Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-27

a terrible scoring and then pumrnelcd
General Field with his forcible oratory.
The Democracy. he said. had spat the
| latter from their mouths and now. like
craw!ish, he had the impudence to rear
UP and attempt 20 face them.
The speaker said he was going to handle
Edmund II. Cooke lightly. and here Ia the
way he did it,
"Mr. Cooke is running for Governor.
What have ! TO say 20 Mr.. Cooke? He
has no record, therefore l cannot attack
him. He has never been political factor,
and when you take nothing from nothing,
nothing will remain" applause and
| laughter)
Brad Beverley and w. II. Gravely were
the last victims Of the speakers charge
upon the Popuiists. He referred 10 the
| former as the son OF his father.
PLATFORM DISSECTION.
The speaker dissected the platform OF
the Third party and said that one Of their
planks was in favor OF the free and un-
limited coinage OF silver at ratio OF Is
TO /; another for the issue Of an unlimited
amount of money 20 be loaned 10 a GER
| tain class.
''If you hear them talking" said the
speaker In this, connection, ''you would
imagine that the free coinage OF silver
| meant free money. and all that was neces-
sary is TO have free coinage OF silver
10 gather money as we gather leaves OF
the forest What does free coinage OF
silver mean? 1t means that the silver
mine owner can take his silver to the
mint and have II coined. Then whose
money Is IL? Yours? Mine? No. II Is the
silver-mine owners, and down into his
pocket Il goes. and II stays there. and
we can't get IL out unless we have GONE
/ thing to give for II. have voted for
silver since I've been In Congress, but
when l was confronted with the question
whether ] should allow to remain on the
statute books this infamous measure
called the Sherman bill. whyl voted for
] repeal l would do II again. | want one
| dollar In this land 10 be as good as
| another dollar and no government can
last long without stable currency. I
want the farmer. when he sells his pro-
| ducts. TO get a dollar that is one dollar,
| and not 10 cents; and no matter how long
| / may remain in Congress- / Will never
vote for a measure that does not make
one dollar as good as any other dollar
The only man interested In the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver is the silver
| mine owner.
If ever man succeeded In making a
| discussion of the tariff question interest
ing and bright. Colonel OFerrall did so
| last night. He quoted many comparative
|
ness by sandwiching them with jokes and
| witty sayings
| THE CONFEDERATE VETERAN.
| In the course of his remarks. Colonel
| O'Ferrall made an exquisite alusion 20
the fraternal feelings which swellsd in
his bosom for the veterans OF the late
war. His references 10 both the Blue and
| the Gray were beautiful.
"Since / have had the honor of a seat
! on the floor of the House of Delegates, -
said the orator, many Federal soldier
has stood side by side with me battling
| for constitutional liberty and the rights
OF the southern people as hobly as any
southern man would have fought for
them. But If you ask me how / like the
! Boutelles the Weavers. the Shermans,
and the Hoars, l will say that / think
| they are the vilest things that creep
or crawl upon the surface OF the earth"
| 'If am elected Governor--I do not say
| II / am elected Governor. but when / am
| elected Governor-that j intend to see
that the form of no old Confederate. or
| the widow OF no old Confederate soldier
shall ever darken the door OF any ahns-
house or poorhouse in this grand old
State" loud and prolonged applause)
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
|
work accomplished by the Virginia De-
| mocracy in advancing and increasing the
| efficiency OF the public schools and the
| proud record which the party bears I'm
| putting them i'm operation two years be-
| fore required to do so by the consttu-
ton OF the State He stated that when
| elected Governor he would see that they
maintained their present standard.
Beautiful indeed was the tribute paid
/ .fs.N
| tains of the Confederacy.
| IF | had time" said he, 81 could, with
| Virginia's great and illustrious sons. erect
a pyramid nobler and greater and higher
| than any Egyptian pyramid ever con-
| structed | would put Washington for n
| cornerstone and place as the cap-stone
| Robert Edward Lee, and grid 1T with these
words 10 20 sounding down the ages,
| Duty is the sublimest word In the English
| language.
virginia expects every man to- do his
duty Hold your ground. brave men OF
I Richmond. and draw your swords for the
honor and liberty of the old Common
wealth. Your old mother State is appeal
! ing to you to stand for her and come
1 to her rescue In this political crisis. and
/ | know that | appeal not in vain, for
! know Richmond will do her duty. CAP
plauseD And now my fellow-eitiZens /
bid you all an affectionate goodnight.
| So sure as we do our duty, so sure Will
the air on the 7th of November be filed
with the shouts Of JOY mingled with the
songs Of gladness OF Virginia's fair
/ women.
/ Colonel O'Ferrall closed amid thunders
| of applause and the vast audience dis
persed.
/ Colonel OFerrall Serenaded.
! When the meeting was over the First
| Regiment assembled at their armory, and
led by their splendid band marched down
to Murphys Hotel, where Colonel OFer-
rail- was stopping. All along the line
and while the regiment had formed in
front of the building there was con-
tinual blaze Of fireworks. The band play
ca several airs. Colonel O'Ferrall spoke
from one of the windows thanking the
soldier boys for the honor conf rrSd
on him. and promising to be their friend
More music and fireworks followed. and
Senator Lovenstein was called for and
responded in a few well-chosen remarks.
Colonel G. Percy Hawes and Colonel
John Murphy were also called for
After a round of applause for the next
Governor of Virginia" the regiment
marched back to their armory and were
dismissed.
The fireworks which were espe-
cialiy good. were in charge OF
Captain III. Percy Gray. assisted by Ser
Eddins, Gibson. Marston. Kracker. and
details from the Hospital Corps and COM
panes.
Colonel O'Ferrall will leave for Augusta
county this morning.
SWANS6oRo' WkKED UP.