The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-22
NORFOLK COUNTY POLITICS
Speaking at Lesner's Park Last
Night.
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
Rev. MIR. Small. as the Friend Of Mr..
Cole, Tells the Tanners Greek
People How to Vote. Says Mr..
Cole was Defeated Because
He was Honest.

Mr.. Samuel w. Small, the great
orator and agitator OF the Prohibition
party i'll Noriulk. spoke in Huutersville
ut Lesuer's Hall last night, and made
good speech. lle said he was there us
the friend OF Mr.. j. e. Cole. who is a
candidate for Commemorative At
torney. Ho was present to speak to
the plain people" to discuss moas-
ures not men. He suld rotation
III Office Is necessary to honesty
aud efficiency, no man has u
homestead on un office. When party
Id IN power long, democratic, Rcpubh.
can or Prohibltlonlst. it gets corrupt.
Such officials take root aud anything
else they eau get their hands on. He
was not present TO charge individuals
with personal dishonesty. lle said
when 1t becomes necessary for men to
use their official positions to keep them
In office, when set of men band to.
gether for such purpose, they are
GUILTY OF POLITICAL TREASON.
He thought fusion good thing
fusion OF the best elements-but was
opposed to the fusion of the corrupt.
In speaking of the coming election he
said his friend Cole would have been
elected County Judge If he had not
been honest. They d,d not want q
man of that kiud. He was Gu
dorsed by his instructor, Col. Nc
Cnbe, and the grent lawyer aud
Judge maker, john Ii. Minor, who
sud she will make an honest Judge"
aud that sealed his fato. The poll
ticians said wo don't want him. He
WIS the only mau who had such en-.
dorsement, and ho got loft.
Returning TO tue discussion Of fusion
MIR. Small said, they blame Gov. OFFER
rail- because two culured brothers
snenked i'll on him and got some of his
lunch, but they will take the meauest
negro in the county, allow him to pull
the stopper ont of II bottle of whiskey
with his teeth, drink some OF the con
tents oil the bottle and they drink after
him when they want his vote.
He charged that county officials had
winked At violations of the Sunday
liquor law; had allowed policy shops,
which had been run out OF the city, to
operate IN the county; had allowed
PRIZE FIGHTS IN THE COUNTY
in opposition to the wishes of the beat
people. While MIR. Small was telling
of the great outrage of allowing these
fights III the county V.RGINIAN re-
porter put upon his table IN invitation
to a contest Mt SIS Church street. MIR.
Small picked up the card, read it and
said:
well. they know who to send it TO. -
Applause.
YES, your man got one" was the
reply.
lis this the Ariel clubhouse?" asked
Mr.. Small.
"No, sir; it is on Lower Church
street. in Norfolk. A fight between II
negro and u white man aud is going on
now" Great applause.
MIR. Small said cit was very hard for
the police to get Mt such violations of
the law behind the closed doors of
these clubs"
"No trouble about that" said the
newspaper man.
"ANYBoDY CAN GET IN
who has dollar" Applause.
Wei, that Is enough To get any.
thing" Mr.. Small said. and dropped
the prize tight discussion. Referring to
the matter of county taxation, he snid
the people pay SLID per 500 and do
not get - per cent. OF its value. lie dis
cussei roaus and condemned toll roads.
sad Norfolk county ought to be one OF
the best equipped III the State aud that
the people have right to have these
things ventilated ana let us support no
man who Is not clean.
MIR. Small said he was for the plain
people first and his friends second. He
thanked his audience for their atten-
ton and closed his speech OF nu hour.