The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-16
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Again. when their party was by n dis
Eusted people hurled from power i'm 1884,
and again In 1872, did they thcn cease to
perst cute the south Not q bit OF IT.
Enia aged at the pant the South has taken
In their overthrow. their Chambers,
Reeds. and McKnlcys never lose an OPP
portunity 10 slandcr her. Like the Jackal
that Venurcs upon he field until the
warrior has long since departed. they
stll tear the shrOud from the battle field
though generation has grown To man
hood since then and those who met there
in the agony and bloody strife have long
since Joined hands and hearts for the
advancement and welfare of their Com
mon Country.
Nor is this all this party that has
spared itself as the party, Of high moral
ideas. has pursued a policy OF eNtraVa-
gance and corruption never SURPASSED.
Prior to lSS4 IL sent $lOOOO0wD on the
navy of the country in repairing old
ships. and where are these shfps?
Ask Of the Winds that far around
With fragments strew the sea.
Under the policy inaugurated during
Cleveland's administration. we now have
a navy of which any country might he
proud.
mad so grown between 1916 and 60 that
the American flag nuttered In the breeze
of every sea. and our own ships carried
"a OF our products!
icy, 1t has almost been driven from the
high seas This party has. prior to 1870
squandered on private corporations leS
IL had prostituted the pension depart
ment to political ends until the amount
paid In pensions had. TO considerable
extent, become campaign fund.
TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS.
In Indian wars 1t had. prior to 1884
expended over 100000 00; and its irritat-
ing policy causes war after war TO fol-
II. e.,.aI ...l.t.sH
And last but not least. it's policy has
been 10 tax the many for the benefit Of
the few; 20 lax the poor for the benefit of
the rich. 10 foster monOpohes, trusts,
and combinations at the expense of both
the producer and laborer. 10 build its
proectve wall so high for projections
sake that il blocked, and. in many cases
stopped importation, and SO greatly re-
duced the revenues Of the Government.
that they are not sufficient TO meet the
expenses. thus bringing the country and
the people along with II TO the verge OF
bankruptcy.
All these wrongs the Democratic party
has done much 10 remedy in the shogt
time that II has been intrusted with the
administration OF the government.
Did not the Democratic party Of the
North int'rDo"c ITS shield between the
PROSTATE South and malignant Republi-
can oppression
Did IL not, ak soon as II secured a ma
3ority In the House OF Representatives.
withdraw the bayonet from the ballot?
Has II not repealed the odious and OPP
pressive Federal election laws? Was il
not. under the old but fadeless banner of
Democracy. that the white men Of the
South rallied. ana again asserted the
principle. That the Caucasian never did
and never Will mix with an inferior race
but that II always did. and always hvil
Tulc?"
Have you, men OF Virginia. so soon for
gotten the degradation and humiliation
of the defeat OF 1870? As a result was not
our judiciary disgraced by ignorance and
corruptlonf-a thing never dreampt OF
1n OLD Virginia; for, with the old Virgin
ian 10 be honest and upright was es-
teemed more honorable than to be even
millionaire. Was not the United States
Senate then. for the first time In Virgin
Jas history. invaded by a Malone and
Riddleberger?
What must have been the anguish OF
our noble mother, Virginia. when she
paw added to the roll call of her old
bme Genators, which contained the names