Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-27
SPOKE ABOUT MONEY.
TWO POLITICAL MEETINGS IN
MANCHESTER LAST NIGHT.
THE BOLYOCRAYS SEEN VERY COLD.
sscssrs. rsrr and Wise Fail TO
Arouse Any Entbusiasm-Mr. Fair
child, OF California, Addresses the
Republics

planned TO have q great Univ III -'~'
chester last night The occasion was 10
have been one after the fashion OF "a
1esst OF reason and Cow OF SOUL but
the result was neither a feast nor no"
so far es enthusiasm and concord are con-
cerned Two mass-meetngs were heid'
one under the auspices of the Mancheste'
sound-Noney Club at Gibbs's Hall. the
other a straightout Republican gathering
at Leader Hall. II the two bodies OF
men--and boys-had been assembled IN
Bclvidere Hall the auditorium OF tha'
building might have been filed. The
sneakers were Mr. Lee Fairchild. Of Cali
3ornia. who addressed the Republicans.
and Messrs. ID. Preston Parr and Barton
al Wise. who argued Indirectly for Nc
aSinley and Hobart
At tho latter meeting there were about
40 persons. many Of whom were opera
Sives from the railroad shops In that city
Uhe audience was by no means demon
strative one. one or two Bryan men
were disposed to applaud whenever lhe
name OF the Democratic nominee Was
mentioned. but this was not often. Ike
aerences TO Grover Cleveland were both
rheered and hrsed, and one man. VINO
claimed that he was poor soid h'"i'
was disorderly. and was removed Hoii
the building by Chief-of-Poice lAPSeoii, nv
These constituted the features OF lhe
boltocratic meeting.
Mr.. A. j. Daffron. president OF the ciuo'
called the body TO order at so ocloeN'
and introduced as the first speaker MT.
Il. Preston Parr Of Bedford city. M. I.
parr was greeted with some applause ana
two or three times during the course OF
his remarks there was some knocking OF
feet and other evidences OF applause Out
An the main the audience. which grew
thinner as the night wore on, was colu'
MIR PaTr carefully discussed the ques-
3Ions of finance and tariff. the laws OF
xupply and demand, and the Importance
o. the preservation of the single goid
STANDARD. He spoke at some length upon
the bearing Of our financial polcy upon
the manufactures Of the land, urging
shat the producer Of raw materials sold
nj the cheapest prices and bought at the
highest He cited an example In this con-
nection by saying that farmer sofa
his cotton at a given figure, but That Wheh
his product came from the loom lie pald
a much higher price for IT, ana mad II
made into 2 garment. The SILVER uoiiar
and its purchasing power came in for It's
share OF consideration. Il was OF no
benefit 10 the laboring people TO give
them q deprecated currency, when they
Mould have 10 pay a higher price Tor
Everything they consumed.
PROGRESS IN ARTlFICIALITIES
The speaker said that he remembered
when ice could not be bought for less
than cents a pound. II then went down
10 cents. The great output from the
Kennebec and other rivers then forced
81 down even below that figure, but soon
the manufactured article was put upon
. traf a ice could be had fOf
- cents a hundred. Mr. Parr said that
The artificial article had driven out the
natural. and ne went on TO show that this
had not been the case with ice alone.
Mr. Parr dealt at some length with the
question OF immigration, saying that the
present condition OF the country was
LARGELY due 10 the tremendous Influx OF
pauoers and broken-down criminals from
all parts of the world. "People pour into
The United States" declared the speaker,
"a great deal faster than employment can
he provided for them / am not opposed
10 the proper sort of immigration"
Mr. Parr argued that Il made no differ
tnce whether an ounce of gold was the
equivalent Of &c ounces OF silver or not
nbere was 40 rule by which the price OF
q commodity could he fixed by law. MIR.
parr held that We could not legislate
value Tor anything. therefore could not
declare that 81 cents worth Of silver was
worth a dollar IN gold.
The speaker concluded by saying that
n was opposed 10 both platform and
aorlinees Of the Chicago convention, and
would cast his vote for Palmer and Buck
ner.
MIR. wIsE'S SPEECH.
Mr.. PARIS speech was followed 10y a
brief address by Mr.. Barton -. Wise, OF
Richmond. WHO spoke almost entirely
upon the money question and the in1unc-
tion clause Of the Democratic platform.
ale went hurriedly over the free-silver
part OF the Chicago platform, and said
ahis however. was not his chief objec-
zion TO that paper. lie was more OPP
posed 10 the clause with reference to In
functions, which. he asserted. was in
epired by the Chicago riot the blOodieSt
mis- country had ever experienced. He
spoke Of President Cleveland's heroic ac-
ton IN this hour Of turmoil and the
mention OF the Presidents name was re-
ceived with both applause and Kisses. This
plank in the platform. said Mr.. Wise,
vas direct threat az the judiciary.
Judges OF courts were men made of NOR
tai CLAY, and liable 20 err They often
made mistakes. They delivered at times
the most abominable and miserable OF
decisions. but the judiciary should be
preserved as supreme. Mr.. Wise said
that he believed the income-taX decision
eS<rything should bear their part OF the
burdens OF the government.
There had been a great deal Of talk,
about the dollar OF our daddies." con-
tInued the speaker. who asserted that
none Of our daddies saw a silver dollar
between the years 1888 and 1873. The re-
ports from the Treasury Department re-
garding the amount Of silver coined were
quoted from. and the personnel of the
candidates was taken up by Mr.. Wise,
who spoke of Mr.. Bryan as a "rat-tailed
mule" as compared with the thorough
breds' with whom he was racing.
The Republican Speaking.
The Republican meeting AT Leader
Hall was more largely attended than was
that Of the Boltocrats. The hall was
comfortably filed and many were un-
able TO get seats Chairman =. -. Wei
siger called the meeting TO order at $50
o'clock, and introduced as "the next con-
gresham from this district" Judge j..
J.. Lewis. who said he would be unable
20 make a long speech as he had an en-
gagement IN Richmond; but that mas
much as he was the nominee OF the Re-
publican party for Congress. he knew
ne was expected TO say something, and
would not disappoint the crowd. The
speaker compllmented Grover Cleveland.
referring 20 him as the most brilliant
man IN the Democratic party; but said
ne did not altogether agree with Mr..
Cleveland on all questions. and especial
~ I'm his last administration. Judge
Lewis referred briefly 10 the parties now
fn the field. and gradually brought his
remarks down TO free silver.
GOLD AND THE LABORING MAN.