Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-07

lish. Was appy ointcd 70 wait on Captain
| Wise aud invite HIN to appear before the
| convention.
| While these gentlemen were out the
convention called upon MIR. Joseph NJ.
| shelton, OF Richmond, and Judge Clopton,
OF Manchester. for addresses. The latter
responded IN very thoughtful and earn.
est speech, touching but slightly upon the
Issues before the country. lie compli-
| rnentod Captain Wise and his devoted ef-
forts in Congress for his people. Mr..
Shelton gracefully declined 70 address the
convention.
before Judge Clopton had concluded bis
remarks the committee returned TO the
| hall escorting Captain Wise. and the body
set up cheer, which was subdued until
| the honored iurist from Manchester An
| ishel his speech.
Upon ascending the rostfum Mr.. Wise
was presented to the Char hy Captain
/ English. and Mr.. Parrish in introducing
our oit-hOnored representative, said he
never performed q more pleasant duty.
! AS Captain Wise approached the edge of
| the platform he was vocifeIously cbeered,
and the applause did not cease for several
moments.
Captain WIse's speech Of Acceptance.
With an earnest and appreciative ex-
preston upon his face, Captain Wise said :
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of tho Demo-
| cratic Convention Representing the Third Con-
/ groesional District OF Virginia,-l appear before
/ you 20 return my profound thanks for the honor
| conferred ~ tho bestowed OF this nomination.
/ We are about 70 enter upon tho presidential
canvass, and IL seems 90 mo, fellow-citizena,
| that from this day until the 9Th Of November,
when the ballots of the people will be cast, IL IL
/ the duty % cvory Democrat within The borders
| OF Virginia 70 be active and earnest for the
| triumph O! our cause and ou- principles.
We are surrounded, teuow-ctizens by differ
N Il tod
| four years ago. Then We we're rapidly drawing
20 the close OF the presidential term OF tho irFt
| and only Democratic President since the war.
/ GroNer Cleveland IlOud applRusel, confessed by
all the people, without distinction Of party, had
| given the country wise, pure, conservative ad-
| Ininistration Of the government There were no
frauds or scandals connected with his control OF
public affairs, and especially, fsllow-ciiizens.
/ had he been true, and we may say even gene
| rous, 20 tho people OF the South. He was the
| first man since the war who had tho courage 20
/ stamp his feet upon pension frauds and pecula-
| tons OF tho public Treasury, lApplausel
| At that time we we're concerned about the
question as 10 how the largo surplus in the
/ Federal Treasury, which Was being gradually
| augmented, might he disp)se Of How 10 1t
| now? The Republican party, unfortunately for
| this people, by the employment OF money con-
| trbutod by those VINO were 20 be the benehc-
| aries Of their policy. secured the election in
| 1888 The surplus has disappeared, and, in
| stead Of lifting nom the backs OF the people
! some portion Of the burden Of war taxes, they
| have increased g.
The nrst Congress which assembled under the
| administration Of tho present President In
creased the expenses Of this government TO On
| extent beyond what II had ever been before.
IL Is known in history the biliOn-dOllar Con-
gress." And, fellON-cit2ens, that Congress
| passed laws which render IL necessary that
succeeding Congresses shall make apprOpria-
| tons boyond, say, the ability OF this people 10
| meet them.
FEAR OF TIE FORCE BILL.
Whom CrOver fieypln nd surrpu6 the pOv-
eminent there was a great surplus. To-day the
spectre OF a deficit approaches. That Congress
Is known 20 us also by another act, which rs
characterized Tn history as the "fcrce bill"
90 not propose upon this occasion TO speak Of u
IN detail Il Is sufficient to say that II Is prOpO-
sition 10 deprive the people Of the States OF
tho right q control elections within their borders
10y giving 20 On ,ers appointed by the Federal
Government power TO control the registration
| ana elCc,lcus within the states. They give this
power TO officers over whom We have no IN
! troll 1hoy give % them the power, / say, TO
determine whose names shall be on the registra-
tiou-list. NocitiEen within the limits OF this
Commonwealth can be registered as a voter II
| the supervisors appointed by the Federal Judge
shah determine that his name snail be stricken
! from the registrstiOn-st. They give % them the
power 10 determine VINO has been eiec.ed. ana
IL Is made the duty Of the Clerk OF the House OF
| Representatives in Washington 20 put the name
OF that person upon his roll as the representa-
tive Ol tbs district, Of any other district IN any
other State who may have the return OF these
| Federal Ofncers.
You All know, fellOw-citizens, how the people
! o. the South trembled when THIS matter was De-
| fore the last Congress for consideration You
KNOW its purpose. Under the pr0tence OF hee
elections aud Fair counts, the RepuO lean party
IS endesyering by this measure TO intren9h liseIt
In power for all time IL the force bill shall be-
| come the law Of the land then the Republican
party Will rule this country for all time 90 come.
! We will be bound Ike slGves-hand and foot.
ls there freeman within the limits OF this state
| who is ready 20 accept position Of such degra-
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publican afcendancy. is there any one within
| the sound Of my voice who doubts that the he
! publican party viii pass this measure II they
| have the power? Benjamin Harrison, the pres
emf President Of the United States VINO - their
candidate for reelection IN his message 10 TIE
Fiity-socOId Congress, which assembled In De-
cember last, declared that this measure ousat
10 be made a leading issue In tho pres
emf canvass, and committed his party
/ 60 It's enactment, and the convention which as
scmbled IN Minneapolis in June last, ana Wblch
nominated him for the high once Of President
| OF tie United States, endorsed that measure IN
emrhatic terms. We know them, fellON-citi-
/ zcus, by their declaration; We know them by
| their acts, and know that II the Republican
! party shall gain control OF this government IN
I the next election that that bill Hill be passed,
aud then the people OF the south Will be IN con-
/ ditiol Of slavery. / again ssk, 10 there one
/ man within the limits OF Virginia, with such an
| issue staring him in the face, who u Wiling 10
/ prove Iecreant IN this hour OF our trial? -
THE NEW PARTY.
! Fellow-citizens. there are certain gentlemen
! within the limits OF oar States who talk about
! the formation % a third party. Whom do they
| represent! Not tho farmers OF TINS STATE loI
nine tenths of the farmers OF Virginia are IN the
! Democratic ranks Loud applause.l Nine
teutns OF tue farmers OF Virginia are more bittel
] In their opposition TO Republican principles than
| any other portion OF our iehOW-cillHehs Ih'
farmers Of irginia have declared. and published
I the platform Of principles upon which they
| stand, and with your permission simply want
/ 70 read what they have declared, because tnlhb
| ~ mad better refer 10 their own platform. an
| about 20 read the platform promulgated by the
] farmers u the state OF Nirglnia-not by the con
/ vention which assembled at Omaha, and Whict
| Il under the leadership Of man by the name o
I Weaver. / am about to read the platform pro
| mugated BY the farmers OF this old state.
TIE ALLIANCE PRINCIPLE.
believing In the doctrine Of equal rights tC
| all and special privileges 70 none, we demand
/ that our national legislation ehGu DC 80 irameI
( IN the future a. not 10 build up one Industry a
/ tue expense OF another" That Is JeHers0nlaI
/ Democracy, SimOn-pure. daughter ana ap
| plausel We have always maintained that ih'
/ taxing power Of this government should only b'
] used rs prescribed in the Constitution" 10 pro
yide for the common defence ana promote 'h'
! general welfare Ot the United states
/ And ! might as well say here that there arr
! complaints loud aud deep from the farmers
this country, aud that they are JUST Ihoy nave
I "A right 10 complain. They have cause Tor theh
! uuierings. because, feliOw-citZens, for more
/ than a quarter OF a century the taxing power o.
/ this government has been used IN opposition q
| what have Just read, 70 enrich Few ana I'm
! power 30 the many.
WHAT has been the RESULT You hear The
/ stateren: made hat there D. not sutlceucN
I on currency. There may not be. DO not claim
! 70 possess the wisdom TO say how muth currency
| may be needed for a country as large ana pros
| porous as that which We inhaOit. mere st'
| very few who have the ability 70 determine that
/ But We hayo more than the representatives
I the Third party al nit heard one OF them
! Goochland Courthouse say that we had less thar
s. ter capsfa. / nave here the onicial repor
/ from tho Treasury Department, received TIM
/ morning. ] read 1t Just before ! came down U
attend This convention. The per capita clrculA'lOl
% our country, according 10 the most recent TO.
I port Just issued by tho Treasury Department j
/ e24 81 But DO not infer from that, ielloW-cltt
Gems that we have $24.32 per capita In Virginia
1 ia North Carolina, IN South Carolina, III ~, Ala
! baua or IA the other States Of the south. Nhei
| you begin % compare the per capita circulauol
Of the States yOu discover that most OF u ia I'M
1 manufacturing centers, and that they nor
mortgages upon the lands Of the farmers III lh
! other sectioas OF the Union.
DIsTKIBUTIOS NOT CIRCULATION
Pardon me for this momentsry digressioi
from the platform Of the farmers OF virginia,
alluded 70 II for The purpose OF convincing M
| people that the trouble IL not so much the wan
Of O suflcicncy o. circulation as the want OF