The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-25
POLITICAL POT BOILING.
col oNeL o'FERRALL SPEAKS AT
BELvIpERe HALL.

vosutet--Notes on the situation.
one Of the ablest and most eloquent ais
cossious OF the political issues OF the o"s
..ar ,,s,ened 10 by q Richmond audience
v.s made by that gifted orator and states
man. Colonel Charles 7. oferraii' ias'
siyht AT Belvidere Hall. The ADDRESS was
moro than an hour. in length, and aoouhoou
throughout In original thought presented ;"
chsste language and clothed IN .'o,
,uence. Cheer after cheer asccnoeo
nom the vast audience which crowded
,no snacious hall as the eloquent defender
~ Wichita rights and Democracy pouIcu
hot shot into the ranks OF the hepuoncnn7
and uuearthed their infamous acts y, ~.
ouity in the late Congress. but WEN .t'c
told in eloquent words how the Dclnoo' o." ia
marty had stood by the laDoring man a.. ,ba
mainfained true and upright princiPies' TUG
audience went wild with enthusiasm
EVERY SEAT TAKEN.
Nv O'Clock last night every seat N .ne
hall was taken. and still the people pouir"
In. for they were anxious 70 henl VIZ rho
tentative from the seventh district, mny
so,,d MOI no daunted even by the tyranny VI
seal or Reed. but stood out to the end III "
.,rpSio defense of Virginia and the SOuin.
VSn,, The orator arrived, shortly before
o,clock. he could scarcely make MS wa. ~
the stace, for every aisle ana even ,ne 9ool n,
were crowded with people VINO eo"'" NV
find seats. go. c.,oo, n, CORRAL were
Hon George ID. Wise, Colonel razeweil -
ia,s. Predecessor b. Puryear, Of Richmond cVI-
,oan. tttorney-( General II. Taylor scoti. III.
nsed Rev. Dr. A. T.. Dickinson, Mhgo'
LANES III. Capers. Colonel W. y. hi'isn
Mr. G. /. Phillips Mr.. James [. Lamp, anu
MIR. Powhatan Dupey, Among ,nose 10y -.
audience were Major Robert Scott, Couhcn-
Tovior sfratton, Mr.. Benz. J.. Au-
g,,st and many other prominent men III inc
city.
CALLED To ORDER.
s,or,,v after < O'Clock Mr.. {. :. Phillips
called the meeting 10 order, and CoioncI
TorewelI Elicit was made chairman OF lhS
meeting. In complimentary words Colohei
TI,stt Introduced Colonel OFerrall. Nneh
The name Of the orator was spoken IL occa,
stoned yolley ofhurrahs, but wneh MS '.'''
and graceful form, intellectual COUNT
nance. and flowing, silver lochs "P-
preached the front OF the stase uno Ild
10 remain silent for some time oeiVfo III
could proceed. g.,
Co,onel O,Ferrall opened his address win
a beautiful and complimentary reference "
p,chmonJ and Virginia.. He referred to
The canital Of the glorious Confederacy as
the sacred soil that entombs some OF W.
most i,lustrOus statesmen OF the Woriu. nv
then told how the Democrats had g0tOel
into power, what they had done VIII =,
mower. and how, by Republican intrigue
n had been wrested from the only parp
which recognized the rights and wishes
the people OF this great Government.
ABOUT THE TARIFF.
The orator opened his mastery address
proper with discussion OF the tarin que
tlon-what the tariff is, how u ahecteu wv
,.ao,Ie and for what purpose il was imposed
mon tbs peopIe. said he: at is an Ole
oiIestion and has been much talked OF; Du
taxation is an old question, Tor lts eAlsiehC'
dates back to the birth OF NATIONS. WA
YOU make with your hands ana Drains ne
longs 10 you, and no Government unuer tn'
sun has right TO exact OF IL NOR ,'" n, -
auired 10 run the affairs OF that Govern
ment. The Democratic party Inc
speaker continued required us 10 pay
from our earnings only enough to SATISFY tn'
demands OF the expenses OF leglslatlon'
The orator explained the advantages vi NV
Mills bill. and told what free trade was
s'There is no such thing in the Onlteu ota'c'
as free trade. 1t means the bringing .
goods from other countries without tarln'
Al some length the speaker showed why
reduction of the tariff could not mean iIe'
trade. "Why.- said he, "ii one ofyou tooR
forty-seyen drinks a day and reduced ina
number TO fOrty-twO, do you MINK you
would be a prohbitonistT Laughter.
ssReducing the tariff from Al per cent. TO !:
does not mean free trade by any means"
GIT THE CHEAPEST.
sIt is natural for man TO purchas'
yoods where ne can get them the cheapest
no matter where they were maue' III yu'
want hat and can get iorelgn-maue oi''
for 81. whereas the homemade one Woui.
cost $1.25, you would buy IL every UNIT 2
man always wants some otilei ig g n ~ no"
his free trade. Laughter Inc Demo
cratic party reduced the tariil, Du
the Republican party in the Mehlnie,
hilI has increased it," with tnl
;ntroduction the speaker went into an ella
borate. but interesting discussion oil th'
Mckinley bill. "Since this bill mas gone
into operation prices have gone up, up up
and that's what they call proteclloh' zap
plause. .,. ,.,. ,,o.
in power. the tariff was isper cent. and tb'
public debt only fifty-eight millions OF dol
lars. The Republican party raised IL 10 81
per cent, then A. per cent, and now the!
have gotten it up 10 60 per cent" ne gaN'
very interesting history vi tn'
Republican party from inc llme Insy CAM n,i
in power until they finally capped thelr CT
max by electng Benjamin Harrison, TN
grandson of his grandfather, President
the United States. Laughter'l
WHO GETS PROTECTION!
"The monopilists get The protection an'
the poor man is subjected 10 greater TAX
alton. o..,
..If pen was put in Thomas Jeiierson'
hand ne could not have written better
Democratic platform than the Farmers
Alliance adopted in their platform.
Colonel O'Ferrall then referred TO
memorandum, and gave in detail list
articles in all the branches OF trade, snow
ing how materially the prices had been al
yanced under the Mckinley Tariff bill
When clothing was reached, he SAID
s.There are millions for John Wanamaker
wholesale clothier and Republican fost
r,aster.General." Applause.
lie then quoted several verses OF tR'
ssSong of the Shirt" and waxed eloquen
when he applied it TO the fate Oh the poo
women i'm the United States, whose sorrows
could be written by pen dipped in then
tears, while the prices on their thread am
needles had been raised with which the.
had to sew for.
LIGHT FOR POOR MEN
"John wanamaker cannot shine IN IN
home of the poor man without ,aNIhk ,u
glass of their windows, nor are the article
OF the living all that is subject TO TINS taAa
tion. but the t0mbstones In the cities OF IN
dead share the same fate. All are suDlec.
from the cradle TO the oven, the Bible whici
the minister of Sod read at the bedsides
the diving and point them the WAYS OF ever
lasting life. is taxed. have preached tarli
reform all over this Commonwealth. an
first, last, and always for the laboring man
mechanic and farmer, aud may God holt
me steadtast TO my CONVICTIONS ZAP
plause. e.
The speaker then told how the petition 10
the passage Of bill for the free coinage
silver had been ignored by the Mouse o
Representatives because IL was not IN lavo
with the monopolies. lie next told nbou
how the Republicans had unseated trui,
elected Democrats; how he and his emo
cratic colleagues had fought against thes.
outrages. Al frequent intervals the audi
ence would cheer vociferousiy. When h
reached the case OF Waddill against Wise
and referred TO the Jackson Ward con
nected with 1t. Colonel O'Ferrall was quit