The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-21
Daniel Opens the Ballt an Enthusiastic
Crowd.
MARTIN SPE.K3 10 SLIM RANKS.
The Senior Senator Devoted Himself Prin-
cipaily TO the silver Question aud Ma
nonal Issues Montague speak
at Necklenburg Court.

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OF ladies were present County Chairman
Joseph whitehead introduced the dlstin-
guished Senator In a very graceful speech,
in which he paid him handsome tributes.
A mighty storm Of applause greeted the
eminent Virgnian as he arose to speak.
Major Daniel said he felt at home when
he was within old Piusylvania, and he
loved 20 come TO Chatham. because he
had many friends here. who always ac-
corded him q cordial welcome.
TRIBUTE TO CANDIDATES
He then rendered tribute 20 Mr.. James
and the four candidates for the lower
house and spoke boo hatter.rg terms Of
the gifted and talented young candidate
for the Attorney-G -Gcneralshlp.
The canvass this year consists. said
Senator Daniel of two issues-State is-
sues and national issues. After recitlng
that the Democratic party had settled
the state debt. without increasing taxa
ton had made the public school system
what 70 IS. and the general Satisfactory
manner ln which &; had conducted the
State affairs. he launched into national
issues and spoke FOR about two hours on
the tariff and financial questions.
lie said the prosperity phophesied a
year ago by the Republican seakers has
not materalized; that the team hitched
10 the wagon of prosperity has been cut
from Il. and left % in the mre.
SCORES THE REPUBLICANS.
He recourtod the promises made by the
Republicans in the last campaign. and
asked what has Il d0ne2 Passed the
Dingley tariff bin and Increased your
taxes. What has 70 done % make you
get better prices for your products. TO
Increase tho value ~ your land72 The
promises made in regard 90 financial im-
nrovement have amounted 10 nothing
Major Daniel said Congress has met and
nothing has been done. ITO thcn laugh
inpIv quoted The words "Why don't the
men pronose. mamma. why don't the
men rrOpoee2" and asked. Why don't
Reed. Mckinley and Dfngloy propose2
They have used tho public money and sat
stll with their Irs sealed Ho declared
that tho deficiency I'm The Treasury rs not
due 10 Democratic legislation and that II
continues under the Republican admins
trafion TIE declared that the Renuhli-
can cry is. "Kcon on eloct'nc ms. and
next year you VIII sec tho rainbow or
prosperity.
TWO ISSUES
Very little time was given 20 the dis
cussion of the tarin. while TO- The money
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mainder Of Major Daniels discourse. He
declared that two propositions confronted
the people.
J. Shall we have the restoration Of sil-
yer 20 its ancient and accustomed place.
O. II we don't restore silver 20 fits place.
what win we lo2
Gold men VIII argue against silver but
will propose nothing 20 meet the present
demand They don't want tho people 20
understand this question. They don't
want TO tell Won what they VIII do. They
want gold alone for everything when
there as not enough Of o. 20 plug the teeth
Of the rold-hugs Coin IS the money of
the Constitution gold and silver and not
gold or silver We want both.
THE SILVER QUESTION
lie said we need silver 20 pay our small
debts and gold to meet the larger obliga-
tions
The hve-cent piece and the 2j-cent piece,
Ike the egg said the speaker, are small
but are a mighty factor in the commerce
Of this country by the use Of g0l' % re-
deem the outstanding greenhacks instead
Of with gold and silver Major Daniel
said. the result will be tho currency VIII
be contracted nearly one-haf. which
would result in the reduction az products
10 the same extent.
II you destroy money there viii be no
price FOR products In gold and silver and
so destroy one half or one third Of the
currency and products will 20 down cor
respondingly. he said. and the result viii
be that taxes and debts WIN consume the
propertv OF the people Tf sion nm nm n
gold bonds are issued as IS the purpose.
the public debt viii De larger taxes WIN
be doubled while your property VIII be
half valued.
THE ONLY REMEDY.
The restoration Of silver is the only
remedy. he declared. and II this IS done
there are also difficulties ahead. lie said
an. not a gold bug does not want silver.
but you throw one a dollar and see him
pick Il up.
Then he dwelt at length on how It is
20 Enelands interest TO have a gold
standard and get our products as low as
possible lie said England wants a big
iot IN every country and all the adjoining
land. He spoke Of England causing a
silver famine in India by closing tho
mints. OF her bomharding Alexandria 10
force Egypt 20 pay her mortgage in gold.
and said she would do this country the
same way II she could. but that We viii
do little bombarding ourselves in 1900
with William Jennings Bryan as our
leader.
This Of course brought sorth loud ap-
plause.
WHAT OF DOLLAR WHEAT
Senator Daniel spoke OF the progress
made In the invention OF labor-saving
machines and said if the coinins Of money
had been kept a pace with these things.
n silver had been brought by the ship
r0ad TO our mints and coined. prices
would still be high. The steam plow the
reaper &c. had been made 10 produce
moro products. but nothing had been
done 10 increase the supply Of money In
proportion lie declared that we have
no other remedy but 10 20 back 20 the
ancient land marks or the constitution
The cry OF one dollar wheat Is now
heard Why have other products not
increased IN price? The men who take
the credit OF the rise OF wheat 20 them
selves. must also bear upon themselves
the cause and the cause Of the advance
s the famine IN India. He Their quoted
from Mr. Dinglev's article I'm Yesterdays
New York World. where he said IL IS
probable that one dollar Is not 20 be ex-
pected In tho future. and a few lines fol-
lowing.
DANIELS RECORD.
The Senator closed his address by re-
ferring 10 his record He said ne had
perhaps made mistakes. and that a man
who has not made mistakes has not
made anything. He declared that the
only reason there was a Populist party
to-day. Is that Democrats have not stuck
10 the principles Of their party In the
mast