The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-24
GOV. 0'FERRALL OUT FOR GOLD
THE VIRGINIA LEADER SUPPORT
ING THE PALMER TICKET.

He Presides Over the Rally of the
Gold Standard Democrats at Rich
mOnd-His speech Looked Upon an
the Most Important One OF the
Ni@ht-Gen. Buckner One of the
speaLeFs--The Audience Greatly
Divided in Its Views on the None
tary Question.
Richmond. Va. Sept. 2s.-The meeting.
in this city tonight under the auspices
Of the gold democrats. and at which Gen
Buckner, Col. John r. Fellows OF New
York and Gov. O'Ferrall we're announced
to speak was a success in point of num-
bers. The Academy OF Music, in which
ii was held, was crowded to its utmost
capacity, there being many ladies in the
audience, and hundreds of persons were
turned away from the doors. But before
the speaking was over the mingling OF
Kisses and cheers evidenced that in its
financial views the audience was greatly
divided. Mr.. Bryan's name was cheered
whenever mentioned. Col Fellows did
not reach the city but Gen. Buckner ar
rived this afternoon. He was met at
Ashland by Peyton Wise, NJ T. Logan,
Joseph Bryan. Archer Anderson, w. r.
Meredith, Charles S. Stringfellow, A. l..
Boulware and A. NJ. seddon, who ac-
companied them to Richmond
Gov oFerrall presided over the meeting
tonight and was introduced by Gen. Pey-
ton Wise. The governors address was
largely the event CT the evening as he
had but recently given hts adherence to
the Palmer Buckner ticket, and the pub
lie were on tip toe to hear what he would
say. The governor opened by congratu-
lating the meeting on the presence Of
serious thoughtful men, who wantad
something better than appeals to passion.
He said he was a democrat and that he
had never cast a ballot for q man who
was not a democrat, for any offlce from
constable to President. But he found
now that his party had fallen upon evil
times and it's accredited representatives
had forsakcn the true faith, departed
from the ways of the fathers, and e1n-
braced the wild vagaries of populism and
even more dangerous heresies. With the
conviction that II the Chicago platform
prevailed it would bring ruin on the coun-
try, he would be the veriest slave If he
were TO allow the ties of party to bind
him to the support of such a platform.
When well meaning men, in a wnirwind
OF excitement, cast democratic principles
aside, 1t is the duty of the calm and sober
to cling to them and uphold them till
reason resumes its sway Democracy
viii never perish while hearts beat in
the bosoms of such men as Cleveland,
and Palmer, Buckner. Wilson, Flower,
Lamont and others. Those OF our breth-
rem who have heen seduced from tho
faith and are wandering In the wilderness
OF populiim when the seals from their
eyes will return and renew their allegi-
ance to the true principles enunciated
by the immortal founder Of democracy.
The governor repudiated the charge OF
being a bolter. When delegates sent to
a democratic convention adopted a plat
form not democratic, there is no rule to
require democrat to vote for that plat-
form Suppose that he we're technically
bolter from the party, the Chicago con-
vention had done worse, for it had bolted
democratic principles. Suppose. during
the war, majority of the confederate
army had deserted to the enemy, would
the minority who remained and stood by
the flag have been boilers? Populism was
as much an enemy OF democracy as re-
publicanism, and he shrank from the one
and detested the other. When Mr.. Bryan
declared that he would not vote for a gold
nominee cry of treason was not heard.
Why should the cry of "bolter" be raised
against democrats wtQ would not sup
port a silver nominees
The governor said that in taking his
present course, he had done so with great
regret at parting with valued party
friends, but he hoped it would not be long
before they would be tied together again.
fighting as in the past, for real democratic
supremacy
The governor then introduced Gen.
Buckner in high terms of eulogy. and
closed with a warm tribute to President
Cleveland.
During Gov O'Farrall's address there
were frequent Kisses by the Bryanites and
the gold men met them with defiant APP
plause.
Gen Buckner was received with great
applause, and said that there was not a
county in Kentucky in which free silver
speeches could not be made without ex-
citing disorder. His speech was in large
part devoted to a discussion of the cur
rency question, in which he referred 20
the time in Kentucky when coon-skins,
bear skins, buffalo robes and even tobacco
were used as money. He compared corn
and wheat to silver and gold and SAID
that on this day, when wheat was worth
as much as corn the debtor would pay his
obligations In corn and seed his wheat.
He spoke at some length on the ques-
tion of coinage, going back to days OF
jefferson, and asked what advantage the
silver dollar would be to the working man
If the government should take away lts
cents. The silver dollar, he declared.
could only be for the mine owner What
has the silver miner he asked, to entitle
him to any more than any other citizen
Of the nation. Gen. Buckner was very
severe on Senator Stewart and Chairman
Jones.
Next he took up the Chicago platform
and, after q brief discussion OF what he
termed the deficiencies of that platform.
turned his attention to the Chicago nom
inees. He declared that Mr. Bryan had
boted the state convention that had nom
mated a supreme court Judge in 1892 and
also had voted for Weaver against Grover
Cleveland the same year, and then he
compared Mr.. Bryan to Benedict Arnold.
He held that II the theory OF the Chicago
convention was carried out, Washington
and other patriots following him could
as well be called boilers as his party, be-
cause they would not follow Benedict Ar
mold.
Gen. Buckner also referred to the criti-
csIn by the Chicago platform OF the SUI
preme court of the United States, and in
conclusion, made a strong appeal to DEM
ocrats to stand by what he termed the true