New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
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TOILET SOAP and PERFUME.
RICHMOND HEARS HARRISON
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS TO AN
AUDIENCE OF 1000 PEOPLE.

HE is CORDIALLY RECEIVED AND MAKES AN
ELOQUENT ADDRESS on THE ISSUES
OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Richmond Va oct. 5-Ex-President Benja-
min Harrison addressed about 1000 people here
tonight at the Auditorium Building on the EN-
nostion Grounds General Harrison was met
at Hanover Junction by a committee or we'll
known Republicans and on his ARRIVAL mere
WAS driven TO the jefferson Hotel. where he ana
his party were called upon by many prominent
leaders of the Republican party in TINS iocaht!.
Mrs Harrison who accompanies her h"spanu
on this trip was entertained for brieI 'ine o'
well-known women. After dinner at the Jener-
son the party driven to the Auditorium,
where General Harrison was cordially rece'Neu
by the audience. number OF Ieadng 'ePu'
licans and Sound Money Democrats were Oh ''ie
speakers stand. and there were many hr!a
men in the audience About o'clock the eiec-
tric lights in the hall suddenly went out as 'heS
did when Mr.. Bryan spoke in the same piace
recently For about five minutes the Duilu'hE
was ip total darkness. and General Harrison
remarked that the Republican party did not
need so much light its opponents In MS
speech he said in part:
+ have upon my return my home in the West
been reouested by some Virginia friends speak 10
YOU for a little while upon some or tne great lsS"'
that are now agitutng in an extraordinary way an
the people of ali sections of this great country II
gina the enemys country 10 me II is cj ~
ancestral home and its citizens are my ie.iow-cu-
zens do believe that Virginia has as Iais, .'a,, ,
ber of great and good men under the @ slou Ia "a ,ha
other State IN the Union But nave never S'Iu una tia
YOU have not quite as many good men aooNe S'o"'u
aSTfhare f WA Was a time when the North and Sont n
were arrayed against each other That 'lme IL - 10 10
oya Ss now peope Ghy This great State ali those States
that participated IN the CNid WI w q. ,h cons,itu,on'
,ir and yrsina stands today believe nmy and
unitedly fer their defence as any state III 'e f. % T
this country TO be again involved IN war II any any
foresn power ramps sa "S2r SVrcna tea a W Charge
gether against the enemy and what snail s,aA 'm h
onmattox will make II impossible for regiment
of either State to stop outside OF the pre"s'"o'N'
re, regret to notice tha, in this campasn an as, as.
sault is made upon what believe TO r,t De ,ne JuS'
Does Virginia consent does she mean TO express
her consent this fall. that the malls IN virginia
ni a,ai ~ ,heIr dcliyerv interrupted? Does Virginia
mean to say this fall at the ELECTION ina, shv v j.
to another state may be stopped by an irreSponS-
bic mob in any city I'M in m 1he Of 1h judiciary that
should have power Of punishng thosc VINO insuI, SUI
its judges dsobey It's orders Tnrsf idr cour,S
They pro, ,oeded upon lines familiar to tho proites
sion dcial history and yet thG r m rrtTufh 81 ,b
Tni,. TH states and the courts that used their ir
nowef, to anticipate and prevent violation OF Ia"
~ ho,h denounced In the Chicago PLATFORM .
Have YOU ever heard anything from the catlul-
date Of the Chicago Convention? Has ne cV.
a;d iU anv sncech ne has made that If he should
he chosen President OF the United states that ne ne
u.oui1 execute the law a Mr. Cleveland executed
IL He has not said H. but he has accepted ever
word and sentence OF the Chicago platform, ana
T., ~ reforo IN effect pledged that II he should be
President and in New-York or Chicago or IN sny t
other great centre of population mob shouid ~,
~ rod Gag Of Anarchy and stay the progress o'
vonr mails he would not interfere until The COY
ernor of the State asked him to- citizens OF ir-
inia Whatever may have been your party afilia-
tIons are YOU prepared for that?
The remainder Of General Harrison's speech
was devoted to discussion Of the financial ques-
tion. General Harrison left the city Tonight IN
the private car of Mr.. ingalls,. president oi the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway