The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-02
PRAISES WORK
OF DEMOCRATS.
Gov. Montague Points
Out What Has Been
Done in Virginia.
is DEMACOGUERY.
DECLARES SPEAKER
Move Of Republicans to Give Free
School Books is Purely to
Get Votes, Says Cover
nor, and This Utter
ancc is Loudly
Cheered.

Governor Montague delivered an eo-
auent and convincing campaign speech In
the Academy OF Music last night, and
was greeted By large and enthusiastic
audience of representative ladies' and
gentlemen.
The stage was occupied by prominent
Democratic leaders, and many ladies were
present In the boxes were ladies and
gentlemen. and the occasion was suc-
cessful in every way. Mr.. Minetres
Folkcs called to order and introduced
Mayor Mccarthy. who made q ringing
speech OF about twenty minutes. in which
he bitterly artaigned the Republican,
party for It's alleged misdeeds in Virginia
politics.
The Governor spoke for over an hour
and fairly captivated his hearers. He
was often interrupted by applause, and
when he closed with a ringing appeal In
behalf Of the State ticket from top TO
bottom. there was prolonged applause.
Called to Order.
Mr.. Folkes called the meeting to order
lat $50 o'clock, and after dashing a few
bouquets a the Governor, presented
Mayor Mccarthy who presided and intro
duced Governor Montague.
This splendid audience said Mr..
EFolkes. ''ls not only indicative Of the In
terest the people feel In the coming cleo
ton. but Is an evidence of the esteem In
which our beloved Governor Is held He
lives the doctrines he breaches and he
emulates the principles ne proclaims In
his official life
MAYOR Mccarthy made a characteristic
speech II am link between the mast,
the present and tho future" he said.
having lived before, during and since the
war and / can tell some people some
things which they may have forgotten.
The Democratic party In Virginia has
been an absolute necessity for the past
forty years. Il. n &
There are some respectable people in
the Republican party in this State. but
how they manage to stay there is to me
an incomprehensible mystery.
The Republican party was born OF
the necessities OF war. and has lived by
wrineing wealth out of the blood OF the
Southern people.
AT this point. his honor launched into
n bitter denunciatlon of Southern Repub-
tcanism, and stranger would have
thought he had searched the dictionary
for adiectives with which to drive homo
his biting enithets.
"A Mccarthy Speech.
BUTT was an old fashioned Mccarthy
speech, and the mayor had not prepared
q line.
He smoke OF nut,Ing tho dollar above
principle and rdiculed with fine lnvec
tive the Republican idea OF CONNER
cialism' and Material Prosperity"
In speaking of reconstruction times
and OF carpet baggers. he said the latter
was "the most ungodly and beastly gang
that had ever fastened themselves upon
a free people.
y3ar ,1trov, IN vi, ~,
had taught t'negro superiority" rather
than negro equality"
Great applause broke out when the
mayor in further discussing reconstruc-
tion days took a yelled crack at the Re-
publican leaders and candidates. And
some people who were engaged with them
nhe CARPET bargers), are now considered
very respectable he declared. II have
never sought an Introduction to one of
them, and so help me God ] never will
~ have been patient" continued his
honor II voted for Walker, a New York
sutler for Governor because ] thought
1t was the best thing we could do. and
supported old Hunnicutt for Congress-
5fwhom would have hung to lamp
post), simply because he was the Demo-
cratic nomInee. The mayor declared that
the Republican party was doomed be-
cause ii was formed upon rascallty from
the ground up.
He said In closing that this was the
first Democratic campaign speech he had
ever made and he hoped the audience
would forgive him for "breaking loose"
In this unpardonable way.
"I,ll now stop" he said "and intro
duce to you the speaker Of the evening,
Hon. Andrew Jackson Montague, Gov
ernnr or virginia.
Tho Governor was given splendid
ovation as he came forward, and 1t was
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