Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-29
THE OPENING In AUGUSTA.

THE OPENING In AGUSTA
FIRST GATHERING IN AuGUsTA-THs COUNTY Or
GANlzAT1oN SPEECHES OF GEN. EcHoLs, Col.
HARMAN, E-.-SPEAKER HANGER AND OTHEss-
POINTS MADE BY THE ORAToRs-THE LAST
CHANCE FOR VICTORY.
&C., &C., &C.
On Monday last meeting was held at the
Court House for effecting the organization of the
county committee. The Court House presented
an array of the white people of the comfy, the
farmers, mechanics, merchants and professional
men which of itself was strong argument wtea
contrasted with me tings of the Radical party
in Virginia. Among the spectators present were
HON. r. 9. Mills Democratic member of Con-
gresssfrom Texas Capt. Adams, of Texas, who
is prominently spoken o..ass DemocraticIcandi
for Governor of that S. tie, and Col D. J. God
in, of Por, mouth, the eloquent Conservative
eector of this State The meeting was called to
order by Mr.. W. A. Burke, at whose motion
Maj. VIM. ~ Tate was called to the chair
Gen Echols reed the plan of organization, and
on motion of Col. NJ. G.. Hartman, the voters of
the Wards and Townships retired to select
gentlemen to represent them on the county gen
eral committee After delibera.ion they report
ed The following
MEMBERS OF THE CoMMITTEE.
Wards of Staunton; LIST, John Echols, M. q.
Hartman I'd, John B. Baldwin, W. A. Burke !;
Townships-M iddle River -Chas. S. Roller, DR..
J. R. Stout South River-G. A. Bruce, Thos
W. Shelton; North River-Jno. G. Fulton, J.
A. Mills Pastures IF. F. Sterrett W M. Tate;
Riverheads-W 7. Rash, st. G. Turk Beverly
Manor. Bum9ardner, Jr., ]. Wayt. Bell.
These names were then adopted as const:tu-
ting the committee. and the committee in sess; on
afterwards elected Col Jno. B. Baldwin Presi :
dent, and during his absence Maj. VIM M Tate
President pro en- The committee adjourned to
meet at IL o'clock, on Monday nett, at the Of
fee of Ge1 Echols.
RATIFICATION.
Capt. Jas. Bumgardner, Jr., offered the follow.
ing resolutions which were unanimously adopt.
ed:
RESOLVED That this meeting ratify the nomi-
nation of James l.. Kemper for Governor, Robt.
E. Withers for 1t. Governor, and Raleigh T..
Daniel for Attorney General as made by the Con-
venton which assembled at Richmond on the
9Th day of August, 1878.
RESOLVED, I'd That each member of this
meeting will contribute all in his powe- to secure
the election of said nominees.
The meeting had been called for business and
the idea seemed to be that there would be no
speaking, but after the ratif at.on resolutions
were adopted, the audience seemed determined to
have the canvass opened and there were loud
and general cries for "Echols Echols have
him out"
SPEECH OF GENERAL EcHoLS.
In answer to the calls General Echols said {:
had not expected that to-day anything fur.
ther than the business which has been Transacted
would be done, or at most that my countymen
assembled here would only hold friendly counsel
among themselves as to what is best to be done
in this great crisis of this great Republic; but
1 am called upon, will say that now and from
now till Virginia in this election speaks. in.
tend to do all that my hand fuds to do in coun-
sci 10 nv fellow -ctizens to strike for the saliva
ton of their country. Loud Applause].
am glad to see men around me here to-day who
have never failed Virginia, who have stood for
her in places of peril where sterner deeds were
needed and who will not fail her now IN the COM
ing peaceful contest of he ballot box. We are
now
CITIZENS OF ONE GREAT R1PU3L.o
and we are .nited with our countrymen of the
VT in
purpose and efforts to make it Republic OF
which every citizen may be proud. We are not
here to detract from its glory but to show that
stand ready-svery one of US, to do all in GU,
power to make it great, truly great in every
sense of the word. was glad to hear the reso
luton ratifying the nomination of the gallan
Kemper, the chivalrous and magnanimous With
ers and that old war horse, Raleigh T. Daniel who
has in every campaign been among the first a
the front. [Applause]. There is another ticke
before the people in the field of whose personnel
have nothing to say, save this some of them
are esteemed friends, but when any man takes
the ground that the white'men are not to rule Vir
ginia that moment he becomes my political en-
envy, and the political enemy of the whites Of
this State and say to all such to-day that W.
are determined, the people of this county are de
termined and the people of this State are deter
mined that the flag of Virg mia shall be borne by
the hands of white men and the offices of Virgin
ia filled by white men and the
PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA SHALL BE RULED BY VET
MEN
There can be no middle ground in this matter
We have had lessons from the fate of South Car
alma and Louisiana, and we are determined II
take warning and profit by them. Look at tn
suferings of the people in Louisiana. We G
virginia bearing the burden of poverty lett u
hv the war, think that our tax of SO cents in th
800 is heavy to be borne. Go to Louisian
and ask them and they will tell you-not tbs
they are taxed of per cent: No but they ar
ground down to-the earth with an assessment {
TO 6 per cent on the value of their property
an ass ssment that is to be made still more cd
GUS In conversation with Louisiana gentl
man recently, in reply to a question about tt
state of affairs there he said that the press ha
not told the half of the story. In his own cas
he said his property had been assessed at or
half more than he could SELF for, and the ia
amounted almost to confscation. How can
he otherwise, under the control of a party whic
arrays labor against property Of courseif 20
throw the power of government exclusively int
the hands Of the laboring man, the rights Of th