Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-24

Let the people give us the opportunity me
power 10 dispose OF the matter-and II snail 90
done. or we will quickly return to them the trust
/ conferred.
! NY competitor seems anxious that I should
enllghten him upon THIS great question: nut past
| experience has demonstrated such lamentable
incapacity on the part Of bis associates 70 deal
with this and other questions affecting the inse-
resis Of the people shat fcrbear to Indulge ms
/ solictudc.
Fellow-citizens, tho managers Of the Demo-
cratic party have had control OF your affairs Tor
i've years. and what good has come to you by
their supremacy at the Capttoi3
DEMOCRATIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Are you content with the Democratic manage
ment Of your asylums when a. WILLIAMSBURG
and stanton The very chastity Of unfortunate
| females has been brutally assauliedT Are the
/ insane accommodated a. your aSylumns, or are
many OF these unfortunate people stu confined
/ IN your jas. as IN other days ~ Bourbon re-
| qipief Are your teachers paid IN money or war
rants unmarkctable except at discountf Are
| your pubic schools in any respect serving the
i people as well as when We were In power Are
| your taxes any lighter, or have they been ln-
| creased by tho Democratic device of fresh as
sessmonts OF your property:
We turned over 10 the managers Of the Demo
/ cratic party on their return 10 power one and
haf millions cash in the Treasury; meanwhile
/ you have aided 20 that sum thirteen aud half
| millions taxes paid. Do you know whai has D.
come. Of these hfteen millions OF your money
when. during the same period. five millions have
| been added 20 your public deOtf
What Information has been given you. the tax
! payers Of the Commonwealth, 81 70 these mat
| tiers, and are you content thBt your servants
| shall disdRin 70 render you al Intelligent a.
| count OF their performances
Are you aware that 1ity thousand dollars and
more OF your money have been expended in the
payment Of lawyers aud 10 other ways-nainty
/ IN the prosecution OF yeXadous suits against
| your own citizens for exercising their lawful
! right TO pay taxes In coupons
Arc YOU are aware that 10 has cost you in the
/ I've years OF Democratic control at the CGpttoi
an average yearly OF sg19. sGiis more 10 run your
| state government than when tue Republican
| party Administered il, and tor last year the OK
| cess run over $4,000. and In the five years OF
| Democratic control you we're put 20 an unneces-
nary cost for the administration Of your state
| government Of fully one and half miiliOnsf
| Are YOU prepared. teow-citlzens, 70 continue
such au administration o. your affeirs as have
! but briefly described, or Will you. Ike ireemen,
rise I'm your majesty and dethrone the oliearchy
which tor the past Ave years has tridcd with
y0nr patience, abused your confidence and
| damaged your every INTEREST," IL cannot be but
| that you will
| DELIVERED IT WELL.
| Malone delivered his speech we'll II he could
/ have ceased his restless, nervous walk would
/ say very well. Sometimes his people were en-
| thusnstic. but Oftener they sat quiet. but paid
| fgir attention There wore quite number OF
| colOred men IN the audience. Malone was
| followed 10y Congressman Houck, OF Ten
| nesse, Colonel K. 7. HUBBARD, ant Landou
! Boyd; HOucg as anecdotal, Hubbard biOgrapoi-
| cal ana eulogistic Of Malone. and Boyd. col
| ored man. formerly Of Richmond, said hat
| though M had criticised Malone ne now nd gised
| his people 10 support the General.
| From here Malone gOas 10 Bristol from thcre
! 20 Big-StOnO GAP, IA Vie county, where ne
! speaks on Thursday Hs speech waa framed fox
THIS country. IL endeRyOrs 10 show tha there Is
| no danger ~ negro rulo 20 be apprehcndod,
! that the Democrats have been wastieul IN the
state government and the tariff IL the supreme
! issue the laud over, aud tho Republicans are for
InfNriug Democrats
! him. From what have seen and heard here to-
! day al In vain will be his work. The Demo
/ Gratis OF the Southwest will remain true. Neither
! Doodle nor DuncQmhe will alenkte them.
The Democratic Meeting.
At O'Clock the Democratic meeting WAS held
in tho Town Hall. about half q milo from the
warehouse and MAS called 20 order by The Hon.
! COnnally =. Trigg. He stated 10 tho splendid
audience Of ladies aud gentlemen who filled
| tho nQOr and galleries tina, II was AZ.
| Legged az tho Mnhone meeting that there
| wero democrats here. He asked that those
| present who bad also been 10 Nahone's meeting
| o look around and see u 10 was not larger thRn
! the Malone assembly. Many voices ia unison
| shouted "Yesin "Iesi" II was truly q great
| gathering ana was n great triumph OF our p~o-
pie GA mo face ~ MahOno's persistent efforts %
! have himself met by An unprecedented crowd.
A CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr.. Trigg said that before introducing the
| speakers he would read the following CORE
! spoudence. which requtred no comment:
ABINGDON, Va. September %. 1859.
| lion. j. C. Forisr, Chairman fhs HePu6..can
C0'mfy Committee;
| Ny Dear Sr,-In accordance with the
nouncement heretofore made We have a num-
! Der Of dlstlrg lisned Democratic speakers here
to-day TO address the people upon the ISSUES 10
| the pending canvass We are now advised that
| General Malone and other kepublican speakers
| ore present for \ Ike purpose. To mect what
seems 10 be the wishes Of great majority OF thc
! people present. write 20 ssy that IL Is more
! than agreeable 20 accord you far division OF
| time aud to propose Joint discussion. II this
| meets with your views, please let US know al
| once, aud indicate WITH whom may confer
aud make necessary terms, &C Yours. sc,
JOHN kOBBRTs.
Chairman Democratic County Committee.
ABINGDON, Va, September %. lssg.
NJ. John Robsrts
! Dea- Sir-Y0ur Communication of this dato
received. As acting chairman OF the Republican
! party of this county, answer: ] am aware OF
the fact tina; Is the general policy Of your party
/ not 10 have Joint discussions. General MsuOne
| is tho candidate Of the Republican party u this
state. OF course n Is not expected that he Will
| discuss with any one oXCopt his opponent The
| people desire 10 heir him make a fun prcsenta-
| ton OF his case. which can't DO done IN JOINT
discussion. Worry respectfully.
D. L. BAILEY, Acting Chairman.
r. TAYLOR SCOTT.
| Hon X. Taylor Scott was then introduced, and
| WIS received with the apUlauso due his position
| In the canvass ana his high reputation.
| tie said tho hustngs was almost new thing 10
| hifn-that he was more accustomed 10 tho court.
! and after kindly illusions 70 those who COM
! peted with him for the nomination. In An 0lo-
quent strain ho callel attention 70 tne Ia.
| mat Mahouo had refused Joint discussion
| on the ground that he didnt hayV ufno
| hut Mahon0 kneR better Than % DIVIDE
/ time. The Generals course az poll
| tician. be drclatc1. was not only notorious,
bu, dlsreputablo. lie had been disowned by
! numb ~ Republicans who had 40 confidence
! IN him and would not trust him. Win great
| power and nno rhetoric Mr. Scott outlined Ma
! hone history FOR hfteen years. lie drew vivid
| Dicfuro Of Malone cnntending IN the United
/ states senate that ne was a better Democrat
/ than Ben. ilil during all 81 which time he vas
| planning with leading Republicans % seiuc9
| The Roadjusters into the Republican ranks.
! MAHoNE's LEGISLATURE.
The proceedings Of tho infamous Malone
! legislature Major Scott charged az mainly tho
| worn d; Malone, who had bis headqnaricr- az
| restaurant IA ltichmQnd, where those assembled
| ran riot IA dis,ipatlOn aud denauchery. he
! showed iu MahOnes railroad record whore tas
! LITTLE General had caused tho state % lose 81,
| O0g., QJ-whe~e Malone made his thousands.
! Nahone's schemes through the ple1ge-bonnd
! caucus Major scott touched upon 10 show mat
/ 10 would not do % trust MahOne.
! THE DIsAFFEcTED.
The Major then went through the lis. Of Re-
! pubiicans who nave recently expressed their H.
! opinion u Malone including Judge Hughes,
| John ". VOLT, George t. Round, Judge Lewis,
| loan T. Lewis. a. Henry kiyes. G. a. Ilecrmaus.
/ the two NO-ts and others. Nsh1neism in Viz
gipia. said he means what Nahoueism IS ia other
! soufherL States-the BLACKS ~ top. The whites
under their rule lie called attention 70 tha tat
/ mathis audience was All audience OF white men,
! whereas Mah0ne's had a plentiful spriukling ~
! blacks There the whites and blacks mingled
| together. hand In hand.
! Major scott spoke about an hour lie had *
! ceuent attention paid him aud made good im-
| preston.
BARTON SPEAKS.
! Hon. r. T. Barton. Of Winchester. was next In
| troduced amid storm OF applause, and began
| ~ referring 20 the time. SIX years ago, whor he
met John : Wise y joint discussion In the court
/ mousse here, and Said he missed thst element
which hall0ed and tossed up theif hats ana
! seld. go for him. Boss"-an allusion o. mo
! roIorel friends - John ;. Wise That element
| was now al the warehouse with Malone Mr..
Barton's allusion 70 no ladies in the galleries
was gem OF oratory.
| TIE sTAY-AT-HOME VOTE.
! He directed his attention % the siay-st-home
! vote OF the last election and besought them 70
| come 70 the front this Hovem Der. dwelling upon
| tn fact that while 1i4.000 negroes in Virginia
| were assessed for capitGion tax, yet $1,000
voted ia 1883 while ont OF 2)O,00J whites like-
| wise assessed only 10000 voted; aud yet