The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-30
SEN. sTUBBs SPEAKS.
Democratic Doctrines frapoundsd 10 Bran
b!e,On Citizens at Kira Hall.
WARNING AGAINST DANGER Of APATHY

TOO lluCH oSCF ''As'N INV
spenitcr-t'nuso OF Former Demos
critic Dpfcnts Must Not he Allowed
10 Operate AEnin--Bchrfits of Benz
ocrntic Rule In THIS CITY ma sintc.
An enthusiastic audience greeted STATE
Senator james n. StublSs, OF Gloucester
County, last night Int IIirn Hail. Good
Era!nblcton Democrats, the men VINO
lhtsp TO roll up the big nrtjor:tieS I'm uhS't
banner ward, they were. and IL heanty
oNTtticEi was rendered the speaker. whose
son% service in the state Legislature
quaf.iies him cminrnriy Ia discuss the
| i:EtuS e: the present campaign.
MIR. BtBb, WHO has GcaIr good work III
The campaign, presided. and Iho opened
the meeting with a brief review Of the
situation. He was followed by Major
w. Il. Foster. candidate for the Slriatc.
| and ulen Hen. Merritt T. Cooke spoke.
| linen there were cheers Tor Foster
Cooke arh K!Her. MIR. Kizcr was una
Noidlly detained from the meeting but
Ire was It r-rEoitcn by tine speakers.
ard the audience chccrcd nis r.lnc
| heartily.
Seillt,or Stulbs wae rhen introduced.
| lie said in substances:
| CllizcnE ana follow Democrats Of
| Norfolk: AS l.stanh mere to-nigh: look
| inS into your faces 20 back eh.rty-four
Years ago, and remember well when
IL; Il soldier hoy | Wa; among the ,aIst TO
| leave here after the evacuat!Crl TO look
At Norfolk to-day and conf lre her with
WHAT she was uhcn. see progress and
| prosperity In THE place of ruin and dcs-
Citation. What has wrought IT Pluck
and enterprise guarded and encouraged
| by Democratic rule.
| ~ r.,,iI 81 -
mere and assist IN returning to the lc;sia-
e-itrre these gentlemen who have rep
| resented you so long and ABBY.
DANGER OF OVBRCONFIDENCE
why IS It phm. we arc pci1p;; called to
the rescue Of this State THAT our can
| NassSiS are abroad throughout the
| Stnt@? IL Is because Il Is to the best
Interest of The state thnt the Democratic
Inrty of Virginia Shilrl cont .Cluc in con-
I'trCl. Let ne tell you. fti!ow-.DemCc:uts
| phtfe IL apathy In the party. We are
| Ink .nE Democratic Su.ccGsS for granted.
There IS too much confidence In our
| illik'i We lost Virginia once before by
| nN'ltay. nm here to speak soberly not
| 10 please your ilIncy. but TO sound Il rllrt.,
! OF warming. The time has; come when
III politics We must talk business to bus
mess men. want'to say that arcL,hy
mas seized the Democrats OF SirHinia
We must shake II Off. FOR there Is danger
| You all remember the camlnignS Of
| 1871 and 1879. We les: SC;Ilr Of our best
men. and even in 1881 the State wom
tcpuel!can again. Apathy did 1t.
Now. fallow- Citizens. viii you permit
hiHsory to repeat M.st!r ? Tile thing to
be aimed nj is Democratic success, rot
the mere cfcot!am OF men. lin the next
| legislature VIII be tlr3risacael business
uTi1n which depends tie vsry life and
future Of Old Virginia.
NORTOLIliCAN'T AFFORD 1T.
! or all The places In Virginia Norfolk
can least afford to have a Republican
| legislature: for here we have THE future
| mthrHpU..s of the Atlantic Ctlst just
recall for a. moment the condition Of this
CITY when she was rrlder Republican
rule and when Republicans represented
you In the legislature.
| Inc same old enemy Is b,forc You to-
| cay, led by men as INSCRIPTIONS as ever
! lei them m the days ~ reconstruct Ion
You must not. my friends, permit him to
succeed.
want 10 ask you rs business mcm
! and as Democrats, IS II not your duty to
| ne present. at the polls and on the hus-
| tMlSi TO soc that the gentlemen whom
You nave n%cninued are elected? Why
/ ms fall we elect ouuos,y judges and
"Ihcr important CilicCrs. and want your
! representatives to be in Richmond and
cast their ballots for tina, peerless orator
mat noble statesman. j Ohm w Danicl
Senator Stubs then touched upon the
silver question. which he predicted
would sweep the country in 1900 The
! republican party. he said, has made
| iseil ridiculous by It's monetary com
! mission, which has begged European
| nations 10 allow the United States to
| coin silver. and which has been refus-
ed. NO sir Wen so ahead and coin
on: money 10 suit ourselves and lct
England. France and Germany so to
! itade5 IL they want" sIid he tpa1Iev
! The speaker then referred To wha! tho
| Democratic party has done fer The State
in the way of public institutions. citr-
| clt.oneg and charitable lie thcn nliI
! 4 glowing tribute 20 the Confederate
/ veterans, for whom he Democratic
! party had provided n home. ana he an
nounceh his intention OF fostering 9TH
| er l,i1ns fc. the benefit Of the Old SOL
| diorS.
Tile speaker then compared the can
didaic9 pu: forth by the opposing par
! t!oa ana asked his hearers 10 decide
which :hcy preferred. lie cul5giged
| Major Tylcr warmiy ana concluded
| amid prolonged chcers.
TANNER's CREEK DEMucnAT:.
y large mcc.c:g of tho Democrats: of
!aEiS rs Creek Was held At Tanners
| creek CI0& Roads last evening. with
Justice y. II. Enwki presiding Ad-
dr"siscs wcr" m:G4 by the Following: gen
Len II and enthusiastically received:
Hon. II. i. Maynard. non. N. i. Cooke
Co. II. $. Marshall an.l Judge i. NJ,
| kc5l!'s.
Inc meeting wls very cnthu ;;as7;ic
when the names Of Hon II. l.. Maynard
hmu NJ. >. Ncwb,.nc were mentioned ;
ATT the speaking .,n ocg1nt oyster
! rul!. wig EnrNnl Il I'll II,