The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-10-23

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REPUBLICAN, MEETING AT HARR1soNBuRc.
SPEECHES By MAJOR HARTMAN, Coz. W.
i. EARLY, CHARLES E. Haas, CAPT.
WARREN S.AUKTY, AND JuDaE FULrz.
HARxssoNBuka, Oct 18th, 1873.
70 tie Editor Of The Valley, V;rgi:niau:
TIE announcement of Republican Meet,
ing in the United States Court-House here
brought together = large crowd last night,
ana,ths building, was filed to its utmost Ca
pacity.. About three.fourths of the audi
ence was whites, and among them was to be
seen very full Representations Of the bar of
the Valley. from Lexington TO Winchester
The meetisg was called TO order by Col A.
s. Gray, upon whose nomination Major John
A. Hsrman, of Staunton, was elected to pre-
side On taking the chair, Major Hartman
made = few pertinent remarks, saying that
Augustsweuld be considerably heard. from
in November, and cast largely increased
Republican vote.
Responsive to. loud calls. Col. W. T. Bar
~, Of Charlottesville, came forward and adj
dressed the meeting in q speech full Of sound,
vigor. logical thought, imprisoned uttsrance
and telling humor. He traced the his
tory Of the so-ealled Conservative party, and
showed by it's frequent change Of. position,
its constant desertfon Of principles and its
nomination Of the most diverse leaders from
selash policy, that it was governed and aetu-
atsd solely BY greed Of power and lust Of Of
fce.; 70 shield them from the public oppro.
blum of the nation, they had adopted at Rich
mond . platform, like that Of 1869, essen
italy Republican in its character, and then
practically in the press and on the rossrum,
deserted it and resorted to the most despica-
bio and violent appeals to passion and preju-
dics- Conservative! They were Conservative
In nothing Their leaders were original Sc
oessienists Of the9 most extreme character
and boastsd Of their unrspsntance. They
were violent before the war, during the war !,
aad were Since the war. They publicly pro-
claimed their hatred of the government, Of
the North aud its people, Of their colored
fellow. citizess, and Of every white native
Citizen who dared to- assert his Independence
Of thought and speech. They had squander-
cd the assets of the State they had unwisely
and upjustly taxed the people-they had leg
.islated for classes and monopolies--they had
igrudgingl. and imperfectly carried out the
free-schoel system as far as forced to by a
| Republican constitution, increased the State
debt in evasion Of the provisions Of that con.
,stitution, and had nearly ruined the credit of
the State. They had worshipped Greeley,
Sumner, and Banks after abusing them all
their lives. They had sandersd Grant un-
mercifully last fall, and pretended to worship
him and his power after the Republicans had
reelected him. They would fall down and
Worship toad for power place and profit
The people would vote for Hughes, whose
able usterances were the most .statesmanlike
|enunc;ated in the State-for Rsmsdall, who
had voluntarily chosen Virginia for his home
and BY his energy, ability and bensvolence
hsd made ten blades of grass grew where
one grew befors-and for Fults, whose legal
sminence was unquestioued and by placing
in power the Republican party, put the State
in harmony with the Nation, and its admin
istration, and on the high road to peace, prog
ress and prosperity.
Charles 3. Haas, Esq, prominent lawyer
of Harrisonburg, Republicau Seuatorial Caa-
.vasser, and delegate last August to the
Richmond Convention, then addressed his
Fellow citisens Of Rookinghara and esps-
cially his late co-workers in the Conserva-
tive party" and gave his reasons for oo-op-
Grating with the Republican party Of to-day,
and very oogsut were these reasons and pow
erfully and eloquently given. Since the
Conservatives had taken Greeley, Sumnsr.
Banks and Sehurs, and ali'the issues that t.i
Thorn belonged. he had been searching for
principles. They had tried to apologize for
Mr.. Greeley, but pevortheless in taking
Greeley they took also his principles. In as
suming Mr.. Greeley's political principles
and platform, wherein did they differ from
the Republicans save in their candidates
Have you observed how narrow tbs line of
demarkasisn between US and the Hepubli-
csns when We We laid Mr.. Greeley in his
grave, having taken his ism and killed him
With our Conservatism Then if we honest
y and fairly took Mr. Greeley and his plat
form wherein did We defer from Republi-
Cans! Why did We net honestly join the
Republican party unless W were fighting
for place and power? What has transpirsd
sinoe to ohange our principles Republi-
sanism is the same everywhere, and you can
cot separate the Republicans or the Repub-
licanism Of Virginia from that Of Pennsylya-
mia, Ohio, or the Nation IT is all part and
parcel Of the same powerful, triumphant, pro-
gressivs party everywhere. Conservatives
charge the Republican party Of Virginia
with being NEGRO party" Why? Not
because Republicans are negroes, but be-
cause negroes are Republicans. Well, you
can't blame them. The Republican party
gave the negro his freedom, citizenship, edu.
catien Did you assist in this work, and cry
"God speed" 10 him? You know you did
not, and that the negro would b. uugreatful
and disregard his own best interests if he
did not follow faithfully, blindly, if you
please, the psrty that gave him these boons.
But you would BE- glad Of the negro vote if
you could yet it. You tired to get it. The
succeeded whore you failed, and
30 you call their party "negro party
This talk of .'nsgro party" asociai equality
and NEGRO supremacy" is all nsnsenss and
bosh, gotten up for political effect, and wy
know it. Social equality is an impossibility, |
and cannot b made; or effected by legisla-
tion. Neither race desire it. Every man
is the master of his own house andacts, and if |
sou walk uprightly and manfally yourselves
and guard your own morals, you need not be
troubled about social equality. Do our peo-
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