The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-29
DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING ON
OREGON HILL.
Hon. George ID. Wise. Mcssrs. walter Y.
booth, Levin Joynes, Conway X. sands
Caunnairn Issues.


booth. Levin Joynes. Conway II. sands
and Beverly d. Munford Ably Discuss
r Campaign Issues.
A large and enthusiastic Democratic /
meeting was held az the corner Of Church /
and High streets. on Oregon HILL last /
night. Mr.. II. :. Gates presided, and on the \
platform sat Mr.. jackson Guy. Conway H.
sands. " alter +. Booth. George u. Wise.
Levin Joyner, Beverly Il. Nunford, and q 1
band of music. BOnfrc- burned. and the /
: dim light Of lanterns strung alofi. east
? light about the large crowd Oi men, women
and children who stood around on the damp
> earth.
MR. Bo0TH.
Mr.. Booth. one Of the candidates for the
House Of DELEGATES. WAS the first speaker
. introduced. He discussed the questions ai
issue In his usual good style. lie said r-
| yinia could not be bought and would not De-
sold Mr.. JONES. another candidate, fol-
T lowed in forcible appeal to the working
men.
MR.. SANDS.
Mr.. Sands. one Of the aspirant- tor the
senate. discussed the negro question mainly.
He alluded to how the negroes. led by y in
gnia's arch enemy, had drawn the color
line. and he referred 10 the methods bt
which Malone sought 10 carry the state in
the coming election.
MIR. WISE.
The Hon. Mr.. Wise was next introduced
as 1.-THE old war-hOrse of Democracy and
in prefariory way he said he had been ai-
sent from the city for some time. speaking
in other sections. and had not been notilied
| that ne yas expected 10 address the citizens
Of Oregon Hill until some few hours before
lie came. he said. not Ia make speech. be-
| cause it was difficult 10 speak i'm the ni-ht
| air. but he wanted 10 say few words Ia
the Republicans. if any were present, az
well as the Democrats.
ARGUMENT.
Argument al this late hour-just a few
| DAYS before the olcction-was useless. and
he would take it for granted that aii men
before him had made up their minds how
they proposed 20 vote. II meant good deal
I to Virginia as 10 which party should govern :
the Old Dominion for the next four years. E
| y do not propose said be. ITO discuss ua-
| tiOnal ISSUES, ~ some Of the opposition 10. z
20 FIR ~ the tariff goes 10 doesn't make 90
| bit Of difference whether Malone or MclANu-
ney is Gle. ted Governor. We are only In D
tcrc-ted in the contest in it, effect, on y Ir-
ginia. II makes very little difference. 800 b
far n the state j, concerned. as tO who {
rules in Washington. II concerns every body }
here who rules in Virginia"
TIE NOMINEES.
Republcanism and Democracy are mot ,
arrayed against each other in this contest. .
The nominees Of the Democratic party ARE .
all pure and honorable men. and no man ,
has alleged or can allegc anything against ,
them. On the other hand wc iutc-f wili ,
speak of tine tail end oi The ticket first
>lemp. The Office of Licutrnant-Golcm0r.
is one that requires no work. and iho r.
publican party could not have picked ouf ,
an ADLER man t0 iill h.. Laughter and
any other man. almost. could nll :
il .as we'll. Lurty is candidate ,
for q more important office and a "a lawyer Fl
know him. but he is not Onc-hlth the man
that scott il. one OF the arguments that Dee o
tries 10 use ON YOU is that he is "a iorty-iifh +,
cousin Of ~t0ncwali jackson. Now stone .
wall jackson was am ideal soldier, and ,
honor him above all others. and ! believe hr =
i. entitled 10 a monument IS high as lhc .
tihct tower.
MALONE. ,
The head Of tine ticket is William Ma p
hone. ! will not say this man doe. NOT %
possess ability. and | will not strive o. g
pluck one laurel from his brow that he il OBJ
entitled 10. I'll Dee fair. lie Possesses ,
great ability. and as 10 his services in the
war. will only say that / think they did q
their duty on both sides. History SAY, $50. a.
and ! would rather that my rght arm O..
should wther before ! depreciatc the ~er-
I. J.
STAYED here and talked till to-m0rroW's sun e.
could not say more against lhe man than .
some Of his political associate, have said j.
WHAT THEY SAY OF HIN. u
Mr.. Wise then quoted from some Of the
leading Republicans:
Ex-senator Lewis had said that Malone 4,
ism was not Republicanism. and he would
not vote for Malone. because Malone was
not to Doe trusted.
ftft = fAl l4I fl..sfI
Malone j. worse than dog. and mad used '
hi. powerful inyectiNe against him.
Riddlebcrger had asserted tsHt ID Boz !.
owned Virginia aud the Internal REGIONS. VI
and Malone persisted in remaining here. 81
he would rent out the State and live in hoil. '
George &. Round q Union soldier. who ID
had been Republican from tAe time ~ 'N
Abraham Lincoln to the present day. >Hid Dol
he had rather vote for the Devil and Tom
walker than Malone 'l
The two lOst@. lrOprictorS 0f the lcadlu. T"
Republican journal. the l0fieV ffgfHfut. ,.'
say that Ia commit this State 10 Malone ,H
would be worse than suicide. i'i
IL was useless and impo~ ible 90 20 through
the whole list but there Was mot Republic q,
can Of note in the state Who had noi io- II,
pudiated Malone. ~
1nE ISSUE. I'D,
The present issue was between Malone i
ism and decent people. between manhood ai
and mean scryility. between freedom gnl
slavery t0thc wOrkingmen. "Nhll pNou |a
indebted 90 from Mahones Now 1ou cln 100
prove if YOU ars gong To vote for him
whether You are stuffed with Doodle 0r
whether YOU are going 10 vote from principle. l.
The speaker then told his audience ahlul m
when Malone had control Of the state how ne
b. secured the consolidation 81 three rail
-0ads and arranged IL So be- could draw a 200
salary Of $4,000. est
why didn't YOU talk about that when De- nii
Vas a DemOcratF' asked Voice in lhr DIS
rOwd. sos
why didn't we: We did; and Malone l.D
Iskcd the people 10 make him Governor .le
md wc wouldn't do u ana threw him over $50
'oard ~ Il bad cs- and then the Republic iIo
ans picked him up Cheers. ,lo
MAHoNE'- BIG SLICE. 4"
Mr. Wise then proceeded with the rail
Dad narration. lie told how Malone
Ocleted $4lo.UN out Of the road IL SALARY :
and be added. ''ihat may account for ihe l..d
umOr hear. that Republican Doodle B. rn
illing among Republicans here ~ thick as 'fi
caves. And the workngmen on the road. i'n
hat did they get They got scrip. nnd
On all know what that is. it, like Blair ii'
)ncr. II won't buy a breakfast. Mah0uc ,
zen went to New York after swampiu. DE j
tate's u, million dollar, interest il fAn core
,ad. and brought n syndicate here % hsy iii
he road. and ~ arranged his manipul l.0u- if
Iat the transaction Melted himself slg4.Uls. f.t
MahOne has great ability. lut he don't ...
o,,e-s the other Jcfiersonian rcgui-iles- r.a
onesty and fdiihfulncs,. .h
THE BLAIR BILL.
Just here somebody in the crowd asked. Ind
" hat about the Blair bin. ms
Mr.. Wise answered that the Blair bin had u-i
lthinS 10 do with Virginia politics. bat Doc il.
ould reply that be- offered the hin in fh. .fll
Ousc Of Representatives, and voted for if: 81.
nj il was not party Issue; some R-puh- a..
'ans ana same Democrat, voted for ana iAi
-hiii-t H. Every Democratic representa- SECS
ye from Virginia voted for H. except on. -,f.
Hon John Randolph Iuckcr-and oNcl, ffr
epublcan representative voted for II. eX- si-.
.pt one--W illiam Malone. rh.
TIE RACE QUESTION. Uf j.
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