Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-25

| cash. by cash, for cash.
Democracy and the Alliance men de-
/ MED the right OF lawmakers 10 rob many
/ to enrich few. Democracy and the
/ Alliance should form q trust to further
conserve the rights for which they fought.
y. STERLING NORTON"
| LINCOLN AND THE SUPREME COURT
/ \ friend OF the late Abraham Lncoln's.
/ who Is now supporting Mr.. Bryan, calls
attention 10 the Joint debate between
/ Lincoln and Douglas. In the course or
which Mr.. Lincoln more than once as
I sailed the Supreme Court OF the United
States quite as vigorously as Jefferson
| and Jackson had dono before him. IN a
speech at Springfield. ILL.,. Mr.. L'nsoin
attacked. not only the bred Scott DEC.
/ sion. but argued that the court held bach
/ the decision until the election Of Buch~
/ anan. for fear, presumably, that the pro-
mitigation OF the decision might have
an ADVERSE effect upon the Democratic
/ campaign. In bis reply 20 Mr.. Douglas
! at Chicago. July 10. 1858, Mr. Lincoln at
/ tucked Judge Douglass claim OF the sane
/ ti'y that should surround a decision
/ OF the Supreme Court as the final set
tiement Of political question. He said;
! The sacrcdness mat Judge Douglas
throws around this decision is degree Of
Eacredness that hss never been thrown
I
heard OF such a thing. Why. decisions
/ apparently contrary TO that decision, or
/ tina, good lawyers thought were contrary
/ 10 that decision, have been made by that
! very court before. IL Is the first Of It's
/ kinds an astonisher in legal history.
! Ii Is a new wonder IN the world. 1t IL
/ based upon falsehoOu in the main as to
| flcts-allegstions Of facts upon which
Il stands are not facts at all In many in
| stances. and no decision made on any
! queeiion-the first instance Of a decision
/ made under so many unfavorable circum-
/ stances-thus placed, has ever been held
/ by the profession as law, and 1t has al
ways needed confirmation before the law
! yers regarded it as settled law. But
/ judge Douglas will have it that all hands
! must take this extraordinary decision,
! made under these extraordinary circum-
/ stances, and give their vote in Congress
| In accordance with it. yield to It, and
| obey IL IN every possible sense. Circum-
| stances alter cases DO not gentlemen
/ here remember the case of that same
/ Supreme Court some Twenty-Five or thirty
y-irs ago. deciding that o. rational bank
1 does not remember that a national bank
was declared 20 be constitutional. Such
| Is the truth. whether ii be remembered
/ or not. The bank charter ran out and a
! recharter was granted by Congress
4 That recharter was laid before General
Jackson. 1t was urged upon him when he
| denied the constitutionality OF the bank
| that the Supreme Court had decided that
- was constitutional and General Jack
I son then said that the Supreme Court
/ had no right 20 lay down a rule 10 govern
a coordinate branch OF the government.
! the members Of which had sworn to sup
/ p0it the Constitution-that each member
! had sworn TO support the Constitution
| Is he understood It. l will venture here
! to say that / have heard Judge Douglas
say that he approved OF General jackson
/ for that act. What has now become OF
all his TRADE about resistance to the
/ Supreme COurt'?"
CALIFORNIA.
Reports received to-day by the Demo-
/ cratic Congress lonal Committee from
! California are to the effect that six out of
seven fusion candidates for Congress will
! be elected. In one district alone accord
/ ing to the report Of the State Committee,
Is there any doubt whatever. and that is
owing to circumstances that may be ad-
| justed before election day.
II relation to the electoral ticket. Mr
/ r. =. Troy. secretary OF the Democratic
State Committee, IN a letter giving de-
/ tails by counties, says: There will DO no
. question about the result IN California,
/ as far as Bryan r. concerned. 10 Is mere
iy a question Of how large his ma jority
I viii be. His majority is variously esu-
mated. as I have shOwn you in detail.
from 5000 to 1000 l think it viii ap-
preach the latter figure"
BALTIMORE AND MARYLAND.
There was quite an assemblage Of Bal
/ timOreans at Democratic headquarters
/ yesterday, and various estimates were
! given as 10 the probable result OF the
election in that city A member of the
! Democratic committee estimated that
! Bryan would receive a majority Of $500
| I'm Bal .imore. and Mr. Rountree, presi-
dent Of the Bimetalllc League, maze an
/ independent estimate, gathered from the
affiliated clubs. that Brysn's majority in
Baltimore city would he 5000 TO 500
Reports from 81. Mary's Charles. and
, Calvert were also received, showing great
/ gains from the Republicans there II
was furthermore reported that Mr.. Afudd
would run behind his ticket In Southern
Maryland
From the Eastern Shore districts. gains
were reported over the vote of 1892 In
Blair Lees district, the Democrats re-
port the best canvass made since 1876.
with many accessions from the Republi-
cans, and but few losses.
PERSONAL NOTES.
O. NJ. sadler division superintendent Of
the Southern Express Company, with
headquarters at Charlotte, n. c.. is IN
the city Oh business, stopping at the
| Metropolitan.
Mrs. T.. ~ selden. Of Norfolk, rela-
tive Of III. w. Il. Selden, proprietor OF
! the Metropolitan Hotel, is here on a
I al OF ~ Il
4. l.. Bour and J. l.. Hubbard, Of Nor
folk. are at the Raleigh.
D. G.. O'Flaherty, OF Front Royal. is at
The National.
c. j. Crigg, OF Richmond; f. s. Turner
! and wife. Warrenton. ana J. Mcpherson,
of Leesburg. are az the Metrop )litan.
Hon Joseph L. Willard, OF Fairfax, is
at the Ebbitt
w. r. Heath. Of Norfolk, is at the St.
James.
James A. Wilson. of Richmond II. c.
Twlning. of Wilmington. n. c.; the
! Misses Green. ond Strother Markham of
Virginia; J. A. stephens. of Danvilie. Va.
j. II. Shepherd. and c. p. Emerson. OF
Chatham Va. and w II. Fowler Of
Lynchburg, Va, are at the Howard
House.
POSTAL.
Henry B. Moselcy has been commits
stoned postmaster at Elanns. n. c.
Railroad service has been established in
Virginia as follows:
Elkton, by Yancy. McGaheysvile. Mon
teyideo. Penlaird Ktezletown, Harrison
burg, and Dayton, 20 Bridgewater, Va.
Chesapeake and Western railroad. 2.S7
miles and back six times a week, or as
much oftener as trains may run. From
November q, 1895.
star-servlca changes have been made as
follows:
North Carolna-Monroe TO Lancaster.
From Nofcmber 3. 1896. change service
so as to omit McCain's twice week, sup