The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-04
YOUNG GIANTS
MEASURE SWORDS
Joint Debate at Richmond
College.
KELLEY AND MILLER.
They Ably Discuss the Issues of the
Canvass.
,tDrr cDou,n DDCcCNT
They Ably Discuss the Issues of the
A LARGE CROWD PRESENT.
Their Respective Par,isans Loudly
Cheer Them. While They Each
Score Points in Favor Of Their
Parly-Thc A fair Passed OF
Without Any Pcrsonaii~
ties, and All Pleased.

Ean Samuel L. Kelley. Of Richmond.
asaa AR Hugh Gordon Miller, OF Norfolk,
debated 7lle political issues of the canvass
In The chapel at R.ei1usoni College East
n1gilt
1t was one of the cienissst political dis
cussions ever heard in 1tls city. There
was al, entire absencc Of ''mud-slinsflfs."
Each speaker was as courteous to the
other as he could be. a Democrat intro
nuced AR a1i.Ler and Republican pre-
se.ted Mr.. kei:ey 10 the audience.
On account of the rain the audience was
not rs large as exIsected.
Tnera were a number aof prominent per-
sons present. inc.Ud.ns most OF the faculty
OF the co..ege. Among others in attend
anee were Judge Edmund Waddin. Cen
er=al Edgar Alan. Colonel George Wayne
Anderson. Hon. john L. EpDs. Mr.. Frank
J. Brent Hon. Charles Gee, of Prince
George. and Mir. Chris Manning. il.
The audience was a most enthusiastic
one Nearly everybody Of note Was cheer
ed upon his arrival. General Adams
greeting WIS most cordial. There was
great cheering when Mr.. Kelley came III.
Mr. Mt..er's welcome was in the nature of
..n ovation. The Two Young orators shook
brands CORDIALLY. and both were appiauded
as they walked Down the aisle and ascend
ed the platform.
President II. Mercer Hartman, president
Of the club. called the meeting to order at
$50 O'Clock Colonel George Wayne An
derSon was chosen TO preside, and after
explaining the terms of the dsnatc. an
l,ali-;cei that Mir. George Skii,w!th would
jtrcseut AR. Miller.
ENTER HUGH MILLER.
MIR M1i.er after returning ll.s thanks to
i'm,
him ansi 10 Mr. Sktpwitli for his very
complimentary introduction, Vert im7lle-
ediate3y into discussion Of the issues OF
TllescAsrtiss from u Republican standpoint.
He sa:t .1i 1896 there came from the West
twa f.ro4,sets-one a. prophet Of calamity.
AMI ono a prophet OF prosperity. The
5lrcc5llet of prosperity was elected Frssi-
DENT and with lin came AZ prosperity
which was evident al over the country
He satf while President Mckinley was
making a record Which daZz.ed the
world the Democrats Were busy preparing
n campaign book 10 wage a canvass of
flEfss l,reiAnses. The speaker SAID ne saw
Ma. BRYAN arm in arm with Richard
Croker in New York. and that that gen
1lesnan WAS The Prestisnt:ai pr"2het--siae
.4-rn Croker who had i,es-ofne The horror
of the civilized world lie sad i was bet
Ter for ali that the Republican party had
preserved the nation which otherwise
might have been Shattered.
lie Warmly criticised Mr.. Bryan,s posi-
ton on the suRiett cs imperialism. ana
brushed the question ASIDE as unworthy
IL, ll..,,.e tine wasted upon il. Mr. Mtlter.
closed with i brilliant peroration NNiiich
was loudly rf.eresj by the audience lie
vas the recipient of 4 handsome puhei'
Of sl,rysa.atllemrms by sons Of his admir-
Ing. hearers.
Mr. KELLEY SPEAKS.
The agoiarlse was renewed WITH 1nuSl
vga.- when NJ. Edgar Alan, lr'' gre
sca:ess fic., s. L. Kelley for ms .irst
soee,:, When the ovation accorded MN
had s,jas.ded. Mr. Kelley went infinediaee-
n into ;. very sai,e presentat.on OF t.te
issues from a standpoint OF peis'c
MIR. kelley stated that he was SURPRISES
az The light manner in which hia eppe.
I.er,t had brushed aside alSt"ss.o
questions that involved. III ms !u"
,,na l;fe of the republic, and SAID, IN an
,..-,o Mr. Miiler's criticism OF Grover
Cleveland that Nhen he he!u ,ha' i'osi.
lion no one had 10 hold him up ana say
..T'n;s is our President
rhe Hepmbliciars. said the speaker. mao
custom OF claiming the c7ea't l2r ai,
prosperity ia sight. eyer ter The sam ana
dew that fell from heaven
COMING SILVER DOLLARS.
y3n said oae thing for which they We're
resnousihc was The coming OF d iliiii'on .
a
probably that was the reason iot so'4'e
Ar Kelley said he ..fnli-dinner-ta.sl n
arr4,.ne,, was The only ono upon Walch
the Republican party based Us nope % o.
victory but il was noi = oHeslioii
whether the dinner paii "ds ~. .,..,s
,.,tt,e- the laboring man got All ne MaS
entitled TO for his work IN discussi..s
the tr,,s.s. which he -couteEGad We're keep
ing the working people from ssttiis q
+ai,- deal. he ridiculed the 1nco.asis,s.s ~
ss,sions taken by many OF the aoiees -
nupiicans, and said that parry tSc ,s'1,.I
=, ,,e q party OF principle. and hao os'se..'. :
,a,aa i.to. "a business combine pure anu
simple.
Afr Miller in his re5on1c:, took up ti-e
s,eints advanced by Mr. keiiey. ara stsn
ELOQUENT in praise Of the McAii1ie4 az Az
n,inistration on the subject Of the recent
foreign wars. He said he would nor under
take to discuss trusts, The platform ot
his party having declared against sheHi,
an that the Sherman antitrust law was
The creature of q Republican admins
t-ation and that the Democratic sugar
trust took charge OF a Democrats Senate.
He emphasized his belief that there could
be no danger OF empire in this country.
and said the issue was not Imperialism,
but reconstruction. He Gid rot think It
safe to lei Bryan and his party get con-
fral OF affairs, even for four years.
Mr. kELI.EY'S CLOSE.
Mr. Kelley said. in relation TO the ice
trust, TINT Ar. Miller knew it was not
fair TO characterize il us Democratic
trust, when its president was a Repub-
,,car and that majority OF the stock
was owned by Republicans. and that Gov
error Roosevelt was holding up Mayor
yam wsck.s defense for campaign pur-
noses. He said that the eternal shibpoieth
,f Republicanism was dollars. and thai
Mr.. Miller had not attempted to defend
The position OF the Republicans In the
Phiiippinss, on the ground OF right and
iusnaA