The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-25
SENATOR DANIEL
Greeted BY a Tremen
dOuS Audience At Old
Market Hall.
ASSISTED BY MIR. HEMPHILL on
SOUTH CAROLINA.
He Tells Some Very Practical Truths.

Many ladies' were mingled with the vast
crowd that occupied every seat. stood up
where standing room could be found. and
occupied every nook and corner In the
Old Market Hall last night to hear Hon
John w. Daniel speak. Ii was stated
by the well informed that never before
was such a mass Of people in the hall,
quick order could have drawn such a
crowd. Posters had been sent all over
town that Daniel was to speak, and there
are few people, II any, who do not enjoy
his oratory.
City Chairman Ryan. Judge Watts,
Hon. George ID. Wise, District Elect0r
Elicit aud Attorney General Ayers came
in amid applause Mr. Ryan called the
meeting to order, and said that the train
bringing Senator Daniel was late, but he
would be here by hslf-past 9 O'Clock
COLONEL TAzEwELL Elicit,
elector from this district, made short
speech. He had travelled and made four
speeches in the last four days, he said.
and was ready now, awaiting Major
Daniels arrival, TO speak and explain
Democratic truths. He illustrated his re-
marks by the action of the women of
Virginia, who never fail to respond when
duty calls them, and laggard indeed must
be the man who is too small or cowardly
TO follow the women.
He explained at length and quoted
from James G.. Blaines Twenty Years in
Congress-, TO show that the leader Of the
Republican party believed and said that
the welfare of the country was never
better than when the tariff was 30 per
cent, Is per cent. lower than now, sud
10 per cent. lower than the Mills bill.
He closed by introducing
CONGRESSMAN HEMPHILL or SOUTH CARO-
LIMA,
who said, we are here now to attend to a
practical and serious duty. II is TO cast
your eye around and resolve which of
the two great principles you intend to
follow, free clothing or free whisky. The
prohibition people who want al people
to drink water except them
selves. and the women's rights
party composed of ong-haired men and
short haired women, and all were side
shows and nothing else We are man
aging this country, in the opinion OF sen
sble people all the world over, better
than it had been taken care of before
Why Mr. Barnum who has the best |
menagerie on earth, should announce |
that he intended 10 vote for Harrison /
cannot understand because Mr Baruur I
has a show and Mr.. Ben Harrison has no
show at all.
TALKING ABOUT THE TARIFF,
he explained that If person could &c;
rich by taxation, what was the u-e OF
working Again, how could a man get /
rich by picking one pocket OF his pants
TO fill the ether. You know that every
time protection is spoken Of il is the
laboring man who is TO be protected, yet
when the money feaped under the pro-
lection is distributed where does il 20
The working man gets less wages and
the capitalist larger profits. Not re-
1ecting man who lives and works in a
factory or machine shop will say nay to
this Name to me, ~ lac said, "a manu-
facturer VINO does not get richer each
year. and if there is an employees who
gets rich by being protected, / would
ike TO see him.
ALTAR or ROSES VS.. CASTER OIL.
"Atter of Roses" was admitted free
but every dollars worth Of caster oil
hat came here was taxed $ 80. making
he cost $3.50. lie gave other illustrations
)f similar character. He showed how
American plOWs-meniioning the manu-
lecturers names which cost a Nirginian
Or South Carolina farmer $40 could be
bought in Canada for SIP Yet that
olow was made at the same United
States factory, and at the same time
hat is called protecting Virginia farmers
lie went on TO show that if an Amer
can saited fish or meat for another
American TO eat he had to pay tax on
he salt, but If he sailed the fish or meat
md shipped it to England for an Eng
ishman 10 eat, no tax az all was required.
\ ct that is supposed to be protecting
Americans.
He spoke of
THE GRAND PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH
who had brought their States to the
iDulf WAO Ltl doHtitch lAfAlsc4FtH anu
who were led by population who knew
10 changing or shadow Of turning
QUESTION or CIVILIZATIONS
He told his hearers that they should
pear in mind one patent thought Let
The Republicans win and they viii 60 20
work and grind you to powder. You
must decide between two thiDgs-either
10 rule yourselves or let somebody else,
he Republican and the negro rule you.
He said that he had known Richmond
in Congress for six years
The first time he went there be sat Only
me seat off from him, and he wanted to
Jay that a more eloquent, hard-working
nan for his district and party he never
,aW.
MI Hemphill took his seat amid loud .
md prolonged applause
SENATOR DANIEL.
At 1915 o'clock Colonel Tazewell Elicit .
that Senator Daniel was on /
he stairs, just having gotten in on the
)elated train.
The Senator, amid cheers (which lasted \
i've minutes Wit0ut cessaiiOn} came in /
he hall, escorted by Director General /
Curtis, Colonel A. S. Buford, and Others.
l.. ,.rau iptrnIuoat a tho r.oLaf la1 t,r