The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-28
LABOR Gets
AN INNING.
Republican Speaking Last Night
Drew a Large Crowd.
M'CAULL AND LYONS ENUNCIATE
. REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES TO
ROANOKE sovEREIGNs-CoL. J.
HAMPTON HOGE PRESIDES AND
SAYS a FEW WORDS ABOUT AN
INTERESTING SITUATION-DE.
MOCRACY AND UNION LABOR.

Last night the standard bearers OF the
Republican party held the boards at the
Old Opera House and discussed the issues
before crowded house. The Machine
Works Band was present and .discoursed
very sweet music.
j. Hampton Hogo was master of cere-
monies and introduced the speakers In
his preamble he stated that he had been
selected to preside over the meeting and
would he brief in his remarks. He said
that there were two factions of the Re.
publican party, but there was only one
candidate in the field and they could de-
eide on next Tuesday whether they would
cast their votes for the Democratic or
the Republican nominee.
Col. Hoge discussed at length the is
sues OF the campaign from Republican
standpoint, and made one of his usual
eloquent speeches.
= In regard to the return of prosperity
he said the wheat famine in Inda did not
increase the number of employees of the
Roanoke Machine Works to l, 200 people.
He reviewed the administrations of both
Harrison aud Cleveland and stated that
while there was surplus of several mill
ion dollars ut the close of the latter that
it cost several times that amount to mn
it there.
Col. HOge touched on the silver uues-
ton lightly, but dwclt at some length on
an honest election law. After he had
discussed this issue, he said
Judge tree by it's fruit. The Even
irg World claims to be the only Demo-
cratic paper In the city. 1t has entirely
counted The Times out. and claims to be
the advocate OF the working man, but it
does not employ single union workman
In the Office"
Col. HOge closed his remarks by'saying
that he had pleasure to perform and on
next Tuesday that all the Republicans
had duty to perform at the polls, and
it gave him great pleasure to introduce
the nominee Of the Lynchburg conven-
ton, Hon. P. II. McCaull, the next gov
ernor of Virginia, provided the ballots
were counted fair"
Mr. McCaull was greeted with great
applause and after few Lrisf introduce
tory remarks, said that Major Daniel and
Col. j. Hoge Tyler had both refused to
meet him on the hustings and discuss the
issues involved in this campaign
In regard-to the silver question the
speaker said that silver was remonetized
instead of demonetzed.in 1873 He de-
fined the term of 16 to with the DINO
Gratis Mt 10 patches to l pair of pants
while it meant with the Republican party
10 palrs OF pants to ] patch.
Mr. McCaull hooted at the idea of the
Democratic party being the FREUD of free
schools, and he also said Judge IL tree by
its fruit.
In referring to the colored race and
mixed schools he told the colored people
present that 4 they expected to 90 into
white schools to never vote the ticket
again, for 1--WE are in favor of educating
the races separately and distinctly"
The speaker talked for some time on
the tarin, and among other things said
that under the Dingley tariff law the fur
mace doors were unlocked, looms operated
and spindles were running.
In regard to an. honest election law he
said:
eve want the scales of justice to hang
IN the balance and to do justice to all
parties concerned" and he added that if
the Republicans were successful on the
secondary of November that he would
give an economical government with
equal justice to Republicans as we'll as
Democrats
Capt McCaull closed his remarks by
saying that he hoped the Republicans
would go to the polls on the..2d,day of No
vember and the Democrats would stay at
home in the interests of their wives and
children.
Col. James Lyons, of Richmond, the
candidate for attorney general, was next
Introduced and he spoke for half al. hour
on the issues inv lived in The present can.
vnSS
Mr. Lyons, while he was by no means
an eloquent speaker, dealt in logic and
made "a favorable impression upon his Re
publican bre. hran