The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28
BURY THE SIDE SHOW.
DEMOCRATS WILL HEAR CLoDS NAT
TIE on THE POPULIST COFFIN.
aa,ornor o'Fer.ail Snys tho Democ'a
liz, Wstn esset the Funeral OF All o'hef
p.uies-Ias,ster and Eilctt Speak.

60 Of me campal9n discussed.
number OF ladies occupied seats IN
.hs gallery ami listened attehbNey 10
over, word that was said.
Thc First Regiment band was on mann
sr1 cuhycucd the occasion with popular
ais during the intervals --..,,,.,s
mo large number OF Independents
,,fase names were publisncd in YcSteI-
t.rs Times occupied seats on the pat
Tysm aud many prominent citizens were
MI r 4 Bowery. chairman Of the
committee OF Arrangements introduced
CRY chairman Marion i. Dawson, no
r.rsE. lri ana presented to the audience
g. L. r. LasSltcr, OF Petersburg, as tne
Tr.t speaker. Sir. Lassltcr WAS evidently
raf unknown 10 Church I'M voters as
as indicated by me applause hts an
Mr. lass.tor commenced 10y saying that
the m.Sfprtuncs of the times were at
tr.la4tab.c to thirty years miSruIc OF the
Republicans. ana mat ne c.d not propose
10 waste any words IN apologies Tor the
democratic party. but would carry me
var into Afuca. lie proceeded 10 90 this
b. clear cut comparison between the
Harrison and the cleveland adm'nisira-
lions and showing inc burden placed upon
tho people by the Mckinley tarin and the
immense relief brought to them 10y the
Democratic bill Ills speech Was well re-
CeFed and ne made number Of good
points that aroused cntnusIaStic applause.
D.NyEN. Il u'rRKAIL
Chairman Dawson next introduced Cow
ernor pFerraIl. and in doing 80 referred
c.0lgrutly 10 his record on the field OF
battle ard iu the halls 81 Congress
When the applause hal subsiCcd Cover
nor bIcIral -espondcd tu the compliment
tary references very gracefully, aud then
o. once plunged into the discussion. lie
raised the meeting 20 q state OF high on
thaslaSm by tcltlIg WY ne was u Demo
Crat. ana showed In 2 short space thc
IT,a' Influences the Democratic party had
trouEht 20 bear upon the greatness and
ctyiIzaUon OF the country, it's Elorics and
aEh.cvementS and said the temperate
Esrty had been at the funeral 81 every
parry that hli arisen in many years, and
would live to hear the Clods rattle on the
coffin Of the little side show that was now
gplus ON In this state.
lie said he was not after giving the
eHtehce nice words, but was there 10
present facts, that he had not heard a
Republican speech during the campaign.
but ne knew e.GCtiy what they were
saying. First, they were attacking the
Walton law, but that IL came with mighty
poor grace from a party who dIstran-
ohisel every man In the South who took
part IN the war, and later stole the
Presidency
Ths obscct Of the Walton election law
IS 20 have Impoverished elections and IN
b. uCht votes. ! am here, said he, 10 de-
fend the Walton law. and there shall ne
no more Dudley blocks Of i've in this
state. The Australian .aw Is taking It's
place all over the country, and Is growing
He met the objections raised 10 the
Walton laW, and showed that tn oppoSl-
ton 70 having only one constable was I'M
reasonable. and that IL one was allowed
20 he appointed from each party that
great confusion would ensuc.
THEY HARD TIMES.
Referring 10 the charge that the hard
times Is due 10 the Democratic party ne
bait they might as well charge TO the
Democrats the failure Of the apple crop
That If hard times were due 10 iegisia-
ton IL was found 10 be- Republican leEis-
iation as the democrats had not bs+ -.
IN power long enough. Hard tunes IS no.
the result OF legislation out IL started II
u South American rrpublc ana 7lIcd'
like fire Ia dry stunute, ana thls '"uhtt!
has felt ~ iu the sane degree as th'
balance OF The world.
lie charged that the Republicans struck
the iTst blow 10 the tIee c"ina-r oI
silver and that now James a. walker
tne L'plulIau laudtlal' IN 'H- ~ ~
W. ,',,il5 ia .la',.l IN Congress abou
the time an the jews return 20 Jerusalem
for The fro" siiy"r.tes who would not yoi
1he Democratic ticket had gone over q
the Hopulst~
lie said - was IN favor oi iI'' S',E,
dollar that was worm as Wu'H as an
other dollar ana was not IN I1Fot
any other kind.
lie showed thHt tue Tree '"'udN
Of silver had '\ISiei i'r lhlee- ~
-, ~ "ou,i ,i,, and the i3eo tbat 4
would bring SH,h a. SNteP OF I, ,i,..
"a was claimed Tor III was LiI.,4tt@u55
80, ~ silver question I'M Congress an,
~ closing lN' N'bi''' E't!i WI'''. y"
can lcEsIIl" so We can MAKE il' SI'E ~
dollar ds GooI rs The E"ld' thtu aHl I'
the ire. CiouaGe of silN r. mat Is m,
position iu a nutshell
In discussing The tartt he Sdld u
place Of the Old pirates Of tariffs in IN
Mediterranean sea. and that they WeI
now acn0nHiur tribute of the farmer am
Tho I4n0Tcr as did the robbers or on.
ne made practical demonstrations o
the 0ueratioue of the tariff, and SHOVE
plainly the various ways I'm which ~
iarlT becomes direct tax on the indi
yIIual citizen. and the @cducuNsSess o
the word protection. re rraq tnr ~
list q the Mckinley blI, WIN ltS 10"
thousand dutlahie articles, ana cIt"l
intense amusement by his comihtHU
fl.roon.
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,r,t.I., If con.p,o,
Ife snow W ~ 80 %, ~ hundred ne
wear had dIoppel from on. M hn INA I gndSr
cent ana over 10 MY PEI - - n, ia.
lie Ttrited ms own ENp''' 80 - az
Valley district OF virginia MA tba,
are many steam tdhhttltS a'!1 80 a,, ory
were an against nm uhui ne VIZ 49, ~,
them and pitathed Tree t3N "'' 80 i
that when they were hatt HiSr,roe
CRESTED g. large export ~ lealnv' ,anner,
and leather EoohS' anu w - tros
IaNoraoly loc@lcu prydH'G tH' Nrfor
upTpus and the lduNclN H'L VIZ ~