The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-13

were Messrs. r.. J. Walton and John 7
Petflr. He thanked the club for tn
honor he had In being selected to presen
Thorn with these tokens OF the clup'
esteem.
Mr. HARDWOOD. In presenting the medals
said: Mr.. Chairman since the fos ma
lifted and the smoke OF battle has cleared
away. II seems TO be claimed by some OF
the vanauished that Democrats did mol
vote last Tuesday.
ontv have 10 say the national Repub-
uoan committee has decided TO suspend
onorations and make Growers election
unaninous. Such being the case, 4 con-
,,ratulate you on the victory won, ana
retoice that the reign of our traducers
:, ended: that they who plundered US IN
orr poverty, oppressed us In our weak
moss and Knocked US in our calamity are
mo more -
! All praise 10 our voters; they nave peen
] TOO brave TO be intimidated by federai
,,,arehals too honest to be bought by
Federal money, but, rising In the majesty
Of their manhood, and turning a deaf ear
"a tho siren voice Of the temper, they
hove heen true to themselves, true TO
their hereditary fame. and true to the
nroud mother that gave them birth.
This victory means the restoring TO
our dear old mother. Virginia, the jewels
she so proudly wore in company with
her sisters In the days OF yore, when she
was gladly recognized as the daughter or
freedom and the fit consort Of constitu-
tional liberty.
IL means our mother Commonwealth,
still carrying in her proud breast the
heart OF a queen, has lifted her head
proudly from the dust of humiliation!
We take no step backward! We turn
no wheel of revolution. but under the
Stars and Stripes and to the music OF
Hail Columbia" we touch elbows with
all Americans in their glorious onward
march Of peace, progress and prosperity.
l am delegated to perform d pleasing
duty tonight. one that l doubt not brings.
pleasure 10 the heaIt Oh every meHlOci
Of our club.
Merit should be rewarded. and appre-
ciating this fact, It affords me pleasure
10 present these medals to J. +. Petus
and Il. j. Walton in recognition OF their
services TO the Democratic party in the
campaign OF 1892.
AS the old Roman mother, when asked
to show her Jewels, pointed TO her sons,
so Clay ward tonight points with pleas
ure and pride to you as her gallant sons,
the defenders Of honest government
against fraud and corruption.
Take them and wear them, not forget
and may your devotion to the
Democratic party ever remain as pure
and brilliant as the metal you now hold,
and when in after years you look upon
your honors well earned, may your mem
DRY revert to the pleasant associations
formed which may never be obliterated
from memorys recollection.
Much applause greeted Mr.. Harwoods
of this speech.
Mr.. Emmett Hill responded briefly and
eloquently for the happy recipients OF
the medals.
The medals are beautiful specimens Of
the handiwork in gold of the jewelers..
and bear the inscription, "Clay Ward Ac-
lives, Campaign 1892" on the faces OF
them.
They are pendant from a gold bar, on
which are the names, "E. j. Walton"
and u. p. Pettis," respectively.
The Workingmen's Club Of Clay Ward |
net in the same hall after the Clay Ward |
Actives adjourned, and transacted routine |
business.