The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-29

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silver-haired Breckenridge strobe
down the aisle exclaiming, This is
revolutionary. deny the power Of
the speaker to count my vote Bland,
of Missouri, shouted: The people of
Missouri sent me here, and to them
alone am responsible. | deny your
right 70 count my vote But the
speaker counted them as present.
mo sadder scene occurred during
the turbulence and bloodshed of the
French revolution.
"ln 1875, during the tendency OF the
first Force bill, the Democratic party
triumphed under the leadership of
gallant Samuel j. Randall, whose
memory shall never perish. No man
will deny the Republication OF james
q. Blaine, once the candidate of his
party for President and twice the pre-
mier Of it's Cabinets. When presiding
over the House during the pendency
of that Force bill, when frantically
asked by his party leaders on the floor
if there was no way TO declare the will
OF the House and the presence OF
quorum, when it was evident to all
that quorum was present but not
voting, save by the evidence of roll
cali, lie replied: There is no way save
by an aye and no vote. Any other
method would open up fraud and con-
fusion
"01 the 5th of July last the speaker
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Enloe, of Tennessee, and Fithian and
Williams, of Illinois, who were absent,
and then prevented the correction Of
the journal.
"Wise, of Virginia, was unseated On
the tiimsy pretext that several hun
dred negroes would have voted for his
opponent if they had had chance.
''Turpin, Of Alabama, backed by
$4,000 majority, was ousted from his
seat.
Il have prepared a $50 page speech
on the tariff which | will bring around
to your rooms and read tonight if you
wish Qaughter) but if | must try to
read it here l would have to do as
Speaker Reed does, station sergeant
at arms at each door to prevent your
esca pc. Taxation has grown to enor-
nous proportions. The present tax
laws take millions from the farmers
uniustly. The Democratic party de-
mands equal taxation. 1t seeks to
obtain it, not by bloodshed, not by
bayonets at the polls, but by the free
ballots of the American people. You
are all familiar with the Force bill and
what the Republican party proposes
to do with it.
tIn the House L sit by Ben Butter
worth, the biggest, broadcast, braini-
est and most liberal OF Republicans.
lie opposed the tin tax in a vigorous
speech, yet he was whipped into
vo.ing for it.
''In accepting at your hands this
nomination, iaccept divided respon
sibility. | shall from this moment
until the sun goes down on election
day, devote every hour | can spare
from Congressional duty to canvass
ing this district, and | ask that you,
too, will devote at least one day in
the 365 TO the party's interest, and
roll up tremendous majority. Zap
plause.)
Gan the days of my life has Hall
fax, where l live. been kind to me.
Ttere is Charlotte, always safely
Democratic To Campbell and Lynch
burg an bound by ties of kinship
and love. | am proud Of Roanoke
and this Magic City. | ask that beau
tiful Montgomery will try and do a
little better. remember Botetourt.
so kind and hospitable. General
Washington said once, If all else
should fail | would retire to the hills
of West Augusta and there plant
anew the standard of liberty So l
say that in trouble and oppression
l would 90 to grand old Bedford and
call for rescue. (Applause.)
Speaker Reed has had his day,
and the American people will wipe
out his record.
Now. my friends, let me warn you
that this is to be no walkover and
there will be q contest. The Republic
cans have their train bands, and their
runners; they can issue their sum-
mons three days before an election,
and make n fight. We must be yigi-
liant and poll our entire vote. Gentle
men, thank you for your confidence
and attention. (AppIause.)
AS Representative Edmunds con
Guided there was rush To the front
of the hall and for the next ten min
utes he held hearty impromptu
reception, during which a motion to
adjourn was made, seconded, put and
adopted, and the convention was at
an end
Judge Crisp, of Georgia, who in.
tended to be present, and had ac-
cepted an invitation to address the
convention, was detained in Washing
ton by the fight over the lard bill,
measure aimed directly at the cotton
seed oil producers of the South, and
second in its malignity only to the
Force bill. The following telegram
explains itself:
wAsnISGroN. d. c., Aug.aI.
Hon. Paul C. Edmunds, Roanoke, Va.
The lard bill is still indisposed of; the contest
to be renewed tomorrow morning. Ny con-
stituentS are so much concerned that feel it
my duty to stay here. Am sorry TO disappoint
you. C.F. CRIsP.
Racing Yesterday.
MONMOUTH.
First race, three quarters of q mile
Lady Reel won, Worth second, Blue
Rock third; time, 1:13. Second race,
Carterel handicap, three quarters of
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