Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-29
GALLANT TUCKER.
N xxgxs A RousrNa ADDRESS IN OLD
YIuvAHHA COUNTY.
rCorrwpondcnce q tho Richmond Dispstch.l
FLuvAxSA COURTHOUSE,
AnCust 81. 1883.

Corrcepon6cnce a tne Richmond pispatcnJ
FLuvAvSA COURTHOUSE,
August 81, 1883.
The campaign was most auspiciousiy
opened here to-day with rousing speeches
from District Elector Major Robert u.
Poorc and our congressional candidate,
Henry St George Tucker
From graceful introduction, IN which
he alluded in touching terms TO his kins-
man from this county, who yielded his
life on the bloody heights Of Gettysburg.
Major Poore passed TO characterize this
campaign as q fight OF honesty against
corruption, like that OF 1884, and de-
clared that the nomination of Cleveland
and Thurman was not the work OF
politicians, but the irresistible de-
mand OF the people. Blaines
testimony in behalf OF Thurman, when
he dreamed not that he would ever be
again n candidate, was commented on IN
q style which greatly delighted his large
audience. The Major then proceeded
TO give many reasons Why the horny
handed sons OF toll who made Gran
daddy Harrison President could not
support the moneyed aristocrats, Morton
and Harrison, when they have an oppor-
tunity OF placing at the head OF the Gov
eminent men whose sympathies were
with the masses, and whose official lives
demonstrated that they would stand for
all sections of the country without fear,
favor, or affection.
In the discussion OF the tariff the
speaker carefully elucidated the propo-
sition that the interest Of all classes de-
nanded that the Government should not
impose n tax greater than IFS necessities
and that it would be unjust and impolitic
TO make one class Of our citizens rieh at
the expense of another class. Having
shown by irresistible statistics the iDiu-
rious effects OF bigh-protective tariif
and the increase of wealth under the
operations of a low tariff the speaker
closed his magnificent address by an
eloquent endorsement OF
HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER.
Mr.. Tucker on rising was greeted with
an outburst of welcome. So exhaustive
had been the speech of Mr.. PORES he
would say OF it like the little boy about his
prayers which be had hung on his bed
post to save time, "Lord, them's my SEN
timents." In an outburst of eloquence,
which thrilled every heart. tho youthful
looking speaker alluded TO the several
gentlemen who competed with him for
tine nomination in the convention.
Cleveland bad been nominated because
he had acted out his declaration that
"public Office is n public trust, and be-
cause he could be relied on to stand for
the people against monopolies. Had the
dependent pension bill become law,
said ne. $500. 0O0, 600 would have been
the amount Of tax to meet its exactions,
and that Virginia's share of the burden
would have been SIS, 100000 Out OF
240 pension bills which Mr.. Cleveland
had the courage and principle
to veto, Mr.. Tucker pictured the
absurdity of some claimants in
that serlo-comic style which frequent
" brought down the house with laughter
and applause. In Mr.. fuckers opinion
the people most taxed are those least
able to bear it, and he proceeded to show
how the Mills bill takes from the backs
of the poor by reduced taxation, draw
ing from his pocket at the same time o
huge twist of Fluvanna leaf. The present
Administration had recovered lou, VOO,OOO
acres of the public land, the proceeds
from the sale of which he would devote
to the uses Of public education. At this
juncture the speaker Invested himself of
his cravat, collar, and coat, and went
with a vim for Mr.. Harrison, whom he
described as q man Every civil in mill
tary affairs and as very military IN civil
affairs" But when he portrayed him as
the apostle of Chinese immigration and
with gun on shoulder to hunt down the
knights Of Labor the plaudits OF the
audience made the welkin ring.
At hio eloquent conclusion his audi
tors. worked up as they were to a white
heat, rushed forward and seized him by
the hand for hearty shake. Among
those who thus gave him hearty endorse
ment were a number of colored men,
many Of whom will in the future align
themselves with the Democrats. ZIP.