Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-04
THE CANVASS.
DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING II CHAR
Louisville, FRNDBaIcKs-
BURG, AND LEXINGTON.
congressman Tsrsney Of Michigan, Allen Of
Mississippi, aud 0'Ferrsll Of Yir-
ginia Mako Rousing fpsechsi
at Charlottesville.

|
Especial telegram b tho Dispstch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. September3. -
To-day was County-Court day here and
there could not have been more disa-
greeable day. II had been announced
that there would be public speaking,
and although the rain poured unceasing-
ly ell day a good number of people from
this and adjoining counties were in the
city. On account of the rain the crowd
had to resort 10 the courtroom. and at
1915 =. NJ. Captain Micajah Woods,
chairman of the County Democratic
Committee, introduced in glowing terms,
amidst tremendous applause,
HON. TIMOTHY f. TARsyEY,
OF Michigan. In opening his speech he
said that the State OF Michigan gave tine
Repubi,ean party It's birth and that this
year il will give it its death. He ar
raigned the Republicans Us the party OF
corruption and the opponents OF unjust
and iniquitous legislation for squander
ing millions Of the public money, and for
having given TO monopolies and railroad
corporations millions Of acres OF the pub
lie lands. Under Republican admins
tration 20, 447, 900 acres of land were
given away TO aliens which should have
been reserved as homes for our native
citizens On the other hand, under the
short administration Of the Democrats,
over so, 900, 800 acres have been reclaimed
from railroah corporations.
PAYING tRIBUTE TO MoNoPoLIEs.
Ha otfooHo1 tia rool,o,popfo of fba
Senate and said he lOnged for the day
when there should be ono North, no
South. no East, no West, but one grand
united whole under one flag" lie showed
up in desirable style the present system
OF protection in the United States, which
makes over6p, 900, 600 people pay tribute
to the A, 0l9 manufacturing institutions
which are in this country. He said rs
he lived I'M a border State he had
the opportunity of seeing the workings
OF this system. Salt which courses into
Michigan, is taxed u per cent. on 100
pounds, and lumber 200 per thousand
feet. While labor can come into the
State free goods are highly taxed. Labor
and air, he said. are the only free things
in this country. He showed that Penn
sylvania is the best protected State in
the Union, yet there are more strikes
there than III any other State.
THE POOR FARMER.
He said what Americans need is q
home market for home products. We
make more agricultural products than
we can possibly consume. and the poor
farmer has to sell the surplus he has in
the foreign market and get what he can
for il, and there he is in open compe-
tition with the serf labor of Europe. The
price of agricultural products in New
York is regulated by the foreign markets.
He said there should he no class labor,
but a common equality for all classes.
FREE TRADE IMPRACTICAL.
He claimed that the Democratic party
we're not free traders, but fair traders.
Free trade IS impractical, as any fair
minded man would say. IL was not pro-
posed to abolish the tariff but to equal
ize il. The Republicans baye made the
tariff highest upon necessities and low
est upon Injuries but the Democrats
intend to reverse things and make luxu
ries highest and necessities lowest.
Mr.. Tarsncy made an able and elo-
quent speech, which was highly pleasing
to all present, and in closing paid high
tribute to Colonel O'Ferrall.
HON. JOHN NJ. ALLEN.
Hon. Thomas r. Stockdale. of Missis-
sippi, was also expected to he present,
but was unable to do so. He Was ably
represented, though, by Hon. John NJ.
| Allen, of the same State, who made
most excellent speech. He said there
were many side issues, but the main
issues were TO be fought between the Re
publicans and the Democrats. The issue
ia between tariff reform on the one
/ hand and protection on the other,
and the Democrats under the leadership
of Mr. Cleveland have had the courage
/ TO make this issue He charged the Re
publicans with having done nothing to
| reduce the enormous surplus in the
Treasury, but as having opposed any
measure desired by the Democrats.
IN BEHALF OF THE FARMERS.
He said that over one half the working
people in the United States were farmers
and that they are often fooled into voting
! for the Republican party, which does all
/ IL can against them. He claimed that
the employer got his laborers as cheap as
he could and often went to the foreign
market for them. In conclusion he said
that the country was looking to Virginia
and expected her to do her duty nobly
| this fall.
HON. CHARLES T. O'FERRALL,
Of this district, was next introduced, and
made an eloquent and forcible speech.
He said in opening that he was proud of
the Democratic party aud its spotless re-
cord. He touched upon its history from
its beginning, and showed what great
measures 1t had accomplished and what
a friend it had been to the people. He
said he was proud because he was
! Democrat. He had never seen the man
whom he was afraid to meet in open dis
cussion of his principles. He would
challenge any man who would say that
he ever cast vote which was detrimen-
tai to the best interests OF his constitu-
ents. lie also said the tariff was
THE GRRAT ISSUE OF THE DAY,
and that he had often discussed the
question long before the Democratic
party took it up. He claimed that the
ID
Republican party was the friend of mo-
nopolies and trusts, while the Democratic
party was the friend of the people, and
also that the Democrats did not want to
do away with the tariff, but only to
stop the enormous increase Of surplus
in the Federal Treasury.
The Republicans condemn the Demo-
Gratis for not taking the tax from to-
bacco, but when it came to voting on the
Mills bill they all voted against it, which
would reduce the tax.
A CHALLENGE.
He said he had the same opposition as
in the last campaign. butHpow, instead
OF being an independent Democrat, as be
protested in the last canvass he had
come out for Harrison and free whiskey.
He challenged General Roller, his oppO-
nent, for an open discussion at any tiIne
and anywhere. At the close of his
speech Colonel OFerrall was greatly
applauded, and many warm Democrats
came up and shook his hand.
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