The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-12
Captain Nc carthy on the Nor
folk Situation.
SOLDIERS USED WAT HMEN.
The Doctors and Lawyers Get Rap In
Passing, and tas Street
Railways Are Remem.
bered.
81.

Things have come to such q pass,
said Captain Carlton Mccarthy in his
speech to the sJessamine Club, at No. 210
East Broad Street, last night, that the
volunteer soldiery of this Commonwealth
are being made a cheap police force for
the protection Of the property of alien
corporations. Our soldier boys are being
sent from our homes to do the work Of
ordinary policemen or watchmen, and for
s11 a. month, a nd that for the benefit Of
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, stock
( holders.
I was a soldier when to be a soldier
was to stand shoulder to shoulder with
the boys in gray who were fighting for
the honor and good name OF Virginia,
and I joyfully served in the volunteer
forces of this State for years after the
war, when that service was to protect
Virginia. from the carpetbagger and the
negro. But T am not going to volunteer
+ to protect corporations
"Or to shoot Norfolk motormen," in
iected a sympathetic nearer.
NO.. replied Captain Mccarthy; It'd
rather go to Norfolk to help a motornan
to get his rights. And the man who
works for his living and supports a. wife
and children has rights, as well as mil
lionaire stockholder in Boston or in Bal
timore''
.tThats right. Now you are COMING.
came from the audience.
57t "a labor union," continued Captain NC
Carthy, .sisn't as close a corporation as
tho lawyers or the doctors, who get to-
sether and agree on fees and bleed every
victim by the strongest kind of a union"
Great applause followed this thrust at
the professions mentioned.
CAPTAIN M'CARTHY'S VIEWS.
Captain Mccarthy Is opposed to a clear
water scheme that lets the control Of he
supply pass from the city to a corpora
ticn. He regrets that a number OF ms
influential friends who are now can1i-
dates for the Council, have thought best
tn shut ,p like clans, and can only say
when they meet him, I'm mighty sorry,
old fellow, but you know I want to get
your friends and Taylor's, too. He had
kept on saying a good word for Them
just the same.
.Our ward politicians said the speak
or. care going about nluiring what Clyde
i Saunders and Chris Manning are doing:
understand they are both IN the employ
Z of the Traction Company. But I've never
yet been able to understand what they
do
At this point Mr. Sam Stern came in
and there was a general "Hooray for
Stern
SHOT AT STREET RAILWAYS
Captain Mccarthy closed with a shot
at the street railways. We are al
lowing ourselves to be fool to death by
ordinary people who get their lnstruc-
lions from sharp lawyers in New orR,
who tell them how to skin the people OF
Richmond That's what they mean oy
going to New York on business
TRANSFERS. IN DEMAND.
The question of transfers ana reSistra-
ton is agitating the mind of the candl-
date and the politician, and the voter IS
urged to look into the matter OF getting
himself in shape and properly vote When
the sun rises on April 10th.
The Fulton Democratic Club will meet
at Nelson's Hall tonight. Candidates
are expected to be present.
On Friday night the old Madison Ward
Democratic Club will meet at Monticello
Hail for reorganization.
The Union Democratic Club of Fulton
will meet at Dnnahoe's Hall tomorrow
night President John Z. Duffy will
preside, and he will call upon all candi-
dates present to make a few remarks
The following is Captain McCarthy's
schedule of engagements for the rest of
the week: Tonight, Old Market Hall:
tomorrow night, Bahen's Hail, guest of
the Tammany Club: Friday night, guest
OF Lee Democratic Club. on west Broad
street, and if possible to get these, Thoms
Hall. guest Of the Old Dominion DEMO
.r,l;o club. and Saturday night, guest