Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-09-09
CLEVELAND DEFENDED.
A Splendid Tribute from Hon. Josiah
Patterson, Of Memphts.

Hon. Josiah Patterson, the able Represen'
tative in Congress from the Memphis renn.)
district and who is a candidate for re cleo
ton on sound money platform, addressed
An immense meeting in that city last Thurs
day evening. During his speech he paid
the following tribute to President Cleveland;
The Chicago platform does not deign to
mention the name of Grover Cleveland
His administration was as-ailed all along
the line. but his fellow Democrats were 81
lent in respect to him as if be never existed
The distinguished gentleman who competes
with me for the honor of a seat in Congress
Hon. Z. w. Carmack, free slverite) some
times refers to him and, on one occasion,
in bitterness of his soul, he denounced him
as the Buffalo hangman." | dissent from
all this. Three times has the Democratic
party nominated Grover Cleveland for the
presidency He is the only man who has
led the Democratic hosts to victory in pc
riod of forty year.. | know him, and know
him to be patriotic, un-eldsh, and devoted
to the welfare of his country. When the
party spirit of the hour shall have passed
away; when the asper,ions and denunca-
tious of partisans have been forgotten be
will take his place among the foremost men
Of his time
Il never confront a Southern audience
that do not feel like protesting against the
treatment which the President bias received
At the hands of some of orr Southern states
men, protest that he deserves place IN
the affections of the Southern people |
protest that he has done more TO live down
sectionalsm and to restore the Union-a
union Of heart aud sentiment, a union A.
our fathers understood i,-than any man OF
his time.
He has appointed four judges Of the Su
preme Court OF the United States, and two
of them have been from the South. He has
appointed two judges in the sixth judicial
circuit. and both of them have been from
the South aud both were ex Confederate sol
diers. Go TO Washington -Four members
of his cabinet from the South, two f them
old Confederates. Go into all the depart
ments. and everywhere you will find the
honored sons Of the South recognized By this
administration Go abroad The ambassa-
dors to England, to France, ministers to
Russia and to Mexico, all from the South,
and three of them old Confederate soldiers.
So with the ministers to Spain, to Portugal,
to Turkey, to Persia to Peru, to Chill and
everywhere throughout the world have
we representatives in the consular service
of the government.
"The pending situation in Cuba calls tor
not only a diplomat, but soldier, and man
of courage and discretion. Who did the
President select to represent the flag OF The
republic at Havana at this critical period
1t wss Fitzhugh Lee, Of Virginia. The
Hamptons have been a glorious family in
South Carolina. The grandfather was d
revolutionary hero, the father WAS hero o.
the war of 1912, and the grandson, General
Wade Hampton, was the lieutenant Of Gen
Lee and the savior Of South Carolina from
carpet bag rule. This man of gloriou'
achievements and glorious ancestry wa
driven from the Senate by lillman, Of >ou'f
Carolina. Discrediied 10y the State he loved
aged and infrm, wth his fortune swep
away, and scarcely means to maintain him
self in his old age, lac was taken up anC
made railroad commissioner by the Presi
dent. And so, all along the line, he ha
been the friend TO her bravest aud her trues
sons. know not what Mr. Csrmack ma.
do or say, but my right arm may wither b.
my side and may | forget to speak m
mother tongue before speak otherwise tha
in honor of Grover Cleveland"
Mr.. Romauus Hunter OF Berkeley Spring