Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-10-04
po,r,lca, Dlxcus.,on at Accomac G. II.

address the voters Of Accomac. at
Court House. last Monday. Contrary to
expectation Hon. 7. II. Bayly browne
turned up also, and being invited TO a
discussion of the issues of the canvass
attempted to dodge Ivy demanding
terms too unreasonable to be acceded
to, but which the Democrats i'll their
eacprness for the fray accorded him.
doubtless very much to the surprise OF
Mr.. Browne. The terms being agreed
upon, complaint WAS made to chairman
of Democratic County Committee in
making the announcement, by Jas. NJ
Stubs. Independent candidate for Con
gress. that he had been ignored in the
division of time. DR.. Bowtloin, speak
ing for lie Democratic lM'ty. stated
that he would I've allowed to participate
in The discussion upon any terms ar
cop able to Mr.. browne Int Mr. Brown"
mi his friends fatty rerusi lg tn rive
him Il hearing. the Republican nnmine"
rnr Cnlrrrss mounted the rnstrllm aud
bored lis audience in Il rambling talk
~ Gro hour and quarter. Describe
,;at talk we cannot. Tt hat nri' her
pitl, or lmlt enough in it tn elicit hi-
nlanSe even from the remnant Of Re-
runlicans WHO still clingto his falling
fortunes. He bryan his speech with y
rancgvric of himself-bnastfully p"''-
claiming fiat he was fnr the third time
the nominee of lis PARTY and Extending
thrrc'w Doubtless to rreri 'lle impress
sinnthat he alone could lead the Rcrnh
lean hos: s to yict nry. Tie then tsSared
the role of thrift drhater. and tn say
that his views in that respect were "dS
clear as mud' ,lignilies them perhaps
with merit they do not deserve. Tariff
he asserted was not a tax. except ninn
rtaim conditions and t'cn lie attempt
ed to illns' rate tho wisdom Of the as
seriinn by comparison oi the condition
of tho ronr in onr am! foreign countries,
INF switched off before making the
Point 10 intended to make. if he had
any, hv drawing Il piece nj III tai from
his bosom which liz called tin ~ d
asked his audience If If WIS rot hetter
20 protect it tlan TO hiring TN from
abroad into this country at an expense
of s. COO. 900. despite the fact. that an
ou.ce of TN has never heei found in
all ;hc mines OF onr country.
Accepting the title which had been
given him of potato candidate Mr..
BIowne. sail lie gloricd in it ard then
proceeded to claim for his patty in
general and Himself in particular the
credit fol a tax which he sail Lad been
imposed upon Irish potatoes int" ted
into this country. not n ,vins. however.
his further connection with itthan Il
visit TO tile Republican commission
merchants in the North. Tie nNneiits
IF such tax. however he failed tn slow
and no attempt being made by linn,
thouah called mon to say what he or
his party had done in the interest Of TIL"
sweet potato. hr left Lis audience I'm
pressc with The idea That he gloried
only in heing All Irish pntato candidate.
He attempted liscussio' of TIC tolpc
co anil silver questions. showing AZ
ignorance on beth subjects inexcusable
and making in the latter mistakes so
egrcgious that his opponent in his reply
brought down the house. hy saying that
the Democrats were accused 81 con-
ducting an educational campaign forihc
people. but he proposed to 60 further
ard 10 attempt to Learn his opponent
something also The Blair bill. Mr.
Browne stuppfed himself, hy saying,
wonld vet he rasscd hv The Republican
though Mr.. Browne ought to
have known if he Goes not. TINT it has
been buried by Republican votes hrvnnd
ill lcpe oflcsurrection. Concluding
Mr.. l;rowre. referred very briefly to
Tie Force till. ald the part Ie took in
stealing The scat Of Hon. Z. &. Vcna
hle. who WAS elected tn Congress I've
yond all doubt. and in giving it to one
I.angston. colorcd. who wanted it ard
was needed TO swell the Republican
majority in Congress He said. that
elections had always hcen fair il the
district he represented and lie conld
rot therefore vote for TIE Force hill.
hut failed to state despite lis assertions.
as has leen proven hat he would have
voted for it If his vote had been ncces
sary 10 secure its passage. He said
that reitler Venahle or I.annston were
elected but failed tn say il.at bring one
of lie. quorum necessary TO seat Langs-
ton. he practically voted for i'm and
is as much responsible for tle theft
thereby perpet ated as those who act
ualy cast their votes for him.
Tie time Of Mr. Browne having ex-
PRED. "a sigh of relief passed over tine
audience. followed ly applause given
with such. hearty good will, wien Mr..
Jones. marched to The stand. that 20
one could mistake the feeling That
prompted it. Nor were the people dis
appointed IN their estimate of .Iic man.
For an hour %nd a i,alf he held them
sptllbound. Taking up the tariff qres
ton, the facts and figures relating 10 if
were invested by him with acharm.
that liSpelIed the WEAKNESS created by
the disconnected and unint eligible
manner in which Mr.. Browne had
treated it. The inequalities of he
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