Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-01

IN November God grant that they come as
they never came beforel
"fhe wof,d rolls freedoms radiant way.
And ripena Win her sorrow;
We walk THE wilderness to-day,
The Promised Land tomorrow
God speed thu dawn OF that Democratic
day when force biila and wer tarlhs shall
vanish from American soil forever when
IN the eunshine OF lust legislation the bar.
vests az nlenty shall blossom around happy
and prosperous hoTnes-and when this
structure Of constitutional government,
saved seeured, and entrenched against oil
she storms that can aSsail IT, shall stand "a
the centuries fail away, an everlasting
monument TO the wisdom OF the fathers
who builded IL and 10 the fidelity of the
sons, who defend IL and keep II free.
MIR. Gordon spoke for nearly On hour.
and the audience pupetuated his remarks
with frequent and vociierous applause.
Judge Flonrnoy's speech.
Al the conclusion OF Mr. Gordon's
speech MIR. Crump introduced Judge Henry
w. Flournoy.
Judge Flournoy started out with dis
the Republican aad the Democratic
parties, taking the ground that the Re.
publican party Is TO-DAY what II was at its
best sectional~j in prejudice. thought, and
conduct II is M natural, he said. for the
average Republican 20 hate and SANDER
the people Of the South as IL Is for a puppy
TO love milk.
Mr. Lincoln. the great father of Republi-
can thought, hinged all of his political
conduct on two utterances, which are
cherished by the Republican party to-day
as the political maxims of that party. One
IS that the States bear the same relations
70 the Federal Government that the coun-
ties bear TO the States. The other - that
the Government Of the United States is O
government of the people, by the people,
and for the people.
THE ANSWER.
The answer TO these propositions is that
the Federal Government was formed not
By the people of the States, but by the
States IN a convention IN which the voice
of Rhode Island was as potential rs was
the voice of New York that the Federal
Constitution was not ratified by the people
of the United States, but by each State in
It's sovereign and independent capacity.
and to-day the State of Rhode Island Is as
powerful in its legislation of the country
as the State of New York, because no bill
can become a law without the consent OF
the United States Senate, in which body
the representation of Rhode Island Is equal
with that OF New York.
~ THE ELECIORAL COLLEGE,
In the electoral college the President IL
elected not by the majority OF the votes OF
the people, but by a majority OF the votes
of the states, so that sir. Harrison was
elected President IN 1888 in face Of the
fact that Grover Cleveland received nearly
a million more votes than he did. There
fore II IS clear that the Federal Govern
ment is not government OF the people
and by the people and for the people, bu I
government of the States and by the
States and for the States, and a govern
ment of the States is a government of the
people. by the people, and for the people.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Judge Flouruoy antagonized the Repub-
lican proposition that tariff was not taxa
tion and proved his proposition by show
ing the charges imported goods were
subjected 70 from the time they landed at
a port until they reached the consumer /;
also, that these charges went TO pay pen
sions. went into the pockets of the people
of the North, and constituted 81 constant
drain on the people of the South.
THE FORCE BILL.
Rut. continued the speaker. the question
OF taxation was not the most serious issue
in this campaign. The great question was,
he said, one of liberty. All tue silver, all
the free trade In the world would advan-
tape the people nothing if they were de-
priyed of the right of a free aud untram-
mellsd vote. There was nothing ID the
legislation or policy of the Republican
party. he declared. which exhibits its ma
lippant purpose to destroy this govern
ment that IL may have power more than
the attempt to pass the force bill and Its
expressed purpose to pass that bill Ii 1t
WINS IL this fight.
Judge Flournoy dissected the iniquity
and made q forclble presentation OF the
horrors its enactment into a law would
entail. He paid his respects to the Ihlrd
party and particularly TO General Field
and demonstrated the fact that the candi-
date of the Third party for the ylce-presi-
dency had declared himself TO be an as
slstant Republican in his statement that
he believed the result of Thlrd-parJy
work IN Virginia would be to give the cleo
toral vote of the State TO Mt. Harrison
and the election of the presidency TO Mr..
Harrison, knowing, as he does that Tue
loss of the electoral vote OF Virginia 10
the Democratic party means the success
of the Republican party.
Judge Flournoy paid glowing trloute
to the Integrity Of MIR. Cleyelano auinli-
istration. which, he said. had never been
challenged and also compllmented 10
strong terms MIR. Wise for the record lie
had made IN Congress.
Judge Flournoy's speech produced @
splendid impression, and as he made poinl
after point III his vigorous style was
heartily applauded.
The two speakers aroused enthusiasm TO
the highest pitch.