The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
ON THE STUMP
IN VIRGINIA
Senator Daniel Makes a Great
Speech at Taze-
well.
FIRST VISIT FOR MANY YEARS
Barksdale and Anderson Give
Scott County Democrats Three
Hours OF Campaign Issues.
FIRST VISIT FOR MANY YEARS
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" T..1Ew ELL, VA, October Sl.-An au-
dience of between five and six hundred
OF the best people OF Ta2eweil county
listened for fully three hours this after
noon TO u mastery address by Senator
John w. Daniel, IN the courthouse. The
house was packed 10 the utiermost, many
people being forced to stand during the
entire speech and numOer more not
able to gam entrance to the hall.
The speaker held his audience spell
bound until the close OF his address.
MIR. Damel BEGAN his speech by say
ing that inns WAS MS ilrst WISH 10 IAZe-
well Tor twenty -tnrec years, and mat he
was slad OF Inc opportunity TO ADDRESS
, an audience OF cultured @IazeWell county
/ citizens. lie recaied visit 70 Hon u.
H. tcery, OF Ogden, Utah, a former Iaze-
well cit.zen at which time lie promised
MIR. Peery to deliver a speech IN Taze-
we'll, and that he gladly accepted the in
yltation when offered him.
DEMOCRATS GROWING. &
Mr.. Daniel sald That there were great
many more Democrats in Tazewel now
than when ne first visited here. and
that a similar condition existed in all
parts Of the country. l would not appeal
4 to mems feeling, said the speaker but
TO their reason. patriotism and cnlighten-
I'd sef-interest. The Republicans have
almost stopped criticislng the government
: of Virginia because the Democrats have
so administered the government that the
Republicans have had nothing to crlu-
else. The taxes have been reduced as
low as possible; the finances Of The State
have been we'll managed, and Virglnlas
debts have been taken care OF. The
Democrats OF Virginia have recently re-
duced the State taxes Is per cent. SO
that the farmer can take the % cents
and put II in his pocket or use II upon
his family The good book says there
is no perfect, said the speaker, but. Re-
publican spellbinders seemed to have be-
lleved this statement.
Mr.. Daniel said that the rough rider
President who severely criticised Thomas
Jefferson as one OF the worst Of Presi-
dents and the author who wrote the book
.aying in lis that Shakespeare was not
poet, could get together and have rough
rider time.
TERRITORY WITHOUT BLOOD.
The speaker said that Jefferson had
acquired the territory Of Louisiana with
a drop of blood. He also showed that
Under Democratic administration more
territory had i--S acquired Than under
the Republican administration and that
the Republican party was dead and In
Its stead had sprung up an imperlalist
party. Neither the Philippines nor Gu
ba Will ever be the home OF America MS
said Mr. Daniel, because the climate is
such that Americans cannot live in the
tropical country. The United States army
sill not allow anw OF Its officers 10 stay
II either place longer than two years.
I,he same thing is true OF the English
generals, who cannot live in the tropical |
POSSESSIONS OF John Bull longer than three i
years.
The American Tobacco Company has |
ldopted the same rule. not allowing its
employees TO stay in Cuba but two years. .
we have W. use for the
Philippines. We have paid $3.50 apiece
or the Ftllpiros and have got them but
ion't know what 10 do with them. Mr.
Daniel dwelt at some length on the tariff,
saying that some Tazewell people seem
20 think that the tariff was sunshine gold
mines, etc
He said all taxes ought to be limited |;
10 the expenses OF the government eco
administered. In speaking OF /
tHc ITIi!lppiI:3s, SAS -Sdlu llldt SIX lunGfeu |
million dollars had. been spent in the !
Philippines and not cent had been re- |
turned to this country, but in its stead
sick soldiers and dead ones are all the
received. for the expenditure
OF 80 large sum !.
EMPTY. TREASURY.
The speaker showed why the Congress
OF the United States had adjourned in
March Instead Of July at It's last term,
t5eye was deficit In the Treasury and
that II the long session had been held
ms usual, certain bills which We're on the
calendar would have been presented and
passed. taking large expenditures. and
that the Treasury Of the United States
would have been empticd and that the Re-
publcans would have suffered at the
polls for the bad management -
The bills which would have been called
up were the ship subsidy and bill for
building railroads In the Philippines %
criticised Secretary Shaw, who is tour
Ing the Southwest, for not saying any
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