The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-03
DIR. CURRY'S SPEECH.
Enthusiastic Welcome
Home at Old Mar
ket Hall.
THE ISSUES OF THE DAY ABLY Drs>
CUsSED.
Democratic W. Republican, voss'

The meeting 10 the Old Market Hall
last night was grand success. Ali the
seats were occupied early In the evening,
and later on standing room" only could
be secured. The audience was graced by
the appearance of number OF ladies',
who sat on each side of the platform.
In rear of the stage were seated Mr..
W. W. Henry, Mayor Ellyson, Messrs.
Wortham, Davis, Dickerson, Wingo,
Higgins, Ezekiel, Christian, Peasants.
and others.
Mr.. Ryan called the meeting to order
and introduced Mayor Ellyson, who made
an appropriate speech, introducing
HON. J. L. NJ. CURRY,
ex-Minister to Spain.
DR.. Curry thanked the audience for his
reception, and made speech which was
rspltte with telling hits. lie said that IL
the Northern Republican politicians
could be believed Virginia was the most
srrant of thieves. But everything that
could be done was always done by the
Republicans to vlify the South, but when
Democracy took hold OF the reins OF gov
ernment sectionalism ended.
To exemplify this he referred to his
own appointment IS Minister to Spain
and his visit to the President, when he
told the President that the interests Of tho
Republic were as safe In the hands OF .
Virginia Democrat as In those OF any
other Democrat, and when he saw the
President after his resignation had been
rendered, the President said, What yon
said was so.'
THE FIRST TEST OF A PUBLIC MAN
is the public test. What has President
Cleveland doneg He has proven himself
a man. He has shown himself TO be .
President. lie has demonstrated that lin
the words Of the late lamented (g) Sher-
idanl he IA mot afraid" He has shown
by his actions that he Is ready for any
emergency. and that no nation will dare
gainsay him.
The speaker then referred to the cor
ruption seen in the Republican Congress
o. the past years, but, said he, where is
the man who found that Grover Cleve-
land ever did an act that required an In.
vestigation p
Years ago, he said, We made a surplus
by the sale of public lands. Now we
have a yearly surplus which is taken
from the people. This process OF getting
a surplus Is nothing but downright rob-
berry.
Each party wants TO get rid of the sur
plus, but the Democratic party wants to
reduce ii by reducing taxation, while the
Republican party wants to reduce the
revenue by raising taxation.
He spoke Of the Ben Harrison policy OF
buying bonds at premium Of nearly 100
per cent on the purchase price, and asked
if any one in the audience could tell on
what he was not taxed. The Old Roman
had said In a speech that the people were
taxed from head 10 heels (Applsusc).
What the Old Roman said was true, and
everybody knew it. daughter and ap-
plause).
TARIFF
is the tax that merchant gives to a gov
ernment in order to do business. The
merchant pays ten. twenty, fifty or one
hun lred per cent. on the goods which
he sells The merchants who have bought
these goods pay TO the home government
taxes Oftentimes double the value OF the
goods which they wear or sleep under.
He talked at length on this subject.
He referred 20
AFAcr OFTEN OVERLOOKED,
that II there should be a failure OF the
crops in the wheat and corn districts for
only one year there would be famine.
He then proceeded to discuss at length
the political situation as it appeared A.
present, and concluded as follows: An
united country is with US. We have a
duty to perform, and that duty is TO re.
elect Cleveland. We want low instead
of high taxes. We want cheap instead
of high clothing, and cheap necessarles
instead OF cheap luxur'es.