The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-18
.D|C FIELD DAY
IN B|II0.'TE.T''0|:|'U|.R|:|T''
Swanson and Flood Address a
Large Crowd at
Fincastlc.
REPLIES 70 AI Isl. I: ON
REPLIES 10 AIs.P#E RS IONS
Eloquencc 81 Gt1bernatorialll Cal Can I:
didate Arotses Keen En- sa
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T1NCAsTL11, VA, October 17,-A larger
number OF our county people assembled
In Tincastle to-day than are usually
drawn on the first day Of the court, to
listen to n discussion Ut political Dues
lions involved In the present CANVASS.
Tho candidates for Governor, Congress,
man SWANSON, Congressman Flood, ana
the candidate for tho Seventh, Distr ;e
state Senate were present, and also
Some OF the candidates Of tho Republican
ticket were on hand. Nv
Tho court house was filled to overflow
ing, when Mr.. Swanson, accompanied Dy
Flood and Harvey came tn rough mo
crowd, making their why 70 me sth,lu;
Hon w. r. Allen, In few forceful
remarks introduced Flood as the first
speaker. For about throe-fourths Of mn
hour4the speaker IN forccful style be-
laborcd tho Republican party for IS liu-
mcrOus 1nisdecds In the management OF
the government and drow contrast be-
tween tho two parties, when IN power
that was OF the most damaging character
to the Republicans
Tho remarks with reference to the RE-
publican candidate, Judge Lewis, was
anything but Of a pleasant nature TO that
gentleman, who claimed for himself and
party In Virginia after having been re-
generated Il degree of responsibility sufri-s
cient 10 cntitle them to their support.
4 Mr.. Flood was followed by Q. j. Har-.
svey, Democrat candidate for the Senate.
His speech was short and confined chiefly,
to answering n charge Of his opponent
that he was not q Tirgnlan. lie made
the counter charge of which he claimed
tor had been in Ohio where he also
taught n mixed school OF which one
fourth were negroes,
#5 Mr.. Harvey acknowledged his birth
place to be Georgia, but that he had al
ways been loyal Southern man, and
that he came to Virginia for his future
home, and was fully Identified with her
best interests. 55 sE#
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Hnrvey's
speech Mr.. Swanson was introduced by
Mr.. Allen in q short but eloquent speech
as our next Governor. MIR. Swanson re-
ceyed MN ovation rs he came upon tho
stand. and MS silence prevailed COM
menced one OF the most eloquent and In
7teresting speeches ever heard by Bote-
tourt people. His arraignment OF tho Re
Publican party, while summing UP the
( fraud committee and uncovering the va
rous departments Of the government,
ought to have brought tho blush Of Shame
to the cheek Of any man identified with
1t. - - -
4 l1e proved by demonstration that for
thirty-two years OF Republican rule In
Virginia from 1865 to the time when
tho Democrats came into power that all
her public institutions were on tho de-
cline and the State was Threatened with,
ruin and dosolation but that since the
Democrats camo into power the old
state has been gradually recupcratlng4
until NIL public institutions are In Y n
&flourlshing condition. the State debt
settled and the taxes Of poor people
reduced from fifty to thirty-nvc cents,
with a. large surplus In the treasury and
all this from a State of bankruptcy, to
which she has been reduced by Republi-
can rule.
q Roosevelt himself was at variance with
tho party that elected him In adopting
Democrat principles and urging thcm
upon Congress, as though he was willing
to some extent at least to oppose fraud
and corruption ana lift himself out OF
the old rut Of Republican rule and ruin.
AS to Judge Lcwiss claim that re-
h form and rogenerated aud clean white
mans party was now before the country.
The Judge himself sitting on his case
rendered an adverse decision while he
was district judge Of the United states,
Hc acknowledged upon his own respon-
slbllity that United States troops were
sent to Petersburg In 1876 TO take charge
OF the election In spite Of a protest Of
tho mayor and without the consent of
tho Governor This was done, Of course,
to lntimidnte voters, and Judge Lewis
in representation of his claim Of having
been born In Virginia and made q new
man has the temerlty to say he would
do tho same thing again.
1t IS believed that IN this his first APP
pcarancc before n Botetourt audience,
Mr., Swanson has made most favorable
Impression.