Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-25
THE CAMPAIGN.
PAUL EpMoNos AND DICK eelRNE IN
BEDFORD.
A Grand Democratic Raily-Thc Issues
Fully Discussed by the
Speakers.
Recommendations. o, the Richmond Dispatch,


IrnrrrY. September %, 1889.
Momdav. September 23d. was Bedford
courf~day' and as usual large number OF
the unterrifed Democracy OF bedford as
sombled 10 transact business and listen 10
Tho addresses of Hon. Paul 9. Edmonds
and Colonel r. +. Beirue, who were adver-
tised to speak. A. noon the court al
;ourned and gave the use OF the court,
house for tho speaking. 1t was soon fliied
10 its full capacity 10y the voters OF Bed
ford. who are ever ready 70 hear the OLD
story Of Republican delinqucncies ana
Democratic adherence TO the true pTncl-
pies Of free government.
Hon. W. W. Berry introduced Hon. Pau
G. Fdmonds. Of Halifax, congressnlan-elect
from the Sixth district. who returned
thanks for the generous support the ne
mocracy of Bedford had gwen him last
fail. and then branched off on the platform
and candidates OF the Democratic party oi
the State He spoke of the harmony ana
good feeling IN the ranks of the Demo
cratic party and coutrasted II with the as
cord in the Malone party, and toid now
John =. Wise had indicated his pun
pose 10 go fishing on clection-day; Llat
Riddlebergcr had kissed Malone Tor ms
last time: that tho Lewises, the lostS' ana
Others were doing some lively kicking.
TBE PLATFORM.
Taking up tho platform, he stated that IT
pledged the party 10 n liberal support OF
The public schools: 20 foster our depressed
agricultural interests: 90 demand the tree
coinage of silver. and 10 tax incomes as =
matter Of relief 20 overburdened real
estate. He then disscctcd IN detail the
proposcd legislation Of Malone, which
would have fastened on the state an army
Of ofiice-holders 1900 strong to DO his
bidding absorbing salaries, according 10
nuffin. of $500 900 annually. Referring
- the pension scandal, he SAID he favored
pensions: that he offered the FIRST OIL III
the Virginia Legislature to pension as
oblcd soldiers Of the Lost Cause. lie dWelt
ON the cxtrayagant pension system OF the
Harrison Administration. showing that we
pa, more pensions than all the European
Governments and tEAt our pensiOu-iist is
,oual 20 the money spent 10y the German
Government IN the support OF ltS VAST
standing army. and closed with scathing
review * the losses entallcd on the state
bv the frauds. REGULATIONS. and dellnQucn-
cicsof our State government under Mahone
rule. and an eloquent appeal 10 the De
mocracv 0sfand true TO their own race ana
T. the cause OF free government, ana uIG-
ing them TO bury Malone so deep IN No
vcmbor that the hand of the resurrecuOnist
may never be able o. find hlm.
COLONEL BEIHSE.
Colonel Z. +. Beirne was then introduced
and referred % his oft-felt desire to meet
the people of the grand old county oi Bed
ford on their court-day and the pleasure II
cave him go be present. He felt az home
among Thorn ~ one of the great brother
hood Of Democracy. He felt M home when
ln looked on those grand mountains, the
twin peaks. because he was born "ud
reared among the mountains, and wncn ne
looked into the faces az his audience NO
was assured of the truth Of that old saving
3D. 81 oh .r.aN Lon rf4tfrfa
thatmouutauecrs are born frcemen. He re-
viewed the history of parties since the war.
showing how Samuel j. Glden had been
cheated ont Of the presidency and how q
similar attempt was inauguratcd 30 turn
down Grover Cleveland, which was only de-
f.atcd by the determined stand taken 10y
the Democracy. He contrastod the broad
aud national administration Of Grover
Cleveland with tine sectional policy 81 Har-
ris0n. Cleveland gave three places III the
Cabinet 10 the South, while Harrison gave
il one. and that ln the person OF ma
tive of Ohio. Cleveland gave fourteen ol
the tWcnty-uiuc foreign missions 10 south
ern men. while HARRISON had given all the
leading sious to the North. He referred
o. the eXtrlyagant sums paid ont for pen
slous, stating that of the ninety millions
paid ont the South paid thirty millions,
wmlc receiving only pittance. lie stated
that the Republicans VIII claim that they
favor the repeal of the tobacco-taN. but
now thev VII bee compelled TO choose be-
tween repeal OF that tax and the reduc-
tion of pensions and IL was easy to foretell
their c0ur.e-thev always favored the
North at the expense of the South. Tie
then took w Mahone's charge of eXtraya-
gance against the State Democratic admin
istratIon. and by reference 10 facts and
figures completely rcfutcd the charge, and
hold up 10 view the many losses cntailed
on the State by the Jobs aud broken con-
tracts under the Malone ~ 3iue. He gave
- brief history of MRhone and Mahonelsm-
and urged his nearer. not 10 allow the
chair now soably filed by Fitz Lee TO be oc-
cupicd after January lst 10y Malone, whom
le showed unfit to handle the money OF
the State. He closed with strong appeal
t. the Democrats to stand true 10 Their
colors in the fight to put down bosssm and
petty tvranny-in their fight TO maintain
local sell-soyernmont and the rights OF tho
States.
Both speeches were we'll received and
made fine impression, that VIII help T.
swell the Democratic majority IN the
county IN November. BEDFoBD.