Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-12
CAMPAIGN OPENED.
Col. 0'Ferrall Fires His First Gun
in Northampton County.
POPULIST LEADERS BROUGHT DOWN
He Is n Bimetsllist and Stands squareiy
On the Chicago Piatform-The Mckin-
ley Bin Fraud.

Special telegram to The Dispatch)
EASTVILLE, VA, Sept. n.-At ESQ
this p. NJ, County Chairman r. l.. ALI
worth called to order one OF the largest
assemblages that ever greeted a speaker
in Northampton county. After a Few re-
marks by Dr. William Alex Thorn, eulo-
glstic OF Colonel O'Ferrsu, the chairman In
well-chosen and eloquent words intro
duced the distinguished visitor to the en-
thusIastie- audience as the next Governor
of virginia. During the continued APP
plausa which greeted him. Colonel OFer-
raIl stood waiting an opportunity to
sneak. and Mt the first break In the cheer
ing began by thanking the previous speak
ers for their kind words. their only fault
being that they did him more than JUS
tice.
Referring to the Noyes-Rockwell case.
his position in which had been some
what criticized, he declared that he had
nothing to recant: that what he had done
I'm congress had been approved by the
dictates OF mis- conscience; that ne nau ohly
defined the right of the people To eject
their own representative; and denied the
right OF congress TO do IL for them, as the
Republicans had been doing in past con-
crosses. and he believed that NOyes was
legally elected, and could not do other
wise than defend his right to the seat
without regard to his politics, Qoud ap-
UlauseD
HIS SPEECH ENDORSED.
lie referred to the fact that his speech
before the convention accepting the nom
ination for Governor, had been endorsed
because he had spoken as he did. about
the Populist: denied that he had said any
thing more than was justified by their
history. and their platform, pointed
out that they were headed by South
hater. James b. Weaver, who had perse-
cuted old men and insulted women while
commander of Federal troops In Georgia
and had said that he would rather hahs
every d--d rebel than issue vouchers 10
them for property used by the troops,
Colonel O'Ferrall claimed that he had
no bitter feelings against the eX-tederal
soldiers. but that such men as weaver
he desplsed. as he did the meanest rep
tile that crawled upon the ground, talnt-
ing the air with its poisonous Dreath.
| The Populists had to be noticed. not he
cause of their prominence nor thelr I'M
portance. but because they were the
only party opposing, now that the Re-
publlcans had retired. The Populists were
crying silver, silver silver. ana some
seemed to think that the free coinage Oh
silver meant. that silver dollars wouid De
scattered around like pebbles on our
beaches to be picked up by any one VINO
went that way.
A BIMETALLTST
| He was n bimetallist that favored both
| gold and silver but wanted an honest uol-
| lar, good dollar worth one hundred
cents TO the dollar: and that he had voted
IA tpfr
| weeks for the coinage of silver dollars at
the ratio of l6 TO !. II to l, IS TO !, IL 10 l.
| % TO /. and for the renewal of the Bland
| Allison bill: while the Populist, the bur
den OF whose song was nothing but silver
| lad voted for only one, viz: for 10 To !,
| and then had stopped because only AT that
| ratio would the silver miners be bene-
fitted. and II was the silver miners only
| in whom the Populists were interested
| while ne was for the good OF the agtl-
culturists, and the whole people. 30
when all the amendments 10 recon silver
had failed he had voted TO repeal the
| sherman law; that he had voted against
| that law when 1t first passed; and tha'
| without being a prophet. he had described
its effect on the financial condition OF the
| country, Just as 1t has proven 10 De th'
| case: that the Democratic party III lts
nlatform had denounced it az miser'
| able makeshift. and he stood squarely
upon that platform In all his votes.
THE MKINLEY BILL.
The speaker dwelt somewhat upon 'h'
| Mckinley bill spoke of the discrimina-
| tons it made against the farmer and
| showed how the poor mans necessities
were heavily burdened by lSo per cent
tax. while the rich mans luNurleS came
over. either untaXed. or with only very
slight one He clearly exposed the way II
uhich the Republican Congress had pro
,octed the Wannamakers Proctors, and
other manufacturers, while IL threw
tub To the whole by pretending to put
tariff on the produce of the farmer whiI'
thev well knew that the per cent OF I'M
rorted articles Of that kind was intlnltes
molIv small. and played no part In th'
home markets; that in fact more or th'
importation5 of that kind were Tor SEED
etc and thereby increased rather thaf
removed the burdens of the farmer
DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
| Returning to the Populists, he wished /
understood. that the Alliance and Popu
lists were different people; that he ap
proved Of the Alliance principles. a.
they were as good Democratic doctrine!
as were ever penned by Jefferson an'
| that the only trouble was. that certali
| broken down anu ul7Cdtdch POiiN'N''.' 80
gotten at the head of that organization
and Ike the "beggar on horseback
would ride TO the devil In conclusion n
| nrornised TO do all In his power to continu
| the relief. Governor McKinley's admins
| tration had been trying 10 secure for IN
| over-taxed farmers. and that as by hi
most successful administration, Goyerno
Mckinley had put the State finances ol
a sound and lasting basis, he hoped IN
rate OF assessment and levy on land
would soon be lessened. The speech wa
frequently interrupted by applause. am
AT every mention Of President Cleveland
name the audience went wild and cheere'
loudly. The speech was most acceptabl
10 our people, ami they are fully resol'r'
| 10 return IN immense majority Tor TN