The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-15

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PRODUCTION by u few forcible remarks,
addressed mainly to the purchasing
power OF gold dollar as compared with
| a silver dollar.
| Mr.. Scott opened his address by a
| reference to the number of separate and
distinct political parties in the field, but
said that the list of candidates had been
greatly shortened by Mr.. Bryan's absorb
ton of the Populist, the socialistic, the
free silver Republican and the free sill
yer Democratic nominations. He
| then took up and discussed the Chicago
platform. stating 1t to be without a sim
| gle plank that was ever in & Republi-
can, Democratic, Wing or even Know
Nothing platform. He paid his re-
| Spects to the planks in that platform
directed against Federal interference.
| the right of personal contract and the
Supreme Court of the United States, de-
nouncing them as new in politics, social
istic In doctrine, anarchistic in tendency
and dishonest altogether.
| He repealed the name of bolter as con-
| ferred upon the ship" Democrats and of
being the supporter of a minority candi-
date, claiming that the first week in
November would prove Mr. Bryan TO be
minority candidate himself.
| Turning to the maintenance of the
credit of the nation. he maintained that
the present currency at par of silver is
sued by the Government was dependent
upon the bullion value of the metal con-
tanned in the dollars. backed by the
promise of the Government as to the re-
| naming amount, saying that this could
be maintained so long as coinage was
| limited by law and a prudent gold re-
| serve maintained. but that removal of
| all limitation would at once destroy the
| gold reserve, and with 1t the national
| credit. Gold. he declared, would be
driven out. silver fall 10 its bullion value.
| paper would deprcciatc and our actual
|
| about $40 to $3.50 per capita.
| The latter part of his speech was de-
voted by Mr.. Scott to the history Of
our currency from the establishment of
the Union until the present time.
During the course OF hi; remarks the
| speaker answered numerous questions
| from his auditors, showing great famil-
iarity with his subject.
MIR. FAIRLESS IN BRAMBLETON
MIR. w. II. Fairlcss, of Portsmouth,
spoke at Festival Hall, Brambleton
Ward. last night TO an audience of per-
| haps sixty people. He WAS introduced
by Mr.. y. il. Woodworth and made a
very forceful address, dcvotinE his re-
marks TO II thorough discussion of the
financial question, and an attack upon
| the Chicago platform.
POLITICAL NOTES.
The Democrats will be addressed by
Messrs. w. a. Young, John Whitehead
l.. Thompson, Jr., and w. S. Wood
worth at Port Norfolk tonight.
w. II. c. Brown, colored, of Norfolk,
who is employed by the National Re-
publican Committee and who has been
stumpng in North Carolina and New
York, is now speaking in Virginia.
Mr.. II. Taylor Ellyson, State Chair
man of the Democratic party in Viz
ginia, will be here at noon to-day to
confer with the meeting of the District
Democratic Committee and the City and
County chairmen at Candidate Young
headquarters
Mr.. Nathan Clayton, COMMONWEALTH
Attorney of Bedford county. writes Ia
Mr.. John w. Judd that old Bedford will
give 1900 TO 1000 majority for Bryan.
Representative Elicit. one of the gold
Democrats of Nirginia, who was defeat
ed for denomination because of his views
on the financial question. was in Wash
inGton recently, and in answer to the
question of Il Star reporter, said: "I3ry-
an will carry Virginia by not less than
$4,000 majority" Mr.. Elicit said that
Capt. Lamb will be elected i'm his dis
trict Mr. Elletts support of the Chi
caSo ticket has been questioned in
many quarters. but he stated that he
not only Intended to vote for and sup
, port the ticket but would make
| speeches for it.
y. j. Wedderbun, National Commit
teeman of Virginia of the Silver party
also told a Star man that he had re-
ceived list of the Democratic clubs oi
Virginia for the purpose of uniting then,
with the clubs of his party formed in
, the same State. AIR. Wedderburn says
there are over S00 silver and Democratic
clubs. in the State, averaging in member
ship from 40 To 800. OF the 500 he says
that nearly 300 were formed by his
party. They are composed of Demo
Gratis as we'll as independent Silverites
Mr.. r. NJ. Scott speaks at Festival
Hall. Brambleton Ward at s y. m. to-
night in the interest Of the gold stand
ard.
Col. II. c. Dennison, of New York,
spoke 20 the Republicans of Newport
News at Johnson's Opera House last
/. night.
The Brambleton Democratic Club viii,
meet tonight in it's quarters on Bran
bleton avenue. and will be addressed by
MIR. Lawrence Waring and other we'll
known speakers. The public is cordial
ly invited 10 attend.
, DR.. Wise. Republican candidate for
to-day and will speak in I3erklcy to-
, night Jointly with Mr.. II. c. Dennison.
. = Mckinley. Hobart and Wise Ciut
has been formed by the Republicans OF
. he First Precinct pf tbn Enn,tb yy-,,1