Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-07-28
AND
WICKHAM,
Candidates Have
Discussion.

About ssventy-five people. some
OF whom were Republicans and
others not voters. heard Capt. John
Lamb and Judge T. A. Wickham in
loint discussion in the courthouse
here last Saturday night. The speak
ers were gracefully introduced nv
Circuit Court Clerk T. II. Geddy.
Capt. lamb began his speech by
oehSuiag his opposition. saving thar
some OF his tTiends in Richmond had
urged him not to get into Joint dis
cussions with his opponent for vari-
Gus reasons. He then referred 70
the fact that be was Confeders,.
soldier. but wanted 10 one to SIM
port him for doing his duty as
soldier.
The captain was raw. The Rich
nond papers and The Gazette cam.
in for much criticism. he went out
OF his way 20 say some harsh thing
about the papers. none Of which
happen to be supporting him. His
object was 10 cover up and DESTROY
10 r'dieule and sarcasm the facts
brought out by these newspapers
Fortunately. the speech has had y,
opposite effect on more than one
voter VINO heard the speech.
lie defended mis- vote for A tariff
On lumber By saying u was a vote
/ TOT tariff TOR revenue. not for r,-o
lecucn. he defended the tariff an5
me trusts. and said that tariff vas
not the whole cause OF high priees
he went on 20 say that the plank In
me Denver platform which demsrd-
60 Tree lumber was not binding =,
democrats, because they had reDu5-
ated other Planks. notably the one
on postal savings banks. II orr
plank was not binding then anotb,r
was not. ne said. Twenty D~ro-
Gratis m Congress had voted as \.
did on the lumber schedule. sa;5 +be
speaker. thus Iusufying his vot.
me whole tenor of his speech was
defence OF the tariff, and nev--
once did he condemn the Pav,-
AIdnch morSuosity. In his renI,,
ne saic that the tariff was not An i
sue, ana that the real issue bet,y-~,
Jne PaIues was States Rights and
! Local Self Government. Tbe ts-;fs
was a question OF economics. not
politics. His declaration that ,b~
Denver Democratic platform wss
not binding was a revelation 10 lorsI
Democrats.
Judge Wlckham's reply was sbort
but TO the point. His first stafs-
ment brought out the fact thar =.
had caught the tenor of his comD-t-
ltor' argument. Said be: Il -,
any man 10 stand outside OF tbs
building and DC able to tel whether
Capt. Lamb was making a Demo
cratic or Republican speech. Ituss
neither. Il was purely 2 "M.g-
wump" speech. Never befor- =
my lie have ! heard Democrat d.
tend protection or this iuiouitors
tariff. Nor have ever hesr5
Democrat delare that the party nlst
torn was not binding on the men
oerS OF that party. ! am wiling 70
leave u with the voters 10 dec;S,
this matter. II I am elected I win
stand BY party principles and tbe
party's platform. The spea.---
was careful to avoid personalities
seeing that Capt. Lamb was ruffed
at the bare idea Of opposition.
Unlike his opponent. Judge WICK
nam declared that the tariff was the
real vital issue before the people 70
day. He said that the Democrats
party was unalterably opposed n
any tantf oD lumber. and had d.
elared that it should DC placed ON
the tree list. He stood for this ard
tor every other plank in the DAT
form. and no Congressman, excrnt
a Republican. had a moral right 10