The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-08
KING GEORGE COURT.
HON. ]. F. RIxEY AND LEWIS H
MAoHEN SPEAK.
Republicans Had No Representative on the
Stump Small Crowd Present.


A Free Lance representative was early
on the road so King George court
Thursday morning. In company with
Mr. Nj. Sanford chancellor, Of the firm
Of Chancellor & Rawlings, who, II be
did not have a Superior Disc drill IN
each coat pocket, had the papers and
certificates declaring II TO be the best
drill on earth.
After the protracted drought we
were prepared 10 see the oOrnfields
parohed and the corn and fodder dried
up. In some cases this was 80, but we
passed many fields that will yield five
barrels per acre. The King George side
Of the river has been blessed with rains
that did not visit the Caroline side.
Ii had been advertised that Congress
man ]. II. Rixey and District klector
l. II. Machen, OF Fairfax would speak
for the Democrats aud Hon. ". j.
Rogers, candidate for Congress, and
NJ. X Lowry. District elector, for the
Republicans lt was expected that
large crowd would be present, IL did
not materialize, as &C no time did the
crowd exceed two hundred Hon. j
Il. Rixey and Chairman o. T. Purks
held o conference with Hon. w. j.
Rogers aud Chairman T. I. +. Wolfe,
OF the Republicans. aud offered joint
discussion. The Republicans oonslder.
ed the matter and agreed that In the
absence of their District elector, M. X
Lowry, and for the additional reason
that the Democrats had two speakers,
they would not discuss but that at next
court, not only the nominee, Mr.
X gers, but Eleotor Lowry and a speak
or VI national reputation would be on
hand 10 discuss the issues.
One Of the features Of the day was
the presence Of many ladies. who walt
ed In their carriages, which dotted the
court green, for the speaking 70 begin
Their lunch parties looked like a gen.
uine picnic, and they had a pleasant
time.
After the adjournment Of court Judge
Charles II. Ashton was delegated by
Chairman Parks 60 introduce the
speakers He prefAced the introduction
Of Mr.. Machen, who was to speak FIRST
with an elaborate discussion Of the ma
tionul issues.
by q tribute TO woman, saying they
were an important factor in politics end
never a silent one; that the law only
allowed a woman one husband, but
did not limit the girls In the mum
Der Of sWeethearts she might have,
that sometimes they numbered whole
precinct OF voters and, 10 this case, who
would not say this woman was not
factor on election day. de said he Yas
present In the interest OF the agricul-
turist that his father was farmer and
had been one for fifty years that he
(Macheu) had followed the pillow until
he was fifteen years old. and at that
time he made vow 20 Tenounce farm
ing, which he had kept, not because 1t
was not the most honorable calling, but
because there was not enough money In
it. He honored the farmer, and he
wanted to Zee them get better prices,
which, under the Mckinley admins
tretion. they could not do, because It
was run In the interest Of the manufac-
turers, trusts and capitalists, while Bry-
an was for the common people and
against the moneyed power.
HIS speech was devoted 10 trusts and
the tendency to Imperialism. be said !;
"They tell you Of good trusts and bad
trusts. put they speak one word against
bad trusts and sixteen for good trusts {;
that everything is in the trusts; the In
FAINT is ushered into the world and meets
the milk trusts, the whiskey trust
warns you in the winter. the ice trust
coOls YOU in tie summer and the coffin
trust escorts you out OF the world (;
that when Jockey rides on the best
horse and throws the race he expects to
get something for it-nOw If the Nc
Kinley administration fosters the trusts
aud they put up their money 20 elect
him, do they not expect TO get from
that administration benefits which will
take from the people their hard-earned
money that the Republican party Is
the accomplish Of the trusts, they saw
their infancy under 1t, they have grown
until now they are mighty power and
their death can only be accomplished
through the election Of Bryan.
Said he, "who Is this Teddy Roosevelt
who goes over the country saying war
is the great oiyilizsr? This hero Of a
little episode at San Juan Hill " Turn
ing to the colored people in the au-
dience he said This Teddy calls you
people smoked Yankees II IL had
not been for q regiment Of smoked
Y Yankees at San Juan. Teddy would
not be living now to tell the tale Of
that event 1t is Teddy who thinks
himself the embodiment Of all things.
L, myself aud me, the great three In
one He is the man who wants to
shoot the Gospel Toto the Filipinos,
and says the Lord has 90 ordered IL for
the advance Of civilization.
He closed by an appeal to the voters
of King George to see that she did her
duty in November and cast her vote for
Bryan, Stevenson and Rixey, who had
made the district one Of its best repre-
sentatives in It's history.
When Congressman Rixey\was intro
duced by Judge Ashton he was most
enthusiastically applauded. and at the
finish he received many congratulations
on his effort.
He commenced by paying tribute to
the good people of King George, and
thanking them for their support In the
past. He said "an opportunity had been
presented TO his opponent for Congress
Hon. W. j. Rogers. 90 meet him In joint,
discussion, but IL had been declined. -
Then he went into the discussion Of the
issues. saying 'the Republican party,
conscious of its weakness upon the great
questions now dividing the country.
seemed to rely largely on the cry OF
prosperity TO continue 1t in power; that
he did not deny there had been pros
perity for the favored classes. These
classes favored by legislation and by
fortunate conditions growing out Of the
war, By the vast numbers Of pensioners,
by the vast horde Of new Office. holders,
by the trusts, which lived and thrived
and had their being under the Repnbli-
can party had acquired great wealth,
bat there was no such pros
perity among the agriculturists as was
their due. Their taxation was greater
and the trust combines were forcing
them to pay exorbitant prices - He then
turned his attention 20 the great ex'
penses Of the present military establish
ment Of the government, and the dan
ger OF carrying on wars not specifically
authorized by Congress and without q
declared policy as to what should fol-
low. He appealed to his auditors to