Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-04
THE CLOSING CANVASS
Only One Day More Now for Arm
ment and Preparation.
ELECTION ON TUESDAY
Every Democrat Expected 10 Do His Dn,v
Gladly and Promptly.
SPEECH OF lion, WALLER R. STAPLES.
CIsan.Cut Presentation Of Great issues Of
- This Presidential Contest
ADDRESSES TO VOTERS.
~ Ryan Appeals to Our Peopls-colonel
Houston Iuvokes the Republican,
New Developments
SPEECH OF lion, WALLER R. STAPLES
Cloao'Cut Presentation Of Great issues Of
= This Presidential Contest
ADDRESSES TO VOTERS.
~ Ryan appeals 10 Our Peopls-Colonel
Houston Iuvokes the Republicans
New Developments

new developments
The announcement: That Hon. Waller p.
Staples would speak At he old Pine Street
Baptist church last night brought out one o.
'he largest audiences gathered ~ Il political
meeting ia tins city durine the preseut cam
.aen.
1tc building was crowded to IT'S utmost
capaciiy. Every seat was filed and
mca stood up 30 the allies aud crowded the
windows. aud stll many could not get into
tAc building Of an
The Clsy-Ward Aciives and the Solid
Club turned ont lu a body.
Amor ibe distinguished persons present
we're Hon. George ID. Wiee, Colonel Taze.
ycn flett MayerJ. Tsylor EUyson, Meade
ID Sius, ESQ, Nr. q. Y. Meredith, James
g.. Lamb, sud many others.
hlr. b. :. Gates, president OF the Solid
t.rn, called the meeisag to order and re-
fHct0 hsyoc E.iyscu " preside.
TaE MAYOR GFADs AIuTrrn.
The Nsyor. after thanking tie people for
tae honor conferred upoa HIN, stated that IL
-.t atcn reported Oyer the city hy The Re
yul.. ats thatGcneial joseph x. Anderson,
president ~ tbc rIcGegaf Iron.W forks COM
llsr..on aud Merton. The chairman u the
Cry pcuocraic Committee had written 10
General Anderson. ana received the follow.
lns letter, which fhe Nasor read:
BicHNosD, November 2, 1883.
william Rysu, Fsq Chairman Democratic
Gig Central Commi,tec:
Ny Dear Sr.--I have your note enclosing
"a copy Of = resolution adopted by our friends
OF ile Mldisou.N ard Democratic Club in-
forming ne toat 10 is curr, ntly reported that
am going 20 vote for ulrrisor and that
lEt advised uumhcr Of our employees t. do
Soc same. u is strange how such q story
coui Doe started. Nothing cOuli be more
false, a' all who are IN daily communica.
fion with me know. There IS DOT citizen
f1 ~ thc country more heartily in the sup
port Of Cleveland end Thurman than 1 Sun.
s tsilk we have DeVer bad 40 honesicr
'Ti-,i, or Drawer MN in the presidential
,hgir thar ~. Cleveland, and ! fully APP.
grove his Administration. / think the proc
rsitY ~ the whole county will be pro-
laoicd by his reelection, AID especially that
90 tbo southern states. Indeed, | AN at a
loss o. know how 70 Is possible for Virgil
ailn " 10 loves his STATE " vote against him.
I have never "a my life dIctsted to
p1y msp ia my employment how
lo should vote. That weuld be opposed
fo what / think j. night. At the
famc tne never fail % express my own
cWnioas Freely, and | don't suppose there is
nnv one in our employment whe BE- not fully
ware Of my srdent attachment 70 the Demo.
critic cause, and q nv enthusiastic support
q CleyelaDd and Thurman. And may
ada that every gentleman connected with
Inc management 81 this business occupies
precisely the same position.
Nor DO J ADD my assOcHtes fee! less interest
d be- all IN
reurcscutauve, Captain George ID. Wise.
90 course / have been long familiar with tho
aulic { ~ the representation % this district
tu lougress l hSYe known wei many Of
rht predecessors Of Captain Wise. There
have been amoog them many ablo men.
Bnt. in my opinion, the Richmond district
Iae never had ia by day more faithful and
Efficient representative. he has been vigil
lsni and allie and devoted 10 the Interests 81
Dis people. and / trust that tae district viii
give him such q majority as viii gladden. the
heart ~ her iaithfu representative who is
fn honor % her. Yours truly and ioilb-
fully, JosfrH Z. ANDERSON.
Loud and continued apt iauso greeted the
Yssdius % tins letter.
JUDGE STAPLES.
The Chairman then. 10 a graceful manner,
Introduced Hon. Waller X. staples, the ora
Cor 81 the evening.
Judro staple. commenced his speech by
expressing his pleasure ia addressing Ken.
trona fua. cuce. lie said be hnd always loved
fI., city for 50 good people and itseNcelleut
rl Government. The great question Tor
rfople O. decide next Tue,dav Is not
Whether Nj. Cl.yel3ud or Mr.. Harrison shall
"a President ~ NE Unitcd States but
whether Malone aud bis party shall again
control the state 81 Virginia. IL - cues.
tiou "a the domination OF Malone ana
Ais $1,000 ug $4,000 co'0te0 peopr
over SIZE white Igcc 90 This grand old
Etste. Nou DON'T see torcnligAt professions
now amenc 'hr Eepublicsus as IN The last
rar,uai,u. said tOe speaker, bvt n they
should asan come into power YOU viii
Zee them later. They ere trying
new game ON us this yesr VacN ere Dream
fFfur AID Working in secret The speaker
eat1 SIS for hlm~eR DE iell tbat he Wa Mtaid
q, frif.t the dtsfnies Of MS stale 20 Malone
and bis clique. aud urged bis bearers 10 or
fau'9e and work 10 keep them ont OF power
The JUDGE tuen obiy discussed the records
90 thc Two parties B1W before the people,
and SHOW ed TIC rotttoneSs aud corruption vi
tac HrmhIcaus. aud described how t-O,oVU'-
c1o hst bean sQaandorcl while that party
Na- in power.
TUE rAgiYF.
Ju5ee eiaolcs next addressed himself TO q
confederation OF the tsrd dc showed that
fb, uresrut tariG Is the h,scst ever known
81 d.. United states. not excepting tue iarla
o. ISIS. wtich Was known - tuc " ON ui
.ho1rusf,us." Tbat tariff ,oi lS-@) leNicu
q Outs cf 3s per ceot, where's the pfe'ou'
t.Ig lryies ga average duty ct 81 per cen"
,..u shcrman said iu speech os'vctea IN
o.. .eref, az the United States in 1879 hat
SIC taxes imposed by me Aiiu N W. u'N'
f.,. tseY over were before m tle history Oh
f,.s country or Oi auy 0t9er county Ia
f,a v..ria ~ail De: These tHAs arc
sefairei a war rate-.' The kepuRhc"n
tittlorm 90 I~sl conceded the inequah'ies vi
the present. ia.iH tpi recommended rev.
e,or aud a reduction Of Tie surplus venue
ygesidents Garfield aud arthur, aau n'A'Iy
every Republican salesman CT the county,
have admitted Che grirvuus wrong OF tu'
present tsriG, aud have Ncoamenden ~,
T8cllon Ihe iirIl ComuNsi IN appuintc1
~ President Arthur, consisting or aVowe1
troteetoQist-. tnCu who bad given Sic Whulo
kuliect a careful cousi0cf alton, strongly
Recommended reduction OF 70 or
& u.r cent OF The existing rates
an duty The Democratic parry hom
tbe close of tic war down 10 ihe pres
rnttime has been equally explicit IN Hs Ge-
runeistiou Of the present raie OF t@NAtoh,
srhe Dcpocratic platform OF le'O u euoun.s1
IN ana Mr.. TUden was uiumphsntly elected
y,esident on thai platform by al oyetwbelu'
,,,.iorit, me same IL true Of the plat
rms IN 1880 and 1884, 20 that all classes ana n
I'M Dsrtlcs are condemniug 1he pieseh' nv
JubHcau tsfiG legislation.
Thg MoSOPolisls
The speaker then went into q bI'st Do'
,,,,, "e s,x~aipstion Of some Of The pro.
Sis ,'n' elite prrsenttsrI ana showed ,aa, !
,. enacted IN The Interest OF lne great ~ %
foooH,ls AID m,uuisciureis OF !ee SSi.s ~
irinjury aud oppression o. al lae i ,, ,hs
classes. This Is manifest from zoe lsS Sc 80
g. period Of five veafs-irom 1921 i, 20 =. 10
teEe were nearly 1000 lasot ~ ~ nno sstsb.
United state. Ia which about z5.y'o ~ 49, 49,,
,sme.,' were ipvolgeS. about a. cpo Ie en-
Jorans closed, all ipvolvips los 81 q. p ,sols
81 o.O0o 10 the men ssgseea ~ , ,s.9s
ssaDisbmeuts. he said iarnef ,n's 't ia
fe,er vas q mere tslac'ops raee s
Au thst the WAGES Of lspor 1'0 Issor