Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-12
A GREAT DAY AT NEW KENT.
Hon. q. ID. Wise aud Col. Meade Haskins
Address the Citizens on Political Issues.

Hon. q. ID. Wise aud Col. Meade Haskins
Address the Citizens on Political Issues.
lCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
NEW KENT COURTHOUSE. VA, August H.
The Hon. George ID. Wise and Colonel
Meade Haskins, of Richmond, addressed the
people here to-day. Mr.. Wise showed that
Weaver was an enemy OF the southern pee
pie. He held him up to the public scene,
and SAID that j. Brad. Beverley, one OF
Weayer's friends, was gong about the
State telling the people that they were
poor, very poor. while his man Weaver
had proposed in Congress three times TO
pay Union soldiers the difference between
the value of the greenbacks they received
and the value of gold at that time. which
would make sum of $4,000, 100000 tor the
poor people to pay.
There were more names, he said, upon
the pension roll now than there were sol
diers against us. You are taxed, he SAID,
$3.50. OOO. 900 20 pay for this. In this Congress
reduction has been made of S33,OOO,OOO.
His discussion OF this subject was very
able. He scorned the idea of the Farmers
Alliance being in this Thud-party matter.
The Farmers Alliance he eulogized as
patriotic and useful.
He showed Weaver up from the congress
siOnai Record in q mastery manner. ana IN
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audience.
SIMILAR PLATFORMS.
He showed how the Farmers Alliance
platform was that Of the Democratic
party's platform; said he had kept his
pledge in Congress and voted for free COM
ace of silver; but. said he, we must talk
freely. The southern Democrats were IN
favor OF free silver. A majority OF the
northern and northwestern, Democrats
We're opposed 10 IT, and no bill could pc
passed. II 1t had the President would
States were opposed to free coinage, and
the Democracy could not succeed with
free-cOinage platform.
You are led 10 believe that you need
larger currency. You have 20 pr cnp.id.
If you had free coinage to-day OF ali the
silver mined you would have no more.
You are increasing your circulation So4'-
900, 900. How long will II be before you
have 1854 to the headY Your increase IS
s54 .OOO. 600 by treasury-nOtes based on this
amount and put in circulation annually.
This discussion from the figures. was
heard with great attention and calculated
TO stlenco the silver discussion. lie DIS
cussed the force bill.
COLONEL HAsKINs's Address.
Colonel Haskins discussed the Demo-
cratic nominee and his relation to the
tariff. and showed how this great, good
man had brought his influence TO bear FOR
tariff reform; how he had spoken IN a
spirit of prophecy how Cleveland In
snlrjt of honesty had showed the people
their true financial policy; had shown
himself great and safe political leader.
His ellogy Of Cleveland was splendid;
He said you may have free coinage ana
have IL very free. You may coin II IN piles
and then throw il around. but 1t would go
IN the channels that the inlquitous tarlhs
have been carrying it all the time.
He said that paid lecturers Of the Farm
ers' Alliance were gong through the State
misrepresenting the Alliance and repre-
senting the Peoples party with this
creature Weaver at Its head. The Farm
ers' Alliance would repudiate these people,
for | see nothing in the Farmers Alliance
platform to tread on my Democratic toes.
HUMOROUS.
He r1dlculed the Third party and its
leaders until the people became convulsed
with laughter. He discussed the utter
ances of Brady and Langston, and other
Republicans about the Third party and
its influence to down the Democracy, and
the impression made by this part OF his
speech was profound.
He said that one of these Peoples advo-
Gates was telling the people about wanting
TO have $50 per capita, and an old darky
said "Pless de Lord arfter de war desc
'Publicans come here telling us darkles
dey was gwine give um forty acres OF land
now dew come telling de white folkes dey
gwine give dem $50 apiece. 'Fo' Cord, L
don't bilieYe It,