Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-12
dcrman Richard NJ. Taylor. of Clay Ward,

)" Mr.. President and Fellow-Citizcns Of
Marshall Ward-of Fulton d1as Rockets
u remember when IL was Rockets and the
Doys stole my honeyshucks).- Tonight,
tnc llth day OF May first saw light with
IN one block and a half OF what rs known
as Cash Corner, in Jefferson Ward. am
not ashamed Of my birth. and especially
the city OF my boyhood. Gentlemen. am
not feeiing very well. am somewhat sick
NJ the stomach. | come before you to
snow you that although / have moved from
the ward of my birth among what IL known
as the best people Of the city, who are try
ing TO learn me to eat soup with O fork, il
Is needless for me TO tell you that am a
trend to you people. for in 1884 stood on
the Council-chamber floor TO advocate
what thought to be TO your interest and
to the interest of workingmen."
WHY HE rs OPPOSED TO CLEVELAND.
Continuing. Mr.. Taylor said: Now
gentlemen, they talk about Mr.. Cleveland,
and / will tell You why | am opposed to
him, because j don't believe he is n Demo-
crat. Ii YOU can prove 10 me that he IS,
then | will vote for the Cleveland Demo
Gratis"
Mr.. Taylor made reference to Pearson,
the Republican postmaster of New York,
who was kept in Office by the ex-President,
and alluded to the five railroad commIs--
sioners of his administration. three OF
whom were Republicans. He also referred
TO the appointment of the negro Irorter
to an SIS. 900 or $4,000 Office when Cap
tam Page McCarty. a tried Virginia
Democrat. was an applicant for the posi-
ton.
- Is that the kind of man we want ?"
asked Mr.. Taylor. "They tell me we must
put him in because he did mis- duty. What
kind of duty Is that? TO sell you out
after YOU have tried quarter Of centu-
ary 10 get control of your government ?
Why, talking about what he had done for
the South. one hundred and ffty-nine
electoral votes. and not one-tenth part Of
the representation we should have gotten.
FRED. DOUGLASS AND HIS WIPE AT THE WHITE
HOUSE BALL.
Here was Fred. Douglass at the Cleve-
land ball AT the White House with his
white wife and negro daughter. Cleveland
IS not a Democrat. If he Is. he is not the
kind that want. When man gets bigger
than his party | say. by the eternal gods,
kick him ont. When | get so big that !
forget you honest boys who put me IN Of
fee trust 10 God that you Will kick me
out. | am Hill man because he is a
Democrat against Cleveland because he
Is a Mugwump-neither fish nor fowl"
Nr. TAYLOR alluded in exceedingly severe
terms to Congressman Williams, OF Massa-
chusetts, VINO addressed the Cleveland
meeting a few days ago. Here comes a
dirty lank e" aid be, :" by the name Oh
Williams tr teach on people true DemOc-
1acy. sneer.ng at such heightened, honora-
bic men o. arUour anu John W. DANIEL.
by the eternal gods, he Is not fit to latch the
shoes Of Dance. Why. tnat man deseI cd
the Democratic caucus because Mr.. Mills
was not elected Speaker. lie Ia the man
that deserted Mr.. Crisp. The man who
will desert his caucus nominee VIII desert
anything. | tell YOU. gentlemen, as q
southern man aud rs southern boy.
have very little use for these internal Yam
KEGS anyhow IApplause.l
The speaker said that IN case he couldn't
get Hill he would cheertully take fitz.
Lee as a compromise.
TOM HICKS sTIRs UP THE BOYS.
Mr.. Thomas Hicks. the next speaker.
was greeted with vociferous applause. He
made a stirring speech, which, while de-
void of bitterness. was a powerful argu-
ment against Cleveland. II don't believe
he can win" said Mr.. Hicks, and that Is
the reason am against him." The speaker
said be was not wOrshlpper OF men, and
when things got TO such u pass that there
was only one man in the party then he
wanted to leave that party. Referring 10
Hill, Mr.. Hicks said: We want man 10
stand shoulder to shoulder with us. If you
didn't have a politician IN the country
YOU would have mighty bad country.
They have been running the machine
over YOU for thirty years, and now because
we have a man who has been standing fast
with Us his party turns against him. | VIII
take the machine politician or any kind so
| can beat the Republican party"
Mr. Hicks said that only a short while
ago he was bitterly opposed TO Hill, but
that he bad since seen the wisdom OF his
policy. ana now realized that the New
York Senator was smarter than he had
been. or any of the other "crap politi-
Clans who opposed him.
CAPTAIN John A. Curtis was next called
on and responded with brief address, IN
which he said Il believe that the most
available man TO bring victory TO our ban.
ner is David r. Hill.'
Short speeches were also made by
Messrs. Frank J. Parater, Joseph NJ
Shelton, and John r.. Grimes after which
the meeting adjourned.