The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-31
POPULISTIC ORATORS.
ygrT WE'RE oUrIN FULL FORCE BIZ
rORE SUFFERING AUDIENCES.
]. Brad. Beverley Was over on Oregon Mn
and other Farmer Candidates Were
Among the Church Hin Citizens.

and Hon w. j. Kerr OF Colorado, ad-
dressed some one hundred or more listen
ers in front OF tho house. No. 622 south
Pine street. The electric lights In the
ue.ghborhood failed TO throw any light
on the subject and matters looked dreary
enough around about the political as-
scmbiy With the capricious mercury
seeking temporary quarters near she
loruCth notch on the thermometer, lhe
people stood shiyerug. their hands stuIed
in the pockets OF their 0yercoats, the
collars Of which were turned high up 10
exclude the chill zephyrs from The James
while two half frozen press representa-
lives. who sat 40 "a table ON the p3ICu'
occasionally warmed their fingers over u'e
chimney Of "a lamp 90 prevent iheiI 'op'
from resembling Chinese laundry eNe0Ne'
and the members OF the youihiu 'oub"
gang who keep the bah rolling on '.,
Rou HUl, whisUei. shrektl'
each other. and touched up me e's'''.D-0
of the gathering m an the HcHeS.
million hues half am hour OF I"'ie ''''''
the speakers arrived
IN was announced that Judge Kerr and
Capfoin Cooke would not he present until
I'D O'clock. these gentlemen having decided
O., sraqk at Johus0ns Hall. IN the East
End.
1,r Bethel. who presided over the meet
frr. then introduced Mr. j. Brad Beverly,
the Pouulst candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia. After a brief in
PRODUCTION. Nr Beverly began discus
sion as to- why there should be a new
party. Tie went back TO the days Of
jefferson and Hamilton. arguing that the
I'D "a. g
badly mudIlel as is Us to-day. lie
said that since the war there had not
been am administration in Washington
which had not lcg.s.ated the money ar
fairs Of the nation in favor Of classes
and against the masses. The People
parity was simply an old political oreani-
-.11 revived in the interest Of the peo-
tfr Beverly. in discussing the financial
situation. held the ground that the cause
70 The present depression was the lack
~ money The Democratic party, said
ra had declared that the money strin-
r.rcy was not the cause Of the trouble,
Int The latter was due 20 the tariff In
che face of this. however. Mr.. Cleveland
had called Congress together for the
..rna-a of taking speedy action upon the
SILVER question. the very subject which
tra Peoples party had affirmed was the
.....n OF the panic and distress. An in
areas. In the circulation Of money was
what the people needed. declared The
sneaker. Trusts were controlling the
labor of the country. and was ruinauon
A. the laborer The most damaging OF
.. the trusts was the money trust Money
should De issued directly 20 the people
AND not through the medium Of banks.
Er Beverly advocated at length the
DE-
which. be claimed, the mOnopOlies OF
... hanks. and the control of labor 10y
CAPITALISTS. combines and syndicates might
.. LARGELY removed He criticized Mr..
r.seaud's administration. and declared
chat the Presidents attitude towards the
silver question had shown mp 90 the people
Nh. chief executives Partially towards
tIa money kings and his disregard ior
fr- interests and welfare of the masses.
The advocates on the floors OF the Two
houses of CONGRESS in their dealings with
..a currency question had tried hard 10 /
som the coinage of silver and BRING mat /
ms 90 "a gold standard thereby subject /
.- the people OF the United states 10
,.. low standard Of labor preVaihnB j"
European countries. Mr. CleVeidha vas
honest I'm his dealings I'm favor oil lne
r.1uIe Of his section, and was honest in
bis opposition towards the people Tic ''''
Hevcrly) represented.
Tine sneaker said that ne had no per
mai attacl. 90 make upon Mr.. OferiaIi'
f.r that rentlem8n's record In congress
Gaia he was irrrpr0achabie. He then cil-
r.fzed Colonel OFerrall for the manner
.r which Doe had cast his vote ON me SILVER
Iu amendment. declaring that toiohei
DFerrau had voted for hVe dlileIent
amaudmeuts namely that silver sld golu
should Doe coined with a ratio OF TO- ID,
.. rp and I'd 90 one respectively. Colonel
.Tsrau had voted for each one or these
.u.aiments on the same day.
Air. Beverly continuing, said that the
..etion of "a ratio between silver ana
ia was not so important as the Ques-
..a of "a ratio between capital ana lapor
I.. stated that The Richmond Times
which he considered one Of the ablest
edited papers iu the country had stated
.at decentralization of silver I'm 1913 was
... t1 the fact that gold had run It out !
of He country and yet that The Times
..lIt stand to-day against the free coin
... of silver on the ground that such a
...ey would run ont am the gold.
The Democratic party was divided on the
liver question ass wen as the tariff sys- |
m. he said The Democratic party IN
VIRGINIA had failed TO endorse GoFernor
.lckiuneys administration when they fail
90 nominate his Northumberland
1r The next Governor So far as all the
aIs about standing by the old Democratic
.rty established 10y Thomas Jefferson
.as c11cerukd, there We're not enough
T.rs0uian principles in the present Dem
...afIe party 10 make a tOOth-pick for (
t. old statesman, should he arise from
H. grave.
1lr Beverly then launched off upon
l.oev off Abraham Lincoln, whom he de-
AIRED stood with jefferson upon the money
question. He declared that the assassina-
Jon or Lincoln was as great a blow 10
te South as was the surrender at APP
0uattoX.
The speaker closed with an appeal 20
be- people 20 lay aside their preJudices
ma sentiments. and vote for the party &
t.ch advocated an increase I'm the cir
lation of money, and also an increase ln I
he price OF the farmers products, and
.e wages OF laborers.
At the close of Mr.. Beverlys speech
ior Richard " Gaines, Of Charlotte.
BIS introduced, and addressed the people. Il
s compared the two classes, capitalists {
nd laborers II was natural said he. d
tat The Peoples party should have the
.--s of the country arrayed against them.
aeWspapers were great money making |
us like other business enterprises
v.re not conducted for the amuse- {
the editors and other attaches, I
Bore the representatives OF great or b
tons and combines. and were large I q
t Imported by these concerns. j.
.' Gaines then discussed the silver | q
non. and criticized Mr. Cleveland'S n
.' o1 the monetary situation BE dis I,
the principle OF demand anrBupplv / 81
n. .is political standpoint. and reviewed