Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-13
MASSEY ON MALONE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SCORES
THE LITTLE BOSS.
A ciaring Light Thrown on His Record
and His Ambition Compared with
Nat. Turner'S.


with men eager 20 hear him discuss the
Issues Of the canvass.
The people began TO gather fully half an
hour before the appointed hour and band
discourscd familiar airs until the arrival Of
Mr.. Massey.
The committees appointed by the Old
Dominion Club did their work we'll, and
with much courtesy showed the arrivals TO
seats In the hall.
MI. MASSEY ARRIVES.
Mr.. MASSEY, accompanied by Mayor Ely
eon. Messrs. Harris Jacobs and J. l.. Bat
kins. arrived promptly az sO'clock. and his
entrance was the signal for long and con-
tinued applause.
Ii was a perfect ovation.
The men shouted loud and long: WINE
che band played Hail 20 tho Chief and
Mr. Massey. with his face beaming with
smiles, bowed bis acknowledgements of the
honor.
DISTINGUISHED AUDITORS.
Around the speakers stand were seated
Mcssrs. A. s. Buford. Thomas Whitehead,
y. q. Ruflin. Tazowcll Elicit, John Il: Cary,
John A. Curtis. Conway AZ. Sands. waiter
II. Booth. Thomas Byrne, and other dis
tinguisbcd gentlemen.
Hon. J. L. NJ. Curry came in after the
speaking had begun aud sat near the en-
trance.
AN ALARM OF FfRE.
MIR. James +. Flournoy, president Of the
Old Dominion Club. called the meeting 70
order and introduced Mayor Ellyson as
chairman.
The MAYOR. after n few remarks appro-
pirate to the occasion. introduced Dir. Mas
Just at this iuncturc u fre-alaTn was
sonudcl and several people left the hall,
lut soon returned. Mr. Massey, however,
began his speech. and, Notwithstanding the
ringing of bell, and the noise of the people
MOVING. his voice could be heard all over
the room.
TIKI GREAT CAMPAIGN.
Mr.. Massey said he felt proud Of the
hearty greeting given him, and hoped he
could repay ms friends with compound IN
al is usual." said Mr.. Massey, for
fuloskors 20 declare every campaign the
nost important ono IN the history of the
Stat. / WI not say that. but this | do
c4v-that the result of tins election VIII
have more far-rcaching results upon VIZ
giria and tie SoI'h than any canvass III
which have over participated
The speaker now drew picture 81 me
parties now seeking the suffrage Of the
icfau Virginia as VIII surely come II Ma
honcism SHALL prevail.
Old rARTTTs.
Speaking now of,pohucal parties which
e. post years were before tlrs people Mr.
5iasscy said hey we;e composed OF inteiii-
CENT. honorable. AID trustworthy people
The differed as 10 the means 10 Obtain the
desired end. but Ia the end oil felt the
couutrv would be secure. None then
feared that sorrow or calamity would come
over Che country or State from the as
CDudaucv eff either party.
Eat row We have three parties IN Elr-
GINA Democratic, Republican. and Ma
iOne.'c. Malone is always III the majority
IN Ais party.
TUT ISSUE.
"Thore is not much 10 discuss about
Repunhcaui-m ia this campaign" sad the
speaker 1.-THE issue Is Nahone. and ! have
hc8rd that the General doesn't favor dis
GUESSING personalities IN TINS campaign,
but % discuss the issues ot this canvass
without discussing Malone would be like
playing Hamlet with Hamlet left out.
Nh Massey now seil lee bad heard Ma
hone wanted g. meet his opponent III
Joint di-ru ION. but Dee thought the Gen
eTal would never 30 tins lie would want
10 arran-e his own terms, which no man
would accept. or in some other way would
back ort of the bargain.
The spc lker SAID he some time ago had
an appointment % speak nj place few
days ia advance ii MahOue'S appointment
and he offered t. MahOue's manager TO
postpone his Maseev'sl meeting and wait
FOR MahoRe # an arrangement would be
agrecd upon for Joint discussion between
himself (liGssey) and Malone, but the
Generals manager declined the PROPOSE
ton.
THEY WILL MEET.
MIR. Massey said he was anxious to meet
Malone, and he felt happy in knowing
That they nre both billed TO speak in
Southampton on tho same day. He
wants 10 be with Malone on the latter's
birthground. and said the speaker. ]
shall then have TO congratulate the people
o. southampton that IN that county We're
born two of the most notorious men Nr-
ginia ever produced Malone aad Nat.
Turner. But I shall have to give Nat. the
credit, for while he tried 10 lbcrate his
race Malone is trying TO enslave his
tApplause.I
THE TARIFF.
Mr.. Massey now proceeded 10 reply TO
Mahone's opening address of the canvass.
He Is trying 10 draw your attention from
the real issue by talking about the tariff
and such matters. But the tariff has no
more to do with this election than has the
seven stars 70 do with the changes Of the
moon. Malone also charges the Demo-
cratic party with the nOn-repeal Of the in
tsrnal-revenue laws. DO the Republicans
think these laws wrong, unjust, and errO-
neous? If so, why don't they repeal them !
Why did they pass themy They are not
the work Of Democrats. The Republicans
have had twenty years TO repeal them.
The speaker showed that the Democrats
IN the House of Representatives had passed
q bill repeating these laws, but the Repub-
Lcan Senate killed the measure.
MIR. Massey said he would like 10 know
what Malone would do if the internal
revenue Offices arc abolished. He is being
escorted over the State by one of these
yeyenuegatherers.
COLI TORs NUMEROUS.
Speaking now of the revenue officers I'M
der the late Democratic Administration,
Mr.. Massey said there were only one or
two collectors in each Of the counties of
Franklin, Henry, and Patrick. and these
gentlemen had to engage N other business,
60 meagre were the fees from the offices.
But now Malone has six collectors in each
of those counties. and upon the slightest
pretezt they haul men before the courts
lslmply to get the fees.
THE IAilEF.
Turning again to the tariff. Mr.. Massey
said Malone charged the Democratic party
with free trade. But every fair-minded
snan knows this is false. The Democrats
favor tariff 10 raise money 10 carry on
the Government and when $3.50, coo, 900 is
needed every year for this purpose there
can be no free trade.
GOVERNMENT EXPENSES.
Malone charges the Democratic party
with exhoroitant expenses to carry on the
State government and contrasts what he
calls the Republican with the Democratic
administration, Has Virginia ever been
under Republican rule? Malone now
claims that it was, but / was one of the
State officers OF the time TO which be refers
and my friend Colonel Reynolds was an
other, and am convinced that with a mi
croscope you could not find any Republi-
cenism about either of US. At that time
tho finances of the State were managed
by myself as Auditor aud Colonel Rey-
polds as Treasurer.
AZ A TRAITOR.
The speaker wanted to know if Malone
was a Republican at that period which he
claims Virginia was in the hands Of the
epublicans--and here Air. Massey made
1ne sketch of Mahone's deception Of the
voters of Virginia when he was claiming
20 be Democrat aud al the same time was
intriguing with Republicans TO turn the
EtatA over 70 them He anoke of tho tipkat