The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-20
REPUBLICAN MEETING
Speech Of POStmaSier.GeneraI
Meyer.
ne READ FROM MANUscRPI-SoxE Of the
SUBJECTS TREATED. ETC.

Tho Republican meeting, which had
been much advertised addressed 10y Hon.
Geo. Won l.. Meyer. Postmaster GeneraI
ui the United States. aud Mr.. GcorRr n
Wise, Oi Newport News Repub lean can
didate Tor Congress IN this district. WAS
held at the Opera House here Friday
night. Quite "a large crowd was ia at
tendance. MIR. Henry Warden. city Re-
publican chairman. presided. and others
seated on the stage, besides the two
speakers oil the evening. Were NJ. ssrs. W.
W. Butzner. John G.. Melville. John NJ
Griitin, +. l.. W. Green, o. ID. Foster. j
W. Thomas, George l. Hunter. John Il
Cox. ,. +. Foster, G. u. Foster. W. q
Donneil, Hon. NJ. h. Lowry. ~ Rich
mond; Col R.C. Blsydes, o' SpOtrylvauia:
Messrs Dunn. Blstt, and Solan Go eman.
oil caroline. In the audience was quite "A
sprinkling o! ladies, and in the gallery
SAT about dozen co!Ored people. A con
siderable portion Of the audieIce WAS
composSd oi Democrats, who went TO
hear POSTMASTER General Meyer, who is
an eX ambassador To the court OF st
PETERSBURG
Mr.. W. W. Butzner IN n neat speech
introduced Mr. George n. Wis.,, who
spoke about 20 minutes. a great portion
OF his speech being devoted to what he
calls BIS personal platform aud referring
10 state matters He said his father was
a Confederate soldier and stated he was
following most of the Confederate yen
erals when he cast his lot with the Re
publican party. He expressed great ad-
miration Tor Jefferson aud read extracts
from some OF Mr. Jefferson's papers de
was Tor better roads, better harbOrs, bet
ter transportation. o business-nke re-
vision OF the tariff, and discussed the
merchant-marlue question. Mr. Wise
concluded his speech by introducing the
star OF theevening. Mr. Meyer, a member
OF President Roosevelt's cabinet.
Mr.. Meyer commenced his address with
complimentary illusions to Mr. Wise as
Republican candidate for Congress. He
expressed regret that ne had rot come
earlier TO fredericksburg. It being OF
| especial interest to him as il was the
home oi the mother OF the first president
Of the United States.
Mr.. Meyer then told of the many horse
back rides he had taken through Virginia
under It's broad oaks. through its fields
and by iss rivers and then took up his
manuscript aud read his speech This
proved "A great disappointment TO HE
audience. as Mr.. Meyer confined himself
closely TO the manuscript reading I'm a
monOtonous tone, and many who went
t. the Opera House expected To hear "a
speech well delivered aud having some Of
the charms Of oratory
Mr.. Meyer set speech consisted largely
OF the comparison of a mass OF figures
| proving the nations growth and wealth
| during the past , years, which be at
| tributed TO the stat smanship OF the
Repub lean party.
Referring 10 newspaper statement
/ nnnfInX 10 a..
reason for the Republicans adopting the
postal savings bank plank was TO make
every postoilice "A feeder Ia Wall street
50 the deposits would bee forwarded To
W ashingtOn and i'm turn loaned to the
administration favorlte INKS, Mr.
Meyer said:
Gov. Swanson r. wrong This meas.
IRE provides that the money shall D,
turned over 70 the national banks ia the
localities where IL il first brought to the
postOtiic-, showing cunclusively that the
money will be- kept In the districts where
IL belongs
ITO refer Tor m mant u guarantee.
ing oi deposits IN banks, he added. Il
would Ike 10 draw g. YOU Rtteutinn ia,
effect % such measure IN Niruinia II a
law guarante ling deposits hal been in
operation during b panic Il nyea- Rgu
" hen the New Yo hank- closed with
deposits Of 1925. DOC. 900, Virginia would
have had 10 pay her shar,-S3O6. OiO-
toward the 8moCnt that would have
been necessary to pay
Much Of the remainder Of tn, address
was recital Il Mr. Tait's accomplish.
ments as Secretary Of War and Gov
ernor 4 the PHILIPPINES.
Other subjects treated were: The Dis
turbed h0ancial conditions. government
ownership, tariff and anti-tru-t change ..
labor question, ship constructi0n, l.. s
n v orld Iower And Roosevelts policies.
The reading OF the speech occupied but
little over 30 minutes, aud during its de-
livery quite Il number of people left the
Opera House
Mr. Meyer returned to Washington
on 10 o'clock train Friday night.