The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-18
THE CAMP AIGN
over The STATE
Arrest Apathy by Speak
ing in. in. .Southampto1
.oRATORY AT =BOYDTON.
Senator Martin States the Issues Of
the Campaign,
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS f 0 RIM.
Senator Martin States the Issues of
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS F 0 RIM. ,
Parks and Blackburn Smith
Arouse Enthusiasm in Front Royal.
Senator Bark sdale at Farmville.
Ex-senator Withcrs Speaks
atChatllam. Other Meet
inss and Speeches.
tspecla1 pisputch to The Tsmes.l

BOYDTON, VA, September 1.-THE
campaign opened here to-day. Congress
man Lassiter spoke first and was followed
by United States Senator Martin. The
Senator was in fine form and spoke for
over an hour with telling effect, being
loudly applauded frequently. He began
by saying that Washington warned the
people in his farewell address not to en-
tangle themselves with foreign powers
and that it had been left to Mr. Mckinley
to inaugurate this policy of encroachment
upon other countries; that all along the
Monroe doctrine had been insisted on by
this Government.
He criticises the bad faith Of the Federal
Government in taking possession OF Porto
Rico and the Philippines.
LARGE ARMY A MENACE
He last spoke OF the great expense at
tending the keeping OF a large standing
army: that heretofore it had been looked
upon as a national evil, being a menace
to the liberties OF the people, but the Re-
publican Government insisted upon this
large army. He argued with great vehe
mency that this enormous army was held
together for the purpose of dominating
the laboring classes.
The great riot at Boston was caused by
the people of this country rebelling against
England because we We're taxed without
representation, and now Porto Rico and the
Philippines were taxed and had no voice
in the affairs of the country. The Re-
publican party seek to lull the people into
ec0uisience by the sordid idea that it will
ps-:- US by bringing money to this country,
but, said he. it will destroy the liberties
of the people.
INCOME TAN.
inoo 10Y 1,a ho1
garded as constitutional for one hundred
years. that the present Supreme Court
had declared it unconstitutional. and now
this same partisan court was looked to
to vindcate the policy of these new ac-
ausations. He asked if we were not quiet
ly being transformed from Republic to
an Empire.
He said in a short time men would have
to be drafted to go to these sickly coun-
tries as soldiers. He insisted that the
burning issue of the hour was this i'm
perialistic policy. He was unmerciful in
his talk about trusts, and urged that they
destroyed all the interest and liberties of
the pee pie The high tariff fostered and
protected trusts; that if the tariff could
hen done away with the trusts would
go out of business.
JONES AT TAPAHANNOCK.
WARSAW, VA. September 1.-THE
Hon. W. A. Jones addressed a large and
enthusiastic audience at JdppdndnnOch
to-day He spoke for nearly two hours.
discussing mainly the trusts and imperial-
iStic issues.
The Republicans were not represented
Mr.. Jones leaves tomorrow for Baltimore.
where he will address the Democrats of
that city, on Wednesday evening.
AT SALEM.
SALEM. VA, September T.-State Sena-
tor Graham Clayton. of Bedford, opened
the Democratic campaign here to-day
There was quite a large crowd to greet
him.
wITHERs AT CHATHAM
DANvIJLE, VA, September 17.-Hon
Eugene W:thers. Democratic elector for
the Fifth District, spoke at Chatham to-
day.
He was greeted by large assemblage.
EXPANSION BUT NOT IMPERIALISM.
FAIRFAX C. H, VA, September IL
The first guns of the political campaign
here were fired to-day by Lewis Machen
and Ribert E. Lee Jr. Imperialism was
the main subject discussed by both speak
ers Free silver was not mentioned. Mr.
Lee drew distinction between expansion
and imperialism, and said that while the
Democratic party is. and always had been
in favor Of the former, it is opposed to
the latter.