Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-16
MIR. MILwAINE ON TRUSTS.
The Senator's battling Speech Mt
WilIInmxburg-Lar Meeting.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, September H.
Especially -Yesterday was our regular
County-Court day, and as there were
several criminal cases to be tried, a
large crowd was in attendance, and the
fact that notice had been widely circu-
lated that the Hon. w. b. McIlwaine
would address the Democrats of the
county and town swelled the crowd to
large proportions. A committee from the
Bryan and Sewall Club went down to the
station, and there met Mr.. Mcllwaine,
and escorted him up TO the courthouse,
where In the Mayors office he was met
by the members of the club and others.
When / o'clock arrived Judge Smith ad-
iourned court, so as to allow time for the
speaking few moments later the
speaker was escorted to the stand, and
introduced by Dr. James ID. Moncure,
chairman Of the City Democratic Commit
tee.
MIR. McIlwaine began by paying a COM
pliment to the town and her people. and
said when he stepped off the train here
he felt higher inspiration TO liberty
and freedom. and that he came not TO
please the audience with any displays or
rhetoric. but with facts and figures. and
TO commence with them and tell them
what he honestly thought was for their
interest. He first paid his respects TO
the late Richmond convention OF boilers.
their old party associates. and he did
NOT know and did not believe they knew
whittier they were drifting, and, TO the
amusement of his hearers, Illustrated
their position by the anecdote OF the uog
sent by express, that no one knew where
he was going because he had eaten OH
his tag" A. .,.,,
The speaker then went on to explain
the cause OF the hard times, and COM
bated the idea that they are caused oy
Il. al
Sa true for said he: las long as there
Ia a hungry mouth to feed. or as long
"a there IS a Lazarus abroad waiting
10 be fed by the crumbs railing from
the rich mans table, there can De no
overproduction. 1t. roc
and took up the all-absorbing money
question, and holding up Tor SILVER as w, .ns
money OF the people, claiming that III lsee
the Republicans were Dla,sn. i1 ,be Dem,
ocrats for not being strong enough lot
the white metal He read letter when
purported to have been written by VII.
iian, Mckinley. containing this idea, ana
thai in 1882 the Republican platform de-
manded legislation placing silver on en-
equality with gold, and in favor or bl-
mstaIlism by this country alone. and now
we find them opposed to the coinage ol
silver except by an agreement or foreign
He declared the Republican party is
controlled By trusts and monopohes, put
that William J. Bryan had said there were
No trusts and combines behind him.
He said that the masses OF the people
are with Bryan I'm this fight. but that
Hanna e. Co. are appealing TO the ricn
TO buy the votes necessary to put them IN
power: and then exclaimed. in quite a
dramatic manner, that he did not believe
the yeomanry Of this country could be
bought This sentiment ELECTED prolong-
ed applause.
and explained its working fully TO the
audience: told of how silver was clandes-
timely demonetized, and how In the re-
modelling OF the coinage laws of 1873 nc
one knew of the great wrong except Hon
est John Sherman;
He spoke Of Cleveland. who. he de-
clared, was not the great man he is
claimed to be, and that he was not even
In sympathy with the platform upon
which he was last elected.
Senator McIlv aine closed with grand
tribute TO the pure life and eminent char.
acter of Mr.. Bryan, and urged all present
to work manfully. for his. success until the
polls close on election-day. predicting q
glorious victory for the regular Demo-
The court house was crowded during the
whole two hours which he SPOKE. and the
people seemed anxious to listen and learn