The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-06

these ports and these great countries OF
South America. | Iabosed with tns
Postmaster-Ceneral and he with me, 10
see II we could not inaugurate line from
your own river and another from oai-
weston to South America
This was the invitation we held out ~
you, but you changed the poncy Oh yVu'
Government, and that scheme Is no" III
wat your distinguished President w"Iid
call ''innocuous desuitudc.' l thouShS
these States-especially States situated as
virginia-would be greatly helped by
protective tariff. Their industries were
young. The cider States OF the East had
had the benencent care OF the tariff, and
heie were Virginia and other States OF
the South just kindllng their manufac-
turing fires. and ready. under favorable
conditions. to manufacture cotton ana
other products. and to harness these
mighty water powers to useful uses.
SAID the South ought 10 be favorable 70 a
protective tarin. But you put down tho
protective tariff, and substitute Tor 10
Dill so homogeneous and so unequal that
MI Cleveland would not attach his Sig
nature 10 II. You passed a bill that you
described as tarim for revenue. and It
turned out to be "A tarifr for an annual
uencit' IL hampered our commerce until
'he balance OF trade was against us I'M
III recently. The last statement Of The
treasury that / saw showed tho deficit
Tor the first quarter OF this fiscal vcar
to be So.vp000. You substituted tbis
bill. DO you want to porpetuaie II? Citi-
Gems OF Virginia, shall we NOT ba,o ,
tarin bill that will pay tho expenses OF
the Government every year. and ,vbila
doing IT. Will protect your factories ana
the workingmen OF the whole United
Statcsy
come to you with this message. thar
there is not only no hostility toward.
YOU. no desire to Cypress you. no desire
on the part OF the Republican party 10
NEEDLE with you; but there is an honest.
sincere desire to help you: and this time
10 show your Independence. exhibit n pro-
gressive spirit. and TO stand FOR those
things that your state so much needs
loud applause.)
l LOVE ALL THE STATES.
7 am an American. | love all tho
States. have no bitterness in my heart
towards any. l have no prejudices to-
ward the man who fought under tho
Confederate flag. I wish now I'm every
thing that affects the prosperity and in
tesrity OF our country. TO take his hand
and walk with him beneath the stars
ana stripes. to which he has again given
his allegiance. I appeal 20 him now -
stand by the integrity Of the Government.
10 join with MS I'm this progressive spirit
/ have alluded TO, and 10 make our flag
on those great ships we 1re building re-
sDected the world around
believe that we should have foreign
stations for our ships. We do not desire
10 NEEDLE I'm foreign policy. but we have
never had. and now must have some
places on the seas whore our shiDs can
I'M their bunkers without coming back
20 the United States 20 do f..
Permit me 10 say that I thank ycu sin
cerely for this generous welcome. ] beg
to assure YOU that tho stream % Vir-
ginias' prosperity cannot rise TOO high to
suit mo I wish that an Of your great
industries may grow and increase. that
the products of your farms may bring
better prices.
I may stop here. In closing. TO say that
the fay0rlte argument of the silverites Is
that gold has been going up. and that
wheat is low b, eazss gold has taken
hight. ~ happciD ~ now that, owing
TO drought I'm India. and a short wheat
crops in Russia and Roumania, wheat
has been going mp. and yet an or TINS
time silver has been going down. Yet
they tell ms that 30 was silver going down
that pulled wheat with it, and now these
farm products are going up, while sill
yer Is going down.
but ! cannot tonight pursue all the
iamincations OF this question. IL 1 have
said anything tonight that has kindled
"a new thought or that Will inspire love
for our country and flag in the breasts
OF anybody here L ann more than
satisfied. 1 venture TO hope that Nir-
ginia, with all her great men and glorious
history. Will not Doe found laggard m de-
yOtion 20 our common country and that
we tina your electoral vote IN this cleo
ton recorded for the dignity OF our Ma
tional Governments the honor Of lis ilas,
and for protection ana sound money.
At the close Of the meeting cX-President
and Mrs Harrison were driven az once
10 the depot OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway. on Broad street where they
boarded the private car of President VI.
r.. ingalls, TO be taken West on tho regu-
lar train at II o'clock.
General Harrison viii speak in Charles
ton ana Huntington, W. Va. and several
other places to-day on the road 10 Cin-
clnnati IN the latter city Dee VIII ad-
dress the citizens Wednesday night. and
unless circumstances change .-e pro-
eramme General Harrison and bis vito
VIII proceed directly 10 their nome In
indianapolis.