The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-12
LEE IN MANCHESTER.
,,, ,DDET<NES 4TERr LiBGE AU-
pIENCE NAIL.
The General Was Heartily Received by
Nlno Hundred People -Coionel Ma on
A 40 Made = Fine speech.

...s. nc b,st element of the city, and
... c.nrl made rmany friends by his
.....a. vl.ch was strong and logical yet
.... thc less interesting from popular
....I.f trw. Th. attendance was csu-
.I..at nine hundred.
,, hour before the time appointed for
... ..l. kue. tha street in front Of The
I....r baud.ue was packed with "a dense
..... of Democracy. and the Richmond
..4 paayue Railroad band enlivened
... occasion with some spirited seiec-
. Leader Hall was crowded TO me
.... auI % large number OF people coula
bid SECURE seats. Among the audience
.... many ladies. and not a Few clu-
.. from Richmond.
II applause announced the arrival
.l ... sneaker. and when the band struck
.. .UiNir" few minutes later, the
4 patriotic Southern shout showed
.. .r1reeiation in which General Lee
..I me- popular Southern air were held.
.... who occupied the rostrum. be-
..|.. General Lee were: Colonel Meade
r....us. Colonel g.. *. Macon, Democra-
.. nominee for the House Of Delegates
.. p. owen. Ernest Weisiger, Robert
.r...h and others.
Colonel HasKns introduced I'm a neat,
f.t bf..f speech Colonel Macon. who
....a t1 the audience I'm behalf OF the
rr0eratlc candidates, and stated that
..ra prejudice had been expressed
nst honorable ". W. Baker. one Of
... nominees for the House. Colonel
Macon answered these unfavorablo re-
r.r.s. and reviewed Mr.. Bakers remark
success when In charge Of the Ches-
.r..I agricultural exhibit az the state
...r and at the Virginia Exposition.
I.. a.t,tlcd to his hearers 10 vote for
.. Boxer. and the rest Of the Demo-
...t. ueket. summed up in some we'll
...t.a words the record and the achieve
....te OF the present administration. en-
...-l.ng the ability and judgment shown
r settling up the State debt, and at
...H.I much importance 20 the action
NJ the Democratic party OF Virginia in
r..r Increased cppr' priations Tor educa-
trl. agricultural and other purposes.
Colonel Macon paid his respects 70 the
I rlIsts. and said that they were not
f.s PEOPLES party. but that the Demo-
.-i+fc party had been the peoples party
cine. the days of Thomas Jefferson. He
reviewed the political record Of Judge
Gregory. Popuust candidate for the
House. and showed that his political
creed was as tickle as an april shower.
having been changed several times since
I. entered politics. The speaker empha-
sized the Importance OF the coming cleo
ton. and asked where were the men
m The POpulist party who could fiji the
positions 10 be filled by men chosen by
tI. House Of Delegates. lie then touched
briefly on the history Of the National
Democratic party. and closed amid loud
MI o.
voters 10 go 90 the polls ana stand by
Democracy.
colonel Hasllins then said he had the
pleasure not Of introducing, but simply
of presenting "a man who had occupied
the highest Office within the gift Of the
Virginia people. and who. after wise
and honest administration Of affairs Tor
tine people Of Virginia. had placed his
name among that galaxy Of true ana
noble men.
General Lee. on arising. was the re-
clplent OF loud applause. He said It
cave him great pleasure TO be with the
citizens of Manchester. who only wanted
to understand the issues OF the campaign
Do be counted ON. lie didn't know any
people who could stir up more political
enthusiasm than the citizens Of Manches-
Ter. lie was not an advocate for any
GENERALIZATION Of power; not an advocate
MI the Chief Executive remaining in Of
flee for sixteen or eighteen years. But
la represented the interests Of the people
trs straighout Democratic party lie
spoke OF the peculiar adaptability of
colonel OFerrau Major Kent and Cen
s-I scott for their respective Offices
nI paid a high tribute 10 each Of them.
Where was Malone Cameron, Wise,
Ellleberger and those defunct poliu-
ausf asked General Lee. They had
m.Ir day, and had now furied their
banners, and were asleep. Pence, Kerr,
Weaver and Mrs. Lease-where were
they and their platforms The speaker
referred TO the wildcat scheme gotten
boy these political cranks, and eN-
I.l.l the theories advanced by the
blanks in the platforms that advocated
.H. schemes Of accommodating wheat md
other grain in government warehouses.
U..n the people stopped paying taxes,
ODE government was a pauper. He had
..t sight of that female suffrage plank.
Tl. time had not come when the women
should 60 20 the polls and vote. tie
ulW found only two or three planks IN
u- Wildcat platfOrm-free coinage Of
silver. the repeal OF the Anderson Nc
lamIck law, &C., &c. Under Weaver
and The long-haired statesman, an TX
Confederate soldier. believing that they
would sweep the whole South, had been
IIt 100. Quartermaster Field had gotten
O..y 1000 votes out OF Nirginia's 100000
s.,,s. lie received only seventeen votes
u hs own county, and only three in
Dis own precinct, two OF those as Col
olel OFerrall said, being cast by q man
ol the farm and "a hired man about the
place. no. IL wouldn't do. The Quarter
master wasn't i'm IL. and the NeaVerites
..Ial that they had made a sad mistake.
General Lee then took up the Populist
PLATFORM and proceeded 10 tear II 10
pieces and show in "A logical way the fall
I-.ies i'm d.. Their attack on the Ander-
s.u-McCormick law was piece OF Tool
..Hr.ss. totally unreasonable The Pop
u..Is had no conception OF what the law
u.4ut. which was the best he knew If
ue purpose for which II was made. 1t
E.. "A lust and fair election law, and Il
..t improvement upon the ola law
bl.h which no fault was found. lie eN|
Daued his position on this point by
clear and conclusive argument when
.ea ro loop-hOle for the opponents OF
ue Jaw.
The speaker then referred TO his nd
Illustration, and stated that he was
more than proud OF the resolutions passed
By The people Of Virginia commencing
Die course In the administration. He
"as cayalryman in the late war, rs
vas also Governor Mckinney and Col
.Ia OIerrall IF you want 10 have
s'od time" said the speaker, 'ioin
poe cavalry" Naughter)
'.asral Lee reviewed the great improve
'.h ll tle public school system OF the
0'"'e brought about by the Democratic
@ii'ialsuauon. dwelt at some length
.I.H lAe ability with which the State
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