The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-25
The BulldOliDS Policy Reaching Alarm
Ing Proportions in the State.
THE DISGRACE At The ACADEMY.
The Good People Of Richmond Highly In
dignaut at tho Treatment of Gen. Buck
nerand Gov. .O'ferrall-stlnging Re
buke From Minister Of thc Gospel.

Charles ~. OFcrrall at tho Academy
OF Music Wednesday night. Great sur
priso was also monies'ed az the seeming
annroyal OF the disorder By the free-silVer
uapels. as 1t was expected that tney
would al least enter disclaimers. or re-
f.oanco and possibly dcnounce the shame
f-l conduct.
Asa rc.ui. OF the affair at the Academy
.....,f..r of cr4Jwhile free silvcrites have
opon,y declared that they will vote asains'
r-,an and sowal. while the sound-money
,,.n sre more determined than ever 10
a,ert the disaster 10 their country mat
,.ould result from the placing in power oA
rll with such followers.
u Is nothing % the credit Of tho tree-
.l.tr cause tnat distinguished general
In t.s Confederate army, coming 10 Ne"-
mond from another STATE, 10 maze an
address. should have been compelled 10
plead with lhc froc-siNcr element IN 'he
audience TO give him respectful hearing
and refrain from Interruptions. And YET
that thing happened ar tho Academy OF
Music Wednesday night.
A PUBLIC DISGRACE.
In the first place. the Governor OF th4
State. who introduced General lBucA-
rsr was repeatedly interrupted by guf-
flaws and ycls and jeers from a gang
or men who went 10 the meeting for the
purpose OF creating disorder. 1t was with
diHcuty that the Governor could pro-
cced with his speech. and II became nee
ossary al one time for General Wise TO
threaten the disturbing element with oX-
puislou before the Governor could 20 on.
Nor was General Buckner treated with
much more consideration, and lie had
Oh remind the audience that free speech
was moro excellent thing than free
f.iver, according to the code OF Democ-
rAcy.
Such demonstrations are new IN Vir-
giuIa. and it is little short OF a public
disgrace that the Governor Of the Com
monwcalth ana a citizen OF Kentucky,
who is Doufl TO this city by the sacred
tie of marriage, should be treated with
dlsrcspect ana indiEnity AT n public meet
ing which they had been invited 70 adj
dress. 10 is IN sorrow rather than I'm
anger that this record is made: for II is
reelection. not on the free-silver peonIe
alone, but Oh the good manners Of Vir-
islula.
REBJKE FROM A MINISTER.
The Times received the owing yes
feiday.
Editor OF Tho Times:
Sir,-Ihe writer has been present az the
Academy on two occasions when meet
ings were held there under the auspices
ol the 5ound-Monoy Democrats ana
speeches were made by gentlemen Of that
side.
ON both occasions great and indecent
interruption Of the speakers were made
]. f.rs- j. d
great noise with feet and otherwise That
these were intended TO disturb the meet
iug and interrupt the speakers there can
le no doubt / myself. on one Of these
occasions, rchukcd the youths uudor age
and not voters who were engaged in
these vulsaricucs. but though men sat
near me who were from their tdJk free
silver men, not one OF them {. elcd lis
mouth to reprove this bad behavior
suppose the use of the Academy WAS
paid for Tie invitation to the public
10 attend implied a promise on the part
OF every man who excepted TO behave
like a gentleman Ana al private house
Uch conduct as these fellows Of the
laser Sort perpetratod would have right
ly subjected them 90 forcible expulsion.
Why should not this be the case ~
public building rented for the occasion?
10 not know whether the laws Of
tle state. or the ordinances Of the city
rra Idc icr suWress.ng Of such disturb
..uCes. If thcy do not, they should.
Nhat would ba thought of a company
of Democrats going 10 Republican meet
lnr to disturb and break 10 up or wee
1trao Where are the police Of the city
than they allow such rowdyism. calculated
as DO is 10 bring on breach Of fhc
peace
respectfully can Major Howard's at
toution 90 this matter. for the sake OF
peace and good order as well as for tie
good namo OF the city. which was te-
.mirked by the rudonosS offered 10 Gem
eral Buckner.
The correspondence Of the papers from
Amherst county shows that Captain Bum
Gardner was interuptc1 there AM dis
tgrbed in mis- exercise OF free speech ty
"a crowd Of noisy frce-silver men. And
then these men were backed BY their own
leaders. The report OF the Academy
meeting in tho Dispatch speaks Of the
"chcors for Bryon as natural and polite
and says that they could not be sup
pressed" and without condemnation talks
a. the Kissing o. General Bucluer and
Goveraor O'Fcrrar as If II were the be-
nay'or Of gentlemen disapproving Of tho
speakers sentiments and not the conduct
OF O'ackguards.
am in favor o. the most perfect lib
criy Of men 10 hold and express. in de
cent and orderly manner, their political
views. but I regard such behavior as I
have above commented upon as both IL
legal and ui-brod. No gentleman could
DO Guilty or II or approve OF &c. and no
body but a rowdy would attend meet
trr called or provided for by persons
whose views be did not approve with The
psrnore OF so disturbing them
A RICHMOND CITIZEN.
'ombcr. q. 1896
r1e above letter is from one or the
most distinguished clergymen OF one OF
the largest denominations in the Ciiy-
Laltor)
CRY or COERCION RECALLED.
II the frcc-suver folks have uttered one
cry more than another II Is that OF CO.
ereion' They have tried 20 make II ap-
pear that the corporations were eLfSa' or
ing io iore. their employees 10 vote agairst
free silver and 10 keep them from geuns
the truth about the currency qnesion.
But n anyone trss 10 suppress free speech
in this campaign, IL Is not those vhc op-
prove froee silver, but It's advocates. The
policy pursued at the meeting in this
city Wednesday night Is the policy which
is bcirr pursued throughout She ";ate
At Amherst Courthouse Cavain James
Isumgardncr was treated with rudea,ss
and number OF people tried 10 Ile,ent
him from making n speech.
In sury. Mr.. Richard B. Tunnan of