The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06

ally to the speaker as he went after street
car companies, two of the city papers,
public officers and various Others with
gloves OF.
81 have already referred to that bril-
liant statesman, the Honorable Samuel
Stern,'' he said once in q. vein Of sarcasm.
and a wave of applause rolled over the
audience.
It was a speech that bristlcd with bit
ing invective. but which now and then
rose to flights Of genuine oratory, as he
pleaded with his audience to help bring
about a better state of affairs In the
city government. Captain Mccarthy
spoke for over an hour, and then left to
attend another meeting.
RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTHING.
captain Mccarthy was literally ap-
plauded as he came forward and began
his address. He said high water, sIsaall-
pox and fires had occurred during Mayor
Taylor's administration. and helhad had
as much to do with city government as
he had with the responsibility Tor these
things. The spea ker then went after Mr.;
Sam Stern, who, he declared, was the
mayors chief orator, and who kept a
pawn shop and dispensed pistols. razors,
guns. dirks, bowie knives and all con-
ceivable weapons to negroes to hold up
people with on the streets OF Richmond.
Captain Mccarthy said decent people
were liable to be insulted if they attend-
ed a real TAYLOR meeting. His Honor,
the Mayor he said, "has not SO muck
as made mistakes; he has done so little
as the head of the city government" The
speaker denounced "a certain newspaper
man in scathing terms. and then pro-
ceeded to discuss the. Mayor again. and
the latter's connection with tho Sinking
To not
Mayor was unfortunate i'll his supporters
He charged that His Honor had been
wined and dined by men who had later
on been fined for Keeping their bar
rooms open on Sunday and for threa ten
ing to assassinate the police. He re-
viewed his old charges of the Mayors
alleged incompetency, isnorance and
neglect of duty and discussed many other
issues he has heretofore enlarged upon
on various occasions.
WOULD NOT BE FAIR.
Captain Mccarthy declared that news
papers owned and controlled by corporate
interests could not be expected to be fair
to people who dared to denounce corrup-
ton, and then delivered a 11cathing de-
nunciation Of two newspapers In this
city. ut was bad enough he declared.
when the people knew one of the pa
pers as a lloary old coward, but now it
could not lay claim to the first virtue
in the category.
Some newspaper men in this city"
he went on, .'are the dirticst rcprobates
that ever lived on Garth.
Two newspapers i'm this city have de-
libcrately butcllered every address have
made" he went on, "and the others have
not taken any pains to call attention to
it,
L He denounced cowardice in voting and
said a. great many people voted in f1ocks
like sheep Some Of the people in this
city had been hauled a bout in politics for
thirty years by as worthless a set OF po-
litical towards as ever lived.
Here the speaker paid a pretty tribute
to the Army of Northern Virginia, in
whose ranks he had marched, and Inc
could but see the contrast between those
soldiers and the. miserable towards and
reprobates with whom he was brougllt1in
contact now. He was vociferously cheered
and then he broke into an eloquent and
scathing Remuneration of Major Lanier.
whom he called a coward and a SLAM
dercc.
CORRUPTION CHANGED.
Ward politics, he declared. had well
nigh bankrupted the city government.
IF you continue he said, to elect a
Mayor who offers no suggestion or OBJ
section to the Council. and if you keep
on putting corrupt men in the Council.
you must take tho consequences. Fran
chise corporations and ward politicians