Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-02
TIBHFE PARTIES.
Democratic, Republican. and Prohi-
bftiOB Speakers.
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CHABLorrRsyI1LE, October To-day
has been a great day for Charlottesville.
Besides being court, there was public
speaking and politics Las had a regular
boom. 1t lad been widely circulated
that there would be prominent speakers
here to represent the three political par
ties and there was an immense crowd of
people from the county III town. Rep
resentatives Stockdale OF Mississippi
and WASHINGTON Of Tennessee Champion
ed the cause Of Democracy for the day
and began h. speak about ! O clock. and
Notwithstanding that the Republican and
the Prohibiiionist orators were holding
forth at the same time they had q very
large and enthusiastic audience. Cap
tain NJ. Woods introduced in few we'll
chosen remarks Hon. Thomas x. Stock
dale The speaker addressed his re-
marks principally 10 the farmers and
laboring men. saying that he had been y
farmer himself and knew the hardShlps
Of farmers life. Farmers and laborng
men are largely in the majority in tins
country and he blamed them when
things went wrong, for they should
organize TO prevent that effect.
BLAINE As 4 FISANCIER.
Mr. Stockdale next paid lis respects to
trusts and monopoles, and said a mo-
nopolist might steal ten million dollars
and be- called financier, while if a poor
man stole ten dollars he would be called
a thief. james g.. Blaine, the renowned
King, is the King OF Financiers, for he
is the only man III America who can
make six million dollars III six years ont
Of salary Of s., lie said that a
bill had been introduced IN the House
toinyestigate the trusts, but it had been
opposed 10y the Republicans, who thus
showed themselves 10 be the friends OF
trusts. He spoke of the great evils en-
gendered by the large surplus in lower
ING the price of products The speaker
next passed to the discussion Of the tarih,
and dwelt upon the many great dlsad
vantages Of the tariff to farmers and
laboring men. He said that the nine
manufacturing States own one half of
the wealth of the United States, and
hold nearly all the mortgages on western
and southern farms.
HOW LABOR Is PROTECTED.
he showed that it was impossible to
protect American labor while pauper la
Dor came in as at present in such hordes.
He spokeof the civilization Of the United
States depending on the South, and dep
recated the action of the northern ma
lignants in setting the negroes against
their friends and benefactors IN the
South. He arraigned the United States
Senate for the rejection of the fisheries
treaty and eulogized President Cleveland
for his courageous retaliation message.
He said that the Senate wanted to adj
journ, but that they were Obliged to stay
there and watch Cleveland.
The speaker spoke in very high terms
of Colonel 0 Ferrall, and urged the peo-
ole to keep him in Congress. MIR. Stock
dale closed amid great applause.
wAsHINGToN's SPEECH.
Senator Gordon introduced Hon.
Joseph f. Washington in short speech.
Mr.. Washington spoke Of the poor pro-
tection given farmers by the tariff as
their products come in competition with
serf labor in the foreign markets. he
showed that the American workman's
wages did not depend on high tariff,
but on their superior skill, and said that
the period OF the greatest increase OF
wages vas during the low tariff PRIOR to
l85f. He said that the Democratic par
tv IN four wears had ferreted out all the
Republican corruption OF twenty-five
wears He closed by referring 70 the
great and glorious record OF the Demo
cratic party, which had added every foot
M territory TO the United States and had
outliyed all of its rivals. Mr.. Washing
ton made an exceedingly fine speech,
and was frequently interrupted by APP
plause.
BLAIR on BLAIR.
Senator Blair held forth for nearly
TWO hours and half TO a large audience,
white men drawn thither by curiosity.
Mr.. Blair devoted most of his speech
20 the discussion of the Blair educational
bin and the tariff, and is said to have
made good speech from a Republican
General Roller followed Senator Blair
10 short speech advocating his eandi-
dacy.
Colonel sipe, State elector, and Mr..
r. II. rawlings, OF this district, held
forth for the cause Of prohibition until
the wind was taken out OF their sails by
the Democratic orators, and they had
finally TO succumb TO the inevitable.