The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30
DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
Grand Gathering OF the
Clans at the West
ham House.
COLONEL RICHARD r. BEIRSE MAKES
4 sTIRRI>G SPEECH.
nn,au,,iiaa-,ii,c anu Ap1reeiati,s Audience.

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ed by men properly qualified 10 explain
them.
I he meeting was under the auspices OF
Irving Hall Club. and was called TO order
by Mr.. John Connor, who said that he
had the honor OF introducing
COLONEL RICHARD r. BEIRsT,
Democratic Elector-at-Large.
Colonel Beirne was received with sp-
plause lie bad been all over the State,
and had found that Virginia was going
Democratic. The spirit OF the people
all over Virginia was that the real peo-
pie and not mopgres and renegades led
by Malone and John $. Wise, should rule
this State.
He gave history of the Democratic
party since the war, bringing 1t down 20
the day in November, 1884, when this
country elected Grover Cleveland Presi-
dent Of the Unit d States. To day that
same man, with Allen G.. Thurman, a
Virginian, and one of the purest men in
the country. on the same ticket, and
George ID. Wise, compose the National
Democratic tickect TO be elected.
We ,ciU elect larges Democratic
majority in the next House Of Represen-
tatiyes. Shall we send Wsddill, Repub-
licaD, therey Can he have any influence
with Democratic House We must send
20 Congress man who has been there;
who has influence, who can do much for
ihe benefit of Richmond and who has
already done much. A man like Mr..
Waddill, who had no influence, would be
a little infant in the hands Of the leaders
in Congress.
He said tnst the Republican party was
a sectional one throughout. The bitter
ness Of that party against the South was
solely because there had been l56 South
ern electoral votes cast for Cleveland,
and the same number would be cast
again.
The Republicans say they ought 10 be
brought back TO power. Why; Because
they claimed that when their United
States Treasurer's accounts were exam
ined everything came out right except
ing two cents, and that two cents were
found on the floor. That was an un-
truth. Thirteen millions of dollars was
found missing, and no man can tell yet
who stole IT, Yet John Sherman ran the
Treasury at the time.
lie then paid his respects to
THE NAVY.
The Republicans built a navy in this
wise: A vessel was built. IL was found
out 10 be in need Of repair; so many were
the repairs needed that il became neces-
sary 10 spend more money TO repair the
vessel than TO build it and all before il
had sailed an hundred miles. They then
sold the vessel, after millions had been
spent on repairing il, for $5S,00O, and
took care that Republican bought it.
He looked after the wasieful and Grim
inal manner in which the Republicans
had given 800. 100000 acres o.
PUBLIC LAND
10 paper railroads on contract with
them that the roads would be built, and
Republican Senators yC.et for these
swinding schemes while holding in their
pocket checks for from ten to twenty
thousand dollars per year as fees from
these same railroads. Grover Cleveland
finally came to the rescue, and during
his administration s0,000.000 acres have
been gotten back to the people from these
paper railroads.
lie spoke warmly OF the
ALIEN LAND OWNERS,
and explained how il was that under
Cleveland's administration they no
longer can monopoljze our lands aud live
in London and Paris In palaces on in
comes obtained from the labor Of hard
working men.
On these points also he would have the
public to decide between the parties, but
for the fact that the Republicans are
guilty Of
OTHER CRIMES.
lie spoke of the Star Route Repub icsn
robberies by Brady, Dorsey and others.
and contrssted them with the honesty Of
the Pos,office Department under Cleve-
land and Dickerson.
Mr.. Morton is a candidate for the Vice
Presidency. IL Mr.. Harrison should be
gathered TO his fathers or his grsnfather,
he (Morton) would become President of
the United States; he (Mortop). who
brought contract labor repeatedly from
Europe TO work for little or nothing on
his farms-a ht companion for Chinese
Harrison.
PENSIONS.
Why, he said, should We pension all
the old women, camp followers, suffers
and thieves who never smelt gunpowdery
Yet ii was Clevelsnd's v, toes Of these
swindling pension bills that to-day the
dirty politicians have been so repeatedly
abusing How can we not honor the
man who has shown so much courage
and fulfilled every pledge TO the South ,
He signed the Mexican pension bill,
which effected Southern men, when no
Republican President could be found TO
do it, His courage is sublime.
Colonel Beirne then talked Of the fact
that
WALTER @ GRESHAM
was candidate in the Republican Con-
yention for their nomination TO the pres
iiency. He, as judge, decided thai the
working man was right In the labor
troubles in his district, and $400.000 was
spent in consequence by Republican
nlonopolis.s to defeat him. They sue
ceeded, and nominated in his place Har-
rison, who had said that one dollar day
was enough for any working man. These
working men said they would remember
Harrison, and don't you forget It they
will, and will down him on the 9th day
OF next month. The man who was ready