Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
QUARLEs's CANVASS.
He Has a Debate With fost II"
AppomattOx.

AppomattOx.
WEST APPOMATTOx. october s.
(Special)-A big court-day crowd was
present here Thursday. and listened to
debate between Judge ]. NJ. Quaries ana
Congressman Jacob yost. MIR. Yost was
the challenging party, and the terms were
Yost to open in an hour, Quarles TO iol-
low in an hour. Yost to rejoin In ~ MIN
utes, and Quarles to close In the same
time. introduced 10y Republican-County-
Chairman w. c. Franklin, Mr.. fost saiu
that he was glad, looking In the races OF
his audience, to see evidences OF petter
conditions. Judge Quarles had said that
the Democrats wanted to look INTO the
books" And" said Yost, were ready
to show them. Momentous changes nave
come In the past two years. Disappoint-
ed men there are always, and some or us
believe that serious mistakes have Deen
made so far as may effect some or us
personally, but as a party we have maze
no error, and higher than personal am
bition are the changes for the better
during this time. In this day the name
American has a better and higher signi-
ficance than ever before. One central
point Mr.. Yost desired to impress on his
audience, and that was that the govern
ment is an aggregation OF individuals,
and that il the government presented a
pleasing picture of prosperity. 1t was
proof that the people were prosperous.
Judge Quarles was introduced by Sena-
tor Flood in a highly commendatory
speech as the next congressman from the
district Judge Quarles said Yost had
assumed an impossible task In attempting
to prove a man Is prosperous when
he Is poor and getting poorer every day.
Said he: Mr.. Yost is the most hopeful
man l ever saw; always making prophe-
cies of better times" He showed mat
the general tendency OF all values, save
money. were on the down grade, ana he
insisted that the last two years were Du'
two years OF Republican excuses. quoting
Mr.. Yost's glowing and golden ac-
count of a conversation he had had
win Millionaire c. b. circuit. of New
York about the golden dawn OF grande'
DAYS OF good times, Judge Quaries saio,
| IF don't want to talk TO you about wha'
mlllionaires say. Don't go TO see Orcu't
| ask farmers and producers now II Is,
| Won saw. Mr.. Yost that the government
does we'll and thence II works down 70
| the people. You reverse the doctrine-ie'
thu neonle do well and II works up TO-
| wards the top: but with poverty AT th'
| bottom and wealth at the top you haN'
| a had outlook for the future. on MT
Yost YOU can't put money In the pockets
| OF the people by artful argument anu
| sounding rhetoric. , A..
Judge Quarles thoroughly discussed th'
| silver question. and vigorously attacke'
Mr. Yosts patent panacea for poverty
high protective tarff. He keenly dlssecte'
| the war-tax bill and the bond issue ah'
| said that Dewey at Manila and schley 2
| Santiago virtually won their great VIC
tories with the fleets provided Tor IONS
| before war revenue bills passed lhel
were the old fleets constructed ana equip
ned under the Cleveland-Whitney ADMIN
| istration. The Democratic candidate VIII
| manifest effect quoted the pulpit at
tcronce OF Dr. Sunderland. pastor o.
| Vice-Presldent Hobarts church, com
menting on the wretched inefficlency II
providing for our soldiers, and makinl
| tber absolutely, in many instances oD'
| iects of public charity
Mr.. Yost replied In an able speech, Iroii
his standpoint, and Judge Quariess re
,c,nder stamped him as a clever an.
| forco,uI debater. The Democrats were
de,igbted with their candidates snow
ing ana at the same time the hepupil
cans were pleased with their representa-
tIve's efforts.