The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-05
RICHMOND Va tues DAY. NOVEMBER 5. 1901 J.

and all the speakers were often cheercd
by their hearers. Some of those on the
stage were: Capt. Cunningham Hall
Hon. Julian Bryant, Mr.. w. II. Mullen
Chairman Doherty, Messrs. II. NJ. Tyler
Fairfax Montague, and J. j. Lynch.
CAPTAIN WILLARD FIRST.
Captain Joseph L. Willard was the tirst
speaker, and he was greeted by q round
OF applause as he came forward, being
presented in a brief but eloquent speech
by Mr.. Wallace. Although Captain Will
lard has spoken nearly every day for the
past month, and was travel-worr, having
come up from Isle of Wight Courthouse,
where he spoke yesterday, he was in good
voice and spoke with great force and
carncstness.
He dwelt briefly in his opening remarks
upon national issues, and showed that
tho country had always had to turn ulti-
mately to the Democratic party when
pure and economical administration OF na-
uonal affairs was needed
He scored the Republicans for breaking
faith with the Porto Ricans on the tar1n
question. and showed that their record
was not straight on finance and other
great issues. and then he passed to an
able discussion of home matters, inter-
spersirg his remarks with timely nnec-
dotes, which kept his audience IN close
H
touch with him from :he start.
HAS A CLEAN SHEET.
In discussing State issues Captains7ANNil- Il
lard took I'D the administration oIaSo'7
ernmept by the Democrats IN the pas,
sixteen wears, and showed that IL h'io
not only been conducted upon a business
basis, but TINT it had been remarkably
free from scandal. s50,c00.e90 having oeen
collected and disbursed, and only aooue
$3.50 having gone astray.
He showed that the party had taken
the insane from the jaiis and prison
houses. where they were placed under
the Mahone regime. and put them IN
conlforta bic hospitals and that 1t hao
annually increased the comforts OF these
unfortunates. as we'll as those of the
deaf. dumb and blind of the State
He said it had built new school houses
and provided better teachers and longer
terms and had cared to the, hest otsthe
States ability for the old maimeds and
disabled Confederate soldiers and their
widows 1t had done these tl1ingsss1n IN
sixteen years, and when it came into
power the treasury was Impoverished
the debt unsettled, and the States bonds
practically worthless. Her bonds were
now eagerly sought. her debt was set
tied, and taxes had been lowered from
fifty cents to forty cents on the $lVu
worth of property.
FvR SUME REFORMS.
Coming to some of the reforms promised
in the Norfolk platform, Capt. Wlilaro
emphasized that of the employers llablli-
ty : !, and ueclared it to be the purpose
of the party to pass it at tie coming ses-
sion of the Legislature
j he said the public schools were to be
made even more efficient and. that the
party would do even better things for the
ole soldiers of the State, to whose Valor
and high character he paid splendid
tribute Industrial schools he said would
be established and every facility would be
given for the education of the young OF
the State at public expense. lie declared
that the party whose cause he was help
ing to lead had never betrayed the peo-
pie, and that with its splendid record for
honesty and conservatism, had a. right
to ask the people to continue 1t in power
for four years more.
WAS NOT ON HoGE.
Capt Willard was severe in his strict
ures upon the nominees of the Repub-
lican party, and said tnat no speakers
were supporting them on the stump save
Federal office e-holders and those who eN-
pected to get seat at the pie counter in
Washington.
ln referring to Colonel Hoge's trans
continental trip when he started to Annoy,
China, Captain Willard said the Republic