Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-20
Mr.. DoWNING's KIND WORDS.

been, and among SuCn sons IN every tIlSiH
Of our common veal we find names
linked with our most cherished memo
ries and SO cngraven upon our hearts
that they shall never be forgotten so long
as "a liberty-loving people exist; aye,
Nc Speaker. names which were unknown
until occasion called them forth, but
which now furnish examples Of moral
worth and intellectual greatness. and
courage so genuine that they attract the
adniratiou Of the civilized world. 'Iis
idle on this occasion. Mr.. Speaker. TO
epcculate as TO what causes shall be ac-
credited with such results.
IT MATTERS NOT WHAT.
Il am unable to say whether it is due 20
our political institutions, under which We
are taught to believe that
Honor and shame from 10 condition
rise:
Act well your part There all the honor
lies
or whether our young men are pro-omi-
ntntly endowed with laudablc ambition,
which darcs 10 DO and to achieve, or
whether II is due 10 our fair women.
whose lovc,ncss ana whose purity are
more nearly allied to heaven itself than
ANYTHING else on earth. Whatever may De-
the causes to which we are indebted for
our ideal men. the time ana occasion nave
arisen. Mr. Speaker when w must elect
% the Senate Of the United states col
league for the Hon. John ". Daniel Il
man whose conversation and whose ora
tory are so dclhhtfui that whosoever
hears him is inclined TO Daniels views,
whether Daniel b. right or wrong.
Repcscntcd in the councils Of the ma
ton by one so gifted We need no other
orator there. but We want thoroughly
practical. common sense mana man VINO
is familiar with our conditions; a man VINO
is "A master In the art OF attracting ana dl-
ractiug his fclluW-man, and Withal a pa
triot Have we such a person upon whom
we can confer this honor, ana to whom
we can delegate this important trust?
JUST FILLS THE BILL.
81 have I'm mind. Mr.. Speaker
gentleman who measures up to all
of these requirements; character
as modest as woman ana as
brave as it is ambitious whose habits
are as pure an as simple as his Whole
lifp has been spotless, and VINO IN inc ac-
complishrnent Of his highest aspirations
! daneuds solely upon his individual merit.
Though coursing through whose VEINS ~
| the blood Of one OF our most ancient ana
arjstocratic families and who's" only tauit
/ fcrsooth Is that II is claimed that he -
! unknown TO those Of us who selectei
/ him. he is both known ana appreciate.
"Shal call his name? Go ask for IL OF
the private soldier-boys who at New Mar
let i'm my own valley opposed an lnVa'-
ing foe. and they Will tell you VINO was
~. hrayost Of that youthful band ana
Mr.. Speaker, / love TO speak OF ana reIer
~ The private soldier for after all II was
! bn who made our generals great Go ask
/ those who are familiar with the mstoTF
| Of the dominant party IN TINS state anu
/ tlov VIII tell you TO whom we are III
/ dcbted as much If not more. man To any
other for political victories when 10 US
mean so much.
| WHO Is THIS MAN?
"Wben hope had well nigh fed from those
| ,,bo had undertaken to settle our publc
/ debt. when negotiations had almost been
! broken OF who was II that brought ABOUT
! reconciliation and accomplished thdt bless
"a result for which he refused TO receive
Z one cent Of compensation, declining even
to accept his personal expenses II S nc
az whom ! speak. 1t IS he who honors hiS
tir,brlace and his State and. if l mis-
take not the man. ii is ne who in the
wider field and higher sphere VIII renccI
/ credit on his country. 1t seems hi' MT.
sneaker. that i'm this day, when some oi
the cardinal principles of Democracy
+ have become obscured. that the senator
for the long term from Virginia should
get his inspiration directly from Moru-
COLO: that he should come from Winll
/ cirbt Of the home of the apostle OF De
uocracy and. although a lesser hgh',
/ that he should in some particulars a.
ls,st resemble the great jefferson.
81 know not. Mr. Speaker, whether the
e,,irits Of the departed participate IN the
I cares or concerns of this world, pul II
tbev do. after we shall have elected 10 me
/ senate Of the United states from me
I state Of Virginia, Thomas staples MAJ tili'
of the county Of Albemarlc, II Is hVU ull
/ 0Cuu 10 imagine that the immortal pai
/ 20 H. original of that portrait when
4 oaorns the walls OF this House VIII mover
over this body. and whisper IN our ears
| wen done. thou good and ialthiul ser
wants .,,, nroptr
socondine speeches were made in inc
11o,,se nv Nlessrs John B. Moon, OF AIDE
msrle and Camm Patteson' OF huSk-
/ th,ro Roth of them were good. Inc
/ former said in part: 'On behall oi 'ie
county 1 represent / would not De rue
20 INV people If l did not second the hohll-
| nation OF that SON OF whom they nav
most reason to be proud. Thomas > Ma
| tin, OF Albemarie. CoihHehCIus - - 60,
| no adventitious aids to success NE -
! 80 character. the clearness OF his Intellect
| "a bis legal learning almost at once
| %',cod him In the front rank of his CHOSEN
.'.r,ession OF law. Bringing these same
d,,alities into the service of his party ana
S,ate he assumed in party matters ue
! sa,,e position of leadership as Ill MS plo-
| fession. ,.,.o %. &, the question
ma bcer asked. He is man loved ana
t'1,a-od nv those who know him, ana
| 49, IN whom he has been before uh-
t,rown are fast finding him OUT ne u
| - man who has received the ennorseinehl
| 20 t.,o successive Legislatures iot tno
| Htohest office in their gift. Tor II VIII pe
| a,,,orobered that he was endorseu oS
,.oa,lv Two thirds OF the members Oh ,ie
-, legislature for appointment 10 the
nancy '"or occasioned by the death OF the
,S,a,ted and much-lOved John s. bar
,'s ua has stood the test OF the Sc
49,, ordeal 10 which a man was ever
',n,ec,ed by his party friends in virginia
! rna.,,, secrets have been laid bare, every
49, mat could be raked up and Drousht
VIZ. ,t,,tt has been exposed. and MS chdr-
10 no re,noins untainte1 and his honor
-,orrIshed. He is "A piece OF Nenatoria'
,,n,her I'm whose nature no cIuohsu s'"
s,,,,, he found. MI. Speahe''
.s.nt hts name as man without iea'
~ r5ithout reproach, VINO Is poIn
aha ~ men: one with the capacity OF
ieau a. grasp and solve the great ques-
inil'e tbe day In the Jn.ted states sem
.nd With the industry 10 master anu
a,s 49, ou, the smallest details. -,
~ Patteson said no han known sl
.ar,,n FOR thirty years, paid peauuiu'