The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-26


of al, In I ongress, upon which only one
other virg nian has had a seat siace The
war.
When DEBATED for the nomination for
Governor in the recent contest he was
present in the convention hall to show
what manner OF man he was and to give
voice to his love for his party's prnci-
pies and his loyalty to his party's BAN
ner.
Fellow-citzens, present to you an able,
honorable man 4 man who is every
q devoted Democrat and a knightly gem
tle-nan-the Hon. Claude A. Swanson. OF
the county of Pittsylvania.
Ovation 10 tsr. wanson.
When the brilliant young Congressman
came forward the great auclence ye.leu
themselves hoarse for Swanson He
began his magnificent speech By express
ing his thanks for an inviradon to ad-
dress the people of Richmond The house
shook when he declared ina. h was 6. .ad
to speak tor the democratic. nominees,
who were his nominees. Montague, WI
lara and Anderson suall command my
best efforts until tn 9th of November.
he sad, amid renewed chee.ing.
MI swanson begged HIS trends in the
very outse. to ray 20 The Standard of
Mr. Montague, and to hold the bloouy an
gle on the 9TH OF November.
lie had forgotten his primary fight. only
FOR its pleasant associations and warm
friendships, and he urged his friends to
forget it and to do their whole duty for
the ticket. He was no man to sulk or
oesert because his party did not crown
him king. He would never pursue the
deserting course OF the Republican candi-
date for Governor, who had been Dem
ocrat until disappointed in seeking an
office.
NEEDED NO DEFENSE.
Mr. Swanson paid a glowing tribute to
Richmond, to which he referred as the
gibraltar of Democracy, and said his
friends here would not be true to him
nnless they helped carry Mr.. Montagues
banner into the very thickest OF the fight.
He was not here to defend the Demo-
cratic party; II needed no defense But Il
after recounting its honest administra-
tons the people could not support it, he
would not urge his point. Over $5OOOO,-
ooo had been collected and oiSbursed by
Nlrslnla's officers and only 1900 of it had
gone astray. He compared this with the
Malone administration, and said it should
make the Republicans ashamed to look
upon 1t. He pointed out that in 1885,
when the Democrats came into power,
they found the treasury bankrupt and the
bonds Of the State comparatively worth
less. The State debt had been settled,
and the bonds were now eagerly sought
throughout the country
Parties should be measured by what
they mad done and not what they had
promised. He compared the records Of the
two parties the public free schools CT
the State and showed that it was the
Democrats who had fostered the system
and made 1t as efficient as it is to-day.
Nine hundred thousand dollars was now
appropriated annually to the cause of free
education. He had taught school under
the Mahone regime, and had had to dis
count his salary at 3S Is per cent, in or
der to get his money. He retired to the
fact that male and female normal schools
mad been provided and comfortable school,
houses had Sone UP all over the State,
While technical education was beng eSIv.n
by the State at Slacksburg and elsewhere.
1t had kept up the Virginia Military In
stitute and had made provision for State
students at the University of Virginia.
INSANE CARED FOR.
Mr.. Swanson showed that the insane and
deaf, dumb and blind Of the State were
now being tenderly cared for. when under
the Malone regime they were incarcer-
ated- with criminals in the jails of the
State. The Democrats had established a
Department Of Agriculture and a Depart
ment of Labor, and had placed thorough
iy competent men in charge of these de-
partmentS.
sions, and said under Republican rule
not a dollar had been appropriated to
take care of the old soldiers, and now The
Democrats : ere appropriating $4,000 per
year for this noble purpose.
All these things, the speaker said, had
becn done, and at the same time taxes
had been reduced from 80 cents to 40 cents
on the 500 worth of property. The party
had levied 81 on the Sl0O worth Of incomes
over 5000. 1t had taxed charters and
placed the burden where it ought to be.
He said the Republicans had no hope
of carrying this election, but that they
kicked up a little row every four years
in order to capture Federal offices.
Mr.. Swanson tf1nounced the statements
made that the convention would disfran-
chiSe white men, and said it had deter
mined upon but two things. One was lie
said amid a storm of applause, to strike
down every negro possible; and the other
was that no white man would lose his
right to vote.
II the Republicans want to meet us
on this issue, we are ready" he sX-
claimed and the audience was swept by
another storm of applause. He had no
unkind feelings for the negro but as a
citizen he had been a failure and after
long years OF SurferlNS on nus account the
white people of Virginia proposed to
march once more to freedom. and they
would not be deferred by any misrepre-
sentation on the part of their opponents.
THE ROOSEVELT DINNER.
The speaker referred in drastic terms
to the President dining with Booker
Washington and said if any white man
had any doubt about how he should vote
he begged to rfer him to the President
of the United States and Booker Wash
ington feasting in the White House on
'possum and sweet potatoes
The acr was a deliberate one. and was
done to encourage social equality, and
should receive the bitterest condemna-.
ton of the people at the polls
In conclusion, Mr.. Swanson said his
heart was in the fight: that this was no
time for temporizins, and all should
stand together In common cause and
give Nontaguc. Willard and Anderson
rousing majority on the 5th of November.
He said II any act Of his would bring hi
friends actively into line for the ticket,
that act would be done, and one Of the
happiest moments of his life would be
when he should know the entire DEM
ocratic ticket was elected by a sweeping