The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-08
DEMOCRATS
HEAR SPEECHES
Gov. Swanson and Mr.. Baker Ad.
dress the Voters at the
Courthouse Here.
LARGE CROWD; ISSUES DISCUSSED

Before a iarye as-ewblage 80 entLusi.
estic DemCcr Gratis 81 this city Governor
Claude A. Swanson delivered a splendid
political address al the COurth 1u=e on
Monday night. He was presented 10
the audience by Hon. g.. 4 Swift and
was accorded a warm greeting when be
arose % speak he heyan hy expressing
pleasure at the presence % "A number OF
ladies In the building aud almost in
mediStely took up the discussion Of the
Democratic and Republican platforms.
The governor, who, while in Congress.
was "A member oi the Ways and Means
COMMITTEE. displayei an Intimate
kno~le ~ the tarid q1l -tion and his
s'ot- at the Diugeiy bill went home.
while the audience applauded. He
showed the Discrimination of that bill ia
iAVor OF the classes H. against the
masses. citing a. one Illustration the
admission of raw silk iree. while raw
woods heavily taxed. lie cited instance
alter Instance where this discrimination
II apparent and charged that the Re
publican party had broken every prom
i-e concerning lower duties and had re-
vis-d the tarih IN every Instance up in
stead OF down. II, said the governor.
you continue 10 leave your case ia the
hands Of the Republican party you will
find yourselves ike the man who en-
ploycd a certain doctor and under his
care The patient got worse and worse.
Finally the PLY sician told him he was
about 10 die aud asked n he had any
wish u express. "Only one. " said the ex-
piring man. Il wish had employed an
other doctor. Taking up the trusts.
Republican extravaganza. bank guaran-
Is plan and labor tie governor discussed
90 D. l..
pea 20 lGbOring men TO vote
with the party that had stood bv
them being specially strong. The Cover
nor aroused his hearers 10 the highest
pitch 81 enthusiasm. when I'm vigorous
Language he discussed the degeneration
ot the National House OF Representatives
under the ru.c ~ Speaker Cannon. De-
nouncing the Republican party for
cannon r rsurpatiOn OF power. he called
attention 90 that plank in the Demo
cratic platform, written by himself. bv
which the ID .mOcracy Is pledged TO re-
turn the control 90 the House to
the members and take from the
speaker his tyrannicsl powers Touch
ing on a local m after he declared the
arbitrary power # the speaker alone
had pr vented the FrederickshurS battle.
FIELDS park hill from becoming a law.
a ii' NNNtAhI tNhtlult4 Ills speech with
beautiful tribute TO VIM J. Bryan aud
received an ovation a. be took his seat.
Following the Governors add ress. Mr..
C.. OC0nor Goolrlck introduced Hon. &.
conway Baker. OF Westmo -eland. a. a
gentleman who comes from the land OF
our Congressman. Hon. VIM A. Jones.
and the mention OF Mr.. Jones nome was
TIE signal for applause. Mr. Baker i'm
mediately caught the audience by the 70.
letiou oi one OF two happy incidents aud
then made a spe, ca which Wa NEST
iavorahly received and CONNER ted on.
tie poked fun at Mr. Wise, the Renub.
lean opponent OF Mr.. Jones. and charged
that b., Ike his party, was engaged in
lodging the real issues Of the cnrn paign
He WIS especially severe on Congress
man Slemp FIR deserving his seat when
the vote was being taken ON the Crum.
packer bill, which every other Virginia
Congressman voted against
Col. +. u. Cole. chsirman Of the Demo.
cratic Executive Committee, presided al
;he meeting and ON tn stand IA A itiou
To the speakers We're Hon. { O'Conoi
Goodrich, Hon. g. r Swift. Hon. L. C.
l.. Aoncure and Capt. T. NcCsarlen
Gov. Swanson lift over the Narrow
Guage Tuesday morning for Orange
where he delivered an address that after
noon at an educational meeting helC