Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-07-07


sussed and finally Rev. CAVES ora
ton was unanimously endorsed.
In vain did the shrewd leaders of |
the Democratic Party caution them |
against such action. Without sue
cess did the business men, who had
an eye to the South's material pros
perity warn them to go slow in the
matter.
Reference was made to the fact
that the so called northern malig-
nants were behind the agitation and
that a reply was what they desired
most at this time. But no, the bit
had gotten between the teeth of the
spirited southern animal, and he
would not respond to the touch of
their cool-headed driver.
They unanimously endorsed the
grafton and the Republicans Of the
North are highly grained at their
action.
Mark you, the white men who OPP
posed taking action in the mat
matter. were as overwhelmingly In
iavo- of what Rev. CAVE had said as
were the most rampant of the mem
bers of r. f. Lee Camp, but expert
eDce had long before taught them
that discretion was the better part
of valor, and that 1t is not always
wise to say what you think.
A singular part of the whole mat
ter was the fact that the prospective
candidates for office were In favor Of
taking immediate action.
The democracy OF SMITH REDFoRD
MAJOR RANDOLPH, Colonel MUIR
PLY, Judge Christian, and ex-MayoI
j. T.9LoR ELLYsoN cannot be ques
toned Neither will any one doubt
but what they were as thoroughly
in sympathy with the sentiments ut
tered by Rev. CAVE, but they warned
the camp which bears the name o
the great southern commander no
to do just what their enemies desired
them to do.
Says the report Of the meeting:
"He, Mayor Ellysou1 strongly en-
dorsed Mr.. Randoph's motion, and sal,
he had no doubt but what the lette
which was at the bottom of the discus
sion had been written for political pur
poses. 81 have spoken" said he, "as
representative of Lee Camp, before mum
bers of bodies, and have never hesitate,
TO express my admiration for Lee an,
Jackson, but think ii is best to be care
ful and consider well ere we answer
communication written with an eviden
purpose of entrapping US.
That they were entrapped goe
without saying when the announce
ment is made that the Grafton wa
unanimously endorsed.
The Camp bod lost sight OF til
fact although constantly reminde
of it that the aodress OF Rev. Ml
CAVE and not the reply of LIE
Camp would be the tex5 of til
northern orators and that the fac
that the said address had been en-
dorsed by Lee Camp would answe
the purpose to the enc that
could not be denied that his sent
ments were approved by the south
ern people.
Z Colonel MURPHY described the stu
alton exactly when he is quoted a
follows
Colonel Murphy objected to such ell
dorsation, and argued ssrenuousl
against it. He said that the people ,
the North did not object to utterances
praise of the southern soldier made
MIR. Cave, but to the statement made b
him that the army of the North we
largely composed ofhirelings. He clair
ed that the letter was inspired by thos
who wished to hurt the South comme
cially, and he besought the camp no
to be too hasty."
They would not hear the voice {
reason and once more we call the al
tention Of the conservative men {
the nation, both north and south t
the fact that in the south the dema
gogues ruleand that pref udice sacrif
es some of the fondest commercis
hopes of our beloved section.
From party standpoint we re
loice over the action of r Z. LIE
Camp. From a non partisan plat
form, we regret that the hands upo
the clock of her material prosperit
has been turned back many years
The tariff bill has been so modi
! fed that many provisions whic
would have formed the basis of Dc
litical crusade against the Demo
cratic Party in the North has bee
eliminated.
The substitution of these Wild u
terances for an issue is all that tt
most radical Republicans coul / wis
and the thoughtful Democratic me
OF the South although hopelessly
; the minority have not failed to 81
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