The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-20
DEMOCRATIC DAY.
Elba Club Making Prep
aratiOns for the Dem
OnstratiOn.
ENTBu sIAsTIC MEETING HELD LAST
NIGHT. ,...
The Question OF rnisorms Discussed,

looks after the northern end OF Clay
ward and does so successfully. The
president Is Mr. John J. King, man
who works vigorously The secretary IL
Nr. 8. b Brady, who is energetic and
always on time.
President King called the meeting to
order and stated that 1t was a called
meeting for the purpose of making ar
rangements for the Democratic meeting
October oath, and for the election of new
members. Five new recommendations
for membership were proposed and each
were elected under suspension OF the
rules.
The President then asked II anyone
was present who could enlighten the
club as TO how II should dress on the day
of the demonstration. Messrs. Brady
and Hopkins stated that all the clubs and
citizens would be In line, uniform or no
uniform.
A large number Of those present sub
scribed their names toward buying a
Cleveland hat, Thurman bandsnna and
a cane. Other Democrats will march In
working mems clothes.
Mr.. Brady moved the appointment OF a
committee to buy the hats. Messrs. Hop
kins. Gardner and O'Bannon were ap-
pointed.
The business of the meeting being
over,
Mr.. b. B. MUsFoRD
was introduced by the president. Mr..
Nunford said he was present In response
to an invitation. He did not appear as
candidate for office, but at the call Of
A party who want good government to
continue. We have come together to
compare the former thieying and dis
graceful administrations with the honest
and lauded one of to-day, and to reflect
that the era Of sectional intolerance has
become oblIterated by the Executive
chair being filed by Grover Cleveland.
He then proceeded to talk on the tariff.
The irst results 10 that tariff on raw
materials was the surplus which had
been accumulating for the past twelve
years particularly under Republican rule.
II is to remedy that standing menace to
our prosperity that we want the duty on
raw material removed, and that Is what
the Democratic party wants.
He referred to Mr.. Morton's letter Of
acceptance which urged the purchase of
bonds as a means Of getting rid of the
surplus. He then spoke OF the many
pension bills, and to the arrearages pen
sion bill which would have swept the
surplus in the treasury out of existence
Free trade, he said, Is the privilege
granted to foreigners to bring their
manufacturing products here and sell
them. Well, we will never allow that,
and no man except fool believes that
we viii He pointed out the fact that
OF 10000 600 now engaged as wage work
ers in this country only 1000, 900, or one
twentieth, were being protected by the
Government, and all the protected are
among the poorest laborers ia the land.
You must know, he continued, II you
will only think, that the protective tariif
benefits the capitalist alone, and where
can you find working man who can say
that protection has increased his pay, or
who cannot say that in protected indus
tries his wages have not been reduced
He called attention TO the fact that the
difference between the smaller wages
paid in the North and the larger wages
paid in the South was greater than the
difference between the wages paid Ameri.
can working men and those on the other
side Of the water. This high tariff has
made the rich richer and the poor poorer.
The era of tramps and vagrants was
never known until this horrible war tax
of the Republicans was imposed on oQr
people.
He then paid his respects to the Su-
gar Trust. There were sixteen refine
ries, who were competing with each 9th
er. They decided TO pool issues, and
only one man was the party TO whom
the planter could sell his raw sugar, aud
he was also the man who, as the rep
resentatiye OF trust, could fix not only
the purchasing price Of raw sugar, but
the selling price of refined sugars
These sixteen relineries raised the price
one cent per pound. That meant $780,
100000 profit per year in the pockets OF
the "Trust-which Blaine says is pri-
vate affair. All of this fearful attempt
by the monopollsts to pile up riches can
be demolished if the tariff on refined SUI
gar is abolished.
He referred to other tariff failures, and
argued that when a Richmond manutac-
turer wanted 10 make and sell goods in
Europe, Asia or Africa he had TO pay a
tax OF 20 cents on the dollar for the raw
material be used.
He spoke of the failure of the Ameri-
cans TO carry their own commerce In
their own ship bottoms II is true that
We have no commerce, so TO speak.
That little island across the water actu-
ally carries sJ per cent OF the American
commerce.
THE GREAT FIGHT
to day is the tax on wool. The Demo.
Gratis want to remove it. Years ago
there was a tax on cotton it was re-
moved. Who heard of il: No one
why? Cotton was grown in the South
Our manufacturers OF wooden goods are
clamoring for free wool They want "a
give the customer first-class suit ol
clothes st q cheap price This Old Dem
ocrstic party will live more strongly in
defeat Than victory. II has met every
party from Hamilton tell the present
hour, and has beat and survived them all
and will keep on doing so.
Mr. Munford was thanked by the meet
ing for bis address.
Mr.. B. A. JACOB,