Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-19
Lee and ROsSer Discussed tn, Issues
at Hanover Yesterday.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM
Jovisi fItz Explains Ii Amid Much Az
piause- Both Speeches Fine
and Well Received.

| crowded within the courtroom to hear
| the "old war horses fire their guns.
| Not one word personally offensive was
| used by either OF the speakers, and good
| order prevailed The discussions were
| pointed and well made. General Rosser
| was fresh and bright. and spoke with
| feeling and eloquence. and was accorded
much applause. 1t was a matter of some
| interest to hear him on the stump Tor
| any other than the Democratic party.
The rotund Ex-Governor was happy and
chirpy, and had cheerful greeting for
| all-and all wanted to see him and shake
his hand. The audience numbered about
| two hundred and was composed Of Demo-
| Gratis, Populists. and Republicans.
OUR FITZ INTRODUCED.
| The meeting was called TO order by
Mr.. f.. S. c. Scott. chairman OF the Demo-
| cratic Committee of Hanover county. who
/ explained that by agreement General Lee
| would open the discussion with speech
| Of three quarters of an hour. General
| Rosser would then speak an hour ana
| quarter. and General Lee would make the
| concluding argument of halt an hour.
| Mr. Scott then. in a few words; intro
| duced the Jovial Ex-Governor. who was
applauded as he took the stand.
The General. in opening his speech.
| said II had been many years since he
| stood before an audience at historlc Old
| Hanover Courthouse He recognized that
he was near the birthplace Of that. great
| man. Henry Clay, and he paid a glowing
| tribute to Thomas Jefferson.
| General Lee declared that his relations
| with General Rosser were friendly, ana
| said In standing there he felt like the
and said Wen have to watch out. that
we do not tread on each others toes"
| CApplause)
| WHERE ARE THEY?'
He asserted that the Republican party
| was dead. Johnny Wise had gone TO
| New York Billy Cameron had gone To
| Chicago. Harry Riddleberger was sleep
| ing his last long sleep. and Billy Malone
| could not be beard from. \ new enemy
had arisen-it was the Third. or Peoples
| party. When il was first known TO the
| speaker what the platform was. he was
| In no wise concerned about il. He said,
| however, that many OF the plankS OF
| that platform had been cut out. They had
| been ventilated. found faulty. and taken
out, and now there was nothing I'm that
platform about the lending OF government
| money 20 individuals upon lands and
| wheat, nor about that sub-Treasury
| long-haired statesman from Kansas. Mrs.
| Lease, did not now talk these things.
The Popullsts' platform Of to-day began
| with silver. and ended with silver with
Cormick law. Democrats disagreed upon
| the silver question Mr.. Cleveland had
been misunderstood In this respect He
| had already Incorporated in his address
convening Congress for the repeal of the
| purchasing clause of the Sherman bill
| a clause providing for further silver
| legislation after the repeal. but this was
| taken out by the advice of his Cabinet
General Lee said he Oee) stood upon
| the national Democratic platform. II was
admitted that there must be both gold
ana silver money, and the Democrats
| were. he declared, eager 10 give such
| relief as was possible as soon az possible
| General Lee told his hearers of the work
OF the administration of Governor Me
kinney and himself, pointing especially
% the fact that the States revenues
had been greatly increased without in
creasing tax | cent. He had hoped
the present financial condition would be
renlHdied by the repeal. as he felt conf
dent that a satisfactory compromise
would be reached. He closed with an
interesting anecdote, and the other
speaker was introduced amid applause.
General Ro.ser's Remarks
Upon taking the stand, General Rosser
1eciared mat he was not an aspirant for
any office, and assured his hearers that
ne had the interests of the people of
virginia at heart. His predecessor had
made laudable reference to Thomas JEFF
ferson. The speaker stated that the con-
sututon Of JeftersOn's was like the
Trinity Of HeaVen-lt possessed three
qualities executive, judicial and legisla-
| tive. This was q grand compact between
people and should not be abused He
took a high stand against class legisla-
tion. and upheld Jefferson's idea-"eauaI
rights to all men'-as the standard Of
the real Democratic party. The General
declared that Grover Cleveland In calling
Congress into extraordinary session said
there was currency famine and ordered
that the supply be cut of by the uncon-
ditonal repeal of the sherman law. Mr.
| Cleveland bitches up his chariot, mounts
his seat. pops his whip-and not a wheel
turns Was that the way to give a man
General Rosser said Grover Cleveland
called Charles T. O'Ferrall "the long
haired poet Of Virginia" to him and
promised him OOFerralD IL he would help
| and cut of the supply he would help
| him (OFerralD become Governor of Vir-
glnla by gtylns, him all the patronage
| was Jeftersonian and Jacksonian
| Democrat, and not Grover Cleveland nor
a Charles, +. O'Ferrall Democrat lie
| thought when the President of the United
| States went upon the floor Of Congress-
| and bartered for the votes of members
OF that body to carry out his measure
| II was time for the good people OF the
! applause
STORY OF HIS ILLS.
He said the recent Richmond convention
was a packed convention, and that
O'Ferrall had no right to handle. the
| colleague G.ee) had been I'm his position
he would not be in the position that he
now Is, advocating the claims OF Charles
| I: ,OFerrall. as Lee is a Democrat and
OFerrall Is not"
General Bosser told the story of his
| Ills so far as the Democratic party Is
concerned. The O'Ferrall ring had seated
delegates In the Richmond convention
when none had been duly elected. In the
| precinct convention I'm Albemarle county
a motion To adjourn had been made. and
more than half OF the members voted for
1 ND hn lnuA gluT.. sN
nays had II; Upon this the antl-OFer-
ralltes decided that the body had adjourn
| ed. and left the hall The others remained
| in and selected their delegates, and Gene
| raj Rosser came TO the Richmond conven-
ton and entered protest on the ground
| that no delegates had been duly elected.
| The Committee on Credentials, 1t will he
| remembered. refused TO throw out the
| precinct, and the OFerrall delegates
| went into the convention.
| DOWN ON RINGS.
The General from Charlottesville dis
| cussed and criticised ring methods at great
length. He startled the, assembled crowd.
and even made the bold and fearless Fitz
Lee vince when he declared that IL was
| only the political ring in this State that
was cutting the head OFF the gallant SOL
| der in the coming fight for the senator
ship. Lee could be elected in the county
OF Albemarle by majority OF 10 to /. but
| instead OF this he would not get single
vote: Applause2 II was his business TO
| W. Daniel who faced the Cleveland
| chariot, saying that IN order TO move by
him he would have TO be politically ground
into dust. (Applause.) The General again
| turned his guns upon Colonel O'Ferral,
and said that when he General Rosser)
| wrote Colonel OFerrall that he (ROsser)
| would be a candidate for his place In
| Congress. he referred TO the fact that IN
the event Of Colonel O'Ferralrs nominal
tion for Governor the State would be
| put to the expense OF holding an extra
election. Colonel o'Ferrall. he declared.
| replied that this would not be the case,
| as In the event OF his nomination for
| Governor he would resign his seat in
| Congress This MIR. OFerrall had not
done. Conditions had changed. Yes, they
had changed and Colonel OFerrall Was
not now so certain OF his election as Gov
ernor.
General Rosser. returning to the fInpn-
ciai situation. id.Cleveland took the no.
sition that he would do nothing which
| would not be agreed To by Mr.. Gladstone
The speaker made a bitter attack unon
| Democratic leaders, and declared that
these people were coming 10 the voters
| with hypocrisy upon their lips, and with
their hands stretched out TO take from
the people that which belonged 10 them
Cenerzli Rcsser again said that grand
glorious Fitzhugh Lee would not be- United
States Senator from Virginia He was not