The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-23
THREW ROTTEN EGGS.
Mr.. Carlisle Had Difficulty in Making
His Covington Speech.

first Of his speeches in this State tonight
at Odd Fellows Hall, which was crowded
to its utmost capacity. Mr.. Carlisle was
received with most generous and hearty
applause when he appeared on the stage.
This was followed by vocifcrous cheers
for Bryan from u crowd of about 100 men
forming line in the standing room at
the rear of the hall. This continued for
some time after Secretary Carlisle began
to speak, completely drowning his voice,
SO that those nearest him could only hear
his words. At the same time IL crowd
occupied the street and they rent the air
with shouts for Bryan. This continued
mt frequent intervals during the entire
speaking. Now and then IL man on the
outside would shout: Carlisle, the
traitor.h
After Mr.. Carlisle began his speech he
stopped and begged the turbulent crowd
to leave the hall The disturbers did
not leave, but they interrupted him af
forwards less frequently. The mayor and
several police were in the hall, but there
was no perceptible effort made to stop
the disturbance.
While Secretary Carlisle was inter
rupted continuously during his speech
and eggs We're thrown about the hall,
four being thrown upon the stage, the
most disorderly scene was at the close of
the meeting when hoodlums gathered
about the exit with insulting remarks.
There was many noisy people on the
street and in such spirit rs to threaten
violence as we'll as insult to the Secre-
tary. The authorities had not taken rad
ical action to prevent the disturbance up
to this time, but after the meeting the
mayor and chief of police promptly fur
nished Il detachment of twenty police
who safely and quietly escorted. Secretary
Carlisle to the residence of Mr.. Frank
Helm.
secretary Carlisle was disturbed and
showed his annoyance OYER the yelling at
the opening of the meeting but he did not
know that any eggs had been thrown
until after the meeting was over although
one of the eggs struck the centre chande-
lier He was intensely in earnest in his
argument and held his audience. He
was unconscious of the bowling elements
outside of the hall and was himself sur
prised at the calling of Il detachment of
police to escort him to Mr.. Helms resi-
dence. He will speak mt Bowling Green
Saturday night and at other points i'll
kentucky next week, when it is feared
he will encounter disturbances
Mr. Carlisle in opening said
81 have come here to speak in behalf of
Democratic candidates pledged TO the
principles of a Democratic platform and
my purpose is to discuss some of the
pending political questions from purely
Democratic standpoint. We are not Re.
publicans or Populists or fusionists; we
are simply plain, old fashioned Demo-
Gratis without any of the modern adulter-
ations in our doctrines or any of the Pop.
ulistic or communistic appendices to
our organization. We have reached IL
period of great discomfort and great dam
ger. Party lines have been to IL great en-
tent obliterated; party organizations
have been partially disrupted and the
counsels of old and experienced party
leaders disregarded. The issues involved
are of such tremendous Importance to the
country that for the time being ordinary
party obligations sink into utter insignfi-
canoe and every patriotic citizen is i'm
peratively called upon to obey the honest
dictates of his own conscience without
regard to the approval or disregard TO ap.
proval of caucuses and conventions; and
that is what many thousands of our PEG.
pie are now doing Strange and alarm
ing doctrines have been launched under
the name of Democracy and party loyalty
has been appealed to for the purpose of
coercing or persuadng the people to cast
their votes contrary to their honest iudg-
ments.
"What are the principles of this Amer,
lean Democracy, for ] do not refer to that
Democracy which has been imported from
abroad, and which is so nearly allied to
anarchy that it Is almost impossible to
distinguish one from the othcry Liberty
regulated and protected by law, local self
government and strict construction of the
powers delegated by the States and peo
pie TO their agents, no Interference with
the private business Of the citizen except
so far as may be necessary for the preser.
walton of the peace, the public health. the
enforcement of honest contracts and
the maintenance of the just authority of
the State and federal Governments. no
prescriptions on account of religious be.
liefs, freedom of speech, freedom OF the
press, habeas corpus the suboidination
of the military to the civil authority, no
taxation hey ond The necessities of the
Government, honestly and economically
administered, the nearest possible APP
proach to the absolute freedom of com
mercial intercourse at home and abroad
and sound money for the use of the peo-
pie, in order that their trade may be profit
able and that they may not be cheated
our CT their earnings by the use of spur
ious or deprecated coins or irredeemable
paper: these are some of the familiar and
essential articles in the creed of the old
Democracy which during the last hundred
years was illustrated and consccrated by
the genius OF Thomas Jefferson, the hero
ism Of Andrew Jackson and the courage,
fidelity and patriotism of Grover Cleve-
land. This is the Democracy believe in
and my support will be given to the can
didates wlro represent it in this contest ~
Mr. Carlisle referred to the term "bo-
tersn applied to the gold Democrats and
said:
EContlpmcn wa are not ont Of tha