The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-10-16
AnEcHANIc,s VIEWS. OF TnE cANYAss.,

| We find in the State Journal of the 8tl
the following report Of a speech delivered i
Richmond, on the evening Of the 7th, b
MT. W. a. Woody of that city, before th
Hughes and Ramsdall Club. Mr.. Woody j
. sterling mechanic, and from the sent
nents expressed, seems to understand thor
oughly the true Issues ofthe canvass W
invite special attention to it.
! ~. President, Msnber.of the Hughes and Ran.sdsg
| Club, and Fskloae- Work7asn;
| We are told that it is the custom of the Orien
tails to be at variance with all outside barbarans
For instance they take their soup after dinner
! and not before,. as we do. They go in mourning
| in white instead of black, as we do. We are told
| they laugh at a funeral and cry at a wedding
| are merry when we are sad, and are sad when ",
are expected to be merry. This custom seems t.
have been adopted by you to night in calling upon
me, Al humble mechanic, to address so large and
intelligent an audience as this You, my friends
must take the responsibility Of reversing the or
der Of things, after having been entertained BY
all the eminent gentlemen whe have addressed
you from this stand You cannot reasonably ex
poet from me that which may be interesting or
amusing and not being accustomed to public
-
spsaking,I might beg to be excused from further
relnarks.'
Then you adopt the custom Of the Orientals in
calling for broth after feasting on bonsd turkey,
chicken, salad and oysters. 49,.
IL mas Deen thought proper IN this dear old
commonwealth OF virginia to have only those who
have been educated In the great institutions Of
learning to address the people on any subject
Until within . short time back, these dear old
fogy guardians of tbs honor of the state have
managed to keep the working men In the back
ground, to be called up only on the day Of the
election. But thanks be TO Almighty God, who
rules the dsstlnles OF nations, change has come
aver the spirit OF tkeir dreams. aud they arc
forced to acknowledge, however reluctantly that
the Nottingham is source Of wealth and pow
er in the land. And, although he may not be
fitted by education or congeniaiity to be accepted
BY them socially 5they must acknowledge that he
is proud as they, % honest, - ready to resent
insult offered to them OF their families - thf
richest nabob Of them sll. We are sometines
tainted with our want Of eduostion surely this
is no fault of ours--lt was rot placed within our
reach. Money was freely poured out Of the
state treasury for the aid Of colleges and univsr-
sites, to which those OF wealth and attiuence
could send their sons, tut no appropriations were
made to meet the wants Of the common people, and
they let the great opportunity pass-actually slip
the much despissa sRepublican party" Deny
this who will bus to them we are to-day indebt-
ed for our present "school system" Our chill
dren must reap the benefit OF 1t ana be better hts
ted for the battle OF life.
This is'e republican government We are she
people. The days of America pretended aristass
raoy are gops for ever. They have been BURIED
with the Southeran Confederacy, tho nationas
Democratic party, secession and slavery They
m hat w hQuc no
LEI ever returns, and the trumpet Of the Angel
Gabriel on the resurrection morning can never q
wake them again. Closely following IN their,
wake we find the Conservative party-o6nserya-
tive only in name-for by their actions the bet
ter title would be extremists and proscriptionist.
For by their deeds shall ye know them. Why
are they entiaed 10 the name proscriptionists =
Because they load their opponents with insult
and vituperation, indignity and outrage, and bit
ter denunciation and SANDER are dealt out to
those who see fit to honestly differ with them.-
No matter who their opponents may be-whether
a W ckham or Longstrests o Bsautegard or on
humble private-it lakes little difference VIII
them We're he the bravest knight that ever
cosohed lance, the most gallant soldier that
ever responded to the bugle's call, they endeavor
Id put skeleton in his armor, and pluck the we'll
won wreath of laurels from his brow; thus show
ing their base in Tratitu ie They have come to
no doubt) that the Republican party had gained
sll that they had contendnd for; that all Of the
great principles involved had been conceded to
them, and Us necessary consequence the old is
sues must cease to exist. - - sst
This can never be. Tho great work Of reform
muet still 20 Oh until such safeguard has been
placed around the liberties of the people that no
ons in the future may dare assail them. IA Ia.
They raise their war-cry of negro social equal
iGnf hor Hn0 IF he ish patQ
they Aaunt it in the face of their victims to in
mond are beglaning to see through these fimsT
fabrications. and will Judge for themselves. =
They have heard something Of gas frauds, o.
breaking, and bribery to hush it upS
and although come may be partial, the great mass
Of the people call for fair play III es 4. .t.e..,
They must let the responsibility Of arrayIng
the white man against the black man rest whers
it justly belongs. They have endeaypEsd by all
the Establishments and caiolery within their pow
er to win the colored man to their support; but
to his everlasting credit be it said, he has re-
fused all their fattery and told them, in actions
if not in words. get thee behind me satan. 80
Finding they cannot count upon him for SUP
port, they raise the cry of "a white mans par
ty," thus throwing off their veil Of deceit, and
standing selfconvloted of falsehood and hypocri
ey They feel that their days are numbered.
their end is drawing nigh. aud they have Select
A party without any liked principles can nos
ieng afpeals 70 me preJaaloss 81 .ne PEI
If the state 10 what thew have most 1t
heart. Our great highways must be opened up
our coal and iron deposits must be brought-td
the light OF Gay, ana as sasare mas olesssa o. o.
s'" Saa 1a s :; ,ms - II CREST m,n,factari