Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-05
ADLAITHEDEM0CRAT
DEMocRAcY's CANDIDATE FOR VICE
PRESIDENT ON THE ISSUES.
Great Day and Groat Might for kentucky
Henry watterson on the Present
Democratic Duty.
fBv teleeranb 10 tho Dlspntch. /

LOUISVILLE. Kr., August 2.-This has
been great day and night for the Ken
tucky Democrats The opening and dedi-
cation Of the new Wstterson Clubhouse
drew together all the leaders of the party
In the State. The Governor and his staff
came down from Frankfort. The Legisln-
ture was left without quorum. But the
chief feature OF the occasion was the
presence Of the Hon. Adlai 4. Stevenson,
Democratic nominee for Vice-President.
who came at the invitation OF the Waiter
son Club and spoke 70 great cohoourse
OF people.
Alr. Watterson, in spite Of his recent Sc
we're illness. of which he showed decided
traces, also spoke. Flags and bunting
toated everywhere. The whole city was
in holiday attire and ip holiday spirits.
The Watterson Clubhouse was gorgeous
with decorations by day ana abiaze with
iliuminations by night.
Hon. John Young Brown. Governor of
Kentucky, presided over the great mass
meeting and introduced General Steven
son 70 the immense audience. lie was
greeted with enthusiasm.
Mr.. sTEvEssoN's SPEECH.
After referring TO the pleasure the lnvl-
tation 10 address the audience gave him.
and TO the fact that he was Kentuckian,
as was Abraham Lincoln, Mr.. Stevenson
said "The club whose guest | am to-
night has honored itself by adopting
name well known IN all the states OF TINS
Union. Wherever in this land men OF
brains, men who have the courage OF their
convictions, manly men, the leaders OF
men, are known and honored, Watterson
is household name"
TIE WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION.
Referring TO the different course OF him
self and Watterson during the war, he
said when the momentous issues that
then divided the people and the sections
passed from the domain OF debate and OF
the ballot TO the dread arbitrament of
arms | believed, with the great senator OF
my own State, that the drectest ROAD
TO peace lay through the most
thorough preparations for war. From
the beginning 10 the close OF
that conflict / was for the MAN.
tenance at whatever cost or our Federal
Union. With the crOwning victory at
Appomattox, the disbanding OF the nos,
tile armies, and the restoration OF Federal
authority in all OF the States. came ques-
tions which, TO the people of the south.
Overshadowed all other questions. be-
lieve, with the Democratic party IN the
North, that with our arms triumphant the
perfect restoration of the Union was to be
wrought out. not in the spirit of hate,
but in the loftiest spirit of PATRIOTISM
that sublime patriotism which INSPIRED
the words. With malice towards
none: with charity for all with firm
ness in the night as God gives US TO see
the right With some of the States OF this
Union the period of reconstruction was
but another name for mlsrule. for poltical
ostracism of the white race, for robbery OF
a people already Impoverished by war, Tor
outrage upon the rights OF property ana
of people so monstrOus as now almost 10
challenge belief. In "a word, all that was
loathsome and all that was offensive III
that which bv misnomer was called gov
ernment in many of the southern States
can be summed up in the one word re-
construction
THE FORCE BILL.
ut would serve no wise purpose to re-
vive the memory of this era were II not
that we are now confronted by the start
ling fact that the party IN power STANDS
pledged TO the re-enactment Of the force
bill. History would but repeat itself. Ihe
evils that would follow the legislation now
threatened would find their counterpart III
those which make up so shameful a part OF
the reconstruction period.
In view Of what / have mentioned, and
Of the further fact that, with such power
ful auxIliAries as northern enterprise
and northern capital, tho South stands
upon the threshold OF material develop
ment unknown to this generation, can 1t
be possible that the American people Will
now consent that the bands 9e turned
back upon the dial and the era of misrule.
of outrage, and of violence be again In
augurated:"
TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
within the walls Of this club.h
hlin pnaat1png will n0 1fgrngGnn
| cannot doubt that in the pending strug-
gle tor political supremacy, aud IN those
which are 10 follow, the WattersOn Club
will prove the faithful ally and counsellor
of the great historic party which came IN
with jefferson, and which Tor nearly a
century has been the bulwark of the
rights of ali the people-the Democratic
party-the party that stands for justice to
all. with special immunitles to none for
tarifi reform, for a free ballot, unawed by
party which stands for honest
method in government, economy IN public
aud relief to the people
from the burdens Of unjust taxation.
More than all, with the years will come
new problems for solutlon-graye
problems, the outgrowth OF an advancing
problems which pertain TO
social government, municipal admlnlstra-
ton, which pertain, 1t may be, to ques-
tons OF diplomacy and of war. | glory
with YOU in the history and IN the trsdi-
tions which for a hundred years have
made Kentucky so potent constituent IN
our Federal Union"
THE SPEAKERS PERoBA-1oN.
He spoke in eulogy of various sons of
Kentucky, and closed as follows:
" Let us trust that IN ali the coming
wears from the hall dedicated tonight there
will spring an influence and power ever
for the right, ever for the defence OF the
unfortunate and of the oppressed. ever
for that which is noble and pure at the
and in the council, ever for
the maintenance. at whatever cost, of our
Democratic institutions and the perpetu-
ity of the American republic"
OTHER SPEECHES.
Speeches were made by Proctor Knott, !
]. 4. Mckenzie, Boyd Winchester, and |
others.
General Stevenson gave public recep- |
ton after the adjournment of the mass |
meeting.
wATTERsoN ON THE DEMOCRATIC DUTY.
A. n hor,uot IN tho DoW elm hOnsn Mr. /