The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-22
THE Observation-Disclosures
ROANOKE MACHINE WORKS. Sound.
MONEY LEAGUE MEETS.
Silver Men Prevent sound-Money Men
from Speaking at Fairfax Courthouse
How Frce-silvcr Paper Arrays
Class Against Glass,

rooms OF the Roanoke Shops SOund-Mon-
ey club. a club composed exclusively of
shop-men and employees OF the Norfolk
and Western railroad. y very entertain
ing programme was carri d out about
as follows:
The club sang America" accompanied
by an orchestra OF plano, cornet and
violin, after which the president gave
short address. and ended by introducing
Mr. II. A. ellis as the speaker Of the
evening. who addressed the club on the
subject OF Sound Money" Mr.. Giiis
WAS introduced as the Master Mechanic
of the Roanoke shops, but on address
Ing the club he told them that he came
simply as a citizen, and stood on the
same footing exactly "a every man In
the room. and that he I'm no wise rep
resented the Norfolk and Western shops
or the Norfolk and Western Company
lie stated that any party which proposed
n radical chang owed IL 10 the people
10 Justify the change. lie then took up
the strongest arguments which lave been
presented bv the silver people and showed
the falaoy Of them. He said that ne was
opposed TO sectiOuai-m. and stood for
united country. He said that he failed
to see the difference IN calling our pres
! ent dollar a Northumberland dollar ana
saying that free silver would give an
| honest dollar Of one hundred cents, or
calling n hundrod-cent dollar and say
ing that free silver would make 1t
nfiy-cent one.
In closing he said: Use the brains
which God has given you. think for
yourselves. do not be driven Ike cattle
by any lash. be t party, social position,
YOUR labor union or your employer, and
when the dav 10 east your vote comes
| 70 TO the polis and cast "a free ana TN
trammelled ballot
After the address By Mr.. ellis, Mr.. Nc
Weigh played cOrnet solo. when was
accompanied by Professor Bannistor on
the piano. The musical part OF the pro-
| gramme was under the direction or Pro-
| lessor j. J. Kelley.
J This club has only been organized for
a few weeks. and promises 10 be one
| Of the leading Sound-Money clubs in this
state II row has q membership OF about
two hundred.
WOULDN'T DIVIDE TIME.
4 correspondent. writing from Fairfax
| Courthouse under date oil october l'th'
says.
The meeting advertised for to-day at
this place was prevented by the Silver
itcs, who had the use Of the courthouse,
as usual. Mr.. Thomas $. Waters. OF Alex
! andrla. Va. and Samuel O.. Brent, ESQ.
elector Of the Eighth district, were on
| hand. and the proposition 10 a joint De
bate was refused by Chairman Love. or
1.-THE Silver party. The terms were that
Mr. Waters should lead in haii-hour $
speech, and 10 be followed by Mr.. Ander-
son i'm a speech of half AN hour, then
Mr. Brent was 10 De allowed an hour
TO reply. followed by Hon. +. j.. Mere
dith I'm am hours speech Discretion
was the better part" with them. for doubt
less they feared their men should hear
| the sound-moncy argument of Messrs.
Brent and Waters. which would have
! been too strong for free siverites 10
withstand, and conversion 10 sound money
and against Organism the inevitable re-
| suit The action OF Slyerite Love was
severely criticised by some OF his party,
not allowing his men to hear both sides
| Of tho question, particularly as mat
party has used the COURTHOUSE on an
| occasions. and refused the Sound-Monef
men its use. when they had only asked
for II once during the campaign. Nner
they had finished speaking in the lrt-
| house 10 "a small audience, 10 vs.. 100
late for the SOund-Money men 10 at
tempt speaking.
The dav was bright and beautiful and
the skies are growing brighter as the
assured defeat of Organism becomes more
certain as the day of election draws
near. Fairfax vii do her duty on that
day-thanSs 10 the noble men who VIII
vote their honest convictions OF right
and dutv TO thei. country I'm defeating
marty that ass1ls the honor and integ-
ritv OF our Government
CLASS AGAINST CLASS.
Some OF the silver people deny that
tbe,. are trying TO array class against
class. But every now and then some
indlscreet disciple lets the cat out OF the
bag. Read. for example. the follow
ing from tho last issue Of the Newcastle
Record:
4 great problem will be solved. a great
question will be settled by the American
people on the I'd OF November. that
question IS. shall the masses determine
the destinies OF this country. or shall
II be ruled by a class2 II is a typical
fight OF the toiling millions against the
combined trusts. monopohes. ana the
holders Of the colossal fortunes Of this
country. Farmer, mechanic laborng
man. and man Of moderate means, you
who i'm the sweat OF your brow have
made the wealth that is now held and en-
loved by a few thousands OF pot-bellied
and bloated monopol. have YOU studied
the question? Are you aroused and alive
10 the duties OF the hour2 And do you
know that the percentage OF our poor
people Is growing larger and larger
every year, while the fortunes OF the
wealthy are growing larger in CORE
spending ratio2 william }.
BRYAN Is the chosen and M representa-
tive OF every political party respectable
I'm numerical strength IN this country. eN-
cept the Republicans. Democracy Peo-
nIe's marty. and Free Silver party. with
a unanimitv and cordialty never before
witnessed I'm the political history OF this
country have selected him as the chosen
champion OF the masses, the common
neople the .oiling millions. and all are
marching on Under his banner i'm one
solid harmonious. and determined pha-
ianx TO certain victory.
THIS SHOULD NOT CHANGE YOU.
The Alexandria Times says:
The war Is about the only subject that
q few-there are very few thank Heavenl
-antiquated papers Of Virginia grow elo-
quent on. Let there be any utter
ance which. by the most remote means,
can be applied 10 tine war and their
martial spirit is instantly fired, they
seem again 10 hear the call 10 arms.
the roll OF drums. and the neighing
steed They. however. "snn the battle
from affair" and are prodisal in their
demonstrations that this country IS
again TO be the scene OF an internal
strife that Will mean the utter demoli-
ton Of our present institutions. Avaunt
with such Cassandrian prohpecy The
most optimistic will not be deceived by