The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-09
DEMOCRATS HOLD
A GRAND RALLY
Campaign in This City
Has Been Opened.
Mr.. JONES ADDRESS.
He Handles the Republicans With
Gloves Off.
JUDGE MANN SPEAKS BRIEFLY.
He Came In Late, But Made Fine
Impression -Actiycs Ke-elect
All Their Old Officers
Captain Lamb In
troduccs the
Speakers.
Mr.. JONES ADDRESS.
He Handles the Republicans With
JUDGE MANN SPEAKS BRIEFLY.

The campaign was formally opened IN
the CITY last night with a grand Demo-
cratic rally at BeIvidere Hail. under the
auspices of the Clay Ward Acttves.
The large hall was filed with entnusias-
tic hearers, and able addresses were made
by Hon William A. Jones and Judge VIII
liam Hodge Mann a fine band was on
hand.
Before the speaking commenced, the
club held its annual election of officers,
which resulted as follows, all the old Off
GERS being reelected:
President, Evan Snead; First Vice-Presi-
lsdent, II. l. Carter; Second Vice-President,
| Il. r. Davis; Secretary, John c. Page;
| Treasurer, 3. A. Jacob; Sergeant-at-ArnS,
| r. NJ Parker
First Vice-President H. L. Carter pre-
| sided, and after the election of officers,
| he presented Congressman Lamb.
! CAPTAIN LAMBS SPEECH
81 congratulate you, Clay Ward Actives,
| upon the fact that you have made the
| first alignment for the momentous battle
| of 1900 You have marshallsd Wen a
| chosen band for the preliminary skirmisl.
and now in order to carry ont the smile
| you select a cavalryman. and charge him
! to fire only few shots, lest he injure
| himself and spoil the fight, and then fall
| back behind the powerful artillery selected
| for this occasion.
This cayalryman has helped bring on
! many an engagement and then retired
gracefully and watched the progress of
the fight free from danger. So he will
do on this occasion, and you who are
anxious and nervous will please possess
| L. tv, SS7xH, -.
a picture of an ideal Congressman
He has spirit for the work. some
| Philosopher had said and he is in love
| with his work This spirit answers every
| card. 1t bears It's possessor patiently to
the White House three times day. To
! the Postoftice Department twice. Several
! times to the Agricultural Department and
even nerves him to investigate sundry nsn-
sion claims. unless fortunately he repre-
sents the First District of Virginia There
mas never been but one application from
that district. and rather than offer a bill
Tor relief. the generous representative has
pensioned the applicant for life from his
| own resources.
The ideal Representative must have more
| than a spirit for this work. He must nos
| sess zeal with knowledge; all the better If
| he knows the law. but he must know men
! above the law, and know how to deal with
them Then he must know himself, else
| his head will swell. and matera medica has
| no remedy for this disease The ideal
Representative has good TASTE a rarer ex-
| cellence than high intelligence.
| His knowledge will profit him little, un-
! less controlled and directed by this inspirer
| Again, the ideal Representative must have
| experience. This will quicken his zeal and
! direct his knowledge, and perfect him in
every good word and work.
II have the honor and pleasure Of intro
| luclug TO a gentleman who rnaa SI1reS
( up to this ideal.'
AN Able ADDRESS.
The applause was deafening when the
! brilliant First District Congressman came
! forward and commenced his mastery ef-
| fort. which was punctuated throughout
with enthusiastic cheering.
/ Mr.. Jones began by returning his thanks
I for the honor of the invitation to address
1 the Clay Ward Actives, and referred to the
| pleasant recollection Of his visit here in
| 1895.
He said that while the opposing cand-
| dates were the same now as they were
| then, yet changing conditions had placed
| different issue forward as paramount: and
! while ne did not believe that the currency
! question would be a live issue during the
| next four years, yet, in his judgment the
| American people would settle it, and settle
| it in the way the Democrats contended it
should be settled In 1896. He combatteS
Bryan could cause money panic. If
elected, by meeting the obligations of the
: Government exclusively in silver. He could
not understand how. If as the Republicans
said Awhen the Gold Standard bill was
passAi, that the currency question was
settled for all time. A Democratic Presi-
dent could thus wreck the country by deal
ing with its finances. For the reason that
for the next four years the currency ques-s
ton would not be a live issue, he Wodld
not take up much time in discussing it.
IMPERIALISM FIRST.
He said there We're questions. however,
, which if not settled and settled Alright,
would overthrow the republican institu-
rons of this country forever. The Demo-
cratic party, in It's national convention, de-
clared imperialism the paramount issue of
| the canvass. and he thought no more Sc.
rious one had confronted the American
people for a quarter of a century. The.
| Constitution Of the United States, said Mr.
Jones' was the great chart OF human lib
erty, and it was the duty Of all liberty
loving citizens to join hands and see tina.
the officers Of this Government should not
violate that Constitution. =
.tF,or twenty months we have been carry
ing one of the most barbarous and useless
wars ever waged in any country. and one
man is wholly responsible for It, without
any authority either in law or in prece-=
dent
DEMOCRATIC EXPANSION.
He then took UP the question of fmpe-
@riaiism, and harshly criticised the position
of the Republican leaders on the question
Of expansion He traced the history OF the
Democratic party on expansion. and showed
that Mr.. Jefferson, whom the Republicans
had quoted as an imperialist, had favored
expansion only on the American Continent
and had demanded always that the Con-
stitution should follow the flag.
| .sIt Is false declared the speaker. sit
is the blacklist OF crime to characterizes
Thomas jefferson as an imperialist, who
had established free schools and free re-
ligtnnss and whose course had been Ia
violent opposition to such tendencies 40
those which now possesses the Kepubli-s
I-can party. Jeiferson believed stn sx-@