Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-15

His Speech at buckingham c. H.
Synopsis of Points Discussed by Him.

cutting tobacco and pulling fodder.
large crowd was present at the court
| Monday.
Both the Democrats and Republicans
| had meetings-out-door meetings-as the
| courthouse could not accommodate the
| crowd. There were many prominent,
Democrats present. They came even
from other counties. among them Sena-
| tor III. ID. Flood. S. L. Ferguson, and
Editor Clements. OF Appomattox; Hon.
| Beverly Harrison, of Amherst; Paul Pet
| tit and Hon. Pembroke Petit, of Fla
vana.
I Judge j. NJ. Quarles, the Democratic
nominee for Congress. was given warm.
| cheering reception, and his rooms were
i thronged by the political leaders of the
! county and surrounding counties. who as
| sured him of their hearty support and
| cooperation.
Judge Quarles was introduced by Hon.
| Edmund HUBBARD first cousin of the Re-
| publican nominee, and County-Chairman
| DR.. w. f.. Pratt, presided over the large
meeting. In presenting Judge Quarles,
Mr.. HUBBARD warmly commended MIN,
| saying he was esteemed at his home, the
best place from which TO learn of mans
character and standing, and declared
that the people of Buckingham would
|
each day as they knew more of him.
Each day Judge Quarles is developing
greater strength and is proving himself
to be a very strong, aggressive speaker
on the hastings.
JUDGE QUARLES'S SPEECH.
He opened his speech saying that while
| he came from over the blue mountains in
| tho great Valley, il was always with pride
that he recalled the fact that on the
| eastern side OF the Ridge was the place OF
! his nativity and the home OF his ances-
| tors. He had passed much of his life in
| this section OF the State. IL am Tucka-
| hoe" said he. native and to the man
ner born" and your interests will be sale
| in my hands"
RISE ABOVE PARTY"
Colonel Hubbard, the Republican nom-
nee, had said at the Lexington Joint de-
| bate that since the battle OF Manila the
people must rise above party. and then
| Colonel Hubbard proceeded TO speak for
| the gold standard
II don't rise above my party; it's good
| enough for me-" said Judge Quarles. Ma
| Mia freed the Cubans, but now we must
| look to Democracy to free our own home
people
| The issues now are those OF 1896, to-
| gether with the great questions growing
| out of the Spanish war. Free
| silver was right i'm 1896; it's right to-day,
| and all that has since occurred but goes
| to strengthen the position of bimetallists.
| To-day values are low and times are hard,
and the question is. What's the cause and
what is. the remedy? insufficient volume
| of standard money is the answer. But
| they attempt to explain away low prices.
II can't be overprOduction, for the econo-
mists tell us truly there is no such thing
as permanent overproduction; there may
be an overplus one year. but short crops
follow. Nor is the downward movement
attributable TO improvements in ma
ohinery, for. said he. the greatest inn
provements in productive machinery took
place between 1913 and 1860. and wheat
was high. Twenty-Five years OF falling
prices. continuous downward movement
declares that there is an insufficient cur
rencY.
WHEAT AND SILVER.
Judge Quarles showed how by the dis
covery of silver at Potosi, Peru. wheat
rose the rise being only checked by the
revolutions closing the silver mines, and
again, cited the impetus that was given
10 the price of wheat and farm products
by the discovery OF gold in California IN
1916, which thus added to the volume or
redemptive metal money. Prices then
went up from 10 per cent. to 80 per cent.
Prosperity, said he can never come with
out rise in prices, and permanent rise
in prices rests on an increased volume or
STANDARD money
All Colonel HUBBARD my opponent says
we never had two standards or money.
Yes. silver was the unit of value but the
currency rested on gold ana silver as
Thomas Jefferson said it should, and IN
demanding silver at 16 to l we ask for no
new thing. but are but returning TO the
currency of the Constitution
Touching the great crime of 1873, Judge
Quarles shouted. silver was taken away
without your direction; why should IL not
be restored at your direction!
We are asking for the best money-sil-
Yer and gold both at 10 to l.
WAR TAXES.
Discussing the income tax and the
war-revenue act, the Judge showed how
the income tax was intended to equaliZe
the taxation on rich and poor, its object
being to tax property which otherwise
would escape it's just share of burden,
and with telling effect he quoted Disraei
that property has its duties 10 perform
as we'll as its rights to enjoy" Five times
the United States Supreme Court decided
that an income tax was constitutional,
and then, in 1895, the court, as constituted,
reversed its oft-decided, well-determined
decisions. We ought TO have an income
tax because it's right, and nothing is set
tied until it's settled right.
Justice Harlan, of the United States
Supreme Court was cited with much
force. where he said that the effect Of
abolishing income tax was that every
workman, artisan, and minister of the
Gospel may be made to contribute, but
the bondholder and the rent-eater may not
contribute one cent
STAMP TAX.
Spirited was Judge Quarles I'm his at
tack on the war tax as II passed i'm Con-
gress. The Republicans said we want
bonds issued, and they issued rearly
five hundred millions, about one half of
the bond issue i'm the war between the
States. and that, too. before battle had |
been fought on the land, and more than
that they tackled on an internal-revenue
law TO raise one hundred and fifty mil |
lions a year-a law that makes the masses /
carry all the burden, whilst property !
save in the case of the inheritance tax, |
pays nothing.
How needless was this. To-day we have |
some three hundred millions I'm the Urea |
sury. and one million a day is rolling in.
VIII you let this tax go on? he asked. |
Colonel Hubbard says let IL alone.
Commissioner of the Revenue ". y. |
Scott declares that the Dingley act is in
sufficient. and that we must keep up the |
revenue act. If you want TO groan under
these burdens. elect a Republican; but If |
you want relief, elect Democrats.
MONOPOLIEs.
Colonel Hubbard is for monopolies. said !
Judge Quarles At Lexington | turned |
and looked at him. and l said the gentle
man is for protection, for gold-standard |
Imperialism. and for monOpOlies. and he |
said not "A word of demur. The Judge told |
his hearers that they paid $500 COO. 900 a |
year for sugar, nearly as much as WAS |
paid for flour In seventeen years the |
Sugar Trust had collected $500 900. and |
what was the result to the people? Ii had |
effected bad legislation and corrupted |
lawmakers and voters What do Won
think of 1t? exclaimed Judge Quarles |
Mr.. Mckinley was elected TO reform the |
currency but was hardly warm i'm bis |