The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-22
CAPTAIN PAT. M'CAuLL
The Anll.BOWden Republican Standard
Bearer Opens His Campaign in Norfolk.
WHISPERS HAY AND BILLY GOATS
How tho Captain Pointed n Moral 10
Adorn n TuIc- NJ nJor Tyler Is IL Gen.
ticman-Itc Gould Sny Nothing
Against lItm-Mndc II Good Im-
preston.

Captain Pat McCaull the gentleman
wHU,-is doing Major j. HOge Tyler the
! honor OF running against him FOR Gov
| crnor OH the Lamb anti l3owden Re
| publican ticket, arrived i'll the city last
evening and was conducted to Sumar-
tan Hail. III st. Paul street, where he
spoke for an hour or TWO to an audi
cncc which little more than half filed
The licou. and which was composed of
about two-thirGs cClored and onc-third
white voters.
The Honorable Patrick was intro
luced by Mr.. w. a. Hail, the Senatorial
aspirant with the usual "fcw well
chosen remarks" after which he--,thc
man who world be Governor-bcSan 10
talk.
What he told that crowd was politl-
cally Il plenty IL it was not at Ill times
grammatical logical. or beautiful. He
began with the currency question and
left 1T even more mutilated than when
he started on it. The most striking
thing he had TO tell in this connection
was an anccdoite. Speaking of the idea
that thc government stamping q coin
made it worth its face value, lie said
that not long ago ihe met an old time
Democrat from the rural districts who
held to the idea. Pat said he asked
aiim did he suppose that if ithc govern
billy goat Che didn't say billy goaO
would come along ana cat thcm. AS
the majority OF his hearers had not
heard f'his ancient joke before they
laughed. There were Il. few, however
who Groancd
The speaker then proceeded to show
his audience how ,;he Republican party
was responsible Cor all things good
and holy since the nation began He
t,,I 1,a,,.
He made Grover Cleveland Responsible
for the former, ana thu: he did lot
make ;he Democratic p.Mty responsible
r-r the latter Is due solely to Captain
MoCaull'S well krown charity and good
nature
He explained ';hc delay in the coming
of the great prosperity car" by say
ing thar. large bodies move slowly, hut
the aforesaid car was on the crack and
the engine was being fred with Puca-
hontaS coal. He then referred TO Mai
ISicr as gentleman. Il man about
whom hc could say nauGht less, and
then hurried into Il discussion of the adj
Marriages OF protection as viewed from
his standpoint. waxing very pathetic
over the care OF the government under
"Bill Mckinley" for ,;he poor, little sin
FAINT industries
'fter giving the Republican party
HrcupL LOT ihc Tree schools in Virginia
ne remarked II don't blame HoEc Tyler
ana Johnny Dana for not following this
, here Teller up. I've got the dIats'on them
and dent YOU forgc,t it."
The speaker concluded with 4 "few
remarks about honest elections putting
the usual blame on the present election
laws. and telling what he Would do in
the way Of vctcing such laws IL he were
Governor.
Mr.. McCaull probably made fav0ra-
bic impression upon his listeners. There
iH no reason why he shouldn't lie is "A
genial, nativc-wit;ed sort Of u chap,
VINO doeSn'; Impress and apparently
doesn't TRY to impress one as being pain
fully dignitled. He made Just the SORT
"t speech for the audience. and therein
showed himself Il wise man. That he
converted any anti Lambites over to
his side Of the fight Is j lily 10 be
presumed