Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-03
ISSUES DISCUSSED.
Democratic Food for ReAec-
ton Served Hot by
YOUNG AND MONTAGUE
attorney General aud Candidate for Con.
sress From This Di-rrtc. Deliver
Strong Ad.iresses. An Enthusi..-
tic Meeting L.st Night.

II came little late, that formal OMEN
ing OIL The Democratic campaign in this
shy. but 1t was good when it did come
as nose who attended the magnificent
ioung- Montague meeting at the court
mouse last night can testify.
Inc local committee had arranged to
nave the meeting in the hall of the
Ameficns Democratic Club and to this
me audience repaired. but long before
the hour announced for the speaking
was struck it was seen that these ac-
coH1nodatlons. ordinarily ample were
Hlsulnclent. and at the eleventh hour
or. more strictly speaking. the eighth
the court room was secured and -thither
the crowd wendell its way. quickly fill
ing every nook and corner of the large
room The audience included the w a.
foung Club. which attended some half
hundred strong in a body also n
large portion of the membership of the
AmericuS Democratic Club representa-
yves from all the business and social
walks or life The shipyard bard rem
oercd excellent music during the trans
Ter ana preliminary to the onpninp of
the meeting
Judge p. Tucker Brooke, of Norfolk.
Wired chairman Jones late in the atter-
noon that he was unable To H.. ,,r.s.r,
on account of his i'll health. but that the
presence of Attorney General Montague
would more than atone for his absence
Hon. +. r. Montague. of Hampton. was
present. but did not speak.
MT. J. Sheldon Jones. chairman of the
democratic party in this city. presided
gracefully: After announcing his pleas
ure in looking once more into the faces
OF the unterrified Democracy. he briefly
introduced Attorney C;eenral Andrew
jackson Montague. who was greeted
enthusiastically
ATTORNEY GENERAL MONTAGUE.
lfpt1
he knew Newport News when 1t was
composed of only 4 few houses 1t was
now SPLENDID city. This. he said
could never have been brought about bv
money alone. but it required brain and
energy to produce such remarkable re-
suits MI.
Great changes" he said. have taken
place in this country in the last few
years One confronts you now, namely.
whether you are entitled to representa-
1lon in Congress-. referring particular
~ to the case of Hon. w. A. Young and
z which gave Mr.. Cleveland 10000 ma
5ority and gave William Jennings Bryan
ao.o0O more than Cleveland got and vet
the State was counted Republican," and
Ohio which Cleveland almost carried.
ana in which Bryan got 10000 more
woes IMAM Cleveland. and Se, the State
was counted Republican"
He asked the audience to CONSIDER he
enormous use of money by the Repub-
llcan party and followed by increased
Republican majorities in those sections
where that money was used
]. A. WALKER SCORED
What committee" he asked :.have
you had in Congress sitting on w. \.
4oung's Casa committee headed by
James a. Walker. who was never
known to vote the same way two sue
ceSsive years..
we come to another election. want to
make no other argument than to call to
your attention one example that is
staring the people of America in the
face-the situation down there in North
Carolina. want to accord to the col
nreh brother all the rights that are COM
ing to him. but this is Il whit, mans
government and should be run by white
men,
THE QUESTION OF BONDS. .
Continuing. Mr. Montague passed
rapidly to the bond question saving in
part:
we have had a war-the Republican
party makes us believe it was a great
war at least there was authorized an
issue OF $500 100000 of bonds to carry it
on. Who pays it" The war has added
to the glory of the country because the
flag was borne by the plain. humble
working men Of America. You and
Know that it has been the men behind
the guns who won this fight. To the
disinterested masses we must look for
our public safety and the protection of
the flag 0#
Who is to pay the piper? Taxes. of
course. My definition of a tax is ito
take" But we are Il patriotic people
and are willing to pay our taxes. All
we ask is that these taxes be justly and
equitably laid" 80
a -;41,
bonds? We conducted the last great
war without a bond issue. If a gov
ernment's faith is good enough to pay
bond. isn't it good enough to pay a cir
culating medium"
MORE CIRCULATING MEDIUM.
*32a. The speaker discussed the income tax
proposition briefly, saying every man
should pay taxes in proportion To what
ne had
We have" said he, "a great debt in
this State. and if property continues to
go down in Virginia you'll have an
other readjustment of the State debt
upon you in ten years unless we can
bring back better prices for property
What we need is more circulating me-
dunn
He illustrated his point by imagining
pair OF scales with all the property
and labor of the world on one sid. and
all the money on the other. Now"
SAID ha, "if the property and labor side
is awav down and the money side is
away up. how are you going to equaliZe
them? Why, by putting more good
money into the money side of the scale
High money means low property"
The speaker referred sharply to the
attitude Of the Republican party toward
silver and bimetalism holding that this
country could not be on q two-metal
basis without permission of other
countries.
The decentralization of silver was H.
Illustrated by Mr.. Montague thus:
IF owned a good horse and some
body came into my stable and took him
out and I was to meet that man on my
horse, would say to him. that is my
horse. give it back And If he would
say, wait minute. This is your horse,
1t Is true. but it Is not the same horse
1t was. 1t is spawned and galded. and