Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-22
|COL. JAMES T. EPES.
rug CANDIDATE IN THE FOURTH RE-
eeMsLEs GOVERNOR M'kINNeY.
IT.. rorcibiy Presents the Issues to the
People of MeckIenburg-rhe Alliance
tor Him-A Small Republican Mob.

|
Yesterday WAS the regular montbly
court-day The attendance was not very
large but the number OF whites exceeded
The colored, which was an unusual &C.
cnreuce. Il was generally known that
tbs Democratic candidate for Congress,
Colonel James F. Epes, OF Nottoway,
would address tue people. He was
nrosetit. accompanied by Judge ". b.
Mann of Nottoway. and Captain +. Il.
Tassiter. of Petersburg Promptly at
70 o'clock the Judge vacated the chair
ord Gave the courtroom to Tire Demo
cro,s LARGE crowd soon assembled.
rhere were not more THAI half dom
NEGROES in the audience The meeting
was called to order 10y County Chairman
Edward b. Goode, who introduced Can
didate fpe5 to the people.
WILL RECEIVED.
Colonel Epes was well received. He
10 a gentleman OF COOL appearance with |
a long or,v moustache. and some people |
snnnosed il was Governor Mckinney, as
at first sight there was some re-
senlblance. Colonel Epes told the
people that the extent, past his
tory, and prestige of old Necklenbnrg |
;mnosed a vast responsibility upon |
its voters. Their social and politlcal
fabric. domestic life. AMI the peace and |
security of their homes and good order |
of society we're now more seriously |
threatened than ever before. The most |
determined and revolutionary efforts |
were now made 10y the malignant fanatics
bolsterlug up Langston to Danish the
rule OF honesty, virtue, aud intellIeence
and substitute pan1emonium with Vi %.
corruption, and ignorance with all their
attendant horrors.
CAN AVERT THE CALAMITY.
But the whites united and coming to
the polls could avert calamity 50 dread
fnl to contemplate. The General Gov
erpment had passed into the control OF
the most INSCRIPTIONS fanatics, who II
allowed full SWAY would bring ruin and
destruction upon this portion of our fair
land. The tendency Of the Republican
party is to make this land not
one of plenty but one OF poverty
by their financial measures. That one
half of the currency now circulating is
in the hands OF twenty-five thousand
men. and the other half divided up be-
tween over sixty.four millions OF people.
The Republican party pledged IN the
last campaign a repeal OF the tobacco
tax. and instead when in full power re-
duced it pitiiul two cents per pound,
and omitted the rebate on the manuiac'
tured article.
PRE- ToBACCo-FRBE SILVER.
He announced himself in favor OF a
total abolition OF the tobacco-tax, was
for free coinage Of silver, and supported
the sub-Treasury bill. He would advo-
cate and vote for everything with a pur-
nose TO advance the well-being and pros
perity OF every county and town IN the
Fourth district, to protect and dignity
labor, to ameiorate the condition and
! give Justice to the farming interests, and
if be should do otherwise he wished the
Secretary OF the alliance to erase his
name and substitute Benedict Arnold.
The social question, he said, was most
important one with the people with
Lanqston now hosting the flag OF bar
bsrism. This must be met. There
must be white supremacy, and as you
elevate the white men the colored men
will also improve.
WHAT CAN BE DONE.
We have If. ZOO Democrats registered
in this district, reinforced by the most
intelligent white and colored Republi-
cans of this district.
The Phlistines, he said, were upon
the people of this district, and the voters
have the strength and power OF samson
if they will only be aroused.
Colonel Epes spoke for nearly an hour
and made a splendid impression. The
alliance men are enthusiastic for him.
JUDGE MAINS SPEECH.
Judge w. II. Mann was next intro
duced. His speech was one OF great
power. II was 10 the point went home
to the people, and listened to with the
greatest attention. He was frequently
interrupted with applause, and the gene
raj impression was that it WAS one OF the
finest campaign speeches delivered here
in many years. He spoke one hour.
THE CHAIRMAS's SPEECH.
The next speaker was Captain f. Il.
Lassiter, chairman OF the District Demo
J cratic Committee. For one hour Cap
tain Lassiter held the crowd and en-
liohtened them on the tariff, the force
bill. and the unblushing deviltry OF the
Republican party. His speech will
have a good effect. Ii was the
kind OF frank and manly talk well
! conceived and delivered to arouse the
! lethargic condition of the Indifferent
voter and make him go to work. This
was his first appearance on the hastings
here, and our people were more than
J pleased with him. lie is an earnest, we'll
informed. and forcible speaker.
, The meeting then adjourned, and
} each man was requested 10 constitute
, himself a committee OF one and go to
work aud bring out the voters on the Attn
of November.
, !, TWO DOUBLES.
A voter who was not present when
Judge Mann was introduced asked the
writer il that was not Mckinney, 80 the
Governor had two doubles here yes
terday.
MOTLEY CREW.
, Outside the courthouse the negroes
, bad their meeting under the trees. 1t
|. was a small and motley crew. Langston
, failed to come TO time. and local speakers
, one after another tried to get up some
enthusiasm, but utterly failed. IL was
the smallest crowd of negroes at October
) court during political campaign | have
? ever seen.
[ endeavorcd TO ascertain how many
Q white Republicans in the county would
4 support LangstoD, but none whom III
tervlewed could spot more than three OF
ionr. In Nottoway Judge Mann said
, there we're only two white Republicans
who would vote for Langston.
There are some improvements III this
town. int very few, considering the ad
vantages aud accessibility OF the place.
Although situated in large tobacco
: producing section. there is no market
a here for its sale. The place is noted