Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-09-15
Kcudail and Browne Meet Again AT
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opened the campaign on the Westefi
Shore of The district. The first lneeliIl;
had taken place at Accomac g. H., OF
The Monday previous, when the Hon
!3aylry Browne led off in speech OF al
hour and was followed by Gilmor )
Kendall, Esq, Democratic candidate
in speech Of an hour and quarter, VINO
in turn was followed by MIR. Browne IN
y fifteen minutes SPIT ech. AT this
risce The terms were reversed ilpuf
seance of written agreement Under
winch the candidates will CANVASS the
district. Prior 10 the joint discussion,
Mr., Z. r. B. Wright, Democratic Elec-
tor. made u short speech, which was re-
plete with information and anecdote,
aud winch greatly delighted the audi
cnce. Mr.. Wright is well-known 10
our people, with whom he is'a great Ia
vorite, and his sallies of wit and hnmof
frequently brought down the house
He excused himself for not making a
lengthy speech, although he admitted
being loA!el to the muzzle, by saying
that the people, lie knew, were allxlons
to hear the joint discussion. and pro-
ceeded to state the terms OF the debate
and 10 introduce Mr.. Kel dali.
Tho Democratic candidate is ayoung
gentleman of commanding presence
and handsome. open face, and the grace.
full bow which he made 10 his audience
elected burst of applause. In clear
and calm tones aud with u graceful and
iignlfed bearing this young champion
az Democracy proceeded to discuss the
issues of the campaign and to arraign
The Republican party whose candidate.
Nr. Browne, lie said, was no better nor
worse, than his party. Most of his
speech, which throughout was an able
exposition of Democratic principles
a.ld measures. was devoted to discus
sion of the tariff question. This he
presented clearly and forcibly. pointing
out the gross inequalities in the present
Republican measure and the many ban
encial changes proposed in what is
known as the Mills bill-showing how
the necessaries of life which the poor
man must buy are taxed enormously
whilst the luxuries which only the rich
can have, are lightly burdened. With
out even attempting to give a synopsis
of Mr.. Kendall's speech it is enough to
say that it produced Il marked impress
sion on the audience and was frequent
ly greeted with applause. Mr.. Brownies
speech in reilly was an exceedingly tame
and dry affair. The speaker was ner-
yous and,iIl at ease throughout his re-
marks and he did not occupy his time
by fully fifteen minutes. He COM
menced by reading over in very low
tone list Of all the bills he had intro
.lueed in Congress covering in all, he
said, appropriations 10 the amount OF
SOS. 900, ut one of which had become
II law. He also claimed credit for the
appropriations fer the First District In
The River ard Harbor bill. He then
accused the Democrats of putting pota-
toes on the free list and SAID that the
Canadian fisheries treaty which had
been rejected 10y the Senate would have
allowed Canadians to fish in the Chesa-
pcake bay. This was the sum and sub
stanc. Of Mr.. Brownies speech deliv-
cred so ne-vously and in such low tone
that prominent Republican had to ap-
peal ohm to speak louder. saying that
no one could hc%r what he WAS saying.
Mr. Browne said Eyes, sir" but did not
ruise his voice. The speech. fell fat On
bis audience AMI elected only once the
reeblest applause and was an immense
disappointment 10 the Republicans who
expected their Congressman to demol.
ism his young Democratic antagonist
Not 80 with Mr.. Kendall's rejoinder,-
With gloves off and with crushing eff
feet he went for tia CONGRESSMAN. He
pointed ont the absurdities of Mr..
Brownies assumptions, showing how he
had done absolutely nothing for his
constituents during his term of flee
from his own showing and that he did
not understand single clause in the
Mills bill, which he undertook to dis
cuss. and that his ideas on the Canadian
fisheries question were equally as alb
s,rd. The way lie handled him on the
potato question brought forth round
after round OF applause, and when time
was called no body was more relieved
than the Hon. Bayley Browne.
Mr.. w. A. Jones was then vocifer-
ously called for, but he only took the
rostrum to shy that he did not deem it
fair play TO aid anything to the casti-
CATION which Mr.. Browne had receiyed,
and to thank the audience for their gen.
erous greeting, adding that he would be
heard from later in the canvass, when
he should do all within his power to UP.
holl the hands orthe Democratic stand
ard bearer and advance the cause Of
Democracy.
1t was universally corceded that tile
Democrats had had field day, and tll'
Republicans, so far as we have heard
acknowledged to man that the Demo
cratic champion had proven himself to-
much for their candidate, ard disap