Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-24
PROMISE OF GOOD TINES.

does not indicate material Improvement
hi. Z, NAV he a fash Of expiring life'
(Applause)
PROMISE OF GOOD TIMES.
We were told that good times would
come ~ we repealed the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman act; IL was re-
pealed. and soon thereafter We mad 10
borrow s2s2. 10000 and secure pledge
from Belmont, Morgan Co. 10 keep
their hands off, that the old snip might
stfl keep afoat.
We were told that the times would az
once improve and labor openings Wouiu
be abundant as soon as Mckinney was
elected: that this was all that was ne
cessary TO restore confidence. Mckin-
ley was elected. and both houses were
given to the advocates OF hlgh tarii
and the single standard, but confdence
did not materialize. We we're toid 10
wait until Mckinley was inaugurated'
The 4th OF March came, ana sun no
IMPROVEMENT. only increased hard times
and. intensified distress. Then we were
told to wait until Congress could be con-
yened. IL convened. increased our taxes,
filed the land with strikers. adjourned
and went home, shouting good times,
and swearing by the beard OF Mark
Hanna 1t was already here. The truth
Of the business Is they were at their
ropes end. The last dose OF medicine
had been given, and IL had 10 nave It's
effect. They were like the old darby
i'm the meeting, who said: "Brer RABBIT,
he clum "A tree" A little shiny-eyed
bare-footed Niger said: Now. Uncle
Remus you no a RABBIT. he can't chm
no tree" Hush said Remus. you
little fool niger, you see dis mere rap-it
Our pnT
can friends realize good times have got
to come. Their rabbit OF prosperity got
to climb a tree If you want 10 know
whether the times have improved or not
ask the thousands Of poor men VINO
have lost their positions. or had their
pay reduced in the last six months, who
stand with idle, yet willing, hands, beg
ging for work. Ask those men II times
are better. with bread stuff higher and
wages lower Ask the thousands VINO
have been out of employment, and who
have been living in penury in the midst
OF plenty. II times are better the
plnched faces and haggard looks or
mothers and little ones, force them 10
answer mo" Ask the man whose pro-
porty is going at forced sales for less
than one-ffth its value If times are get
ting better Ask the man who wants 10
security If times are getting better. and
the answer will be mo" prolonged
appiause)
FACTS AS TO WHEAT.
They claim because there is some ex-
ctement in the wheat market. that
everything is bound to improve. Every
body knows that the slight Improvement
in the price of wheat Is due to the failure
. a. 10, ARGENTINE and
a large shortage in Europe. and why on
earth a party that talks so much about
honest elections should come around and
want to steal the credit from the AL
mighty for helping the poor American
farmers and at the same time refuse TO
take the blame of the famine in India,
or bear the responsibility for less work
and lower wages, is impudence that pass
es my comprehension. / heard OF an old
darby once that was urging all the
brethren to pray for what they needed,
and he assured them that the Lord would
always answer their prayers. Said he:
81 was clean out of everything to eat.
Didn't have nary speck of meal or -four,
and didn't have nary mouthful OF meat.
/ just put in n powerful prayer to the
Lord, and bless your soul, while / was
praying de Lord He just hunked a great
DlS iDdl Vi DTtdl IlBDl uONll Oh my
Another negro. named Sam, rose up and
said: Now, Uncle Nose, / can show you
there is muffin in your theorism about
prayer. node how hard up you wus,
and I herd you praying fur sumfin to
eat, and hunked dat loaf Of bread down
on your old back. 1t wus me dat Civ
you dat bread. and de Lord didn't no
muffin about it, Go way from here,
Niger" said Nose, II no de Lord did
send me dat loaf of bread, even If de
Devil did fotch it," So. my friends. we
farmers know that the Lord sent us these
good wheat crops and prices, even if the
Devil did fetch it.
A FIRST-RATE TICKET.
Let me say something about the ticket.
i think II Is a first-rate one. Couldn't
have pleased me better, and / say here,
without any hesitation, If / were Popu-
list, Prohibitionist. Republican, or what
not, or If had ever strayed away from
the Democratic party, l would come right
straight back and vote for II. i said
eight years ago that good old friend
of mine told me that the reason the
ticket was so good then was because it
reminded so many OF the way their
mothers used to make pies. 1t had the
sweet part In the middle. This is even
~ pNti'i NiNhfN IMAM liidA. II SOl Ailt
sweet part on top. 1t is a perfect tart
1t especially ought to commend itself to
our Prohibition friends. 1t is the dryest
ticket that ever was. 1t is like the old
darby that said: "Bill, pass around the
bottle. 1t am so dry at this end of the
table dat de water am dusty" This
ticket am actually so dry II am dusty
There is Jack Montague. who never
drinks anything but Dan river mud and
Apollinaris water, and you know what
effect Apollinaris water has. The old
darby said at tasted like your foot was
Sleep Jack has taken it until both
OF MS feet have gone 10 sleep. so he can
neither dance nor drink whiskey.
AS for Ed. Echols, everybody knows he
does not know the difference between
wine and pokeberry juice. and as for my
self l never drink anything stronger than
unspiked buttermilk. 1t is a good ticket;
commend it to all parties.
VIEWS ON THE TARIFF.
/ suppose something more than fun and
merriment will be expected Of me at this
time. but really l hardly know what sub
ject to discuss or what to shoot at. SO far
the opposition has not sufficiently shaped
itself TO know where to aim, but still We
must not be lulled TO sleep by the in
activity of our opponent.
Perhaps we might as we'll take up the
subject of governmental extravaganza and
the tariff question. The latter is a sub
ject l generally fight as shy of as posi-
BILE, not that II is not an important one,
for 1t is, but generally ii proves a very
uninteresting subject to an audience. 1
think l can speak for the great agricul-
tural interest OF this country and for the
laboring people when l say we do not
feel under any special obligations TO our
Republican friends for the passage of the
Dingley BILL Wherein 1t is 10 help US
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