Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-25

he would have had TO work 2-5 days TO
pay the tariff on $40 suit. Under the
Mckinley bill he must work s 2-5 days
What does the farmer and laboring-
man think Of protection, and particular
ly Of Mckinley bill protection?
1t will thus be seen that while the old
tariff fixed by the Republican party was
most grievous, and that the Democratic
party sought to reduce it bv the Mills
bill, yet the Mckinley bill, which went
into effect two weeks ago, has increased
in the most outrageous manner the old
rate under which the country was al
ready sutlering--all in the interest OF
the monopolists who furnished the
money to elect Harrison and Republi-
can Congress in 1888.
Will the people OF this country submit
to this wrong If so, then they will
not even exhibit the spirit of the worm
when trodden upon, much less the
spirit of brave and independent men.
Colonel O'Ferrall said he had always
had faith in the people (; that they might
be deceived and misled for time. but
that sooner or later they would right
themselves and woe be TO the man who
had deceived them. For years he had
been talking TO the people OF Virginia,
and especially to the farmers and labor
ing men, endeavoring to arouse them to
o realization OF the wrongs under which
they were suffering; that he had stood
on the hustings times almost without
number and urged his farmer-brother
and laboring brother TO shake off their
letbargy, assert their manhood, stand 10y
their rights, and with the club of justice
strike down the arm which for years has
been heaping burdens upon their
shouldert lie had done this when in
his early canvasses he was advised by
gentlemen high in his personal esteem
TO be cautious how he handled the tariff
duestion-that it was dangerous sub
feet; that he had replied that he had
ever been frank and candid III his deal
ings with people with whom he had
fought, suffered and bled, and who were
as dear 10 him as life itself that year
by year he had seen tariff reform gath
ering strength, until now from one side Of
this old battle-scarred State TO the other,
in every county, town and hamlet meet
ings of intelligent men are being held,
and the farmers and wage-workers are
arraying themselves in solid line of bat
tie against the bydra-headed monsters
monopolies, trusts. combinations. and
money-power.
More than two years ago he stood on
tIa Apar ~ EnDnraoc an1 rffa
of the gathering storm in the Northwest,
West, and South which would sweep
with the force of western cyclone over
this country and level to the earth the
last vestige of a system which taxes the
many for the benefit of the few, taxes
labor for the benefit of capital, and
mortgages agriculture for the benefit OF
monopolies. He believed the 4th day OF
the coming November would mark the
track of the storm from West to East
and from South to North, and that the
sun on that day would set upon the
downfall Of the Republican party.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
He then referred to the silver ques-
tion. He said that when Congress met
last December thousands Of petitions
came from every section of the Union
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, but that while the Democratic
party stood practically solid for free
silver coinage, the Republican party
stood practically solid against it and
turned deaf ear to the appeals of the
people. He believed silver should be as
free as gold.
LARCENY OF DEMOCRATIC SEATS.
The Colonel, who was now we'll warm
ed mp, next spoke of the larceny of
Democratic seats in Congress 10y the Re-
publican party. he said that never before
in the history of the Government were
such scenes enacted upon the floor OF
Congress. The majority OF the Republi-
cans was so small that Reed was afraid
to risk the passage of his nefarious meH-
sures until they had increased their
strength, and he appointed as members
OF the Committee on Elections men upon
whom he could rely to do his bidding
men Of ability but INSCRIPTIONS parti-
sans. Smith and jackson were soon I'M
seated then Cate of Arkansas, repre-
senting white district and with 1900
majority then Compton of Maryland
then Wise, the able, faithful, ana
efficient representative OF this district,
and then Turpin of Alabama, with over
100 majority. Here they paused.
They had increased their majority to
seventeen, and feeling secure they push
ed forward their wicked legislation and
infamous schemes
He gave the facts in each OF these
cases, declaring that no jury composed
of honest men in Christendom would
have unseated the sitting members. He
said Wise had been marked from the
first for the slaughter, and that the
Democrats on the committee, knowing
this fact, determined to emphasize the
outrage by making them vote against a
proposition to send the election back to
the people and let them again declare
their preference at the polls.
WHY DON'T wADDILL RUN?
He asked why was it the gentleman
who was seated and who is to-day the
fraudulent representative of this district,
and who by virtue Of the action OF
fraudulent returning board composed of
the Republican members Of the Elec-
tions Committee is drawing the salary
which belongs to another ?-why is 1t
this gentleman is not again q candi-
date? Is it because he knows the peo-
pie are determined to rebuke in thunder
tones the outrage perpetrated and that
he Will have no Republican Congress
and no Reed as Speaker to sustain him
in again thwarting the will of the peo-
pie ? 1t seemed to him that the gentle
man ought, if he believed he was elected
in 1888, to desire reelection, and thereby
show to the world that he was not to-
day occupying another mans seat and
misrepresenting by his votes the people
Of this metropolitan district.
He said that not content with their
majority Of seventeen they put their
guillotine TO work again and decapitated
Breckenridge of Arkansas, Venable Of
Virginia, and Elliott of South Carolina.
In the venable case the Democrats
had made the greatest fight in the his
tory of the Government For days and