70 accommodate the czowu.
The audience was composed oi lnteli-
gent men Of al classes, and the working
men predominated.
The band in the street dscoursed much
music, which was hugely enjoyed ty the
immense number of Democrats who
could not get room in the building.
The two distinguished speakers-
Hon ROGER q. Mills of Texas and Hoa.
w. l.. Wilson of West Virginia-vefe
received by Mayor Eilyson, Hon. George
ID. Wise, Chairman Ryan, Major Patton
and Others on their arrival in the city
YESTERDAY They were shown tie sights
of the city and enjoyed a good dinner.
They took tea a, Mayor Ellyson's house.
In the two boxes OF the Opera House
we're number Of handsome lsdcs,
whose presence gave pleasant contrast
to the immense crowd of voters.
On the stage were Senator Pau Ed
munds, Major Archer Anderson, Hon.
w. W Henry, Hon. George d. Wise,
Professor Lyon c. Tyler. Elector Tsze
well Elicit. many OF the State Committee
and nearly all Of the City Committee.
By s O'Clock the 900 seats were filed
and about 500 more sto, up. The scene
from the stage was brilliant.
GoyEENOR LEE
entered. accompanied by Mr. Mills and
Mr. Wilson, and were received with
cheers
Mr RYAN. chairman OF tie Democratic
CITY Committee, called on Governor Lee
10 preside over the meeting. The Gov
ernor made short and happy speech,
after which he Introduced Hon. Mr. VIII
son
Mr.. WILSON
said lie was proud 10 have been born in
Virginia. He said that the teaching Of
the Republicans was that The free gov
ernment We now had and the ilourishing
condition Of the country was not due 10
Washington ard Jefferson, Mason or
Lee, but to Jim Blaine and his theory Of
protection. lie would never forget the
teachings received in childhood. The
Democratic party has been true 10 its re-
cord, has aimed from its birth to secure
good government. 1t has never iliried
"a bloody shirt. stolen the public lands,
robbed the people by excessive taxation,
put Souiherners in Jail for doing their
duty, nor exceeded the rights of party
in charge of great Government
Mr.. Wilson then proceeded to discuss
the tariff He and the Committee had
~ Ix.r. in, AZ. f~.. ~
$l.2 100000 surplus when they went TO
work on the tariff. No man IN the au-
dience can grasp this idea in their brain
No comprehension can understand II.
Ii the voters knew that these secret taxes
we're collected at the rate OF nearly 81
900 600 day the American people would
rise In their majesty and end the Repub-
lican party al once.
He explained how the entire amour, OF
revenue in the Treasury was received,
and how that the heavy and oppressive
hand of the
TARIFF TAXATION on THE NECEssARIEs
is received from the poorer people of the
country One-tenlh of the entire revenue
of the country is drawn from the cloth
ing that people wear. Last year he had
found that the United States had paid
Englsnd $s,000,000 in premiums on
United States bonds because she did not
have use for the great surplus in the
Treasury and used that way TO get rid Of
Il,
lie referred to the
SURPLUS OF THE MONEY
which is now flooding the vaults Of the
Treasury aud Is threatening the country
with bankruptcy. At the present day
there are in national banks Of the coun-
try $lG0.0OO,OO0 on deposit, helping those
banks to draw interest by lis use and in
creasing their profits.
When Grover Cleveland sent his
message to Congress on the rst Mon
day in last December he called Congress
and the peoples attention to all these
facts. Ii made sensation. 1t taught
the poplee something they did not know.
This
HIDDEN AND SECRET METHOD OF TAXA
TION
was for the first time explained
The opponents to the reduction OF tariff
taxation are opposed 10 reduction OF tax
alton because these monopolists are at