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

duceJ. For several moments The meeting 90
voted itself 20 cheering him. Major Daniel, wnep
opportunity for speech was allowed. said
"Iadies and Geaslemen,-Had never pcen =
help becoming ono at tnls time. There IN the
true ring Of Democratic metal 10 your voices
aud victory h pictured In your faces ine
Issues In this campaign aro plain aud simple.
Is Is the cause % the people against tyranny anu
oppression. II Is tho people Of Virginia against
M8hOueism. Il Is tho great struggle iof sell
government Major Daniel said the convention
az Richmond which nominated our ucket VS.
the greatest convention ever assemble1 Ino
convention that nominated Grover Cleveland ia
lSS5 was composed Of about 200 Deniocr ala ron
all over the Union. Ours was composed OF i.ouO
VirgnianS This brought Major Daniei 10 n TO
vieT of the convention o. ISL. when Malone was
a candidate, and when HoIlsday was nominated.
With all Of the dramatic power for which the
Major Il distinguishes all the eloquehce
that Is his IN such remarkable dogrce-he pno-
togrRphei IN six different choracters: First. the
Confederate soldier. the leader OF Virginia bri-
gGde, refusing 70 vote 10 remove tho politician
DISABILITIES OF DR.. Tebbs. Second. railroad
manager, The head OF n great system. Then A. re-
fusing 10 build the Cumberland Gap railroad
and a. wrecking tho Atautic. Mississippi and
Ohio. Third. Posing a. Democrat pretending
% sustain tho Hancock and kngish tckot. ani
at the same time treating With the enemy.
Fourth. As Resdjusier. Filth. A friend Of the
lAborlng man and sending John Wise n the
Southwest to buy up their claim al % cents ia
the dollar aud refusing 10 allow MONITORS ~ the
typographical Union 10 work -on the WIG or
memOers OF The brotherhood OF Locomotive Bu-
gincers 70 work on the Atlantic Mississippi ARD
Ohio. sixth. As a Republican no would 90 az ne
had always dOne--ieceivo them. Ihey would
be the biggest fools IN the world because DO bsd
heretofore fooled the Democrats, the Head
iustors. tho workingmen, and wrecked the rat-
road, and no would wreck the Republican party
II Il would elevate him 10 power
Tho rest OF Major Daniels speech was devoted
10 an exposure Of the various tyrannical aud oi'-
prossive measures that Mahono undertook 20
push through his pledged bound caucus, from
all OF which the state was happily saved by mo
revolt OF the Big Four After disposlng 81
number % absurd statements Malone had put
iorih regarding the Democratic administrator
Of the state government Major Daniel cnsl-
lenged contradiction from any source enttsd 70
respect that the common schools az the stats
have not been Increased IN numbers and eHl-
cioncy. that the colleges aud asylums had been
we'll provided for. that the disabled soldiers han
been moro adequately provided fer than ever
before, snd that generally our state finances
have been economically and wisely admins
tered.
NATIONAL.
Maior Daniel touched upon national affairs
only 70 say ,hat b. would rather have high
tariT without Malone than low tariff with Ma
hone, or rice uevss. Speaking OF the internal
revenue h. iusisted that tue responsibility Tor
non-repeal OF those odious laws was upon TIE
Republicans.
Mile Major Daniels speech was not devoid Of
those flights OF rhetoric FOR which he l. 30 cele-
bfated, n was for the most part plain ahd
business-like speech. Major Daniel closed nc
5S f. ". amid great applause, and the meeting
adjourned.
A. whole the lay was Democratic triumph.
Malone was expected 20 have thousands wnere
Only ne had hundreds. lie WAS expected 10 siir
the Southwest from centre 20 Circumference,
and he had hardly ripple on the surface.