Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-10-25
THAT DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.


issued an address to the voters of |
Virginia.
We have read every line of 1T.
1t is a well written document and |
makes the best of bad case. The
labor involved in the effort shows
TO what extent the English Ian
guage has to be utilized when
facts and circumstances are against
you.
1t begins with citation from
the speech made by Mr.. LANG
sToN at Washington the evening
after he had been given the seat
to which he had been honestly
elected. 1t is as follows:
"If 1t Is courage that is wanted, we
will give 1t by the hogshead. even until
the blood shall run In streams " neces
sary, till by the commingling Of white
mems blood and black mems blood our
country shall be the grandest and our
government the greatest and most last
log the world has ever seen or ever will
sees"
he claims that the above Ian
guage is an insult to the people of
Virginia, and charges that The
language was incendiary. We
disagree with him on the first
count OF the indictment and would
remind all of the fact that the
second count is little out of
place in view Of the fact that Mr..
LANGsToN referred to the com
mingling of white mems blood and
black mems blood in an effort to
maintain the Constitution in its
entirety.
He sums up the record of the BE
publican Party as follows:
1.-THE history of the Republican party
for years constitutes a record of usurpa
tion. tyranny, treachery, broken prom
ises, disregard of constitutional meth
DDS. and efforts to debauch the public
morals"
1t must be amusing to the put
lie to read that language when il
Is remembered that the Democrat
ic Party's history is far worse thar
that.
It's usurpation has been based
upon the crucifixion Of human
liberty. It's record of tyranny ha'
been scared with the suffering o
white as well as black men. 1t
deeds of treachery have been heral'
ed from the mountain to the sea
It's lis. of broken promises has e
stranged friends and made foes
It's disregard of constitutions
methods is a whitening shame i
the face of high heaven and ha
served to make he Party ridic
lous in the eyes of the wo Id.
It's efforts to debauch publ
morals both individually and col
lectively is known of all men, an
have been preached from the hous
tops. ARCHER from Maryland
"HOnest' DICK TATE, from Ken
tucky, BURKE from Loulsian
SILooTT from the Capital Cir,
SMITH from Virginia and scol
of others who have left for the nj
known country leaving their enc
mics to lament and mourn the
whereabouts is evidence enough
the efforts and success of Il
Democratic Party in debauchir
public morals.
Attention is then given to Il
MCKINLEY Tariff Bill, an Anne
can measure for American peOpl
A measure that has caused indil
nation IN England, France al
Germany, because the workingm,
in that country, b ing paid starvi
ton wages are no longer brOug
into competition with the Amer
can workingmen. Yes, prices
foreign made goods will be high
and those on American made ar!
les lower. Thus the people will
benefited and labor satisfied.
Be it remembered that this sar
tariff bill reduces the tax on tob
60 from to 6 cents.
He condemns President HAKR
SON for the conduct of Commissi
or Of Pensions TANNER Preside
HARRISON cleared himself of a