Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-06
In JOINT DEBATE
JUDGE aUARLEs AND co., mn.
AT LEXINGTON YESTERDAY
IS CONDUCTED WITH COURTESY
b"t the Democratic Nominee w..,
for Republication With Glove, no
ana Did Not Fail to Criticize o..
Present Administration.

LEXINGTON, VA. septembar
cial)-Judge Julian NJ. Quarles and r...
mel Robert T. Hubbard. respectlysly ...
Democratic and the Republican po,,...
Tor Congress I'm this Uhe Tenth, ......
had a joint debate in the cosrt.,
here to-day. 1t was court.dav and
average crowd heard the spss,..
Among those present We're "c,... 20.
jim Marshall; Hon. Edward II. J,,....
OF Front Royal; State-Treasyr.- n,
man; Colonel James Lyons. OF Bg,..-.
man, and Robert Fulwiler. Re8gsU..,
district chairman, Of Botetourt
TIE TWO NOMINEES INTRODrrr,
Messrs. Quarles and Hubbard had .......
met and ex-Congressman Tucker r,..
ducing them to each other. prses...,
Ouarles TO HUBBARD, as the next congo.
man from this district, TO which B.b,rt
replied, pleasantly: Il am ,5rr. rr
hopes" '' i"'
The terms Of debate were. Ousrs. o..
open In an hour, Hubbard TO rs5r, ~
eighty minutes, Quarles TO c.oss 4.
twenty minutes.
mon. Greenlee D. Letcher and McCIr-,
ration, county chairmen. respecfivsry -
the Democratic anS Republican c8mm.
tees. presided.
Colonel Il. II. Barclay INTRODUCED
euarles and Robert Fulwiier. of g1t..
tourt, introduced Hubbard. The i.f...
was conducted with much courtesy 81.
the disputants.
JUDGE QUARLESS REMARKS
Judge Quarles opened with gr4,.f,l
illusions TO Ex-Governor Leteher l5bn
Randolph Tucker. and Judge McIarqa.
lin, and then launced into n discuss,.-
Of the silver question saying thar f f,.
issues Of 1896 were right then. they var.
right now. and, added he. eve trr.
the same questions supplemented 5y
issues growing cut Of the Spansh.Amer-
can war"
He demonstrated that prices and vllust
were still low and had been steadily d..
clining since the decentralization of sl.
Yer, in 1873. When, In 1886. wheat was
up, he had told his constituents chat IL
the silver people were right wheat wogi
go down and II has gone down.
Everything" said he "is gOing down
and down, save money and bonds"
NO HOPES OF RELIEF.
Judge Quarles made a forclbIe argl-
ment TO show that there were no hopes OF
relief, save by the reinstatement of
silver TO its original right Of free coin.
age, fortifying his propositions bg hs
citation Of eminent authorities facts.
and figures.
that Mckinley first blamed the Wilson
bill for the depression and then c.u-
cised Cleveland 10. constructing the clg.
rency. Now" said he. how can y5u
hope for prosperity with prices g0ng
down. 1t makes everybody heartsick lrl
hopeless. Ii is a great question. i01'
said the Democratic nominee. "wha.ae-
the people or the money power shall
rule"
He declared Mckinley was the creature
OF the money power and trusts. and SAID
he'd go back 10 the White House if money
could put him there. With telling
effect he showed the ineficency OF ths
Dingley bill He severely arralynsd me
President for the conduct OF the var
and said that while the Mauser bullets
killed their ffties pestilence and famine
growing out OF official inefiiciency sies
its thousands.
COLONEL HUBARD'S REMARKS
Colonel Hubbard said there was no plr-
ticular issue in this election and there
upon proceeded TO uphold the gold stand
ard. inyeighing against the income tax.
and speaking favorably OF territ0ra. et-
pansion. He defended national banks
and protection and arraigned corpora
lions for watering their stock and chars-
ing high freight rates.
Quarles, in his rejoinder. handled Hub
ards arguments In strong. vigorous STYLE
making many telling points. Tie sad'
Here is the gentlemans position. H'
Is FOR the gold standard; he is Tor pro-
lection ne is Cor imperialism; bee is tar
Calls were made for Cyclone jim
but as Il was a day OF arrlns-
ed Joint debate. he declined % respond
The Democrats were proud OF me
strength and skill Of their candid1'e. rs
shown in the debates Colonel H'afd
will speak in Rockbrdge an this week
rhe indications are that the Democrats
will make gains over their opponents ms
7ear.