Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-31

half of his alliance. lie read them to me-
and they were as follows; ~.
First. That representatives, IN toh-
gross should not be bound by party eau
Gus I'm any matter which would injurious
ly affect the farmers and laborers or the
Second. Favorng the free and unlimit-
Third. opposing trusts, monopolies'
and combines. -
Fourth Declaring that tarin duties
should be levied so as not 10 discriminate
against consumers and In favor OF manu-
." Fifth. Opposing dealings in futures In
agricultural products and necessarles OF
sixth. Declaring in favor Of the cleo
tion OF United States senator's by direct
vote OF the people.
+" seventh Opposing the alien ownership
Of lands. and favoring the reservation Of
the public domain for actual setuer
"He then asked me n I could endorse
them. | said. YES and II you had kept
up with my record in Congress IL wouid
not have b0sn necessary for you 20 nave
visited me-. or words 20 that effect. lie
replied Well my alliance wanted 70
know or something Of that kind.
soon thereafter, during the conVersa-
ton. he asked me what thought OF the
sub treasury scheme and the government
owning the railroads. l replied that was
/ unaiterably opposed 20 any such schemes.
/ He said We'll the alliance itself Is d.
vided upon these questions. lie also
asked me what I thought OF the proposi-
tion TO increase the circulation or the
country 20 80 or $50 per capita ! replied
that. In my opinion. the per capita was
sufficient for all the wants OF the people:
that there was plenty OF money. but thar
I would be glad 10 see some measure ior'
its more equal distribution in the country.
/ This is SUBSTANTIALLY what occurred. | re-
call with clearness everything. I was
guarded in my conversation. and explicit
in my commlttal, for the alliance then
! gave Indications or an intention 20 on
gage I'm politics. and 7 did not want any
| misunders landing as 10 my position
1T viii be observed. from the statement
in the Dispatch and state. that the
! resolutions therein set forth We're not
adopted by the alliance until october. two
months or more after Mr. Hi'fenhous1
visited me I'm Washington. AZ the time Of
their adoption ] W. IN the midst or my
canvass. and not I'm Washington.
Having received my fifth nomination
| for Congress at Winchester and with no
! formidable opposition whatever 10 my
election. I'm October I went 70 Page coun-
~ TO speak. on the morning or me
/ speaking q member Of the alliance. who
| had been delegate 10 the Winchester
! convention. and who knew fully my
! views as TO the resolutions named. for
| had given them 10 him ~ the convention
| I'm the presence Of several gentlemen.
called on me I'm the office Of the hotel in
| Luray and requested me 10 state IN wri-
| ting that / endorsed the resolutions sub
mitted to me by Mr. RittonhOuse so that
| he might lay my endorsement before the
! County Alliance. Stepping behind the
| Office counter I wrote on piece or
hotel letter-paDer as follows:
T endorse the resolutions recently sub
mitted 10 me by Mr.. Rittenhouse on be-
| half Of the Pare County Alliance They
are sound i'm principle. and perfectly con-
| sstent with my political record. The
| alliance IS authorized 10 publish this en-
dorsement If it deems proper,
"NOw. 10 show that the alliance fullV
! understood Just what 7 had endorsed
the following facts will be sufficient:
I'm ny sreooh In Luray on the day |
| wrote the paper above cited | condemn
| ed I'm the presence OF all the people the
ownership Of railroads The gentleman 10
| whom | had given my endorsement mem
| toned. and other alliance men were pres
| emit and not a murmur Of discomfort was
| heard.
I'm 1892. In my sixth race for Congress.
/ 7 had as my opponent an alliance nomi-
| nee. / again condemned in all my speeches
| the sub-treasury scheme and government
! ownership Of railroads. yet / was not con-
/ frOnted anywhere with charge or lnu-
nation that l had endorsed these propo-
| sitions.
I'm 1893 I had a Populst nominee as my
! opponent for Governor ana from one
| side Of the State TO the other j again
condemned these vagaries Of Populsm,
| and yet there was not "a whisper heard
| that I had. i'm 1890 or any other time,
| endorsed them.
For the first time the charge IS now
! made by a man I'm Luray whom barely
! know. and with whom | never had any
| conversation on the subject OF the reso-
! buttons. I will not impugn his motives
I VIII leave others 10 draw their conclu-
sions. and dismiss the matter as un-
worthy Of further consideration.