Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-16
CAMPAIGN ISSUES.
ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATIC Meet
lNGS IN MANY COUNTIES.
Montague, Tyler, Parish. and other Speak
ers Ezpouna the Party Doctrines and
Expose Republican Iniquities.
Correspondence Of The Richmond Dlspatoh.i

fcorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatrh.l
CHARLES CRY COURTHOUSE, September
IT, There was big rally OF the Democ-
racy here TODAY. Captain Thomas w.
Wilcox. county chairman. IN taking the
chair made a short butinteresting address.
calling the attention of the people to the
fact that the Newport News convention
bad bestowed the honor of a congressional
nomination upon our popular feilow-citi-
zen. the Hon. ID. q. Tyler that they have
q personal pride, therefore. os well as pa
triotic feeling. in this nomination, which
they will make felt in this campaign.
Hon. d. G.. Tyler then took the stand at
Captain WillcOx's request, and IN beautl-
full address introduced his friend State
Senator +. NJ. Parrish. Of Goochland' who
captured his large audience from the first
by an elegant and patriotic expression OF
devotion to old Virginia.
ADDRESS OF SENATOR PARRISH.
He said that he was q member ct the
Farmers Alliance and that he endorsed
every line of the declaration Of that
orders platform. But while he endorsed
this order he wanted II known that If he
was as q Farmers Alliance man expected
10 be Of third party he begged to be eX-
GUSGu. ne ihu iltht EhNliA lb4 NiA1
Farmers Alliance; had joined 1t in its IN
cipiency. The lecturer who initiated him
INTO the order had told him that his JOIN
ing the order would never interfere with
his politics or his religion. He SAID that
as county lecturer he had never received
cent or asked for 1t. He had given seventy
days to the organization without pay.
He had not failed 10 meet demands on
him either when not paid or when he was
paid .s district lecturer.
GoOD-BY.
He had conceived il his duty TO forward
the interests Of the people but he had al
ways reserved TO himself the right TO be-
long TO any church or any party he chose,
and when il is demanded OF HIM 10 glyo
up the Alliance or give up the grand Old
Democratic party, the hope of the cOun-
try, be would say: Good-by, Liza Jane /;
we must pert"
APPEAL TO THE COLORED PEOPLE.
He made a powerful appeal to the col
ored people and gave them first-rate ad-
vice. lie paid a splendid compliment 70
te-Senator Tyler, which was heartily
applauded. He discussed protection and
showed why he could not vote the Repub-
lican ticket showed how protection does
not protect. Protection has not protected
the farmers. 1t certainly has not protect
ed our colored friends.
This gentleman is in close sympathy
with the people, knows how to hold an au-
dience, and his speech Will help the De-
mOcTacy whenever made.
He paid a fine tribute TO Cleveland and
Stevenson. and said that Cleveland was,
he believed, the only man North who
should have had the nerve 10 veto the
dependent pension bill.
SENATOR TYLER's ADDRESS.
When Colonel Parish closed amidst ap-
plause calls were made for Hon. ID. G..
Tyler, who took the stand and poured
forth O torrent of eloquent congTatulatlon
for the Democrats on what the campaign
promises for them, which held the audience
spell-bOund.
He told of what the Democracy was do
ing in ali the sections: how that the low
tax leaven thrown III by Grover Cleveland
IN 1895 was surely working In the great pO-
l,ucal life of the country.
He SAID that the great question Tor
Our people was whether we should be
taxed al the liberty of the Federal Govern
meut. q,
lie showed how enormous wealth had
accumulated at the great centres. growing
ont Of Republican misrule, and argued
this great question with his usual ability
and held his audience 10 the close OF bis
address.
The nomination of this gentleman by
the congressional convention gives great
satisfaction here, and he will carry an I'M
divided Democratic vote.