The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29

rails body bear mute witness 70 his gar
lantry in battle. He was wounded eight
times. and June 2i. 1868. was shot through
the lungs and left FOR dead on the field.
Tho report that he was dead became cur
rent. and his obituary was published IN
the Richmond newspapers. In lSt2 when
the Liberal Republican party as IL was
called. nominated Horace Greeley, the
Democratic Convention assembled at Bal
timore and endorsed his nomination. Gov
ornor O'Ferrali refused 10 support Gree
ioy. on the ground that he was a Repuh-
lican and n South-hatcr. and TINT he did
not recognize the right OF the convention
10 force n Republican down his throat.
He was condemned then by the Greeley
itos. as he Is now being condemned hv
the Brvanitos. hut he adhered TO his
principles. and has wver voted FOR any
man. from tho highest Office 70 tho lowest.
who was not Democrat.
After Governor O'Fcrrall shall have
sorroi his four wears I'm tho cibernatorlai
chair he viii have held positions OF pub
IL trust and honor covering thirty wears
OF hs lfe. whic1 s nrettv good Demo
cratic endorsement. Those WHO condemn
him now have been n long time finding
cut that he ~ Tho unnrincin'od man fhev
now claim. Governor O'Ircrrall has plies
Of letters 81 n congratulatorv nature from
all sections cf Virginia rnd from
almost cvorv mon Of prominence whose
opinion 30 worthy having TIE also has
ri'os N CLIPPINGS of the most fulsome na-
tura I'm praise OF his fne qualities from
those very papers that are now vilifying
HIM
IT'S prDrTC SERVICES.
Governor O'FeTsll was clerk OF hts
County Court fer three years. the war
preventing him from serving ont his
term; he was member OF the General
Assembly of Virginia for three years:
judge Of tho County Court OF Rocking
nam for six years. and served twelve
years In Congress
Whom senator rohn w. Danal' on
posed Colonel William =. Cameron for
Governor. I'm iSSi Colonel O'rorraI show
al hiT love for Democracy by stunning
tha state for him paving his own ex-
ronro7-a compliment which. by the wav.
was not returned when he himself made
tho race Tor Governor Governor O'Ter-
rail- has. az various tmos spoken IN
ninoiy-thrae counties I'm Virginia IN be-
half of different Democratic nominees.
and haq never had n dime Of his ex-
pcnso7 paid
During Colonel O'Fo-ralrs career IN
CONGRESS he was n great deal Of the
time oh1irmav Of the Committee on
Eloct'ons-a place which. as an con-
eressmen know entails great labor .po.
it's occupant. he was very busy
man. looking after those duties. and the
wants OF his constituents. and had TO
time % give TO other questions the study
they merted. 10 has been repeatedly
flung az him lately that he voted a NUM-
Der of times for frec-coinage bills. II is
true that he I'D $50 vote. but he was
forced. not having time 10 consider the
question. TO rely LARGELY on the recon-
meniatiOns Of tho Committee on Coin
ace. Weights. ard Measures as every
CONGRESSMAN both State and nOti0nal.
knows IS often the cse.
Tn Colonel O'Tcrwirs canvass OF Nir-
einIa when ne ran for the Governorship.
ne repeatedly stated that he was I'm
favor of n cood dollar dollar worth
-iopa .hund q ccnfs-lnl that n laid
away. would NOT donreciate. He fur
thor raid that if th's could De accom-
plishod by free coinage Of silver. he was
in favor OF 70, but not otherwise.
STUDIED THE QUESTION.
Not very long ago. when the currency
question BEGAN 70 assume such lar-a
proportions. the Governor bogun 10 cele-
fully study the question, having thcl
tle time that his busy life had not before
afforded bin. He read carefully all the
arguments oltainable ON both sld's aud
uhan he had finished was firmly con-
WINGED that there vas no policy which
would prove more ruinous 30 The J ited
States than the free ard unlimited coln-
aee OF silver, without tho cooperation
oi any other nation.
When he had reached that conclusion,
with the devotion % principle that his
whole life has shown. be made It known
and came ont openly and above board
for honest money and national honor.
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