The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-21
A LETTER BACK HOME
An Absent Typo Writes 10 the vlrsInlan From
far-off Colorado Springs.
A MOST REMARKABLE GOLD MEETING
A wOrkingmen's Club Tint Was for
Mckinley ana Gold While En-
pioyers We're Present but whoopcd
IL Up for Bryan when the Employ
ers Were Gone-PolificnI Notes.
Colorado Springs, Col. Oct, It. 1896.

Colorado Springs, Col. Oct, II. 1896.
To the Editor of the Virginian:
One to appreciate home must absent
himself for time, and shat which you
we:e wont TO find fault with soon ceases
to be a fault, but on the other hand
It's beauties and advantages become
more apparent
Our Norfolk has not as yet developed
into city that can count its inhabitants
by she hundreds of thousands, but then
II YOU could hear the general complaint
that goes up in some quarters regarding
Norfolk capturing this or that you would
think that the City by the Sea" WA:
very much IN evidence in the trade
channels of this great country. For in
stance the coal trade of Baltimore is al
most thing of the past. 1t was form
erly an important Industry 10 ihe Mon
umental City, but now the great coal
yards would more resemble n graveyard
than Its former tone of activity. Nor
folk s progress Is far more rapid than its
most Jealous friends realize. and ten
years Will doubtless show marked de-
velopment.
Take a stroll any day along the line
of the Lanbert's Point railroad track
and view the waste places Whereabouts,
and you could but wonder why there Is
not erected nhereon factories OF different
descriptions. Look at the carloads of
pig iron and coal that pass along that
| road every day, and observing the Nor
folk and Western facilities for trans
portation mot mentioning the many
other railroad lines for the conveyance
| OF commerce) one is struck by the fact
| of the absence of rolling mills, stove fac
tories or other industries.
Idle hands must find employment, and
| II Is duty that every good citizen and
ph!lanthropist owe themselves and the
public in general to provide employment
| for the unemployed. | know, and we
| all Know, that there is no place on God S
| green earth where dwells IL more liberal
| and generous people among the rich
class than those OF Norfolk. 1t is true
| mat they do not possess fabulous we nth
but then some OF them are generous 20 a
| fault, while others that are burdened
| with their wealth refu e at all times tC
join with others in aiding to build I'll
| any enterprise.
| NOT MUCH GOLD MEETING.
\ few days ago had occasion to spenG
a day in Chicago. In the evening had
an invitation to attend a meeting OF
the WoikinGmen's Democratic Gold
Club. Not being Il recent convert to Nc
| Ninleyism l confess | felt as though
was in strange pew. However, the
| presence of several well-known labor
| leaders. whose acquaintance I have en-
| Joyed for years, partially made me fee
III home. The presence of Several gen
| ilemen whose names are well-knoWn II
| the Stock Exchanges caused me to doub
that II was bons fide "Wortlngme
| Club" Several speeches were made eu
| logizinG Palmer and Buckner. and occa
| sionally intimations were made that Nc
| Kinley and Hobart were not bad fellows
the meeting was largely attended and
was in the main composed of wage-earn.
| crS. After the second address thu
/ hSantN1 ..1t I'm,
| The workinSmen in charge. Immediate.
| ~ after their retirement. the serEean;
n. arms was instructed TO close the doors
! ana more convincing. logical, or impress
I'VE arguments in favor of the election OF
Bryan were never before listened to by
| me. The coerc.ve methods employed
by the millionaire manufacturers vere
severely criticised. the worlingmer
| claiming that they had to attend this
meetings to hold their situations. I cite
| mis- example TO show what believe &c
be he sense of n great majority of the
employees OF the extensive Yves ern man
| ufacturers. In the STATE of Colorado
have yet to find twenty men who are not
;taunch supporters Of Bryan and Scwall
THEY ALL KNOW DANIEL.
The International Typog; aphical
Union of North America has been in
'ess!on for the past four days, ana its
deliberations promise TO last several
| lays. II will be remembered that Nor
| folks delegate was directed to extend an
| invitation 20 the convention to hold theil
next convention in that city. The names
II Detroit, Omaha. Galveston, and
Washington were also p:esened SYRIA
cuse won the honor with Norfolk q close
econd. The letter of invitation from
senator Daniel was received with grea
applause. The Senator's name seem
"a be as much Of household word IN
Colorado as in Virginia
| BRYAN THE FAVORITE.
On Wednesday the delegates to the
| convention accepted an invitation ITO Wis
t Pixies Peak. One hundred and seven
zen delegates and sixty-e:gh; vi:itors
accepted the invitation. An cnterp is
| ng afternoon paper had reporter on
he historic spot who interviewed the en-
| tire delegation. II was plainly demon
| stratcd that Nebraska'S favored and elo-
| Iuent citizen was ;he favorite for Presi-
| dental hono's. and tina: the doctrines OF
| genuine Democracy he i so ably pre-
| entinS is held in as high esteem az the
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