Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-04
HARD ON THE PRESS.
RossER SAYS THE PAPERS ARE COR.
RuPT, BUT FINE EDUCATORS.
The General Dcvofcs Most Of His Manches-
ter Speech to Abusing Colonel O'FerraIl---
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| The Popullsts held meeting In GIBBS
Hall last night, and the room was well
filed. There were quite number OF
Democrats present, and probably one
fourth OF the crowd were negroes. On the
front row OF seats were about a dozen
strangers armed with heavy walking
canes. and at certain stages OF the meet
ing this front-row contingent did con-
siderable applauding.
Seated upon the stage were Secretary
Harris. ex-Judge Gregory and several
| other followers OF the -Ffeld-Lease
party.
General Rosser the orator OF the even
ing, was introduced by Judge Gregory.
He was cordially received, and began his
| remarks by saying that when he was n
! young man he entered the Confederate
| army and knew what IL was to tear
himself away from old associates. He
| confessed that II gave him great pain
when he left the old sinking ship OF
| Democracy. He said that when he was
speaking In Richmond the night before
Hon. John Goode was addressing the
people of Manchester: ne remarked that
when he was a youth Mr. Goode was a
| politician. and he was still I'm politics.
/ The speaker warned the people against
politicians. and asserted that he was pay
ing his own expenses in the present cam
paign He sarcastically remarked that
while he RosseD was fighting In the civil
| war Colonel Goode was in the Confederate
| Congress.
After long TRADE on the imaginary
| shortcomings Of the Democratic party ne
rounded up by stating that he had always
| voted the Democratic ticket but the scale
had fallen from his eyes and he had been
brought into the light as seen through
Popullst glasses applause from the front
| row of seats)
WILL SHAKE THE CONTINENT.
Continuing, Colonel Rosser said the new
party might not win this year. but there
| would come n time when the theorists
| would shake this whole continent with
the wonders of its works. Applause from
the front row of seats)
He followed this up by telling how
many wounds he received during the war
when he commanded great army, ana
how at the close of the war he was
poor. and went into the Northwest,
where he worked as a laborer chopping
| wood, but added that he soon got pro-
motion and made money.
| After a long string Of abuse and criti-
cism OF Colonel O'F'errall the speaker
| came down TO the monetary question:
He dwelt ct great length upon this topic
the burden OF his song being that IL was
hard that corporations should own so
| much and the people" so little He said
the government was controlled by corpo-
| rations and they were protected IN the
case of strikes and riots by the Governors,
who he declared were puppets subject 'e
the corporations" applause from the
stage and front row.
KNEW HE DESERVED ABUSE.
The speaker affirmed that the press
OF the country was subject 10 the money
power, and added that he knew the Dis
patch would abuse him soundly to-mor-
row morning for the assertion. Sand
WICKED in every paragraph OF MS re-
marks was abuse of Colonel OFerrall,
which thoroughly Disguised many In the
audience. who quit during his remarks
hut brought forth much applause from
that same front row OF seats.
| General Rosser failed TO discuss any
of the issues of the campaign except
silver and changed his remarks from
abuse of O'Ferrall to unkind remarks
about the Democratic press He
spoke at great length about Colonel
lO'Ferralls Inconsistency, and after much
abuse of the daily papers wound up by
saying that a boy would get a better
education by reading them than going TO
school
Speeches and Music.
The Democrats of Granite had a splen-
did meeting last night. and quite large
number of gentlemen from Manchester
and Swansboro went to hear the speak
ing Messrs. David l.. Pulliam, a. {.
Attkisson, and W. w. Baker, and G.. X.
Macon made excellent addresses, while
| Mr. Buck Fisher Of Manchester. played
some old-time tunes on his fiddle. The
meeting was full OF enthusiasm, and
| those In a position to know assert that
the usual Democratic majority Will GER
tainly be given next Tuesday.
other Manchester News.
The Democratic county chairman OF
Louisa was I'm the city yesterday. ana Is
satisfied that Major A. j. Richardson,
the Democratic nominee for the House
will be elected although there are four
tickets in the field.
"Old" Fulton Club will hold its last
meeting Of this campaign at Powhatan
Hall. $40 Louisiana street, tonight Hon.
William Lovenstein. Hon. Conway X.
Sands. and some of the candidates
for the House of Delegates, and others
will address the club. Only business re-
lating TO the present campaign VIII be
attended to.
Two of the Populist tickets being dis
|
out. one is headed Peoples Party
Ticket" and the other is headed simply
ELECTION Ticket" and bears the names OF
Cooke. Beverly and Gravely.
An adjourned meeting of the Monroe
Ward Democratic Club Will be held at
Reds Hall, No. 210 south Second street.
tonight at o'clock. Prominent speakers
will address the club. and efforts VIII be
| made to have the employees or the rail-
| MI
here on the day OF election to vote. The
| members of the different ward CLUBS or
this city and Democratic citizens are
respectfully invited to attend. This club
has done good and efficient work in the
past, and is active now as ever.
Colonel Meade Hcskins left last night
for Burkevile, where he speaks this
, morning at II o'clock He will return on
the afternoon train and address the voters
Of Ashland tonight.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mr.. and Mrs. IT. Bass have the sympa-
thy of the community in the loss by death
Of their s-year-old daughter. Bessie. The
funeral will take place this morning from
the residence at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. h. A. Coleman died at the resi-
dence of her husband, No. 100 Maury
street, yesterday morning about IL o'clock.
Mrs Coleman was young lady OF ex-
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regretted by\a large number OF friends.
The funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.
Hon. B. y. Munford will speak at Firth
and Hull streets tonight. Mr.. Munford
IL one of the best speakers that mas
; visited Manchester, and large crowd
will doubtless greet him
Some one attempted TO get INTO the
residence OF Mr.. William b. Crooks
Thursday night. Mrs. Crooks heard the
would-be intruder and fred pistol sew
eral times through the window at which
he was trying to gain an entrance. Inc
man disappeared.
In the Mayors Court yesterday morning
David Dangerfeld (coloreD was hneu
81 50 and costs for firing pistol IN tno
street The case against Jesse Hilton,
Albert Clarke, and Jim Taylor tall col
ored). charged with creating disturbance
| on the street, was dismissed. Eddie