The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-28
THEVIRG[NIA CAMPAIGN
HON. JOHN j. WILLIAMS COMES
OUT AGAINST FREE SILVER.
Candidate whnIey, Of the Second District.
Prints an Address, Remarkable Meet
Ing ut DanviIIe-Mr. Norris Work.


valuable acquisition to the ranks OF
Sound Money Democrats.
T1e Times remarked the other Gay
that the Silycrites who were trying 10
belittle the Sound-Aioney movement would
find out their mistake on election cay.
TO this the Alexandria Times replies:
These remarks will apply very forclily
TO this particular district and many u
these IN our own city VINO are to-day
doing the same thing VIII likewise have
tnelI eyes opened Oh the morallg Of the
4th of November There Will he more
; una money votes ia this IOWA than you
have any iuea o.
Aiessrs. l.. II. Cox and W. II. Parrish
went out to Palmyra, tluvanna county.
Oh Monday last and mad inc meeting.
The Messrs. Petit were present to rep
resent the free silverites, and Mr.. Cox
asked for L. division OF time, but was
refused. Not TO be Outdone, however,
he addressed a meeting on his own ac-
count, and Mr.. Parrish, who was present
and introduced him, reports that Mr..
Cox had 80 listeners 10 10 who heard the
silver orators.
Mr.. A. Ward Morris, whose good work
in Nelson ana Amherst counties, was men
toned In yesterdays paper, writes TO say
that he recently spoke at Beech Grove
10 20 Sound Money men and nifty Silver
ties. lie met there a man named Carter,
and they had a Joint discussion. Every
thing passed off pleasantly enough, ana
Mr.. Carter left that night The next
morning Mr.. Morris followed up his work
and registered eight men for sound money
who had previously declared their in
tcntion OF not voting at all. lie says that
he is agreeably surprised TO find the
strength that sound money is gradually
but surely developing.
a GREAT DANNILLE MEETING.
Tho silyertes had a remarkable meet
Ing I'm DanyiIe one night last week.
Here arc some extracts from the speech
a. as reported by the campaign paper OF
that place.
Sergeant Patrick Henry Boisseau:
why am / a Democrat I'm a Demo
crat because / live in Danvile-because
have children TO educate here-because
have voted for every Democratic cam
didate since / have had a vote, and
because on the Sd OF November l mean
to vote for William j. Bryan"
And the band PLACED. after which Gang:
Mr.. W. a. Norman, who said he was
giad that the speeches were to be short,
ana that he would only briefly present
the issues involved in this contest by
quotation from President Lincoln he
showed the effect Of the decentralization
OF silver in 1873. by thus striking down
one OF the money metals and contrasting
the basis of our standard money"
As II this were not interesting enough
that Abraham Lincoln had Denounced
Inc crime OF '13'-our esteemed f,iend,
Mr.. James L. Harrison, arose TO correct
an erroneous statement that mad been
circulated against him. Mr.. Harrisons
explanation IS thus stated by the Danyle
campaign paper aforesaid:
substantially what he said was that
any prospects consequent upon Mcklnley's
electlon would be shOrtliyed and fol-
lowed by horrible pain"
And the band played again.
Mr.. ". NJ. Mhaiey. National Demo-
cratic candidate FOR Congress from the
second district publishes the following
address:
10 the Voters OF the Second Congress
sional District OF virginia
ne imprac;icabili-y OF visiting all
parts OF the district before election. on
November 3d. seems 90 ne to Justify
the unusual course OF my addressin,,
1hrousn print those whose surfaces I
seek as candidate for Congress from
the Second colgrcssloral district of VIZ
ginia.
Circumstances Of an unusual charac-
Ter nave since my nomination b. the
Souhd-Money Democrats. prevented either
my appearing before YOU in person. or
otherwise. and It IS now but Just to nv
self as well as TO You that / should not
only announce my candidacy, but that
! should also briefly state the principles
for which ! stand
While L have always been a Demo-
crat. ana have ever cherished the prin-
ciplcs OF Democracy. as they have al
ways been expounded in the past.
have not been 50 connected as to debar
me from exercising individual respon-
sibility founded upon individual con-
science. Since the Chicago Convention T
have been forced by reason of nv nro-
ferriHg party principles &c party organi-
zation, 10 refuse TO act in concert with
those who controlled the deliberations
and expressions Of that body.
The issues Of the present campaign
rise above party organization, for. in
my opinion. hey involve the welfare
OF our country and Of all classes i'm IL.
At the present time there are TO nv
mind. two mair issues before the Amer
lean people. namely: The free. unlimited
coinage of silver. with full Ieeal-tender
quality. without the cooperation Of other
nations upon a ratio declared by the
markets of the world TO be false: and
secondly the arrayiny Of classes against
each other in such degree as to prevent
that cooperation. which can alone brine,
prosperity TO all classes. and es TO cause
a strain upon the governmental institr-
tons and our social order.
To both Of these policies I am IN
alterably opposed.
The one would inevitably bring such
disturbance 10 all business relations as
would lead 10 disaster. The loss would
he not only 10 individuals but TO our
country as a nation. After an cxpe-
rience Of which no other country can
equally boast We must not take "A back
word step in progress. development AMI
civilization itself
The other policy Of class hatred Is
still moro dangerous. If once allowed
10 have q place IN our politics. its ten
denotes must necessarily be dangerous
and are apt TO become fatal
/. therefore pledge myself whether as
with public duties. 70 do all i'm my
power against both OF these dangerous
policies.
AS a representative. IL I should be so
honored by your SURFACES. my aim
would be at all times TO serve your best
interests without respect TO person or
class. Carrying into public life the prin-
ciples which alone in private make for
permanent success. should be guided
bv your wishes at an times. unless they
cOnficted with my conscience and judg-
Inent More than this L could not prom