The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-24
MASSEY AND JONES.
4 JOINT DISCUSSION BETWEfH
THEM YESTERDAY.
rh.x divide Time at staunton-"r'
Massey Received Shout OF triumph
Two Thousand People Present

srArrNTON, VA, Oct. 2.-Speciai-
o,,or ,wo thousand voters packed the
o,,,rt-bouse ward to-day TO hear the mh'h
talked OF discussion between Hon. JON"
= Massey and the Rev. Sam Jones' Al
TOR the speaking, a shout Of triumph from
rearly two thousand Democrats proclaim
/ al tho victory that IS almost universally
conceded to Mr.. Massey over his famous
connection. The terms OF the discussion
vyere announced by w. w. Gibbs, Pro-
/ bibitionist. as follows: Mr.. Massey 70
o,es I'm one hour Mr.. Jones TO follow III
/ one hour, Mr.. Massey TO reply in thuty
| minutes. and Mr. Jones TO close IN thHly
| minutes. IL,
! Mr.. Massey was introduced by Hon. A.
! @ Gordon. chairman Of the county com
t mittee. Although driZziing rain was ran
! ing and blowing, the ParsOn mounted 'ie
| dry-goods box which answered the piaCe
/ Of q platform, and barred his head to the
| immense crowd.
Mr. Massey Opening.
Mr.. Massey commenced BY statlhs
| that the Prohibtionists had only one issue
| TO ngh. on, and then dealt his opponent
p thrust by saying that "whiskey mad
/
cannot claim they are making war on
Echols on account Of whiskey, as Echols
had never tasted drop In his LIE. Echols
had not only been as he (Massey) had,
a consistent temperance man all his life'
but had voted for the local option law
| Unless our friends on the other side had
given the saloons more patronage in the
! past or expected to give them more IN
/ the future. than he and Echols, the sa-
/ looms would quit business.
/ Quoting from Colonel J. r. Miller's
/ speech at Mddlebrooke, he said Colonel
/ Miller voiced the sentiment or every
! intelligent man in Virginia when he said
! that no man was fool enough to believe
! that he NlnIer would be elected Govern
/ or The speaker then showed that BodIey'
! the Prohibitionist candidate for the Sen
! ate. would have no voice in the caucus
/ and, consequently, no voice in the eiec-
| ton Of a United States senator judges
and other officers, and no voice in shap-
| ing legislation. He showed up Bodley's
record as a Virginian who had fought
I'm the Union ranks against Nirginians
As far as whiskey was concerned Echols
stood head and shoulders above Bodley.
Mr.. Massey consumed his full hour.
Sam Jones' Reply.
Sam Jones then took the stand He said
sentiment, but is hooked up with the
wrong team. He's like the boy that was
leading a bull by a rope and tied the
other end Of the rope around his own
waist. The bull ran away ard the 10y with
him, and some one hcllered 10 the boy 10
know where he was going. The boy re-
Piled blamed If ! k.Cw. ask the bull"
Massey don't know, ask Eel OILS.
The saloons are willing some Of their
patrons shouldn't drink They would
rather use them as they are using Masses
and Echois He would rather be one and
in the right than the whole caucus.
Just turn me loose down In the Legs
lature and you would see hair and teeth
and blood flying" He would rather swal-
low Bodley and his Yankee musket. than
EchOls and the saloons. He asked II there
was bar-keeper in the crowd who was
going to vote for Bodley? A voice repli-
cd, Eyes, one"
ProhibitlonIsts Not There.
Prohibition, some might say, wasn't
getting there much. but was like the boy
on the bulls fail. II was slowing the old
parties Up. Echols was working In the
Democratic wagon. Massey says it's all
sentiment vita us. but he didn't mean
that. it's something he eat. He then
pulled out his watch and said II you will
be quiet one minute, III answer all his
arguments He held his watch and said
nothing for a minute. and then said,
having now fully answered him, I'll take
my seat" Jones only consumed about
thirty-hye minutes.
Sam Furnished the Monkey.
Mr.. Massey, in reply, said, men are like
boys when they go 70 n show they want
to see the monkey. He had furnished
the argument and Jones the monkey
Jones being a Methodist" Mr.. Massey
continued, claimed the privilege OF fall
ing from grace; he might yet fall again
Would the Democrats Of Augusta fol-
low strangers who spoke 10 them for
hire, or their own advisers2
Jones' in his reply. read a speech Of
Mr.. Massey's advocating the closing up Of
the saloons.
The general opinion is that this was the
most unique discussion ever heard here,
and that Mr.. Massey came out with fly
ing colors.