Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
FRIEND OF FARMERS.
Mr. CARDWELL SAYS HIS INTERESTS
LIE WHOLLY WITH THIS CLASS.
He Discusses Democracy and tho Alliance.
The Depreciatio. OF A gricuiture
Due to Republican Rule.

Hon. X. II. Cardwell. after being renomi-
mated for the House of Delegates by the
Hanover Democracy, drove into the city
Yesterday afternoon to attend to some
business. He was seen at Ford's Hotel by
DISPATCH reporter just before starting tor
home In the evening. Referring TO the
convention of the morning he said
we had at Hanover Courthouse to-day
the most enthusiastic and extensive out
pouring Of the people that has been seen
at tho Courthouse for quite number OF
years. the occasion being the nomination
OF candidate for the Democratic party to
represent the county in the next Legisla-
ture and TO choose delegates to the SEN
atorial convention to nominate a candidate
10 represent the district composed of Han
over and Caroline in the State Senate.
By UNANIMOUS VOTE.
The meeting was soon organized, and
was nominated by q unanimous vote, and
delegates were chosenby the assembly TO
represent Hanover in the district conven-
ton. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted instructing those delegates to vote
for the nomination of Hon. Henry r.
Mickham for reelection to the Senate of
virginia. The meeting was the most
gratifying TO myself that | have ever wit
messed. This is the sixth time have been
nominated by Hanover as the Democratic
candidate for the House of Delegates. and
have never felt so gratified as | was when
l appeared before the great assembly in
response to the summons of the commit
tee notifying me Of my nomination
THEY HAVE AN AGRICULTURAL INTEREST.
"Our friends in Hanover had been in
formed of the action of the Caroline ALI
mn ole Af k.. antf Of hn 20
Alliance now in session." continued Mr..
Cardwell, "and the general talk among
our people was that, while they recog-
nized that great good might be accom-
plished by the organization known as the
Farmers Alliance, they did not relish the
| attempt to dictate to them or to control
them in the selection of the candidates of
the Democratic party to represent them
in the General Assembly. We have no.
thing but an agricultural interest and
| naturally our people consider whether or
not thev have representatives who are
| faithful and true to them in this respect,
and of this they are, as they believe, the
| exclusive Judges, and it is very hard for
| them to realize that men who are thorough
| ly identified with the agricultural interests
| of the county could be other than true to
| them
| THE DEPRECIATION DUE TO TIE REPUBLICANS.
| The membership of the convention
| which nominated me unanimously and in-
| structed their delegates to support Alr.
| Wickham i'll the senatorial convention was
| largely composed Of members of the ALI
! ance. and the sentiment above alluded to
was as strongly entertained by them as by
| those who were not included within this
organization.
| "The people of Hanover county appre-
ciate the fact that the agricultural inter
! ests of this State and of the United States
| have deprecated, but they are also aware
of the fact that it is due mainly 10 the op-
preston consequent upon Republican
rule, and they are looking TO the success
| of the Democratic party as the source from
which the relief that they hope for can be
! obtained. and anything tending TO disrupt
| this party is exceedingly distasteiul to
that great majority of her citizens who
| sympathize with Democratic principles.
| DEMOCRACY Is FOR ALL The IKoPLE.
"The Democrats Of Hanover have, from
an experience of twenty-five years. be-
come thoroughly imbued with the convic.
| ton that the success of the Democratic
party is paramount TO the success OF any
| collateral organization or third party. nc
matter how beneficial its designs III favor
! of particular class, for, it Is TO be remem
bered. that the principles Of Democracy
! contemplate the benefit. not OF one class
| only, but of all the people, regardless oi
| class distinction.
Everybody knows that unless the agri-
cultural interests of the State OF Virginia
prosper there can be no general prosperity
| in this State, and no man feels this more
| than do. Every interest that have got
is identified with the agricultural inter.
ests of this State"