Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-16


,set night by Senator Thomas F. Grady.
Of Sow York, was one Of the best argu-
,nerts that has been made In Richmond
during this campaign, and not for one
moment did the orator lose the hold upon
his audience during the two hours he
addressed them.
There was something 50 different I'm his
delivery from the usual political speaker
chat 10 hear him was refreshing 10 those
Who have heard the arguments advanced
for the last two months by stumpers on
both sides.
The distinguished New Yorker and the
committee from the Business-Men's CLUB.
under whose auspices the meeting was
held. were rather late in arriving. and
I'm the interim both Mr.. T. w. Wood
and Charles NJ. Wallace, Jr.. were called
,pon 20 speak. and made excellent ad-
dresses. The crowd in the building was
estimated at 5000
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Among those upon the stage were
afessrs. W. ID. SHELTON. II. NJ. Smith.
Jr. C.. ~ Wallace. Jr., Keith Taylor.
tr.f9r B. ". Lynn, &. N. Chiiorey. Hon.
Joseph T. Lawloss ii. Whitock. Colonel
Alexander Archer. Louis Wendenburs,
p H. Deane. Charles L. Todd, Joseph
Waucrstein. Dr. II. G. Jones, Arthur >.
clark. Marx Gunst. Charles +. Taylor,
Judge T. G. Minor. Judge James Z.
Lamb. Charles Milhser. IT. ". Wood
Mayor Taylor. Joseph Button, y. D.
r.tlin John h.. Rose. n. ". Gardner
l.. A..
Saler. James Archer r.. $. Montague
d r. Baker Dr. r. A. Dickerson Nj.
N sfraus. Captain John Lamb, Joseph
smith. G.. Med Blake. d. O. Cheatham,
Csof8ip Alexander coke. j. w. Rawley'
"A Cottreu j. Kent Rawley. John A.
rsrb James ID. Patton, +. G. Walthall
Iu8se j. r. Brown of Nelson, Jud. b.
wood CAPTAIN Il. n. Cooke of Powhatan'
w. + Rufin Of Dauvilic. DR.. n d.
Ouisenbure of Caroline. w. IA. Sands,
Uassins Hobson, and others.
NET THE SENATOR.
Senator Grady was met at the depot
,iron the arrival OF the south-rouha d
.rain shortly after o'clock ~ a COM
.,utre from the Busiuess-Men's Cub
..,,onosed of Colonel Buford. MT Jackson
Guv. and Nr. j.. #. Crdmp. lie was
driven direct to the Jefferson Hotel
where the other members of the Com
uittee ON Arrangement {. . b'
,eardin. Mr. w 4. roulNng. Mr.
Thomas NJ. Rutherford, and Mr. Isadore
strsus-were in waiting. The party dined
IRE hosiery. atter when they lnline-
d.atelv drove 10 the Auditorium. Hon. j..
v.vl9r Euyson. who had just returned
Ifom Norfolk. Joined them before they
tft The hotcl, oud accompanied the party.
Iuon tneir entrance 40 the Auditorium
the New Yorker was sree-ed with the
greatest enthusiasm. When the strains
0l tle First Regiment Band had oied
awaF Colonel Buford arose 20 perform
tl. task of introducing the speaker. Tbs
DE diI in a short speech, which was more
thal once interrupted by The applause
ol the audience. During mis- remarks he
IaIi "a tribute 20 the great state OF New
York and her staunch Democrats
HE BEARS NEW YORKS GREETINGS.
When the applause with which Senator
Grady was greeted when he stepped for
Tari at the conclusion of Colonel bu-
foris remarks had died away the dis
turulshed orator and statesman said: La
lias and Geutlemen.-I thank you most
sincerely FOR your kindly greeting. ! come
fo SOU from the great State Of New York;
] come TO you 10 bear from the unterriheu
Democracy Of that state. TO the inVincibie
Democracy Of Virginia, greeting. Here
upon this sacred sol there can be no
question IN the mind Of any freeman or
patriot as 90 what shall be the result OF
Your determination Of national issues
upon next election-lay." (Appiause)
Continuing. the speaker said he had al
ways recognized the grand council Of his
party. and had always given his allegiance
t0 ITS uomin ecs. save when ne beAeNeo
that the men nominated did not repre-
sent the principles declared.
TEE MAJORITY MUST RULE.
For the principles Of my party he
said. "I have always yielded most
loyal obedience and respect The ma
ior.ty shall rule" be declared; mot the
majority Of the wealthy element, not the
majority of the cultured element ana 1
.ay to you o. Virginia without FEAR. not
tine ma iority Of the element that can boast
Of pedigree but the majority OF the plain
people of the lana. who have with them
20 other badge than their citizenship
that majority shall rule"
Continuing the speaker said: IF 1t be
Democracy that the majority shall rule
when you and i 80 10 Democratic con
vcntion we expect % see that principle
enforced and when az national conVen-
ton a majority Of the representatives OF
the Democracy Of the land-of the people
who believe in majority rule-declare
set OF principles 10 which they pledge
The future action Of the party, one Of two
things ie left TO us-we shall accept tnen
declaration or get out. Great applause)
'l went 90 the chicago convention. he
continued: Il had credentials as honor
able ass any delegate %ho stood upon
the floor / asked the convention TO
ADOPT q platform quite different from the
one upon which our candidate Is running
And II they had adopted the platform
that suggested-that my associates IRON
New York suggeste8--I would have been
down here I'm Virginia claiming that thal
platform and any candidate who stood
upon IT, was entitled TO the support OF
any loyal Democrat In the country. But
they didn't take my platform. uAughterJ
j cannot explain 10 you how deaf an ear
they turned 20 all my protestauons that
the salvation OF the country depended
upon their taking my advice. laughterJ
And vet to-day as 1 recall my busy time
in trying 70 convert the heather from the
South and West and Sou west glory IN
The devotion and fidelity that they ex-
hlblted TO the constituents they left be
hind. The farmer had sent them way on
to Chicago. and the last word tnat ne
had uttered as he leaned over the fence
rail OF his unprohtable farm was: john
don't f0rget: free cOinage As tney iei'
the manufacturing district which they
represented some honest toiler. standing
before the fury and flame of The iorge'
had said 10 them Jim. oont forget tha'
which we are after this ycar-free com
age. And there they stood. representing
tie farmer IN the field, representing the
foiler al the forge representing the plaln
people Of the land.
The PEOPLE FOR FREE COINAGE.
the Democracy OF this country Was
represented by men who believed in and
would take no other principles than free
coinage. And that explains 10 you how
great many Of Us who had gone TO chi
go 90 40 lack ana died There WAS not