The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-21
DISCUSSING POLITICS.
DEMOCRACY rs. THIRD PARrYIsn.
Speeches at Hanover Courthouse by Gen.
erHt j. G.. Field, Judge Patterson,
Hon. George Wise and Others.

Preparations we're made for grand po-
Iitical gathering and Third party rally al
Hanover Courthouse yesterday. but the
occasion was failure in point OF numbers
and must have been disappointment 10
the Third party managers. Mr. Julian
Ruffin, the recognized leader of the party ID
the county, had advertised the meeting for
two weeks and secured their vice-presi-
dental candidate General James G.. Field,
TO address them.
Notwithstanding this there were not over
twenty-five pronounced Ihird-party men
present from the county. and the crowd OF
white voters who listened to the speakers
were estimated at one hundred and con-
siderable proportion of these were Rich
mond and Henrico men who went up on
the morning train. There were also some
from the adjoining counties. Among the
| Third-party visitors present beside General
Field we're: Colonel Robert Beverly, j..
| HAskins Hobson Editor Pearson of the Viz
GINA Sun. ex-Sherif j. w. Southwark OF
! Henrico. Walter Grant and q number OF
! others.
TIE DEMOCRATS.
The regular Democratic party was repre-
sented by Hon. George ID. Wise aud his
|
| Foreign Commerce Committee. Hon. Josiah
| Patterson. OF Tennessee: Hon. r. III. Card
! well, Henry T. Wickham. Colonel Meade
| Haskins and others. conference was
| held between Mr.. Julian Rufnn. represent
| iug the Third party people. and Mr..
| L. J.. g. Scott. Democratic chairman
| of the county. as to division OF time and
| Joint discussion between the speakers OF the
| respective sides. General Field took the
| ground that as he was the yice-presidential
| candidate of one of the national parties that
| he could not afford 70 take the stump ID 4
regular discussion Of the issues Of the can
vass.
Mr.. Rufin then proposed that General
| Field be allowed to present his cause ana
| that the Democratic speakers divide time
! with the remaining Third party speakers
present. This they declined, and 1t was
| finally agreed that General Field have an
! hour and half and then the Democratic
speakers follow in the same length OF time.
After the close of the session OF the
court the crowd. among whom
there were a number of negroes, assem- oied
in the courtroom, and General leIq was
| presented 10 the audience by Mr. Julian
| Runin, who stated that the meet
| ing was originally called for organ
lzatiop. but that he afterwards learned that
| the Democats intended TO hold a
| nolitical meeting and be IN
vited General Field to be present
TO present the principles OF the Third party.
| He spoke of himself as the grandson OIL the
| man who fired the first cannon IN the late
war and in referring TO the Third party
candidate. said he desired to meet him on
! Virginia soil and would gladly put his arms
around him and bid him welcome ana
though he might be the man who fired the
shot which made him fatherless be wouio
vote for him.
| GENERAL FIELD.
General Field spoke at length and took
nm a few minutes more than his allotted
| time. His speech was OF general chaf-
acter interpreted with number OF snec-
dotes and fowery illustrations.
| In the beginning he said: lappear before
Won in somewhat of new role. though Tor
| twentv-fve years upon the stump IN Nlr-
| einia unfolding the faith which held TINS
is the first time ever made speech when
7 myself was a candidate. / have made hun
dreds of speeches for my friends, but not one
for myself
lam here now 10 ask you to vote for your
own interests, for yourself and your chill
| dren for generations 70 come. am mere 10
| rekindle In your hearts the enthusiasm that
| Patrick Henry aroused, and to advocate the
| uatriotism that he instilled IN your fore
| fathers. This is the eve of the greatestr evolu-
ton the country has ever known, no matter
what our friends. the Democrats. say OF Us.
| They may say we are only a bakers dozen.
am rather inclined TO thank them for max
ing SO little of Us. because when they are
overwhelmed with disaster they can't say
we did it.
NECESSITY OF REVOLUTIONS.
Taking as a premise that revolutions
never arise from sentiment but are the
result of some necessity felt deep down IL
the heart OF the people who are struggling
10 free themselves from some disaster, be
described in graphic terms the great reyolu
tons Of the world and accorded 10 the
Third party movement the honor OF being
greater than all.
Said he: The appeals OF the colonies OF
America to Great Britain were not more
useless than our appeals to the recognized
political parties OF the day. We have ap.
pealed 20 them for thirty years.
Wait little longer. they say. A little
more sleep. little more slumeer. We can
not wait any longer and wearying OF unwor
thy servants we have taken the manage.
ment of the old ship in our hands and viii
pilot our party for ourselves.
THE OMAHA CONVENTION.
He referred to the Omaha Convention a.
the greatest political phenomenon Of tbs
age and one that could be the result of only
a political revolution: one IN which there
was not a man who left bank or barrel DO
hind. not man who had an axe 10 grind
not an office-seeker, and, great God. no
an Office holder. He also paid his respect
TO two lines of Western railroads which de
clined TO allow the delegates the reduced
rates allowed the delegates 10 the otne
party conventions and handled them will
gloves of. Said be. This convention de
clared its independence from Wall street a
clearly as did the colonies il 1916 from th
| British crown.
In referring to General James b. Weaver
the chief on his ticket. he spoke OF him as
man who had abused the South, but. said he
can't criticise, for / have used some yer.
strong terms in speaking Of them. Suppos
| did abuse the North. as they say DID. |
| was done without malice aforethought.
went into the war and did the best could
and suppose General Weaver did about tn
same i did what / did from sense o
| patriotism. and the war Is not going 10 las
always They say General Weaver Is os'
man anyhow. He is bad because he doe
not love us. Well, ne has undergone
| change.
| ITS MISSION.
Don't be fooled with clap-trap. Th
| Third party is formed TO capture the he
publican party and also the Democrat
party. We are going for both OF them
| The prime necessity. the overwhelming
question Of the time. Is the impoverlshmen
OF the people by the destruction OF tn
money OF the people. After discussion o
free silver coinage and the monetary ques
ton General Field referred to the coalition
with the Prohibtionists. and said that
| Omaha. with bar-rooms thick in every dlrec
ton, he had not seen over ten drinks takel
| and that three of those he took himself. In