The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
The First Voters Club Holds a
Rousing Meeting.
Inc Rules For Membership Changed.
Only Those Who VIII Cast Their First
Presidential Vote Eligible to Become
Members-Tho Membership of the
club Notwithstanding Democratic
Speeches Indo by Local Speakers.

The young Democrats of the First
Voters Club whooped up things lively
last night, and after getting thoroughly
enthused by genuine Democratic clio.
quence resolved to M AXE it's club what
its name implies-a club composed OF
young men who will cast the first votes
OF their lives in Presidential contes.
and cast that vote for tho Democratic
nominees.
James A. Pugh, who was the vice.
president, is a recent convert to Democ-
racy, but he was declared ineligible to
mem bership in tho club because he has
voted In previous contests. he was
elected tho first honorery mem Der OF the
club and the office of vice president was
declared vacant. j. r. Bryan, Jr., was
elected 70 I'LL tue vacancy anil appointed
In MIR. Pugh's place to bu chairman Of
the com mitteo on constitution and by-
laws.
The speaking was over and the club
was about TO ad journ when this matter
was called up by y. Il. ClingenpeeI. In
the minutes OF the first meeting there
was q reso ution providing that all who
VIII cast their first Democratic vote are
read First Voters Democratic Club"
Inc boys saw that they must change
the namo or tho resolution and thoy de-
cidet unanimously to stick TO the name.
There was good attendance and
nfty-one now Names were added to tho
roll, making eighty two in all. Presi-
dent Turner urged the Nom bershio
committee To continue their good work,
expressing the bciio1 that the member
shiu should reach 1T least LIS.
Commonwe >lth's; Attorney Hardaway
was tho first speaker OF tho evening.
lie reviewed the history OF the Re publi-
can party, characterized it from it's in
ceptlon to the present Jay as the party
OF plutocrdcy. He spoke with telling
effect Of its dark deeds in the South
during the days Of reconstruction, OF it's
present oppression of high taxes and of
its deep LAID schemes to perpctuato its
nefarious system In discussing the
tariff he asked ii any laooring man in
the industries of Roanoke had had his
wages increased as the result of the
Mckinley bill.
He spoke at some length of the serious
strikes that have occurred In different
parts OF the country since tho high tar
Ill OF 1880 became a law, of the unrest
OF the masses and the conflicts with
capital as proof of the assertion that
tho tariff does not benefit the working
man. lie appealed to the young mon
as VirR inians TO spare no effort to keen
the State in line and predicted that on
the 9Th OF November the Old Dominion
will be found in her accustomed place
On The sido OF Justice and right, in the
front of the battle for the best interests
OF the whole country and the protection
OF civil liberty in the Southern Statos.
Mr.. Hardaway was frequently ap
plauded and his effective conclusion WAS
loudly cheered. Thos. W. Miller was
the next speaker prest nted. He referred
to Mr.. Hardaways speech as one of the
best heard in Roanoke during the cam
palgn Nj. Miller dwelt at some length
upon the duties and responsibilities of
the citizenship which his hearers were
about to embrace and congratulated
them that they were starting right by
assembling in the Democratic fold.
MIR. Miller read extracts from the
Philadelphia Press, in which the force
Dill ls advocated to cripple The prosper.
itv of the South and destroy danger.
Gus rival of the manufactures of the
North. He was espS cially effective in
denouncing this policy OF tho Republi-
can party.
Colonel Baker was the last speaker.
lie confined bis argument to the force
bill and delighted his audience with his
oratory He was dramatic in his de.
scriptions OF the scenes of tho days OF
reconstruction III the South. and elo-
quent in relating the deeds Of valor OF
Southern heroes in the cause of liberty
before tho "Boston tea party"
The crowd yelled when he declared
that every State in tho South should
pass a law requiring that school his
tories used i'll southern schools should
be written by Southern men.
j. 4. Bryan. Jr.. o. Il. Clingenpeel
and j. M. Tucker were appointed
committee to secure speakers for the
meeting next Tuesday night.
Boston Wins IL Game.
At Cleyelnnd--