Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-11

,iouse, NV friends. what is the use, and
,,na, h. the purpose OF any public gather
Ing II Is 20 serve the people. and 10
achieve the cause and the end OF the
pcopo. (Applause) \ DO not let 1t go
abroad that the people Of Virginia do not
want any one In the party who has left
the organization, II a man votes the
Democratic ticket and works for the
Democratic party. has he not a right to
express himself on Democratic principles
IN the house OF his own friends? Gentle
men. II you depart from this hall with
the belief that YOU have fully performed
your labors, you will be mistaken. Patrick
Henry once SAID vigilance was the price
OF iiberty-constant and continuous work,
and watchfulness OF your party servants,
and the power to make those servants
answer and responsible 10 you, is the key
stone OF al public institutions.
HON. EPPA HUNToN SPEAKS.
Mr.. Montague was loudly cheered when
he took his seat, and there were calls for
Jones" When the Congressman did
not respond there were calls for "Hun-
Ton, and Hon. Eppa Hunton, Jr.. of Fau-
euler, was presented by the chair. He
said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Convention.-If am a back number. and
n those we have listened to to-day are
back numbers. God grant that / may al
ways belong to the old issue and rot
join In the procession that is not OF the
old-time Virginia character. Applause)
| thought the time had come when this
convention had well done it's work and
was ready 70 adjourn, and 1 hsd been
! selected by my distinguished friend here
| Uhe chairman TO make motion 10 that
| erect, but when / made that motion he,
/ with an unfairness which / have never
known him TO evince before, refused 10
4 recognize ii, and has put me forward at
the twelfth hour to say something as TO
the matter which has brought us to-
| gether here to-day. When j saw before
me such a number of intelligent Virginia
Democrats. brought from all the borders
of this dear old land coming here with
out one idea except a desire 70 advance
the interests Of the State and their party
! with nothing but patriotism to impe their
leaving their homes and their work, and
| goin, TO the expense and trouble OF com
ING here. | said to myself, fellow-Demo-
| Gratis. that there is life in the old land
! vet. (Applause.) No State ever produced
! such noble men as those who went from
| virginia and distinguished themselves
in the days between 1861 and 1865 (Ap-
plause) If we can prove ourselves wor-
thy Of those noble men we are worthy of
! the most noble State God Almighty ever
| gave 10 this union. Applause.)
DID ALL THEY COULD.
We have come here from unselfish mo-
| tives; we have come here for patriotic
purposes; we have come here with earnest
determinaton-and / take heart from this
intelligent assemblage before me--for bet
ter. higher, nobler, and purer politics in
this grand old Commonwealth. applause
There is but one thing to do. 1t is like
singing the doXology at church. You
have begun splendidly in this fight. You
have come here and adopted a platform
that enunciates a splendid set of prin-
clples TO assure the people OF this State
that you have endeaYored. by all means
in your power, surrounded, as you are,
TO give to the people of this State an
untrammelled opportunity 10 express their
choice for senator without any machinery
between them and the result they desire.
] say every possible means or machinery
that could be put In operation, with the
| material at hand, surrounded, as we are,
has been presented TO you by the Com
| mittee on Resolutions as far as they
know and believe We have asked our
State Committee TO aid us in this effort
to permit the good Democratic people of
Virginia 10 say what is their wish in
this matter, and 1 say that If the COM
mittee heeds the voice Of this convention.
they will give you full and fair oppor-
tunity to express your wishes. But IL
even that be a failure, see all these
earnest Democrats from various parts of
the State and / feel that they are going
home from this meeting full Of the high
desire for better politics in this State,
and feel that they are going home from
this meeting fun OF the high desire for
better politics in this State, and that the
people should express their wishes in
the election Of United States senators.
Ana l believe that. whatever be the diff
culties. we will accomplish those results.
and put old Virginia on the highest po-
litical plane ana place her in the position
to which she is entitled, and may God help
ne in this matter