Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-24

" daLlNAIuAs " uin .tA+A N''''N
may God In His infinite wisdom ana
goodness again find in Virginia he IN
strument fitted 20 His hand for the re-
generation Of the nations'
MINOR Kent Responds to "Nirgini"-'
Hon. Robert c. Kent. Lieutenant Cow
ernor Of the State. was presented TO
rcspond to virginia" Major Kent Is
a gentleman OF distinguished appearance
and is a dignlned and forcible speaker.
He said: "Nr Chairman,-I can present
no object lesson better Illustrating the
sentiment to which have been requested
10 respond tonight than by directing
YOUR attention TO the place In which we
are assembled. This magnificent hosiery
the pride of your city, IS a monument 10
the public spirit OF one OF your citizehs'
Here IS lavishly displayed all that taste
and art combined can effect and comfort
require Only a life devoted to materiai
pursuits could have accomplished TINS:
Material progress embodes the spirit OF
the age; II has its foundation In wealth.
for without wealth there can be neither
development nor power In state.
I'm the past Virginia ercted a dlfteren.
standard. Her educated and cultured
class thought nothing worthy their am
bltion except pursuits pertaining 10 lcu
ters-the cultivation OF oratory' Sta.
craft. law. physic and divihity-We,r1,
alone worthy their attention; materl@'
pursuits were left to less gifted minus
SHE MADE GOVERNMENT
.Under conditions then existing 1t must
be acknowledged she achieved great
distinctions won honors that Wreatheu
the brows of her sons with unfading lau-
rels. The history Of this great gov
eminent for sixty years from its founda-
ton was made almost wholly by Nir-
ginians; but a change came. and she re-
allied that though flowers doomed
along her path they bore no fruit Her
distractions had been but the subtle dis
tinctions OF school-men, which at the
touch Of the mailed hand dissolved
into airy nothings: she found that other
States had trained their energies TO ac-
complish practical results, and had far
outstrpped her in the race for power,
and when the time came for the trial
of strength proved a factor i'm shaping
events much more powerful than mere
theory; she found that right, unsupport-
ed by power, could not contend with
selhshness supported by numbers. she has
learned by sad experience that In bodies
polite wealth Is power: the application
Of science TO material pursuits has reyo-
lutionized the world; science. with its
handmaiden. inventive genius, has found
Il'ails VI communication anu N'ANNt~N
between most distant points, and has
spread intelligence and the light OF civil
lization into the remotest region; fostered
and increased population, supplied the
multiform wants of man, furnishing COM
forts hitherto unknown. and has sOftened
and ameliorated tht condition Of man
kind.
OUR INDUSTRIES AND RESOURCES.
Under this new order OF things" Ma
iOr Kent continued, towns and cities
have sprung up all over our state: rail-
roads penetrate mountain Businesses, the
hum Of machinery IS heard everywhere,
and the light from her furnaces and fac
tories brighten the evening sky. Deep
down in the bowels 60 the earth one
hears the sound Of I pick and the
shovel, and from their dark caverns are
brought forth wealth greater than the
mines OF GOlconda, and more precious
than the jewels hid AWAY in the cave Of
Aladdin.
Science and labor are twin sisters.
There is no son Of Virginia who would
surrender his heritage in her past. but
he feels that her future glory and her
political honor must rest on a different
basis; her diversity OF soil. climate pro-
duction, and Industries entitle her TO be-
lieve that the future holds great prosper-
~ for her. Her children have turned
sadly from the past OF their fathers and
have fixed their eyes with unfaltering
gaze upon the promises Of the future,
with the full belief that her material pro-
gress will bring her national honor and
glory greater than she enjoyed in the
past"
General IIundley, the LaW-MalSer.
The Lieutenant-Governor concluded
with a powerful dissertation on the COM
/ merce Of this country, and spoke OF the
great necessity for the completion Of the
Panama canal.
He took his seat amid great applause.
and was followed by General George j.
/ Hundley, who was introduced by Mr..
Tucker i'm the following words
I'm the days that have gone-in the
good old days Of Nrgnia-the Southside
was the social and intellectual centre
OF this Commonwealth. L take pleasure
i'm introducing General Hundley. a worthy
representative Of the Southside, to re-
spond to the toast The Law-AIaker.'
General Hundley said:
"Why any one should think me capable
Of making a speech on such an occasion
can't conceive. I am told that a man
is expected to be both funny and eloquent,
and yet / am carefully warned by the
committee that my speech must not eX-
coed five or ten minutes. 1t is the most
unheard Of thing TO expect a law-maiIer
TO tell all he knows I'm five or ten min
utes. and to do it humorously and elo-
quently. too Just think OF it, Evidently
this committee has never visited the Cap
itol during session Of the General As
sembly, where wisdom is dispensed in
chunks from Il until o'clock.
Let them get better acquainted with
! the 'law-maker.' lie has many pecular-
ties His digestive apparatus IS peculiar.
For instance many medical men say that
ham and cabbage at night are indlgest-
BILE, but I tell you that for the aw-maker
mutton is the most indigestible thing on
earth. IL brings up visions by the side
Of which Banquo's ghost would grow
pale. He sees a ragged niger with an
old musket and a stump-taied yaller'
dog appearing on election-day. and 10,
sleep visits his eyelids no more that
night. / see you have wisely refrained
from having mutton on your menu. Very
thoughtful Of you, indeed.
SOME FEARFUL LAWS.
Gas 10 his laws, some of them like the
law-maker himself, are fearfully and
wonderfully made. Nay, some OF them
are past finding out-that is. according
TO the Court OF Appeals-but / am glad
to say that that august tribunal generally
waits until we have adjourned before
| giving expressions TO any such opinion.
This is very considerate of them Per-
haps they then are reminded OF the fact
that the lawmakers made them also.
Then another popularity Of the law
maker is that he represents the poor
man exclusvely-the rich man amt in
it-that is. II his speeches are correctly
reported Well, you see he knows that
in this he is sure OF A broad ulatforrn