The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-18

Do thankful Tor.
while the great West has been de-
wasted with cyclones and hot waves we
have had no such disasters. While the
| great cities and factory centers have
been in frenzy of excitement, and
thousands of hungry and idle workmen
have been driven to madness for want
| of bread; while Coxey armies have
wandered over the 1and-North, East
and West-here in Virginia and the
South, our people have borne them.
| selves with great dignity and patriotic
| patience"
He reviewed tho work of the last se-
sion of Congress and demonstrated by
facts that it compared most favorably
| with that OF any preceding session
Senator Daniel explained the benefit to
be derived under the provisions OF the
new bill and poured heavy volleys OF
| fact laden bombs into the camps of the
Republican and Populist parties
| Referring to silver the orator states
man showed thas he has not lost one
whit Of his enthusiasm for the free
coinage Of that metal With q silver
dollar he found but two difficulties. The
first was to get hold of it and the second
was to retain possession Of it. he asked
II there were any person present who
had experienced any other difficulty.
One Of the audience said, ut Is only
worth Sc cents" "If that is the case"
Senator Daniel quickly retorted, "I'll
| give you 99M cents for every one you
bring me-"
destroy it and what is it worth"
| responded the antisilver voice.
For reply Major Daniel took SIS gold
piece, and, laying 1t alongside the silver
dollar, dramatically went through the
motion of destroying the impression of
the eagle by striking the coins with a
| sledge.
The gold" he explained. retained
it's value because you could take it to
any government mint and have it re-
coined without COST With the silver
the case is different. You cannot have
1T re stamped without cost. 1t is the
law. and because Of this unjust law sill
YER has not, nor cannot, retain its parity
with gold. Make silver coinage free
and 1T will be equal to gold at the time
honored parity. Just as long as both
coins are alive they are equal in value.
Ii the Government would reverse the
order and make the coinage OF oliver
free and tax tho mintlng of gold, silver
would become more valuable than gold.
From the first dawn of which we have
historical record silver and gold have
walked hand in hand as the money
maids of the people. I am not in favor
OF consulting Great Britain or any other
foreign country as to what our monetary
system should be
After paying glowing tribute to the
worth, character and ability OF Major
Otey, Senator Daniel closed his address
amidst cheers.
Last Nights Meeting.
AS has been widely advertised for
some time the Populo-Pr ohibitionist
cam paign was formally opened at the
old Opera House last night. The house
was full, and the audience, composed
largely OF Democratic voters and ladies
drawn there by the announcement that
Rev. Sam Small would speak, remained
good natured througho out the whole pro-
ceedings.
0. G. Rucker, a resident of Bedford
City, and the two-party candidate for
Congress in this district, was the first
speaker. Those OF the audience who
heard Mr.. Fuckers effort short time
ago in the Fifth ward were disappointed
with the address last night, which was
hardly up to the standard. The candi.
date, however, made no attempt at for
mality. The chief performer" of the
evening was Col. j. Rush Miller, of
Colonel Miller Is humorist OF an
original and pleasing type and is some
thing OF an orator. His long association
with the Independent Order OF Good
Templars and his activity in local
option fights fitted him for temperance
speaker, and his advocacy of the Pro-
hibition side of the platform was ably
done, but Populism is a new role for the
colonel, and he didn't know the lines.
He strongly denounced the leaders and
measures Of both the old parties, but
did not offer anything as a substitute.
His ideas OF the tariff were rather DEM
ocratic, but no did not say whether they
were in accord with those of Mr. Rucker.
The speakers witticisms and his orig
inal and amusing way of telling story
kept the audience in roar of laughter
nearly all this evening.
The managers delayed the meeting
some time waiting for Mr.. Small, but
that gentleman failed to put in an ap-
pearance.
National League Games Yesterday.
At Observation-Disclosures 10 runs, Is
hits, errors. Brooklyn, 6 runs, IL hits,
errors. Batteries; Sullivan and Zim..
mer; Kennedy and Kinslow.
At Chicago-Chicago, runs, 4 hits,
errors. New York runs, 8 hits, 8 or.
rors. Batteries: Hutchison and Schriver;
Meekin and Farrell.
At st. Louis-St. Louis, runs, II
hits, errors. Boston, runs. z hits,
2 errors. Batteries: Hawley, Miller and
Iw1neham; Nichols and Camel.
At Pittsburg (fi,st game)-Pittsburg
2 runs, 6 hits, errors. Baltimore, 10
runs, 1S hits, Q errors Batteries:
Menefee and Weaver; Hemminr and
Second pame-pittehur1 80, n h,.