The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-06
anal tho lattcr

I,tliat OF tho Democrats, ana tho latter
linpedi not be discouraged.
Senator Daniel said amid great ap.
|3plalisc aud in his most stl1,sastic and
brilliant Weir, that the peoples were now
called upon To select n czuly a liings on
iu President and IL wnss8ull issue or
| imperialism Us. Democracy. &
The country, lie declared. could nors
| Hong, rc,n:tin. half empire and half rc-t
mblic. alitl. when he appealed for PARKER
las az man trained in the ways Of. ti,c}
! Constitution thole was tremendous ape
plause. ~, \.
| said. (Which. Is half of horse and hnlft
| OF alligator. and the PEG lc tire of moth
ing~so quickly as sham.
1 Senator Daniel tEcn gave y n graphic
account ofithe two national conventions,
! declaring that that at CHI ago was {,
i farce. tic proceedings or Wncif were CIT
and dried. Willie the enc ut st. Louis
was representatives, of TIC. great uE -
! washed Democracy with every delegate
/ present with his opinion.
Voice. Of the People.
i Contrasting the two platforms, Senator
(. Daniel, declared that that OF. tho DEMO-
/, cratic party spoke tho voice OF the pee
Y Die on all ducstOnsi and when he CAME
\ 10 deal with the question: Of his partars
4 change Of front on the crrrency question,
4 there was Il remarkable demonstration at
1 the mention Of the name of Bryan.
Tic Thought tho silver question In tlli;
country was n roar guard fight Wllilo
Et]e issue. was dead. the speaker was
! with his party, and was ready TO take
IN tho next best weapon and fight with
1 IL lie was like tho gallant caNalryman
whose horse was shot from under MIN.
1 RE would take up his gun and fight OIL
| foot.
,'ln my l,cncsl Judgment" flic continued,
'.you have reached thu ond OF your fie ut
| for the free and unlimited coinage OIL
! silver ut the ratio of IL to 4. Ss
Buus here Senator Daniel scol;ed The Re-.
! publjcan. party aud said the Demo rats
i Ind always stood for sound finance, and
/ then he showed that the Republicans
1 lad first introduced paper money He
i charged that this was the first step to-
4 ward fikt money, and he followed this
4 IN showing how the Republicans had
subsequently, stood for unsound money
Had Fled the Field.
He charged that the action Of the Re-
,l8publicaE party had put it beyond the
power Of the country. to restore the
money Of the Constitution, and that they
/, had fled the field and left the Democrats
! the bag to hold.
/ He Charged to them the famous trade
dollar, and said like vegetable It mad
!, rolled on their hands. Not only Uncle
| Joc" Cannon, hut the late President Nc
4 Kinlev had voted for free silver. The
i .,peaker had always wanted sound cur
/ rency, and he gave a description OF how
/ the platforms OF the Democratic parry
i had been made in the past twelve years.
GI.)Thc Democratic party had not brought
, on the panic Of 1855,
4 Tcc evil come TO them from. the prs
4 yious Republican administration, which
4 lad been ulsound on finance.
4 He had nor voted for tho repeal OF the
4 sherm;i,i acr. because he knew the re-
z lief, IL it came at all. woll;d only be
. temporary.
4 Under Growers Lead.
4 If sound finance had coma, ii was undo
4 the lead Of Grover Cleveland, ana IN
4 Republicans lad been 50 materially aide
by The Democrats that the former wer
not entitled to all the credit. The In
+, crcased volume OF money had f,1mc iron
& i5tne new national banks In the country
A and the flow Of gold discovered in .Alask
inud other places.
81 senator Daniel declared that lie wol'
Ia SLOUGH, hat because II Mas like IN
I Democratic party. NJ matter what hal
!. nc,led 10 IT, II Was ali right the mex
! morning He said The Deinoc!titc part
was great on '.beaiins tlienl the nr1
time He wnA loudly checred When y
said he was sure that well beat 81
!, next time and that the Democracy wa
/, as certain TO rule the t<untry ultinatei
!, I,i.s there Is Il higher being. nc Republ.
: cans had no good, sound doctrine III thei
u trb h;t
I the Democratic party.
The sneaker commended the stand
. Mr. Cleveland on the Monroe doctrine
i and then passed 10 the consideration
| the policy of the present administrative
to dig canals not according TO interna
l tional agreement.
| senator Daniel was severe In his strlt
| lures upon tic Republican administrat'o
| for the Panama Canal scheme, and y
| declared that though 1t flowed with gol
| instead of water, he would never nav
supported It, The Republicans were We
| come TO all the credit they could get OF
of such a scheme.
1 On the Tariff.
Senator Daniel assailed the Republica
administration for the Inconsistency c
calling n peace conference, while buildin
a canal on land taken Mt the point
| bayonet from II friendly State, ana me
. lie DISScu W u prltl h'StuS"ASb W W
| tariff ana said amid great lnughte
"Now, don't all leave at once
He declared that the Republican part
!. l was protecting every country excel
Z America. ana then he pointed out that Il
Democratic party stood for q fair al
reasonable tariff.
Democracy is tile friend of tie tolIr
Masses no said, and no man wi
works for his living can have any hett
friend than tue simple creeds OF the Der
~ oelDiic party, which proclaims cqu
i, rights to all and special PRIVILEGES
none"
,fhe speaker now briefly recounted t
statutes In Virginia favorable TO I
raasses of the people. and no closed wi
a brilliant and soul-stirrins appeal to
~ hearerF 10 support the entire democrat
=. ticket this fall
~ Senator Daniels final words, hoNev,
We're devoted 10 a tender tribute To
D. tate colleague, SeD3 tor HonT, OF Mass