The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-13


terest and for the benefit Of the people,
shall not be used as a great engine to
enrich favored classes
Tho Governor assailed tho protective
tariff system. which. lie declared. was
manipulated In the Interest of the few,
and he quoted Bo,irle Cochran as saying
that there were but two ways to get
money. One was to make 1t and the
other to take It,
Men could never hope TO become pibs-
porous by making higher the taxes I'M
posed upon them.
His Excellency. drew glowing picture
Of tho American, statesnanship Of othet
days, and In proceeding on this line. he
said: ~ man is not a statesman accord
tive bodies and to secure petty favors
for this or that constituent, but accord
ing to the public services he renders and
the public duties he performs affecting
the great body OF the people:
Quay and Hanna.
He spoke or the political lives Of Quay
and Hanna, and declaring that he meant
no Glsrespect to the dead, lie said, there
was no great public act recorded III the
United states Senate which would show
that either had ever occupied a seat III
that honorable body.
In discussing the favoritlsm Resulting
from Republican rule, the Governor said Z
secret rebate agreement With great
transportation lines were operated T..
stroy tho business of smaller nlahufac.
turers, and TINT he hoped to see the
powers Of tho Interstate Commerce Com
mission enlarged according TO the decla-
tho subject
Perhaps the most striking uttcranco
of the Governor, and the one which clio
tied Athe greatest volume of applause,
was that in which he contended that
the very fountain head and basis of our.
political system. the ballot box, should
be kept pure and clean.
Leading up to brilliant period Oh
| this line His Excellency declared amid
prolonged cheering, IF had my way
every man who would dispose Of his vote
| for consideration should be perpntu-
ally tlisfrancllised; they should be re-
| gnrded with the same scorn and con-
tempt as that class Of women who soil
1.-the virtue Of our homes.
Tribute to Parker.
After declaring THAI government would
| not be needed If all men were good. and
lurging his. hearers that the higher ideals
Of American citizenship had frequently
been distorted, and that Outlines sacred
| the Governor briefly gave his idea OF a
| proper man for President. which was
exceedingly entertaining and ELOQUENT to
a degree. "The hope Of this country
he said lies not in q, policy OF militia
rism and swashbuckling on the hlgh
seas, but in the placing In the executive
chair of a man who believes IN law ana ana
order andsjustice between man ana man, man:
.In the language Of Senator Bailey.
! we want q President not with his foot
Oh the Constitution and his hand On
like sword but his foot on the sword
land his hand on the Constitution pro.
claiming equal and exact justice TO TO all
mankind"
Governor Montague closed witt, q
pretty tribute to the Democratic craft tick X
|from Parker to Lamb, and urged his
|hearers to take an active Interest III
political affairs at all times so as to
| make and keep their government pure
and the standard, OF the party clean
and high. =.
Captain Lamb Talks Tariff -.
4 CAPTAIN Lamb followed in O. speech
Of about thirty minutes. and his remarks
provoked frequent volumes Of applause.
The popular congressman told his con-
stituents of the difficulties that lie IN
the way Of Democratic representative
! who is environed by a Republican ma
jority in the House. though ne SAD ne ne
had at ali times been at the service OF
+ u Tea : I h
what he could for them.
I%#Captain Lamb then took up the two
national platforms and briefly pointed
out the essential differences between
them, vigorously attacking that Of the
Republicans and defending that OF his
own party.
He dwelt at some length upon the tariff
and declared that this was the main Is
sue affecting the people at this time
Sure of the House.
He spoke of the many irjustices
brought upon the masses by the Dingley
bill. and expressed confidence In a bene-
fetal revision should the Democratic par
ty win at the polls. Captain Lamb was
warm in his praise of Judge Parker, and
said he was such n man as would adorn
the presidency and give the people
clean, honest and economic administra-
tion&tof their public affairs. de ex-
pressed great confidence in the result
Of the election and said he felt certain
Of the House. should the Democrats by
any chance lose the presidency.
The congressman closed with an earnest
appeal to his old friends and constitu-
ents to rally to the standard of Demo-
cracy in November and 10 help restore
the government to the hands OF q par
ty that had always been the champion
of the dearest rights of the people. The
dsv was q great one for the Democracy
or old Chesterfield. and the party leaders
say good results will follow In November.
t c. a.. B.