The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-02
A RALLY OF WAR HORSES
RoUSIH0 DEMOCRATIC MEETING ON
NORTH sEVESTEENTH STREET.
The County Candidates Wero Out in Full
Force and Explained TO the Unterri-
fed the Issues of the Day.

one hundred trusty voters greeted the
speakers. and there was no lack Of IN
terest, which was demonstrated in the
shape Of loud and frequent plaudits.
Mr.. w. ]. Binford Of Henrico, candidate
for the House OF Delegates, was the .irst
speaker. He reviewed briefly the success
full and highly satisfactory administration
Of State affairs under Governor Mckinney
and his political associates, alluded to the
settlement Of the State debt, the wonder
full Improvement in the educational bys-
TEN Of Virginia, the provisions made Tor
charitable institutions, and challenged
the representatives Of any political or
ganization to assail the Democratic past
record. Mir. Binford fired some effective
bombs into the ranks Of the Popullsts,
declaring that nothing good had ever been
known to come out Of Kansas, the nome
Of that political organization.
A Eorcible Young speaker.
The speaker closed with solemn pledge
10 work actively for the highest interests
OF his constituents should he be elected
10 the House Of Delegates. He was
followed by Mr.. c. A. Boyce, a youthful
but loyal Democrat, who has recently
done very effective service for the party
in his tireless championship Of their cause.
Mr.. Boyce is a pleasing and forcible
sneaker Though less than twenty-three
years of age, his familiarity with the is
sues Of the campaign, and the principles
upon which the party rests, would 90
credit TO a much older head. He spoke
for half an hour. His discourse was
practical. clear and logical, at times rs
ing TO lofty periods of eloquence.
Mr.. Bovce began by clear and concise
review Of the Democratic party, which,
he declared. had fulfilled its pledges 80
far as Law within it's power. after SO
many wears of Republican waste ana eI-
travapance Colonel O'Ferralls record
he said as a gallant soldier ana repre-
sentative Of the people in the mans VI
Congrees where he had stood ike a
etone wall against the passage OF that
iriouitous Force bill, was irreproach-
lilo He appealed in graceful terms
TO his hearers to support Tor Ihe oii-e
of Governor the man who had zone %
much I'm times Of adversely Tor the peoPie.
Mr.. Boyce's tribute 20 Mt biHloiu 90
the candidate for the House was ~ aiii.I 81
In beautiful phraseology, ana appeaieu - -
the good sense and indlVlduai oP,nioI
every Democrat in the man, -,
s,ol,e IN the highest terms OF hehdtOI
Ii1,,a~.toir whose position as chairman
| 81 tho Finance Committee OF the oehdte'
80 Gued with such general satisfaction
and ability 5000. .+-one, and
,,,arey,erable arguments against the az
- ecberoes about which the FopuIiSl7
- r.reatedlv bowling The silver quo',
/ 80, eatd he was a national issue anu
/ IA M hearing upon State polucs' NJ
-.'o,,d however. the fallacies with WhlCH
~ peorIe's marty viewed this quesuoI'
and made a clear ana thorough eApo9
,ion of thcir wild views IN TINS ulTecIioI,'
senator Lovenstein was then lntrouuccu'
and spoke briefly upon the 49,
~ the last Legislature lie POi".
out the great Improvements III ~ ond
e,-etarn the educational provisions, anu
H. valuable additions made 10 the inter
Gets of the working man, and the peoPle
at large. The Populist party mad no cam,
-, tho virginia peoples votes. Ihey ala
NOT dare assail the State admlnlsu d'lo VI
INIT branched off upon issues which reaIiy
had no place in the canvass. Il ask you,
said he. "to stand by those VINO arr
working for your interests and VINO are
giving YOU men upon whom you can ue-
pend to stand up boldly for the welfare
of the people
Messrs. Meredith and White.
Senator Lovensteins brief speech was
well received. and literally applauded. ne
was followed by Mr.. Wyndham X Mere
dth. who from the start went for me
Populists, and literally murdered many
Of their weak and one-sided arsumei's'
The Peoples party changed their name
three or four times in one year, salu me-
y,Io OffaneT
still. He hardly knew, said he, where 10
begin his exposition Of their false theories.
I'm answer to AIr. Persons statement
that the Democratic party had adopted
a gold standard, he said that the Demo
Gratis had been i'm power only six months
and had. in fact, not been given tIhe 10
adopt such a policy. During nearly all
~ their administration they had been en-
Gagged in adopting some measures TO al
leviate the sunerings Of the people. Ihey
were attempting 10 wipe out the effects OF
thirty years extravaganza ana deF"Sld'
ton by the Republican party
MIR. Meredith then gave his hearers a
thorough and forcible explanation Of the
monetary system, and OF the coinage OF
the two metals, proving conclusiyely that
the Populist theories were untenable and
totally without practical good sense. lie
! anplauded President Cleveland for his
! dealings toward the South. and for the
GREAT work he had done by way OF break
| Ing down sectionalism, and legislating IN
| Tho interests Of the people.
The statement in the Virginia Sun &c
the effect that the Democratic party
ought to be gotten rid OF on the ground
| that II wasn't healthy for one party 10 be
| continually in power. said Mr.. Meredith
was an argument absolutely without foun'
| dation. II was advocating change simply
| for changes sake. After. the splendid rc
| cord Of the State administration, which
mad settled the debt question forever, and
| has provided for public school advantages
not to speak of the wonderful improve
ments made I'm the charitable institutions
| and the provisions for Confederate sol
| diers and their widows, IL was the height
| Of folly TO talk about change simply fol
| change Such an argument wasn't worth
! answering
! Mr.. Meredith closed with a strong ar
! gumcnt why the Democratic party should
receive the support OF the people, and
! then Captain Meade White, Of Stanton
| stirred up things 10 a genuine Democratic
| enthusiasm in less than five minutes.
Captain White began by saying that the
| Democratic principle was that the people
| should have their rights The laboring
| man under Republican operation was a
| partner except at the time OF division. He
wasn't in il then. Under Democratic
| principles, on the contrary, the working
man had a fair show at all times, and
was an interested partner in the com.
pany
The speaker, in dealing with the finan-
| cial question, referred to the days when
| government notes had practically nc
value, and declared that it was not a
question whether or not the metal used
IN coinage was hard or soft, but what
he pleaded for was a currency that would
pay mans debts and support his wife