The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-04
THE MAIN ISSUE.
Civilization the Ques>
ton for the Southern
People to Consider.
JUDGE STAPLES ON THE Issues OF
TIE DAY.
Rally Of the Clay Ward Clubs.

Hurrah and red fire announced the ar
rival of the clubs Of Clay ward at Old
Pine-street Church last night 10 hear
Judge Waller r. Staples discuss the issues
before the people.
Mr.. Gates called the meeting TO order.
and called Mayor j. Taylor Ellyson to
the chair.
A LIBEL ON GENERAL ANDERSON.
The Mayor read letter from General
Joseph X. Anderson repudiating tho
story giving the words that he was going
to vote for Harrison, or had advised any
of his employees so to do. He urged In
his letter the election of Cleveland,
whom he pronounced one Of the best
representatives of American manhood
who ever sat in the Executive chair. Tha
letter also predicted the election OF Hon.
George ID. Wise TO Congress.
He then introduced
JUDGE STAPLES,
who said that he took an interest In Rich
mond because he was now resident OF
the city, and more orderly city WAS
never seen as Richmond Is under Demo-
cratic rule. II the city shall be turned
over TO the negroes and William Mahone
1t will defeat all the efforts the white
men have been making since the war.
The Republicans and negroes have
changed their policy. Now no one sees
any Republican meetings or speakers.
You hear whispers OF their work In the
dark and Of their efforts TO put the white
people OF Richmond under the control OF
negroes.
Mahonel The fight between him and
Wise, Langston, Houston and others Is
history. Wait until election day, and
you will finC. Malone and his cohorts at
the polls even II John Wise's prediction
that the Republican party was going to
hell aud he to New York was proven q
fact.
Take the negro votes away from the
voting population and the Democratic
party would oyerwhelm the Republican,
In Michigan, New York, Ohio, Illinois
and other Northern and Western States
where the negro holds the balance OF
power.
RADICAL CORRUPTION.
While the Republican party was In
power q Vice President, q Secretary OF
the Treasury, Secretary OF War. q
Presidents Secretary, and other high
officials, including Senators. were driven
from power because OF corruption.
Nothing Of this kind was ever known
under Democratic administration.
DELUsryE CRY.
The cry Of protection is only to get the
Republican party back into power; to get
Malone into power; to get the negro Into
power. IT'S the same oid man In another
suit Of clothes Does Mr.. Vanderbilt pay
his carriage drivers more than his neigh
borsg Not xryit of it. Nj Cleveland, in his
messagA)Nys that he is In favor OF pro-
tecti,Tg American labor, giving them
cheap clothes, cheap houses and cheap
food. The tariff under the Mills bill Is
the highest known in this country on the
particular objects for which tariff was
called for.
No monarch in Europe could levy a
tax on his pee pie which produced sur
plus Of slO0,0 900 per year and keep
his crown on his head.
A voice How about sugar and rice :
Judge Staples The Republicans, In
their tariff bill, took the tariff tax
off of sugar and rice, because they were
the only two articles OF produce which
the South raised. These bills protected
the North but left the South to suffer.
Judge Staples remarks ELECTED LOUD
applause, and on his conclusion the meet
ing adjourned.