The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-25
GREAT WELCOME
TO SWANSON.
Gate City Gives Him.
Greatest Crowd
in History.
MANY LADIES COME
FAR TO HEAR HIM
Sorry for Republicans They
Must Be Judged By Their
Past Performances.
and Not BY
Their New
Promises.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
GATE CITY, VA, October 4.--The
largest crowd that ever attended a poll
teal speaking at Gate City, greeted Con-
sressman Swanson to-day. Many ladies
from the town and surrounding country
were present. The Bristol Military Band
furnished music for the OCCASION Mr..
Swanson was introduced by County
Chairman Z. r. Carter, and spoke over
two 4ours, holding the attention Of the
audience as no other speaker had ever
done at this place. Many Republicans
were present ana seemed to 3e favorubly
impressed. MI. Swanson culogized South
west Virginia as the laurels upon the
brow Of the State, and said he knew
there were noble women back OF the
splendid Democracy OF this section.
He discussed State issucs and showed
the great progress the State has made
under the wise, economic Democrat man
agement The state government, he de-
clared, has more to do with our pros
rerity and our welfare than the nation;l
government, controlling as It does our
schools, the roads. public Institutions of
all kinds. and dealing directly 18th the
people.
Inconsistent.
He said that last yearswhen we had a
national election. the Republicans wanted
to talk State politics, but this year with
a State election they want to talk national
issues. ever do6ging and seeking by reck-
less suhterfugcs to blind the people to
the facts.
He said he was sorry for the Repub-
slicans Of Virginia T hey have pledged
themselves to show who stands opposed
on great national questions by President
Roosevelt. If Republicans vote for
Semp's favorite. Shaw. they will see how
they stand after the election With the
national administration. He had been
requested to reply TO Shaw's speech. but
that was most effectively done by Pres
ident Roosevelt in his Richmond speech.
He said the Republicans must be meas
8ured by their old performances rather
than their new promises. and reviewed
fully their history in the South. as has
been reported in the Timcs-Disratch.
The Record of Lewis.
He dwclt torciby upon Judge Lewis's
record, his denial of having anything to
do with recOnStructlOn,s anu aTEulSIcu
him for bringing troops to Petersburg
in 1876. Honest government. he said
lets the money remain in the pockets
OF the people who earn It, while dis
honest government takes it he
packets of tho earners and places 1t In
the pockets of others. Under Democracy
Virginia's credit is as good as any state
in the world. He contrasted the splendld
government the Democrats have given
tho State with the four years of Re-
.,blican nllsrnle when graft rorr'"-
tion, fraud. embezzlement, defalcation
and stealing ran rot the same leaders
are still controlling the party. The many
ot her points in the speech have already
been covered by reports ito the Times
Dispatch.
Eulogy to Schools.
MIR. swanson paid Il great eulogy to
the public schools and promised II elect
ed 10 do all in his power to increase
their ef'ic,encv, and pledged himself to
labor faithfully to continue the great
era of prosperity that the party has
started SO auspiciously In Virginia. HIS
speech will tell in the coming election