The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-14
DEMOCRACY IN HENRY.
Colonel Richard =. Beirne Addresses the
Lester Club.

more than twenty persons from the coun.
" could attend the court tO-day-not a
case was tried and Judge Mullins opened
aud adjourned the court in about ten
minutes.
Despite the iuclement weather and two
washOuis on the railroad, Colonel Rich.
ard + Beirne Of your Ciiy, having been
assigned 10 address our people put in bis
appearance by the first train. which
arrived about noon, and was met by
large body Of his friends and college
mates AMI escorted 20 the Ham
ilfcn Hotel Bul the rain fell in
-luice.: AMI the streets ran as If all
the DILL dams had broken loose and such
2 thing as public speaking could not be
thought Of Determined not 20 be out
done, however, tie Lester Club threw
open tie doors az the courtroom, and at
: O'Clock this evening the room was
packed with an intelligent a,semblage
from the town, 10 whom Colonel B,irle
was introduced hy Ir \ ID StuliZ, and
for tWo hours held an audience OF some
five hundred voters with speech full OF
logic and good SENSE. Contrasting the
administration cr Grover Cleveland with
that IF his predecessors. he reminded
ms that we had "tle first blow on the
opposition this time, and Ike Ola Uncle
Ned AMI the "h0rse physic.' they were
getting "Wigliy sick Of It" and our
party having AS many right, under this
Government As the Republican, we intend
% maintained them
Republican rule since the war, and
particularly IN South Carolina As well as
IN Virginia, was shown up, and the eX-
pendi'ures under carpet bag and scala
Wag govern in these TWO states
con nmented upon
The speaker referred o. the relation Of
the General Government % the public
lands and the course of President Cleye-
'and towards the Pacific Railroad Com
pany, characeri-ing him as the Tiberids
Gracious of America and the Democratic
party a. opposed ID absentee landlord
Ism Brady, Dorsey X Co, OF Slar-r0ule
.otOriety. received their share OF consid-
Grafton. and contrast between The man
agement of the Posioaice Department by
iue Republicans and the Democrats now
Nas drawn with telling elect.
Tie Navy Dcpar ment was reie red 10
and The connection OF Republican party
leaders With the building, repairing and
selling Of the Tennessee shown up.
But when the speaker read Mr ingalls,
| Chicago Telegram The fun came IN. and
,he bottom dropped out Of the Republi-
can method of making Presidents
The policy Of Mr. Cleveland In select
ing such men as Joe Johnson, Wingiield
of Albemarle. u. II Maury, J. l.. NJ
Curry aud honest John GO0de showed
that there was 40 i)bDery in his methods
and that he was not afraid % recognize
men OF character aud integrity II they
/ tal fought for what they then believed
10 be- right. Nor would he forsake \ NJ
Keileg 90 account O. his religious opin.
ions-0r rather those Of his wife. Here
,ne speaker alluded 10 toe Jewish people
in most telling and eloquent manner
The pension busiless was properly
aired and the Republican party charged
auh being always found on the side Of
.he mon0rOlists, whilst the Democratic
.aity Is on the side Of the people.
Here Colonel Belrne took 10 the tar
/ iG question. ard with the statistics of The
/ last census and other record evidence
brought tue matter home 10 every voter
present IN such a way as 20 convince the
+ nlaiuest farmer in Virginia that a high
nriI Is not the protection an agficul.
f lgrist wants
The Mills lill was fully explained, and
itw4s clearly shown thar the Republican
patty has put itself upon record as op.
/ noscd 90 lie abolition of the internal tax
+ oa tobacco. whilst the Democrats favor
/ it. Mr. Carnegie and his Putsburg IT,
+ brarv. the WO0d-screw monopoly and tie
/ sugar. trust all came in for a iull share Oi
the able speakers condemnation, whilst
| Nr. Bl4ines "pri7ate affair idea OF
/ trusts generally was not overlooked.
/ Colonel B-irue closed one OF the most
/ interesting and instructive political
speeches il has ever been our good for
/ tune % listen 10 amidst shouts OF ap-
olause by urging thorough organization
Of the party and reminding Us in the
language OF the deceased Virginia
poet that
THE safety of the Onion
J. the -afc Ot the -tates'
Colonel George Mclean, wealthy and
intelligent mineral operator from New
] ld-llt, ttIL-F iftulbl 1'iHS fANocht a
/ loudly called for by bis many acquain.
ienances made since be has been in Mar
tinsyille. aud being introduced put in a
/ half-hour Of most excellent Democratic
/ talk from the standpoint Of Democrat
/ living in "a Republican State.
Iii. speech was able, eloquent, inter
esting. and TO The point. He spoke fron
a large experience in and around Puts
burg. and successful y maintained
/. That a high iarih is in no sense
benefit 10 the lab0fing class.
? None 10 the agriculurst
g. In the long run none TO the manu-
facturer.
II is not surprising to him that Mr.
Carnegie can tote Mr Blaine arOun'
Europe upon the ! 100000 made las
year out OF the tariff on steel rails.
This gen'eman'- familiarity with Nir
ginia, as well a. National politics, was
pleasant surprise to his friends present.
Lastly, Hon IL G. Peters was loudly
called for, aud whilst excusing himsel
from making a speech made yer.
strong one. When the name Of Posi-
j. Lester. our candidate for Congress
was mentioned by him the walls OF th'
l,;iJ;,.. f.frfv fran,hl.f from the ire