Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-02
POLITICS OF THE DAY.
PRESENT Issuss DISCUSSED BY EDITOR
RICHARD r BEigNg.
The Powbatan Club Entertained with a
Speech Discussing Vital Subjects
in Virginia

S&% she 'Nb was caNfd 10 order at
o'Sock, and over two hours were spent in
discussing business pcrtainlng 10 the or.
csuization. Tnat over, President Belvin
appointed Mo-srs. Wyndbam r. Meredith
End j. Ron. Tucker. Jr.. a committee to
escort Colonel Beirne IRON Murphy's Hotel
20 The cluh.rooms.
THaY WANI ALL TIE CANDIDATES.
while lhe Beirno committee wa, out the
President announced that the Executive
Committee had decided that iuasmuch as
t1I0Uci bcrnc was prominently spoken Of
H.l c7nlldafo for Governor tbcy nd slso
d,d to invite Captain T.. ". McKinnev,
tongTes, O'Ferrili, C0ngreSsman.eloct
Euc.auaD. 8nd Hon. John +. iIarI-s 10 ad-
dress Nc ciub "a convenient times as these
gentlemen pre- also spoken OF Tor the guber-
u.ioTi1i nomination.
COLONEL BEIgNE.
The committee soon returned with the
rTesker OF tae evening, and he was escorted
into the room amidst hearty applluse.
Mr. Meredith appropriately introduced
Colonel iieirnc, who spoke a. follows:
M President and Gentlemen Of The Powha-
tam Club:
thank you ior the honor YOU have eX-
tended To- mc IN inviting me 70 address you
ON the political issue, Of The hour. an honor
which ] gratefully received and 20 which !
u0" rbntV respond.
A lrN months ago our hops were high
and victory ~rooel certain. but IN q single
d3y onr hope. Wrt' da.ncd 10 The ground
and defeat Sl- our 90. oar disappointment
was nifof Tor tac uno, but we nayc calmly
accepted the result, aad arc taxing flesh
COURAGE for renewed cl1ris u behalf Of tho
great Dcmocrlic panty.
WN WE WFgE rErTsTED.
Facts sloW ihUou defeat not popu-
lar rcNubr of Our policy On the contrary
our popultr m4luiy vfs nearly one han.
drfd Thousand. aud tbaf minority would
have been Directive tut Tor tbe intervention
az fhat arfiqllt. couifit1nec. the electoral
college system. 0hich oulhf 10 have been
abolished long ago ard iaid sway in the lum.
hrr-room of woru-out devices. by ihc holp
AZ lhat Uujemocmrc institution there was
given to "'ll lnhp,nce. au extraordinary
power icr combination aud concentration.
rua iNrtA AVIATION.
ltwas NOT popular Glslrust. bat union oi
corrunton. c1ch0ry. and stciionsi ami
m0.it, that defeated that enlightened States
nan and devoted plirIof. Grover Cleveland.
llc reure,eutei tbe ume.hOnored opinions
and tri8ltion, of tbr Democratic party. For
tnis Wr should admire biri, uut wc should
admire him NOT les, for tbc uudinnicd cou-
rage be- .playcd lu di.rosardng the whis-
pcred warnings ~ typDdirnt tine servers
anu l', -''I,,s ,' W., 49,
cuce or distinction.
1m uusrFfD siGg IS rErWCNENT.
Had O., uc4rleuc1 to these clutiors advisers
irul-ht have carried several ~tltcs iu the
Northwest aud been President for soc
coud tcru. But bee would h1ye forf ifed thc
high opinion tu which every uitr0uc and
appitcnuVc soniheIne' VIII ever hold hit1
he m.Ehi have been lrsid'ni again hul for
Dos ahhorrcure 0i ccfi0ntii~m; ana Tor thi'
hedcstryc- Our DOrpc'usi respect aud admi-
ration. uc wili remain for thr rest Of bis
ME h0norcd and esteemed by all rue Demo
Gratis. a., Jefferson ~ Nonlictlo, Aahi'oh
hf V,ici' ahd lhu'n =, '"' 'ys'oh" -
WIZ 'i'f''i'" "' rec w " 'N "'' "V".' a.
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WIZ" ,'-''. & " .
W.
rsrrstL 'tftGa AoN-ts'tNllAL ~ Tbs
CANVAS.
put ,vo must NOT dwell ,n1n tho nossl-
b,Giies n, Inc mast. We must press on to
TIE support of other lncu ana other mea-
.Yr.s ChD differences NJ the pa.t shall not
ho d,f.r.ncs. ,r,ony Ms now. in the coming
-t.te ,,musisn Uc must Zee united in
striving for one great cnd-honc,t. intclli- /
,.rt local go,crnmcnt. Whatever a m4n's
op,uious on Federal questions may
have been. whether for protection
OF for tir,G reform. for prohibition on
for license far gold standard o. the /
currency or for the unlimited coinage Of sill |
,er. n bc be a Democrat no difference on |
ono n these subjects halt divide hun from |
h. brethren. Yhosc issuc- do not confront /
20, now. The Democrat who differs with his /
brother Democrat in Que thing cannot Afford /
20 give sid aud comfort directly or indl- /
recty, t. the enemy. with whom he agrees Ia |
one thing. but differs IN All Others. Federal
iseuc, in state canvass are non-esSential.
Who would Doe 80 short-siehiod Us to.subordi.
nate 10 q nou-c.sental the essential issues OF
great campaign.
HOW uE0INIA SHOULD uE RULED.
Democrats must agree for the tine to lay
a''ur "'' o,"'l "" "S ,s,, "" reo, , yifsi
.'1. u''""',' ,r. r,,I. - the bons.t thrift and
,'.l'., ..'' -. - Vtr,ini, We u1.t nre.
'olu.''" va, ,,r,'r,o,. ,nt@lIioertlv
s,1 So"e.tiT U,.' con6vctra. Ne must prc-
~ ...,,,..,,.,o with our ,onsi,tu.
=" " ~" ~, r,n.t datend n
49,, ,o,,hin,H,r. NJ its time
'-''''' '"e ,to AMI Fcdsr9l-
Lin, IL sarredls against the laWiess /
'Iiof ,,,..r,l fo,. and og,ln,t the nm. /
i."'t', s'.fen,e. of srro,aut political invaders.
Ct,.i,,, p,,,.t he ruled by the pcople u NIr- (
rinia. Hec honest, patriotic people must
0, - ,,o.,t,os Her ht NJ local self /
,.,.,r,,,,.,,t .haIl not be- wresfed from her bv I
ihc plot. of the shermans, the Forakers, the /
Chambers. and other implacabie >outh-ha'ers T.
100 remote Stte-. TIE remaining rights .
70 the sia'cs shall not be purloined from /
'hem by The cunning devices OF sectional !
p1riisaos. Republican scheners must not /
succeed under the false preience OF preserV- /
ing the purity Of the ballot aud securing /
fec suffrage. only IN throwing a protective I
arm around class OF fraudulent voters
MINOR, ,aI whose identity
W. ,.oi...rred hy amen n veil of darkness ~ eau .
o,I, he suc,essft,liy pcnetrat.d by the most /
=. .ilanf and relsj,ient invests CATION.