The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-16
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were grinding the very life blood out Of
the plain people OF the land. He as
sorted that the Democratic idea OF tariff
reform was In the interest Of the people.
and should be put into operation. Demo-
cratic doctrine was in favor the masses
as against the classes. and the voters
should rally to the Standards OF tho Dem
%ocratlc party, so that the government
Of the nation would revert back to the
hands OF the people.
Mr., Bland i~nterspersed his remarks
with timely anecdotes. and in closing he
made q stirring appeal to his hearers to.
vote for Parker, Davis and Lamb, and
thereby insure &C lean, honest and eco
nomical administrator of the affairs OF
the national government for tie next four
years.
A Happy Hit.
President Miner now introduced Cap
tain Frank w. Cunningham, who sang
a campaign song, composed partly by
himself, which was a parody on Under
the Bamboo Tree, This ong fairly SGT
the audience wild with delight. and the
captain was called back, though instead
Of singing again no simply declared t..at
he would at once put his song on the
market In the interest OF the Democratic
party
The chorus ran as follows:
"It} you ike mo, my dear Booker IT,,
And / like the whole blac4. bunch;
I'd like to say this very day,
az Come up and have some lunch. &
I'll show them soon that there Is no coon
Can come that's too black for me; u
Come have some squash. my dear Booker
Wash.
Under the Roosevelt tree"
Tucker Stirs EN- Up.
The cheering which greeted Mr., Tucker
was loud ana long continued. and as the
brilliant ex-Congressman proceeded TO
discuss the issues OF the campaign, the
demonstrations OF approval were often
renewed with much earncstncss.
He said he had never before appeared
before a Richmond audience. yet he felt
at home. for when forty years agoWhe
had resided in this city he had stumped
his toes all over tho West End. The
speaker congratulated the Democrats
that there We're now no differences With
In the party; that there were no gold and
no silver men, but that all We're FurkerI
Democrats.
He thought the unated position OF the
Democracy was n source OF great worry
to the Republicans, for they knew that
thing usually dropped, when this old
Democratic party stands together ! won-
der not that our Republics brethren are
disturbed" he said, '"rhey have sought
to keep that dividing wedge IN. but u
has been Withdrawn, and we are united
and ready for victory once again
1.-THE Republican party has been LYING
on tho cancer that has distracted the
Democratic idea was for q tariff sufficient
Alton Is, Parker, our physician, has cured
It, and victory is In sight"
talking OF tho tariff, he SAlu the
Democrats Idea was fora tariff sufficient
for revenue purposes only, while the Re-
publican idea was to foster and fatten
great favored classes at the expense OF
the few.
Hut he declared that Che Issue was the
people against Imperialism. and he said.
he would prove that the President was
unworthy OF the support OF the Ameri-
can people.
Tho President usually said what he
thought, hut tho speaker was not sure
Ia always thought what he said.
Mr.. Tucker made extracts from various
hooks written by the President. In one
OF which he Justified lynching for horse