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

and better. and in the end far cheaper
for them TO appeal to ana 70 trust lhe
sense of Justice and fair dealing or the
neople and their honorable representa-
tives than 10 rely upon The purchased
support of corrupt Legislators whom they
NAV debauch the better it Will be Tor
them and for their stockholders.
THE MOVEMENT NOT Personal.
A long acquaintance with the people
of Virginia and their iepTest nlallNca,
with fair opportunity Tor obseiNins
both satisfies me that these great coz
porate interests can safely uust the
Democracy of Virginia TO protect mem
I'm the exercise OF every proper cOIpold1c
function and the enjoyment OF every
inst. legal. and vested right. Nor IS thls
movement inspired or 10 be directed iOt
or against any aspirant Tor the SENATE
IL cannot be belttled by any such mar
rowness of purpose. ~ rlses my amy in5i-
vidual 1t Is greater than any man. II
is stronger than any man. $500. - ,,,,,
1t has the entire futpte history OF o.. ont
country as The periof or fts cehTiceIl
operation. and the entire domain OF our
repubic as the field Of its usefulness
il mas for its high and holy ann the
peace. the purity, the welfare, the nap
piness. the honor, ana the glory Oh ~ lilt
reople of all the states IN the pleseMt
and i'm all coming generations. II VIII
hurt none except those VINO oppose IT'S
resistless march. for II Is moNehC M
from the people, ny 'it P'"f''' ""
'"' iNiMICAB TO BossIsM
In the nature Of things II is not friendly
TO mercenary and commercial polllcs; IL
Is inimical 10 bOssism. The party boss
IS a creature of the last four or I'VE &c
cades of our history. lie is "I6cN an
outgrowth Of the spells system. We can
congratulate ourselves here to-day tidl
ne has never found Virginia congemai
cline. The man who imasines lhat INC
people OF Virginia would ever submit 10
The degradation which modern lohtic1
boss-rule involves has much 10 learn as
10 the sturdy fibre OF Virginia manhood
Why even the Republicans or virginia
certainly thousands OF them, would not
brook the arrogant rule OF such petty
master though he was man OF parts
of great ability, and great intellectual
force And the man has never been bort
who can long successfully play this role
with the free. fearless, ana independent
voters who constitute the incOrruptlbl,
Democracy Of this free-boin Common
wealth. an,
tinue 10 have TO the end OF time. ana VII
delight To follow and TO honor; men o
great ability. and OF sincere and profoun'
convictions upon public questions; mel
who trusted the people took the people
into their confidence. and whom the peo
pIe trusted; men Of lofty aims, OF lott!
ideals aud OF lofty courage. men Of eN
allied public and private worth. Sucl
leaders. by the force of their character
their intellccts. and their wis, hay
exercised a natural anu Wholesom
Influence over the popular mind, shape
public policies. and gloiiously directed IN
destiny of their country.
Princes OF the people, uncrowned. bu
kingly men Ike washington, Jefferson
and Patrick Henry IN The rcmOter paSl
and great leaders like John Letchcl
Robert T. Scott. John Il. Baldwin. job
Randolph Tucker, aud John w DAME
have been in later years Ia the prescnc
OF such names and characters, the moder
political boss sinks into pygmy ana con
temtiblc insgnifcance. (Applause)
LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
so. my feliow-citizens. this moyemen
has been inauguratcd. not so much {
remedy any existing evils i'm Virginia a
10 guard against their possibility in IN
future. so far as God shall give rs wi.
dom 10 provide a safeguard, not only
Virginia. but everywhere in our country
Each and all of these Commonwea.th
constitute integral part Of one grea
whole We are bound together In '0n IN
dissoluble Union OF hides tructible States.
We are all members OF one body. III
disease which Is preying on the Ntals {
one member OF this great body pollu
will sooner or later. In greater or les
degree. sap the vitality of every othS
member II the Senate OF the Unite
states shall be controlled In whole or PAL
by sordid, selfish. seif-seekins. and col
rupt men not only will the States whic
sent Them there but all the states. an
all the keople. viii suffer In their mate
rial interests: and. what - OF far create
moment. IN their social and moral We
being.
ANY stain which comes 20 that gre'
national council must reflect reproac
upon our whole couptrs,-s a ~
The movement which you initiate hot
to-day. therefore, means as much or MOI
for New York and California. for Penn
sylvania and Montana, for Delaware an
Kansas. for Ohio and Nevada ak9t DO
FOR Virginia or as IL does for rxas
Maine Mississippi or Connecticut. Geo
gla or Massachusetts. or any Of th0'
Fortunate and, thank God. SUI nonefol
members OF or sssterhood of state
whose senators 40 nOt owe their tlectiC
10 improper or corrupt agencies.
SOME RECENT OBJECT LESSONS.
The people have lately In some of n
Eastern as well So in some Of our Yves
ern States had some object lessons 2
startling as they have been revolting. III