Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-27
THE STATE CAMPAIGN
lacTuaeR T. {. coees AND 4. r. POL
LARD At HALIFAX COURTHOUSE.


Especial teloGfem 70 me DmpeScnJ
eorrH BosroS, Va, October 2R--To-
day being October Court large crowd
vss present at Halifax Courthouse. Mr.
Thomas Z. Cobbs. State lecturer Of tho
rarmers' Alliance. was present and ad-
dressed snaudience which filed che large
courtroom to its full capacity. Mr..
Cobbs for The most part, confined him
osli 10 an exhortation Of Alliance prin-
cipleA, incidentally attacking both the
Republican and Democratic partieA
At the conclusion Of his remarks.
Henry h. Pollard was introduced, and
made one of the most effective speeches
ever delivered before . Halifax audience.
Mr.. roLIARp's ADDRESS
Mr.. Pollard commenced by showing
chat in republics it is not only tho peo-
pies privilege TO exercise the elective
franchise, but their duty to give all the
time necessary TO do 50 in an intelligent
Way. The father OF Insecurity uttered no
truer saying than that Eternal vigilence
- the price Of liberty" and this is but
another way OF expressing the maxim
incorporated in tho Virginia Bill OF
Rights, that the blessing Of liberty can
not be preserved except by q frequent
recurrence to fundamental principles
Political parties are helpful II not es-
Genital 10 crystalizing general sentiment
IN favor Of one, or against another set OF
principles or line OF political policy.
Without party organization and party
platforms no concert OF action can be
attained. The no-party man 10 figure
head and the third party bull-head.
Both are alike unproftable-neither
able to command respect or accomplish
good.
MAHoxK's STROKE.
Mr.. Pollard said the present contest
was none the less important because we
are not confronted by our old enemy or
opponents who boldly espouse the cause
OF political tenets at variance with our
own. 1t was mastery stroke OF policy
on the part Of Boss Malone to give the
right OF way for the present to malcon-
tents. His own decadence as a Demo-
crat is prophecy OF the end that awaits
the independent. Besides all this, there
10 danger Of apathy and relaxation OF
party discipline. When Malone came
10 the front and captured the State the
Republican party, as now, was thorough
" disorganized, il not demolished. In
such q condition well-meanlng and
true men, impatient OF non
accomplishment OF great results, are
tempted 10 try their hands in state
craft. forgetting tina. desired ends are
not attained because the opposing party
control one or more OF the coordinate
branches Of the government, opposed
by those who believe that party organi-
xation and party discipline can alone
accomplish good results, they become
first estranged and finally alienated. and
then ally themselves with people whose
principles they do not and cannot ap-
prove.
THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
The last six years OF the Democratic
administration Of the State government
eau fearlessly challenge investigation.
when compared with the preceding re-.
publican administration OF the affairs OF
the State its pre-eminence is marked. In
the single thing in which the admins
trstion of Cameron had any right to
boast, the present management has ex-
celled that administration. During the
last five years there has been an increase
OF 936 public schools, in pupils an in
crease Of 81, 926. in value OF school pro-
perty S4l5,S and in annual appropri-
alton Of 3180,977. This work goes glori-
ously on, and the administration OF
Phil. Mckinney promises to be as clean
and useful as that Of Fitz Lee. 1t was
no small blessing to Virginia and her Sis
ter States OF the South that two Demo-
cratic senators represented her when
the force bill was being considered last
winter, which fact was the result OF the
well-organized fight our party made in
the Legislative election OF 1885.
IMPORTANT.
" The work to be done by the incoming
Legislature is OF more than usual impor-
lance. First and foremost senator is
10 be elected to succeed Major Daniel.
Not to make him his own successor
would he to reward faithfulness with in
gratitude. Again it is known that in
accordance with constitutional mandates
the State is to be divided into congress.
sionsl and legislative districts, county
iudQes are to be elected. and many
things OF scarcely less Importance are to
be ftended to.
ENCOURAGING SIGNS.
The speaker said that one OF the
most encouraging signs OF the times is
the organization OF tho agricultural
classes for lettering their condition.
In the matter Of concerted action the
farmer has been at fault. There can be
no doubt that their interests have been
greatly depressed, yes, oppressed by
unfriendly Legislation. Their long suf.
fering and patience. bespeak their con-
servatism az class, and II they are Of
wise a. they have been conservative,
they will not now permit cratic, OF
self-seeking leaders to beguile them
into the third party movement II
they starved together as they
should, and fight their battles under the
Democratic banner, there can be nc
doubt but relief will come from the bur
den OF taxation that Expresses them. II
10 easy to soc how good Democrat may
be also an Alliance man, but how an AL
lance man can be a Republican is O
yelled mystery. Take for instance the
Alliance 'demand that the heavy
tariff tax on necessities of life be at once
removed" The Grand Old Party has
bat lately defed, by the Mckinley bill,
this "demand."
"FoR RKvENUK."
As far as observation goes the white
Republican OF the South is such FOL