Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-09
BEIRNE AVID m'KENNEY.
They Make Fine Speeches in Motto
way County.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispstch.l
JENSINas's ORDINARY, VA,
September 7, 1888.
Yesterday was County Court day. but
more politics than litigation was dis
pensed. Rain came in torrents all the
while, and only portion Of our people
could meet the Democratic electors.
Messrs. Beirne and McKenney were on
hand, and we're accorded the freedom OF
the courthouse.
Mr.. McKenney, the elector for this
district, preceded. addressing himself
chiefly TO the tariff in general and the
Mills bill In particular Especially clear
was his method of handling the trusts, :"
stating incidentally that Judge Arnold,
the MahOneite, was a member OF the
peanut trust.
Mr.. Beirne demolished the barricades
Of Republicanism sll around. and closed
in a special assault upon their Protection
ramparts. The "psrty OF great moral
ideas was taken TO taw from whereas 10
amen. Mr.. Beirne took advanced
grounds against Protection.
in Nottoway Langston's following is
large among the negroes, albeit the poll
clans, watched by the spies of the little
king" oppose him with vengeance.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BLACKSTONE, September Z, 1888.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
II was the fortune of the people OF
Nottoway to listen on Thursday last to
an intellectual treat upon the most i'm
portant issue Of the nineteenth century
that Of tariff reform, or, in other words,
reduction OF Ubiquitous war taxes
that have so depressed the people,
especially of the South, for the last
twenty years. from two gentlemen IN
every way worthy the honor they espouse,
and whose utterances fully demonstrate
their ability. These gentlemen were Hon.
W. II. McKenney, OF Petersburg. the
Democratic elector OF the Fourth con
Cressional district, and Colonel Richard
L. Beirne, OF the city of RichrpOnd, Demo
cratic eector at large. At the solicita-
ton OF our county chairman (Mr. ). T..
Epes) Colonel Beirne and Mr.. McKen-
ney we're present on Thursday last at
Nottoway Courthouse, and during the
recess Of the court occupied the court
room. Mr.. Epes, the county chairman,
introduced in a short and appropriate
speech Hon. W. r. Mckinney as the
representative OF the Young Demo
crazy Of the Fourth congressional
district. Mr.. McKenney made an
able and effective speech, going
into details, and giving a slccinct &C
count of the baneful effect that this I'M
auitous protective system of high tariff
has had upon the country under Repub-
lican control, and which party is still adj
vocating it, and is boarding in the United
States Treasury the hard earned wages
of the people to the extent of surplus
OF $3.50, 900, 900 mp to June last. This
locked up in vaults, no use TO the citi-
zen, no use to the Government. Hetthe
Republican party wish to increase that
surplus, or at least one would think so
from the advocacy of this so-called pro
tective system.
Mr.. McKenney was frequently inter
rupted by applause. He made favora-
bic impression upon the minds OF the
people of Hottoway, and they will,
whenever he revisits them, give him a
hearty welcome.
COLONEL BEIRSE.
He was followed by Colonel Richard
+. Beirne, that champion of Democracy,
rho hos mazda the welIzin ring on more