The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-27
GREAT DAY In BEDFORD.
MAJOR THOMAS u hfRkPITRICk
MAKES Il SPLENDID SPELCH.
His Able Presentation of sound Money
Doctrine to AN Apprecintive Aud
icnce-Silences siiverite.

BEDFORD CITY. VA, oct Especial.
One of the largest crowds That ever as
senlbled in Bedford on cOurt-uay was
Oh our streets to-day. The excitement OF
politics caused Dy the reasons VI the
e.ec,ion AID inc Withdrawal OF HOSe
MAS panty apparent among the gro~ps
ana Knots OF takers on the corners al
gay until Iate III the evening. Miles
Martin, OF Richmond, ana Don 4. hal
sey. of Lyncnpurs, IN favor vi Tree silver.
made speeches from a platform In the
courthouse yard 10 a iaiee audience.
The speech OF MAJOR kirkpatrick, of
Lynchburg, advertised TO be ueiiyered at
iV:5U A. NJ. was postponed until $50 l..
NJ when Il large crowd assembled IN
me pera-House TO hear HIM. The Ma
Tors address was fOrclDle and earnest.
and met with close attention, except
an occasional interruption nom an ardent
free silyerite, who was anxious 10 Know
whether the Major was Republlcon or
Democrat, TO whose question the Major
finally answered that he dehcd any man
to point to single Democratic prlh-
ciple be did not stand TO.
his speech was set TO the key Of sound
Democracy and sound money. We are
tanned. said he, with being in peop.e's
minority. TX this be so. X - the sdudcst
incident Of the campaign, for 1t would
mean that Democracy was smothered IN
unfortunate alliances. killed and buried
out of sight OF those whose history 1t
had Illuminated. whose Liberties II mad
preserved, and whose best IDEAS mad
loftily represented
Bat The speaker believed IN no such
dire presagcs of evil. Tie looked Tor the
day when those who preserved the parry
creed would draw about them re-orsdn-
tied and reinforced array OF patriots 10
carry their principles with renewed zeal
into the service OF patriotic devotion 10
the public His speech dealt with the
departures from principle made at chi
cago. and he held that the free coinage
of silver ably represented the class OF
errors ed fanacies promulgated from
those who cried down time-honored GUS
toms clambered over bulwarIs OF safety
I'm mad pursuit Of monetary success.
The MAJOR quoted from Senators Stew
arts and Jones speeches made Two years
after the passage Of the act OF 1913, 10
show that these gentlemen were then IN
favor OF the gold standard. He declared
that II a free silver President was elected
all the gold in the country would depart
from this land In ten days and the cur
rency remaining would be worth about
two-thirds Of It's present value. He
stated that IL would take twelve years
TO adjust the new standard even II IL
was finally Successful, ana that these
twelve years would be years of sorrow
and tears. and such a panic as could
only be equalled by war. pestilence or
famine. The>Major wound up his speech
by saying he would vote for Radford IL
he lived 10 see the day, and paid a glow
Ing tribute 10 Bedford county its business
men and farmers. saying lie had been
among them for nfty-four years. and
knew them as honest ana patriotic, and
he did not believe that they would vote
for the dishonest silver standard
His speech made a most marked i'm
preston. "a frequently testified by abund-
ant applause. Many Of his audience were
adherents Of free silver. and there were
Republicans present. too.
u. p. Parr, Jr, presided, and introduced
the speaker. In doing so he took occasion
to uphold the candidacy Of Duyal Rad
ford for Congress, 10 ask all Democrats
TO support their friend and countryman.
and not TO bother about assisting the
Republicans, as there is now no Ropubli-
can candidate I'm the field.
At the silver meeting the speeches
were found acceptable. and the usual
cheers for 10 to ! and the "Boy Orator.
were freely repeated.
Perhaps more demonstrations and en-
thusiasm prevailed at the Republican
gathering. Messrs Hubbard and Lurty
are ex-Confederates. and they both de.
clare that thousands OF the veterans are
stoutly arrayed on the side OF sound
money and the nations honor
Ths sentiment was generously ap-
plauded.