Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-17
THE CAMPAIGN.
ANGST ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATIC
MEETING IN HENRY.
Staples and o'Ferrau on the stump-How
the Little Boss was
Handled.
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lfAnrNsvrar. VA, October IA. 1880.
This has been o Democratic field-day
Never in the history Of the county has
there been such q gallant rally Of the De-
mocracy. The enthusiasm and excitement
were intense. Early in the morning the
sturdy vcomanry began TO pour into town
from every quarter. so that by noon very
large Gro wd was on the court-green. Judge
Waller Il. Staples and Colonel Charles Il.
OPcrrall were here TO champion the cause
of the Democracy. and Congressman
Chcattes. from Indiana, that OF our friends
the enemy. BY O'Clock the large build
ing known as the 0rinoco Warehouse was
was filed 10 overfowing by men anxious
90 hear the i'rue Democratic doctrine ex-
pounded by 81 lch distinguished speakers.
JUDGE STAPLES.
Judge Staples was introduced by our in
yincible county chairman, and for one
and half hours he held his inn
mense audience spell bound by one OF the
most convincing, logical, and eloquent adj
dresses ever delivered from any rostrum:
He said that the present canvass had
nothing to do with the tariff. and that Ma
hone and his followers harped upon that
subject for the purpose of drawing away
and diverting the attention of the people
from his (Mahone's) own personal qualih-
cations and political record. tie then ex-
plained to the people Mahone's railroad his
tory, ventilated il. and showed the little
General up much 20 his disadvantage that
he paid himself S25,o 900 per year and the
laborers got nothing. Virginia's FIRST lien
of over a million Malone compromised for
$500 900.
The speaker then demonstrated how Ma
hone had been intimate with every proni-
nent man OF both parties in this State and
was now the enemy of them all because
they would not stOop 10 countenance hls
dirty work and become his tool He de-
scribed Mahone's Abingdon speech, and
brought down the house. He showed up
Mahonc's true ballot and fair count. and
excoriated him.
lie then took up the Blair bill and de-
mo nstrai cd clearly that the Democrats
stan 10 a unit for II, ana that Malone and
his allies opposed it.
TIE DEBT.
The speaker charged Malone with having
abandon cd the Riddleberger settlement
and sold out TO the British bOndholdcrs.
The speaker grew eloquent In speaking OF
the northern prejudice, aided and abetted
Nv Malone, and amid tremendous OPP
plause he clOsed one of the abiest speeches
ever made here.
COIONEL o'FRRRALL.
Colonel Charles 4. OFerrall was then in
PRODUCED. and for two hours he held his au-
dience spelLbound with his eloquence.
The pcoule went wild with enthusiasm. A
perfect sea Of upturned faces greeted the
speaker and bo surpassed himself His
etedge-hammer blows at MahOne'sm and
Radicalism were vcceived with round after
round of applause.
No other man in Virginia Is more be-
loved by the people than O'Ferrau. There
was not an issue in the present canvass
that was not handled with gloves of. and
when he struck the Republican ticket he
made the fur hy.
The air was filed with hats and hand
kcrchiefs that were sent whistling INTO
space bv the excited throng, and the build
ing shook with the applause Of the I'M
terrified Democracy. While oil this was
going on Mr.. Cheattes was arguing the
tariff 20 a crowd Of two hundred negroes
and fifty white people. The Republicans
were completely routed and victory Is GER
tain for the Democracy.
Al night q large crowd of ladies and gen.
tlemcn aesembledin RufneT's Institute and
were entertained by eloquent speeches
from O'Ferrall. Staples, and Peters. No
thing can overcome the wave of enthusiasm
started to-day. and it VIII sweep the corn-
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