The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
FLOOD AND MOORE
IN "A JOINT DEBATE
Senator Martin and "A. +. Thomas
Also Address the
Crowd.
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AMHERST. VA, October 16-The east
wind Of political oratory blew hard at
Amherst to-day and IL large crowd OF
tile sOverelgns were out to be famed
with It's breczes. The weather was
ideal. The Democrats were we'll OFT for
Speakers. Congressman Flood, Senator
Martin and Senator "a. r. Thomas wero
on hand. while for the Republicans, Dis
strict Attorney I. l.. Moore appeared
The feature OF the meeting was the
Joint discussion between Mr.. Flood and
Mr.. Moore. Both speakers presented
their sides we'll, but Flood had the crowd
With him and may be fairly said to have
carried off the honors Of tho debate.
His sall1es against tho record Of the
Republicans IN general and into Mr..
Moore's record In particular wore greet
ed with loud cheers. However much the
Republicans may gain in other sections
OF the State they need not hope for
many converts In Amherst this fall.
& Mr.. Moore opened the discussion in
forty-fve minutes Flood followed In the
same time. Moore replied IN fifteen MIN
sutcs and Flood closed in the same.
Moore was introduced by Mr.. c. Nell.
son, and Flood was introduced by Mr..
W. *. Allen. The crowd did not mani
fest ms much enthusiasm as political
CfO"0E uSeu 10 10 III AI1HeTHN. WHeIls
Flood md Jake Yost were after each
other. Moore claimed in his opening
speech that the Democratic party had
not established or fostered tho public
school system. He commended that the
Republican party had done both: that
tho number OF pubic schools In the
state had been doubled during the re-
hdiustcr regime.
G4 A large part Of his speech was de-
voted to reading from a pamphlet on
this subject prepared by Senator a. r. B
Thomas, whom he declared he would
use as a witness. though an unwilling
onr. 5T.t s3 -
He deplored the agitation OF the race
question. and said that he believed in
the purity and supremacy OF the Anglo,
Saxon race. He took to the Republican
party the credit OF having settled the.
state debt. II
During the speech OF Mr.. Moore a. few
negroes were on the outskirts Of the
crowd Flood caught the crowd from
the first. He said that the Democratic
spnrty had emerged from the recent pri-
mary with undivided ranks. That there
were no Martin and Montague. Swanson
and Willard and Mann or Mnssic and
Strobe men now. but all were united.
Hc charged Mr.. Moore with having been
n free silver Democrat IN 1896. and hav-
ing circulated pamphlets urging people
OF Montgomery county&to vote for Bryan
md that he held n 5000 Office under n
Anld bug Republican administration.
s3 He replied to the charge that the Re-
publican party had established the pub
lie school system by saying that before
the war the Democratic party had
enacted law that gave to any county
the right to tax itself to establish public
schools. He showed that f. Democratic
Legislature had enacted the law carry
Ing into effect the public school system,
He said that Mr.. Thomas was wrong
irG his statements and that under Demo-
cratic administration the terms of the
public schools had Increased.