Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-18

Continuing. the speaker said: Whv. II
you want something tor making horse
shoes, nails, boots and shoes. and ell these
| things. it is all done by machinery. Look
what the power loom has done. Eighty
| years ago one person could weave forty
| five yards in a week. Now by the power
| loom they weave 1.iO0. Where woman
| formerly spun three pounds of warn. now
| one girl spins 5000. They say See how
| the tariff has brought down the price OF
everything. Twenty years ago one yard OF
| calico was worth twenty cents: to-day we
can buy 10 for five cents. The tariff did II.
| But they don't tell both sides of the story.
| They could not afford 20 do il. IL re-
| minds Inc of a story OF General Forrest
whom you all know. Soon after the war
| be went TO Chicago. and as he wished TO
| travel dc0giiO he did not tell any one
who he was except the hotel clerk. lie
| slipped into barber-shop. for he wanted
| 20 get shaved. and as the negro was whet-
| ting his razor he said: General, when
did you come TO town.
| DID NOT FINISH SHAVING.
The General looked up and said: DO
YOU know me?" YES said the negro.
IL know you we'll my brother was killed
at Fort Pillow. | ran away from you. but
my brother didn't get away fast enough
| At this the General got up. wiped the
lather of his face and started out. and the
negro cried after him: wait; haven't
| finished shaving YOU" "Oh. that's all
right" said the General. ~ have made ita
| rule never 20 shave but oneside at time
| lLaughterl
tv.n the speaker added. ut sometimes
suits YOU not TO tell the other side.
think would have done just like the Gen
eral did. and so when they tell about the
| tariff bringing down the price of things.
| The price Of the thing goes down because
| the cost Of production goes down, and tlat
goes down because you multiply the pro-
ductive force that creates the thing
Competition has brought down the prices
| not the tariff"
| OUR LABOR CHEAPEST.
But, my friends, ] haven't got time to
| discuss all that question. They tell us the
| tariff is for the benefit Of the working
man. II isn't for the workingman. Seven
dollars per ton is the price charged for
iron. In the United States they pay Sl.4
| 10 tho workmen. In Great Britain -l.66,
| and on the Continent Sl.S2. | am quoting
| from the late report made by the Chief OF
the Bureau of Labor. 1t shows that our
labor IS cheaper than anywhere else IN the
world.
Mr.. Mills then showed the injurious
| elect OF the tariff upon the working
classes. and pointed ont the benefits
offered by Democracy to the ldboring
Let ms watch our Government" con-
tinued he. "let Us Loyalty follow the De
mocracv. II will lead Us in better paths.
Join the Democratic party and 20 with Us
70 Heaven"
TO TIE wOEKsGMEN.
Now. nv working friends. when hard
times come, instead of striking for better
| - Il -. Won
| is-the best strike YOU can make ~ ostrlke
the Republican colors and then strike
| 'bee-line' for the Democratic Dox;
| Laughter / have often wondered
that the Republicans were not trans
lated-these people who have been
signing over the wrongs OF the poor WORK
| ingmen. They want to benefit them. Oid
Euoch and Elijah were so good that the
| Lord sent down a chariot OF fire and took
them to Heaven. Whv Is 1t that these
people have been permitted TO live
| in this dark and sinful world so
long? How il il they have not
| been translated2 Sometimes when /
hear them can almost hear the angels
singing: Swing low, SWING low, golden
chariot. cross on the other side, where the
! wicked cease from trouble and the weary
are at rest" LAUGHTER .
TIRED OF REPUDLIcANs.
Now. my friends. you see what all this is
leading to. The people are beginning TO
! get tired of the Republicans. You see
that in order TO fOrtifv themselves in power
they are getting up the force nil. You see
| how they stole the two senators from Mon
tana TO fortify the Senate so that We can
! not recover il. What are we to do? We can
not see the country getting poorer and
| poorer. We must fight the enemy WITH
virtue and intelligence. and instruct the
people: appeal To them, but not buy them
| with $40. / would not hold an Office If |
had to get II by buving il. The man who
| will sell his vote will sell bis wife. He
| would put his child on the block aud auc-
tion II off. | will never make any effort to
get any mans vote either for q dollar or
ten dollars.
SEND WISE TO cCNGETss.
LET Us stand up. forget our preiudices,
| and send to Congress such men rs George
| ID Wise. More honor to HIM hat he has
been bcheaded. Now. my Republican
friends. / am talking TO You. ! am not
sent as a messenger 10 call the righteous
| but the sinners 10 repentance. IL i IN
| your power to relieve the country. Elect
! GOOD men and bring the Government back
to what our fathers intended it to he.
ITO the old Democratic guard | will
say: Be true You have fought good
I -NNf. YOU nave DtNl At.tA-ul- y NI A4sLFf
kent the faith Of your fathers. Still be
true 10 the end. In the fight II makes no
difference whether your enemy Is a million
or one. Stand and proclaim the truth.
Keep up the fight and push 1t on the
enemy for truth and the institutions Of this
country"
THE FRENCH AT WATERLOO,
The speaker then referred in the most
beautiful language 20 the heroic conduct
of the old French Guard of Napo-
leon at Waterloo. Wellington prayed
that God would send either night
or Blucher. and B!ucher came
Then the French saw that, all was
lost. but the Old Guard plunged INTO the
thickest of the fight. where one of the
marshals said he could hear their very
bones crushing. On they pushed, refusing
all terms Of surrender, until they had
thrust themselves into the centre of the
battle. Their motto was: Franco and
the Guard dies. but it never surrenders" "
You, too, have fought against every at-
tempt TO destroy the night. Sometimes
YOU have been victorious. sometimes III the
dust of death. Continue, 1t makes no DIR
ference whether you see victory or defeat
ahead. Press on. Even though defeat
menaces Us. press forward and kiss her
diving lips and say, THE Old Guard dies,
but 1t never surrenders." Applause
FITz LEE PRESENT.
The speaker took his seat amidst tre-
mendous rounds Of applause. The audi
ence then cried, Wise, Wise. WISE" and
that gentleman arose and said:
Follower citizens have been speaking
in Hanover to-day and | have hardly
enough voice to be heard across this hall.
There is one here tonight whom you peo-
pie of Richmond are always delighted to
honor-there is one here tonight whom |
want you to hear-it Is General titzhugh
Lee"
At the mention of General Lees name a
mighty round of applause arose, and the
large hall was filed with cries for Lee,
titZ Lee"
The General arose and SAID:
Fellow-Citizens OF Richmond There is n story
heard somewheceOf darky taxing q goat 70 a
railroad train for the purpose Of sending him of.
A gentleman asked where was the goat going,
and the darkY SAID, ~ don't know boss. lie
dun eat de tag o."
DUN FAT DE TAG OFF,"
~ came here tonight about O'Clock and
was tagged % Nil an appointments said the
/ OK. Governor. l dun eat rlat IA, for as soon a.,
/, / 1 heard OF Democratic meeting going on /
thought IwoIld come down aud look the honest