The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-03
TINT "rNrAauMAroRr SPEECH.v
The Times Correspondent IS Prepared to
Prove His statements.


Prove Ills statements.
Editor Of The Time:
SILL notice a letter published in the
Richmond Dispatch and Lynchburg News
of sunday from Captain Charles NJ.
ylackfoid. of this city, referring TO in!
dispatch IN The Times, # Octooer oO'h,
giving am account OF the disorder eau Z"
Dy a crowd of Silverites on the nishl ne
spoke here, and denies some Oh 'lo ''"'
ments contained therein 1900.
mo article published in The Times was
sent by me al the suggestion Of severdl
of the leading men of Lynchburg, ana the
statements contained therein We're pasca
ON my own personal Observation ana
statements made 10 me by several gem
tlemen who were present Wheh the col-
r.spondcnce was dictated, ana whose We
racitv has never been questioned, ana !
am pre- pared 10 prove That the statements
contained in that correspondence were
true.
he does not deny that soon after ne
began speaking a number OF persons lett
the house as if i'm accordance with some
plan. and that he stopped speaking until
they cot out. that when he was nearly
through his speech he heard them yelling
I'm the street, but that they did not dis
turb him. although ! am prepared ID
prove ~lat they oil disturb those VINO
wished 10 hear him. that when ne lei1
the house the crowd was galhereu III
the street. and that q friend suesesled
IA him mat ne should not go up IWclIth
street. as the crowd would do him some
personal injury, but be paid no attention
Ia this and went on 10 his car ana the
crowd cam. mp Eleventh street ana
down Church TO Twelfth. He states that
he did not regard this demonstration as
threatening or discOurteous TO himself.
These are substantially the facts as
stated I'm the correspondence.
Several gentlemen who were seated on
the stage estimated the crowd that leit
the house at one hundred, ana state
that they were yelling for Bryan ana
free silver. / can also prove by leauihs
men here that when the crowd reluIhed
10 the Opera-nouse they were so dia-I-
DERBY that they were prevented from en-
tcring by the police and continued TO
make noisy demonstrations I'm front or
The house until Captain Blackford came
out. that they were prevented from tol-
lowing him up the street 10y the police
and that they went up another street
10 his car and surrounded II, yelling LOT
Bryan.
The above statements are suhstanu-
afcd by Charles L. Held r. i. owen >
II V.thers (son-in-,aw of Captain Black
fordD. ]. II. Lewis. X. G. Backtord (soh
OF Captain Blackboard. and others.
I'm lis letter Captain Biz oxford said
mat the statement thlt the speech Of
tho editor Of the Lynchhurs News was
irHammatory was without fci ndation.
when | asked him about this he SAIL
that he know nothing of the nature OF
tne suocch personally. but that the above
statement was based upon letter IRON
tho editor of the News 10 himself, ana
;bat he had no other information upon
the subject. In speaking upon the sub
.oct Captain Blackford said.
MY statement was intended to convoy
the idea that did not believe that
Mr.. Glass intended any discourtesy 20 me
nor intended 20 do anything 10 excite
the hob 10 discourtesy 10 ne or TO
breach Of the peace. know nothing OF
the language lie used. but l would Ae
very much surprised to know that he aid
anything 10 influence the populac9 TO
violence"
The statement in the correspondence
that NJ. Glass speech was 'infamma-
tory" was based upon inform alton given
me by one Of the most reliable men In
the city. whose name l can give If neces-
sary. as coming from one who heard him.
that he used language to the following
erect:
THE men who arc supporting tho gold
standard are men who have been grind
Ing the faces Of workingmen.'
This statement has been generally re-
ported here. and so far as / know not
denied. That language or anything like
II would tend to array class against class.
and IS in the highest sense "iniiamma-
tory"
/ am unable 10 see where any inius-
iice was done TO the people of Lynchburs.
for l specifically stated that the action
OF the crowd was condemned by them.
regardless Of party views or affiliations.
or 20 the city authorities. FOR l stated
that the police checked the mob; or 10
anyone else for The report is true
II l have done an injustice TO any in
dividual or community / am ready TO
make the honorable amend. but | am in
a position TO prove that the statements
contained in my former communication
are true, and i am ready 20 stand by
them.
IT, w. ANDERSON.
Lynchhurc. Va. November 2 1896.