The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-24
SPEECH OF ST. GEORGE. TUCKER

that oar labor was the best In tn,
world | have listened TO panegyric
! by Mckinley. Dalxell. Payne. Ala
rich and others on the high tariff
( system. which. they claim, produce,
!, high wages To the laborer and en-
ables him TO have all Of the comforti
/ and necessaries of life. and that one
! OF the chief causes OF the skill ol
| our lsboring men was that under our,
| high wages they were enabled 10 have
! meat three times Jay. and that they
4 bought the best cuts always Durins
I these days Of the high cost of living
we have no, heard go much of thai
! three meEis day with meat ror tnt
| iahor.ns man. Eut, en- the contrary
| President Tafts secretary OF agri
culture, in Farmerg Bulletin 3sI,
( published as government document
entitled Economical Use Of Meat in
the Home. tells smother story. Con
fronted with the high cost OF living
! under Republican rule, this documen,
artfully seeks TO show the iabortnA
man that meat is not as desirable nj
! they had been thought to believe. II
furnishes many interesting substi-
tutes for meat, starting out with the
statement that protein. the great life
giving substance Of meat, Is as large
ly found In the less expensive cutJ
- litEH&t AA ia tine more expensive,
that whatever may nave been the
pfejudices OF our lsboring men in
favor Of porterhouse and tenderloin
cuts, in the facility OF nastication,
that chuck rib. neck and shank. while
not so tempting In name, contained.
an amply sufficient supply OF protein.
to meet all Of the necessities of the
human laborer II only they persisted
and their teeth held out Among the
valuable suggestions that are made
in this pamphlet arc The following:
~ Daniel Come to judgment"
In many American families meat
is eaten two or three times a day;
In such cases the simplest way Of re.
duciny the meat bill would very like
" he tn cut down the amount uscd,
either by serving IL less often or by
using icss at "a time. Deficiency OF
protein need not be feared when one
good meet dish Il day liz served
How Mighty Have Fallen.
Among the substitutes for meat
may be found the following, on page
II. The fat from sausage. pr fftln
the soup kettle. or from a pot roast
which is savory because IL has been
cooked with vegetables is particularly
acceptable In this We find that the
Aint' lean iahocer is asked TO c me
down from three meals q day OH meat
To pot liquor, on which we used To
raise little negroes before the war. ON
page 20 other recipes are headed,
saFory drippings, use for bones ETC.
and since this old Republican party at
last seems to have come to realize
that 1t cannot boast of furnishing Ia
Dor with threa, rlefla of meat a day.
in large black type they offer him
at least this receive. methods Of ex-
M ha 40.
mighty have fallen. WHAT = change
from the days of Mckinley. How
changed from that Hector u no return
cd clad IN the spells of Achilles When
boiled down 10 it's real meaning, this
vainapIe paupfiiei sears to s;ir In unr
fahofing man that under Republican
rule he can stii hope tt GO, chuck
rib, neck shank of meat at 20 cents
a pound or smell FOR the low price
OF 10 cents a smell!
The Democratic party was never
more thoroughly united than It Is to-
day The spirit NJ unity IN the night
for Woodrow Wilson marks ever step
III It's triumphant progress, ana III
Virginia this is strikinglv true Ali
shades nf opinion IN the Democratic
ranks. weather Hartman, Underwood,
or Clark men are NOW FOR Nllsea
The Baltimore convection united all
differences and clarified the political
atmosphere as has nqt been dcne in
nfry years We0droWi Wtlscn, sitting
on the porch at Fuirvicw OWN. J
I'ryan's homep, declared that he and
Bryan We're now free 10 fight the bat
tie Of the people, and that Bryan
had set us free"
Hrynn "a jefferson.
The Baltimore convention was IN
deed the second Declaration OF indie
pendence by the American people. and
Bryan was its jefferson. The power
1T the predatory interests had pre-
vaiic1 i'm the Chicago. convention in
The re nomination Of President Taft
ThA Baltimore convention had Just
= dopted u Song platform against the
ifnsts.--That platform MAS Adapted
lnanllnousiA< ana Yet there sat IN the
door OF that convention as members
Of it, the heads! of many OF these
trusts. who were active participants in
is deliberations. They We're working
against Wilson and the result was I'M
certain until the clarion voice or Will
lam J. BRYAN, Of Nebraska. rang out
IKE an alarm bell i'll the night, In
aetnif of the people, pointing cut the
ranger ahead and suggesting the rem
'dy. His now famous resolution de I
'laring that no man nominated hy that
convention IN any way under the in
iuence or control of these trust mak-
iatcs could hope to he elected prrs-- |
lent by the American people. came
Ike thunder bolt from a clear sky. |
fhe convention WAS like a bees Lest !
disturbed bv an intruder. The scene !
you of Jim BIudsoe, the /
Il4ht the Prairie Belle took IRE. There |
sas running ana cussing, but Jim !
'clled out over all the internal roar, (
ri hold her nozzle agin the bank I
till tho last soul gifts ashore And t
ures your born they all got off. he I
ore the smoke stack fell, and Blud- t
ues ghost alone went up in the smoke !
4 tine Prairie Belle
Tho adoption Of Bryan's resolu- !
ION cleared the political atmosphere
or 4he failure. Many, personal, friends \
r these trust magnates heSltated and /
declared al first that they would. not
ate for such resolution but under
The dOnfTKHtfng force 5r '----r sryam's r
ioquence, his exposure Of the alb
ara question OF opposing trusts and
ct permitting the trust magnates To
tctate the policy of the party was
- powerfully put that the resolution
vas adopted by vote Of over 500 In
s favor, " tn only ABOUT $50 in the
egative- The critics of Mr. Rryanr
n h s offering this resolution seem
Q have Lost sight II the fact that If
ece'Y we'd the overwhelming approval
7 the convention and surely no Vr-
irian Us In a nosition 10 or tjcise IL
hen II received the o,e Of every
leTber OF the Virginia delegation in