The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-02
GorERyoE 10 90 ON THE STUMP.
He will Take an Active Part IN the Coming
CanVass

Governor OFerrall has decided to take
an active part IN the coming campaign,
and he Will IN october begin 10 make as
many speeches IN behalf OF me Demo;
cratic party as his official duties VIII
allow although no decided plan mas as
vet been laid out
Congressman swanson mas requested the
Governor % deliver number OF speeches
In the Firth district, ana the latter Will
as far as possible, comply with the re-
quest. Governor OFerrall has always
hepn very popular in that district, and
The people there hold him in higher esteem
than any man IN the state.
While speaking with Hon. John +.
Massey on the subject Yesterday, the
he Ie'. Democrat because he occupied
the Executive chair. ana that ne WogId
do all IN bis power 10 promote the IN
te Thi. s ~ win be gladly received
,n over thD state. The Governor Is thor
oughly informed as 10 the dGinBS OF con,
gross. and being one ot the pest ana
ehlasi speakers Of the state, he VIII
re,,dnr tbe most valuable service TO the
nortv during the coming campaign. Many
,enrie win come ont 70 listen 70 him
Who otherwise could not pe atfaIte1 pk
"tbgr campaign speakers, ana ne VIII
no doubt speak 10 large audiences
Iinn John L. Massey has also deter
,oineJ 10 take an active part IN the com
im'l campaign. and has agreed g. deliver
l''f, ,,,-,htr of speeches in the sixth Dis
:. -, fe October next. lie said Yesterday
NM he would be- delighted 10 meet col
may 'il,mptou HOge. Mr. Otey's oppo-
,,t an the stump. but IL Is rather DOUBT
mi whether Colonel lioge would consent
=. enter into contest WIFE the Demo
cratic warehouse, who has so sn'cessi siiy
spoken against Ii'i' ''''' N
otii Pr. Massey said he had heard some
.,ru1nbling on The part OF Democrats
,hroughout the state. but he says he
&c replied 10 al such as follows. sup
nose YOU had tenant on your farm VINO
had let the fences 90 down, aui me
wire grass get possession OF your neins,
and who mad left your lands Impoverished
with gullies here and there. ANA suppose
YOU had put that tenant out and had
nut another I'm his place. who in two
wears had weeded out much OF The grass
and improved the land ana partially filed
tlp the Wlllies, would you. because he had
not fuilv reclaimed the farm In two
years PIT him out and put back his
PREDECESSOR? or would you let the last
tenant 20 on with his good work until II
Dr Massey then told a good story OF
one OF hIs own tenants, VINO came To
him soon after Cleveland was Inaugural
led. and said that he was IN great trou-
Whats the natter" asked Mr. Mas
sey. why" said the tenant, "you
ali unset about IT, Did You ever see such
y poor wheat crop IN your Me-" Mr.
Massey said he had learned from solomon
70 answer a fool according 10 his folly,
ana he replied; M, ] never did. Bat
i"n', Won know that that crop was sown
under a Republican administration. and
nal we are now reaplng "A crop OF Re
'nhlicanism? But look at the corn crop
maj was planted under a Democratic
Administration. and II Is the finest crop
nS corn we have had for years" The
mans face iightened up. said Mr.. Mas
sey. and he went away perfectly salts
fled