Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-29
REMARKS OF MAI. ELDER.

Maj. T. G. Elder City Attorney being called
for said
Tt has Just been said, and truly said that oul
| ticket is glorious ticket a ticket the success
! which nearly touches every of US. 1t oui
| people only come up and come out, we are as.
sured eff a triumph which will benefit us in the
interests which we hold highest and dearest
The only apprehension that can feel is that the
| voters from sense of security may remain away
from the polls. We have the majority, and if
my words can have any weight would beseech,
nay, implore our people not only to vote Them
selves but to see that their neighbors vote also
Go to every man in the county and bring Kim
out. chance to know the feeling of the people
in East Virginia. They are looking to US i'm
ploringly to come to their assistance, and think
know our people well enough to pledge that
they will come up with majority that Will set
tie forever the question of supremacy in this
State.
REMARKS OF ABsoLoM H. KoINER.
In reply to calls Maj. Absolom Fl. Koiner, ex-
member of the legislature said
have not spoken to my fellow-citizens for so
long that almost fear l have forgotten how
Or. people it seems to me only need arousing
They have been stunned by the rapid events Of
the few years past the older men particularly,
and have hardly walked up yet. They need to
be reminded that though we have lost much,
we have much left that is worth preserving
With all it defects our form of government is the
hast 10 mod in EurO
where every form las been tried. Our people
must be taught this. 1t has been said that the
Southern States have gone backward, we must
show the world that Virginia still holds her
place in refined civilization 1t is presumption
in the co]ored people or any scaawag or invader
to suppose that they conduct the government
of Virginia as well as Virginians who are fami-
liar with it. tbs all the more important now
that the Governor has the veto power that we
should have man of integrity and justice in
that Office. Suppose we were to let this election
go, as we let the Presidential election go, by de-
fault and Hughes were elected Then suppose we
could rot bear the heavy taxation and the ills of
Radical legislation, and were at the end of his
term to elect another man, does any man think
NC MOu:u oc dilOWCu " SeG COutTO1 VI lilo Ola 10
govern nent again Does any man think our
man would be allowed to enter upon Office If
he thinks so for a moment, let him look at
Louisiana where the majorities were counted out,
fraud was claimed, the Federal Judg es appealed
to and Federal bayonets brought in, and the
wrongly returned Radical Governor put into
office That would be our case in Virginia if
the Radicals succeeded. 1t ayouzd be tite zce:
time the people of Virginia would ever govern
their own State.
VIRGINIA WOULD Be GONE FROM US FOREVER.
Louisiana is gone forever. Let us take warn
:rg. ! would rather have a President of the
other party and Governor of our own, than
a Conservative President and Radical Cover
nor, for the Federal Government bears on US in
directly while the rulers of the Safe govern US
in our homes. Let our young men and our old
men, feeling the great Importance Of this issue
and go to work. that November my bring with
it the triumph of the whites of Virginia--and
Peace.
Col J. Davis Craig was called on Tor speech,
but instead, proposed three cheers for Kemper,
Withers and Daniel, which were given VIII a
will and the meeting adjou ned