Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-27
CONGRESSMAN HAY.
HIS SPEECH IN THoRP-EPEs CASE
A MASTERPIECE.
POULTRY BUSINESS In VIRGINIA.
Plan to Encourage it Presented In a
Letter to n ConGressmnn-suga
Beet Cuiture-War Measures-Per-
sonal Notes.

WASHINGTON, March z6-(CpeciaL)-
The facile pen Of Hon. Champ Clark, of
Missouri, former editor OF that great
democratic paper the st. Louis Republic,
in recent article fifty described the
speech Of Hon. James Hay, OF Virginia,
on the Cuban resolution, as a gem of
oratory. AS truly can this be said of
Mr.. Hays speech on the Thorp- Epes
contest. That was a masterpiece of CO.
gent reasoning and powerful argument.
Mr. Hay has been for years a conspicu-
Gus figure in the political affairs Of his
State, and so we'll known that no Vir-
ginian expected any other result than
that his speech in this case would prove
him lawyer and an advocate. and place
him in the front rank Of the most promi
pent members Of the House.
Mr. Hay never does anything by halves,
and long before the case was submitted
for argument, he had digested that
voluminous record of 1900 pages, and
had the meat of the matter so well in
hand that many Of his fellow-members
were heard 70 say that no unbiased and
fair-minded man could have heard him
and failed to be convinced Of the correct
hess Of his conclusions.
prominent Republican member leav-
ing the hall said: after that argument
/ believe Epes was fairly elected, and
for one shall not vote TO turn him out"
Mr. Hay showed that there was not
| scintila Of evidence anywhere in the re-
cord to sustain the charges Of fraud
made by General James y. Walker. and
It was plain from the beginning that
the ability Of the General 20 discuss the
points in the case was unmatched. Mr.
Hay FOR an hour and a half held the
close attention OF the House He re-
viewed the record and dwet at length
upon the Inconsistency and unfairness Of
excluding the vote for Epes at twenty
five precincts, and counting for Thorp
GO votes at the same precincts which
We're never cast for him. He was fire.
quentlv Interrupted, but each time he
left the foe discounted. He appealed TO
fairness, to justice to reason; but to no
avail The verdict had already gone
forth, and the unseating Of Epes was the
work Of a brutal majority. whipped into
line by leaders full of prejudice and utter
ly devoid of patriotism.
AN AMUSING LETTER.
Among the many amusing letters re-
Gently received here by members Of
Congress, is the following, from Vir-
ginia constituent. II IS evidently a true
statement Of facts, possesses a fine vein
OF humor and is given precisely as II
was written, verbatim ct literatlm, as
follows:
Dear Sir: I hope you Will excuse mo
for suggesting a measure TO YOU. which
should be "a law. You know the Poltry
Business of the L. States is now in It's
Infancy and viii be an immense Business
in the Future If Properly Protected
Well you know our District was clost
last election. but Free Silver IS on a
Boom here and we are going 10 try and
Clean things up next Fall For our Ticket
but you know that the men control the
government and the women control the
men-GOd bless them-and you all are al
ways Legislating for the men and not
for the women. Now what / started to
say is ths-Its said a Halk will fly 1900 or
1000 miles Per day and in his journey
Probiby ketch ID a dozen chickens in
early spring per day no doubt about that
Fact The State Of Va. had acted a few
years ago and act to pay % bounty OF 50
cents per each hawk scalp and 20 cents
for a mink and 70 cents for a Fox scalp
and they stopped the Bounty from the
fact that we had to pay for scalps taken
in ~ G. Now If you want 10 make your
election shure mex Fall Just have a bill
passed to allow about 50 or 70 cents for
Hawks and owls scalps in the L. States
and IS cents or LOO for a minks scalp
and also for Fox scalp and those mem
bers who are from the Rural district viii
never go back there who should vote
against il. for all the old ladies Of the
Country would Thunder If they found
a congressman voted against it, There is
no use Of a State law 70 that affect when
a Hawk would fly acrOst 2 or 3 States
per day and land back Home that night
IL YOU will just have such Bounty law
past as l SUCCESS ii VIII secure your
election certain next Fan, as chlckehs
and Eggs is about all the currency we
has in this Country now and We women
does not wish 10 have our currency de-
rreciated as the chicken Currency Is the
standard here on trade and It Beets the
gold standard all the Time as we never
ecn any OF Il i'm this country. 1 guess
they viii give US a little more confidence
tbls Fan for a Show. II not ] don't see
b,y thtv will get along this time as they
have falcd to give All their Confidence
men and Office and some OF them are now
out Kicking Davie Crockette mule ana
YOU remember lie was Kicker ana uIu
net take Him lCrg &c Kick the seer OH,
ca Won see they nut or the Harness all
ri..br t,,t va, can bet YOU Bottom Dol
Lar thar some Of chem has kicked out
~ the Traces and can not be Counted
on working mex Fall worth cent 80
a. Won can Just get the women on your
side next Fail they will be LETT Good
ma tbat Halk and mink law will take
them i'm. confidence or no confidence De
vond a doubt You know that VIII secuIe
vour election certain, no mistake on 'ildt
ract Now I be very glad II you Wouiu
eend me some Winter CABBAGE seed anu
olso some to Mr.. John -- we heei
them but these Republicans can I'VE olI
little more confidence. l also SEM you you
list Of good. patriotic, DemocrauiC oIu
Ividders and old Maids, who Woulu az
rreciate some literature, ana "oulu lo'0
IN have some garden seeu' >,
"Very respectfully -, ,-ri+os
Corsul- General Frank Fl. Mason VIZ
from Frankfort, Germany, ui
Eebruary TO- 1888 as follows iii,
." inclose herewith an aruGie, ~, 49,
.uons1otion. from the Leipsic lage.'ldl'
-, t,e 9TH instant, describing the enol's
% the Department Of Agriculture aiiu
ftrr,era and capitalists In the Chltse
S+ates N establish the cultivation anu
onrgacture OF beet sugar on larse
saata the probable effect OF such eLter-
rrisa upon sugar imports from GERMANY
p .ba urwisdom of the efforts whlch
have been made by German agricuitulls'S
20 6iscredit American agricultural pro
dncts and preclude their importation INTO
Germany. IL Is thought that TINS ar
ticla from a prominent and lnhuehIdl
Icon az the German sugar-growing sec
tio, NAV have at this time general IN