Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-03
HEMPHILL SPEAKS.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESS-
MAN HEARD IN CLAY WARD.
he Holds the Record Of the Republicans
in Congress Up to LIght-MarshaI1
and Wise.

Clay-Ward Democrats have never been
accused of being laggards.
On the contrary they are conceded TO be
active, extremely active.
And they know ii, too. and are proud of
II. as is shown by one of Its leading clubs
being so named as to attest this fact
It rained last night. Certainly it did.
II was not the first this week either. But
what Of thats Considerably more than
more darnpness is required TO keep the
banner ward of the city from showing up
In GOOD form at such time as Demo-
cratic speaking. :,
She kept faith last night, and the crowd
which assembled at BelvIdere Hall was n
compliment both TO the ward and the hon.
orable gentleman who was to deliver the
address of the evening.
On the stage were seated Messrs. JACK
son Guy, James G. Lamb, J. i. Meredith,
George ID. Wise, Preston Belvin, ana
others.
HON. JOHN J. HEMPHrLL.
Mr.. Frank p. Burke called the meeting to
order and presented Congressman Hemp;
hill. of South Carolina, who was received
with respectful applause.
Nj. Hemphill devoted hut little time 10
an introduction. but proceeded at once 10
pay his compliments to MIR. Reed. The
Sneaker Of the last House came from
Maine. and that fact was enough to damn
anv man in this country. The category OF
ugly qualities possessed by that individual
was not short one. and combined were
sufficien to make jackass quit his hay"
NO BELL WANTED.
Coming to the tariff Mr.. Hemphill noted
how everything down to the Blblc was
taxed. But there was one kind of Bible
the Republicans we're in favor of admitting
free-that was the one that had hell left
out of it, That was smart move. as II
was the only possible chance for them TO
escape the everlasting damnation they
have earned.
The paying of United States bonds be-
fore they were due waS characterized as an
unlawful act and entirely unjustifed.
In his country. said Mr.. Hemphill, the
man who got his money when II was due
considered himself lucky. But here were
lot of rich men getting their money fif-
teen years before 1t was due and pre-
MUM of rs per cent. besides. II was the
money Of the people that was thus paid.
POOR MAN NOWHERE.
In what respect does the tariff. force
bill. or anything else affect man who has
nothing? They are In the same position
as the man out in Kansas City who wanted
TO borrow ten cents TO cross the river and
was refused upon the ground that 1t made
no difference to a man with no money
which side of the of the river he was on.
Laughter.
TAKEN FROM THE PEOPLE.
The force bill. Mr. Hemphill asserted,
was nothing IN the world but an attempt
to take the elections out of the hands OF
the people of the various States. The su-
pervisors and other election officers were
to be made accountable TO no one except
Federal judges appointed for life by the
President, and themselves accountable TO
no one. They a-e also to have the count
inc of votes for city and State officers as
well, and if any fraud is perpetrated
nothing can be done, as these people are
to be Federal officers for two months after
an election. Their pay is very sacred
matter. and is 10 come from an approprla-
ton which is permanent. and which mem,
bers of Congress are never to be allowed
to vote upon.
The army and navy could not be in
creased except by an act OF Congress, but
these head supervisors could appoint as
many subordinates as they want.
WHITES AND NEGROES.
As far as this harping on the color-line
by the northern people ~ concerned. con-
tinued Mr.. Hemphill. IT Is all nonsense. A
negro can no more be made wnite man
than a white man can be made a negro.
These people are awfully anxious for the
negroes 10 have their rights, but they
never so reward them themselves.
The negroes are all right in their place,
which. most assuredly, Is not on top OF
the white man. So tar as the speaker
could Judge the wav negroes are treated
Al the North is about the same as man
who visited hell described it. He found
that place full of Republicans. each one OF
whom was holding negro between him.
self and the ire.
COMPARISON OF FIGURES.
If the Republicans are. as they claim,
the champions of fair count, why Is 1t.
asked Mr.. Hemphill, that in the great Re
publican State of Iowa $4,000 Democratic
voters elect but one congressman. while
2lO, 900 Republicans elect ten? In Massa-
chusettes $4,000 Republicans have ten
representatives; 100000 Democrats but
two?
In Maine Il, 900 Republicans choose -four
congressmen $4,000 Democrats none. Is
il TO be wondered that the man who died
and was refused admlttance TO Heaven
preferred going to hell than back 70 Maine
Throughout the New England States, the
people of which are supposed to be sc
chuck-full of moral ideas, it takes z7,0Ol
Democratic votes to elect congressman
while only IA 900 Republican ballots can ac-
complish the same end. and tins Is the same
New England that IL always trying to run
the whole country and poking its nose into
eyerybody's business. If its people were
down here they would be trying TO run thu:
very meeting. Applause
DO NOT KNOW.
MIR. Lodge knows no more about South
| Carolina. claimed Mr.. Bemphill, than Q
| Republican does about the Kingdom oi
| Heaven and vet he wants 10 regulate hel
| elections, OF all the miserable sights 9
southern Republican IN Congress is the
worst. He is the most lonely thing imagl
nable. Southern Democrats will not
notice him. and the northern Republican;
treat him with contempt. For all the in
! fiuence he has he might as well be al
| home. and all he can do Ia to vote occa
sionally. And the President, 1t would
seem, Is even more insignificant thar
this. Ii was only tho other day that
downeaster knocked at the White House
door and asked to see the President.
"He can't be seen to-day" was the in.
formation given by the man who answered
the call.
what; not by any one." persisted the
visitor.
mo, sir; not by any one," was the an
! swer.
| Jerusalemi" exclaimed the stranger
lust TO think of it; he's done kept OF
getting littler and littler until now he Il
clear out of sight" ILaughterl.
INDEPENDENTS.
But there is one person that is even
more contemplate than the southern Re
publican. said the speaker, and that is thu
| independent Democrat. One fights yoJ
| openly and the other claims to be mem
Der Of the family. There is the same differ.
| ence between them that there Is between
the highway robber who stands up anC
bids you deliver and the sneak-thie
whom you shelter in your house and who
| in the dead of night stabs you in the back
In his own estimation the Independent
| is the only man who is right. The Re
publicans are wrong. the Democrats ar
wrong. and be alone is infallible.
According to the authorities there ar,
| only three species of animals that flock b.
themselves. OF these the indepepden
was the lowest.
CONTESTS QUICKLY DECIDED.
Mr. Hemphill laid great stress upon tn,
fact that of the seventeen contests in th'
last Congress every single one was agains
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