The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-28


MR. MONTAGUE SPEAKS.
At the conclusion of MIR. Gordon's adj
dress, Mr. EIlyson presented MIR. Monta-
que In most complimentary terms.
Inc applause was loud and long coz
tinued, as the brilliant young Attorney
General came forward, gracefully bowed
his acknowledgements and commenced his
magnificent address He was often inter-
rupted by the widest OF applause as he
spoke. Mr. Montague went Immediately
into the discussion of the subject OF trusts,
upon which he eioGuently and bitterly
arraigned the position OF the Republican
party. He said the high rank which the
American nation had taken amone. those
OF the earth had come through fair and
honest competition. and that all the PEG
pie asked was fair field and no favor.
The Republicans. said the speaker, claimed
that KEROSENE oil was now cheaper than
1t had ever been, but the question was
was it as cheap as it should DE? He con-
tended that it was not and went on to
prove it He then asked was it as goo.
as it should DE, which he answered like
| wise, no He said there was no better
definition Of present business conditions
under the Republican party than com
mercial despotism.''
DEMOCRATIC REMEDY.
| The remedy for the trust evil, contended
| the speaker, was the tearing down OF the
| tarin walls around every article manu-
| featured by the protected monopoltes, and
| the affording of the freest competition
| in the business world. Another remedy
| was the election OF President who would
| appoint an encouragement. who was
| not creature of the trust, and who would
| do his duty fully and faithfully.
| In speaking OF the President Mr. Mon
| tague said he was about as good a man
| as he could be with the crowd that was
! around him. and then proceeded to vigor-
ousy attack his weak and vacillatins
| policy.
Coming to the moral side of the trusts.
the speaker pointed out how they were
used to debauch our elections and stitie
| the voice OF the people
He was severe in his criticism OF the
armor plate investigation in the Senate.
in which the trusts won out over tho
people. He referred to the corruption in
elections, resulting from the bribery on
the part OF trusts. and said the Democratic
party offered remedy in its advocacy of
| the election Of Senators by the people
He said Mr.. Hanna had a monopoly in
politics, and that the Republicans could
hope for nothing from their President
which the Senator from Ohio did not
endorse.
Mr. Montague, in discussing the Cuban
war. dissected the record of Governor
all around vaudeville fakir that ha6 ever
| afflicted the American people.
THE GREAT ISSUE
He took up the question of Imperialism.
and in discussing it pointed out the in
constituencies of the administration in the
conduct of the Philippine war.
In answering the Republican declaration
that there was no danger of Imperialism
in the country, the speaker said there
was always danger when people departed
from their traditions of free government
and left the foundation principles upon
which republic stood
He said the PRONUNCIATION of the Porto
F9jcar r'~'F hin WIS most Fscraut ~ion
ton Of the Republican principle that there
.iIouid be nc tsXdtoa Without represent
tation.
He said it was a remarkable proposition
to kill the F'ilipinos to keep them from
| committing anarchy.
VINO would it pay to take the Philip
pines? He thought 1t would pay the trusts
| when the Malay pauper labor was brought
in by the trusts to compete with honest
| American labor.
BAD POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
He said the American people could not
| afford to follow the political policies which
were being promulgated by the Republican
party. He referred TO the promises made
the Cubans OF honest government, and
said those promises had hardly been made
before Rathbone and Nicely had involved
the government in the ssaneless
postal steals and government scandals.
which he said, would blot and stain their
record for all time.
Mr.. Montague contended that no govern
IneHt could long exist which permitted
such a condition of affairs to grow up as
that which the Republicans Were foster
ing in this country to-day. ana said the
only hope of the perpetui5y of free gov
eminent lay in the success of the Demo-
cracy.
ITO prevent it you have got to vote. "
said the speaker. He urged his hearers 10
cast q free and untrammelsd baliot in their
own interests, and not TO permit any one
to dictate how il should be cast.
Mr.. Montague paid q beautiful tribute
10 Captain Lamb, and said he deserved tc
be returned to Congress from this old
Metropolitan District of Virginia.
He appealed to his hearers 10 vote the
entire ticket. and closed with an eloquent
peroration, in which he pictured Colonel
Bryan standing to resist the awful tide OF
commercialism which was threatening &c
uproot American Institutions and establish
an Empire upon the free soil OF America
The meeting was a decided success, and
both The speakers received splendid attsn-
ton, and were often cAsered during the
delivery Of their very able speeches.
CAMPAIGN NOTES.
Chairman Ellyson we'll known through
out the State for the daxtzriy and ability
with which he manages the Democratic
campaigns from year TO year; but now and
, then h Is asked to do m Impossible
thing. He received q not telegram from
a distant county yesterday morning at HI
, |! o'clock. which read something like this:
| Send us a good speaker for L o clock to-
day" OF course, it was a PHYSICAL impos-
| sibility, much as the courteous and watch
full chairman desired TO comply with th-
Mr. EIlyson is leaving 70 stone un-
turned to get ou5 a full party vote on
election-day. and believes with the spisn-
did work which his lieutenants ar doing
in several counties and cities. that hand
some majority :vill be rolled Up for the
Democratic ticket
He proposes 10 make it not for the OPP
| position all along the lines every day
and night next week
The Third District Democratic Com
,,,f,tee met al noon yesterday in the State
| rih-arv building All the members were
present except Chairman e. L. c. Scott
of Hanover. in whose absence Senator
Phil. B. Cogbtli of Chesterfield. presid-
ed, The situation in this district was