Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-29
ORDERED TO LEAVE TOWN.
STATE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Meeting at Staunton of the Legislature
Committee.

STAUNTON, july ~. 1901.
This was the day appointed for the meet
ing of the Legislative Committee OF the
State Farmers Alliance to be held at this
place. much larger crowd was in town
tnan is usual on July court-day to greet
the distinguished brethren from other
points of the State. At IL o'clock Judge
Stout adjourned his court and vacated the
courthouse in favor of the mass:meeting
OF farmers who had gathered to listen TO
the Alliance orators. Mr.. q. w. kolner.
of this county, introduced Major Mann
Page, president of the state Alliance, who
presided over the meeting. and IN neat
but short speech introduced as the orator
of the dav Ralph Beaumont. Of Washing
TON to take the place of National Lecturer
Wllletts who was expected to be present,
but failed TO come.
RALPH BEAuMONT's REMARKS.
Mr.. Beaumont said that he came not az q
farmer. but as representative OF the
wage workers of the country. whose IN
terests were identified with those of the
farmers in this great fight against corpora:
tons and the present monetary system OF
our Government. He took as his text the
st. Louis platform of which he was one OF
the trainers. He first took the clause pro
hibiting aliens and corporations from hold
ing land. The titled nObilitles and corpo-
rations of foreign countries hold 2O,Ooo'oOo
acres Of land in the United States. and our
own corporations hold over 100. 100000
acres. He scored the Senate Of the United
States for the part they bad taken IN lana
grabs; said they were fifty wears behind
the times in ideas and fifty years ahead in
rascality.
A BROAD PLATFORM.
He favored the Government owning the
means of communication and transporta-
ton. instead of allowing them to be con-
trolled by private corporations SAD that
the national banks should be abollehed;
favored the free-school system and liberal
education, and all money should be legal
tender for all purposes.
BLAINE SCORED.
Hethen arraigned the leaders of both po-
litical parties as deceiving the people mere
Is to keep themselves IN office; cited as an
example that Mr.. Blaine had been gong
about the country telling the people that
Mr. Bayard was running the State Depart
ment, and within sixty days after the Al.
min,stration had changed and Mr. Bayard
had been ousted for Mr. Blaine he (Blalne)
went to a meeting of syndicate owning
valuable coal properties in the State of
West Virginia with Mr.. Bayards proxies
in bis pocket. Mr.. Beaumont is well post
ed on his subject and has very pleasant
and catching address.
OTHER SPEECHES.
Major Page next introduced j. Brad.
Beverly, vice-president OF the State AL
lance, who made short talk. Speeches
were also made by State-Agent Venable
and Messrs. Pearson and Leathers.
SECRET MEETING.
The legislative committee met this after
noon at o'clock for business. The fol-
lowing members were present: First dis
trict, c. H. Pearson. Caroline county !;
Second, j. A. Robey, Nansemond county !;
Fourth. J. II. Hobson, Powhatan; Sixth,
Thomas f. Cobb, Bedford county;
Seventh, w. K. feathers, Warren county /;
Eighth, J. Brad. Beverly, Fauquier county
Ninth, Il. A. Anderson. Wythe county {;
Tenth, Il. w. Harris, Allegheny county.
The session ia strictly secret and news
paper-men are not admitted.
NOTHING FOR PUBLICATION.
A member Of the committee was seen by
your reporter and said there was nothing
for publication. They are still III session.