Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-25
THE SOUTHWEST.
A BIG DAY FOR TIE DEMOCRATS AT
ABINGDON.
A Joint Diseussloa-Bsirns Replies to Blair
and Marshall Pays his Respects TO
Lamb.
fspecIal .elerram . .ho pispaleh.l

ABINGDON. VA. October 2L-Assurediy yester-
day was a great political day aud feast n tho
good people o. our county. The conditions were
all favorable AMI just such another doy has NOS
been Witnessed fDr q long time By special hr-
nouncement Hon. III hard r. Belrue, electJr a.
large. and Hon. !. ". MaFshali, eieet0r for this
district. wcro booked 70 speak here. The Re.
pubiican's had advertised that Senator Blair' Of
Blaif-bu fame. aud Colonel Williams. kepubll-
can oiecior ~ large, would likewise ADDRESS the
people. By good fortune al these speakers Wcro
on hand yesterday morning. This being known
there was a universal demand on The part q the
unusually large crowd In town for q joint discus
sion.
Arrangements were effected 20 crafty this de-
mand. and under tbe load Of the Democrutic
drum-cOrps, about noon the r~estlo.s, surginR
multitude OF sOvcreigus which had gathered
marched on 20 TIE Town Hall. whore the Discus
f1n Wse 10 take place. Under tho tcrmsO Of the
arrangement senator Blair Wa % open The dis
clfsl0n, ne u De followed by Colonel heirne. Dc
lu turn % Do followed by Colonel Lamh, nrd Ut.
Aarshal 10 concludo-each speaker 20 have one
hour without any rcioinder. AZ 122J O'Clock,
whom tho hall had become dllcd 20 overlooking,
every available space being taken, Chairman
Fowler, ofthe Republican committee, announced
the order Of tie discussion and introduced soma
tor Blair.
Mr.. Blair pleasantly spoke Of his eradication
of hAvlDr tito opportunity 20 address 81 largo
and Intelligent N aud ence q YiTginians, saying
be come not ~ a Republican nor o. "A democrat,
with no feelings 81 parlsanrJ. but a. al AmorL
can citizen. % speak " them, and he trusted De-
wOuld Doe listened % in tho same spirit. Tie said
ho was not accustomed 20 Joint discussions OF This
Kind. Then no launched OF into q discussion Of
The tarif issue. which he discussed for ABOUT
tnirty-nve minutes in a rather phlegmatc way
with senatorial dignity.
liIs arguments woro not nov and Wero regard
ed as very spedJus. in fact there Wa q gfeat
deal OF disappointment because Democrnis and
Republicans an looked for q new lne ~ argi-
ment cast In a superior mould. Tho remainder
81 bis time be- devoted N Ao educational BIZ. ot
which he is the author and patron He briehy
gave an outline Of the measure, rs scope, ma ls
intended benedCcnt result TIC arraIcueQ tho
democratic party for its failure % become %
Jaw. Oncc or twice be made side cut at Presi-
don't Cleveland. and said he mad done nouing.
and intimated DO WIS no Preeiient worth iho
mention. aud advised the crowd 70 vote Tor her-
Tison aud Morton.
Colonel Beirne followed I'm n c@lcar-cui. woll-
rounded. and eloquent speech. Colonel beirne
wont over al DIE issues Of This anva-f, ard his
presentation ~ the tariff question was hule ana
convincing. I'm reply o. senator IiHlr5 mr.
raignmonf o. the Democratic party Tor NOT pass
ing tie Blair hul be eali 10 was NOT . party mea-
SUMO. and tnnt prominent Republicans ia tho
Senate were violently aud bitterly opposed toll
Colonel N-irue closed with "a glowing ana elo-
0ucut tribute ~ Cleveland. Thurman, ana
Buchanan. Both attic opening ans conclusion
Of his speech no was greeted with immense
rounds 81 applause
Aud now came Colonel Lamb. To devoted his
speech chiefly tO "a discussion OK ne iauu ana 20
assaults upon the record OF President Cleveland
as President AZ times lie grew cio4ueht ana
was witty iu hfa anecdotes, bus WlflHl Dis Areu-
ments we're e|0phisiry all along. HIS epcoch wA-
we'll received. tIne and time egtiu WIS ne
greeted with ~ plause. and 40 ne conclusion DIS
Republican auditors thought he had the day.
When Colonel Lamb hn1 concluded nui a3
Mr.. 1rigC stepped 10 the 'front.' 20 Introduce
Judge Marshall an ATTEMPT WIS made on me
Usft Of some Republicans to MAKE "a division ol
She crowd and carry oil their clans 10 prevent
tho hearing OF NJ Nsrahai. built did not "ofk
"a well az WIS expected.
Judge Marshall bong Introduced wont 10 work
iu lis mimitahlo uud MaEuctlc way ana f0ou
had thc crowd 81 his And JUST surh
another ecauhiug "larrupiug NJ Do cavo Coo
Lel Lamb and ns Republican colleagues from
Hcninmln Harrison down Las rarely ever Iotn
Witnessed. limos 40 great and continued Wa
he "a applause that DO Was dinlrult 10 Ql"h IT, iie
cut with 20 cleau, bright blade, mt II one may
1uIgo from seeing. Colonel Limb mu-t have
wished ho hac never come. Taxing up senator
binir'a charge against tho Democratic party Tor
preventing tle passage ol MS per 7'nfhe hAi-
shall Turmoil o. 800 senator ana aHkel o in Nh1
phcn the koputIi ais hal the Irorlitht ana
both h0usss " tle Forty-4rveuth Congress Con-
gross d1 not pass biz bills
1hit called ihc senator y his feet aud be- 0as
given au opportunity 90 answer, Hhlch ne dtl ~
SAYING Congress could hato pasfcd 70, hut dd
not: that il Was tlcn "a utW-measuro .aud nor
under tod.
TO nis MarshalI repto1. "Yos, Tho bad place
ls nlled with pcoplo who ought b. have done
Things which hoy didn't DO"
Altogether She Democrats have been fht'-
rtouS. As a result Of TINS discussion freeh FIeor
ha. lcen ilstIlci INTO thcm aud tlry arc
aroused ana aro going tY work.
Tho IomOcrHtc District Committee mot hero
and from reports giyou tbo district 10 ln q better
state Of Organization than 10 has over neen
before. ia this county aloue 20 O. estimated II
the cfe. ton were g. como OF today, That LucAa-
mans majority would DO from go ~ l,Vfl