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

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who have lit interest in the soil, the first step
after gaining power, is to tax to death the lane
owning and producing class of the State. Yor
must recollect you colored men that if you dc
thus array yourselves against us however We
may deprecate war of caste, we are forced
in self defence to crush out your party.
| would say to the young men | see here just
entering upon life, if they would act well their
part let them go home from this meeting and
busy themselves instructing their neighbors in
the importance of the election, the importance OF
work, vork, WORK, from now till the day of vot-
ing. The appointment of committees amounts
to nothing unless the people agree to work with
them IF the Conservative party is defeated in
November i. is scotched, it must l"ok around for
new connections, new affiliations but if the
Radicals are defeated they a-e destroyed and
there remains to Virginia Peace Freedom, Pros
perity. Look at
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ELECTION.
Louisiana, poor Louisiana is looking to us,
South Carolina from the depths of her misery
turns her sad eyes this way Texas is looking
to Virgina-all turned 70 Virginia, Ol Virgin.
Ia And the Southside is looking to the Valley
the old Scotch-Irish of the Valley. They know
when your Scotch-Trish blood is fairly up the
work is done. If Virginia send kindly words
and ch cring news to the Southern States it will
give them hope of deliverance. When look
around at the condition of this great happy thrift
ty Valley, and compare it with the scenes
80 L.. A.
States, feel that have great cause for graft
tude, and as look around the coun tenances
of those who hear me to-day, I seel assured that
they will give their testimony Of this, ard that
on election day there shall go up such a shout
for Kemper, Withers and Daniel, as shall crnm-
BILE to the dust the fabr rio of Radicalsm. Loud
and prolonged applause.
SPEECH OF JAS. BUMGARNER, JR.
Capt. Jas Bumgardne., Jr., being loudly call
ed for said.
Fellow-citizens, this is the first time since the
war that Virginians have had an opportunity of
voting for Governor, Lit Governor and Attor-
ney General, unintmidated by authority,
not frightened by promises of what would be
done in case they did not do this thing or that
thing, and at n tallot box behind which no
Federal authority is concealed and in view
of such an opportunity, it looks almost like
wasting words to urge motives on people who
are already anxious to avail themselves of it,
But should like to say a wo1d of the conven-
ton which gave US the ticket we have just ac-
copied. There was that in its deliberations
,L So a
two gentlemen named for the highest flee in It's
gift, one of whom had been once nominated for
it and who when it was deemed necessary in the
Judgment of others that he should withdraw
had chee.fuily acqui -ced. His name had been
presented to this convention for the Govne--
ship, but the majority selected another standard
bearer. 1t was then that this man had been APP
preached and urged to take che second place on
the tick ct, proposition that had never been
made in a Virginia Convention BEFORE and one
that would have never been accepted by any
man save the heroic and chi7alrous Robt. E.
Withers Loud and continued cheering -
And now it is our duty to show our high appre-
citation of that act, at the polls. If this man
could make that sacrifice can we not make some
LESSEE ones for the success of the cause? If the
ticket were composed of our worst men we should
work for i success for our own salvation
shall we not do still more when it is composed
of our best It was said in the wars between the
Crescent and the Cross that where the Turk once
planted his foot grass never grew, and we can
say to day in the light of experience tina
where the Radical party plants its foot in the
South every source of prosperity is dried up
1t first attacked South Carolina. then Arkan sas,
Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and
ALONG IT'S TRACK HAS BEEN SEEN SUCH DE oLATIoN
as never before visited people. In some of them
the very life blood of the State has been drawn
and now it turns its ey es, lean, hungry and wolf
sh on the happy prosperous fields of Virginia.
Should it succeed what reason have we to ex
pet a different fate from that of our sister
Southern States What reason that it should nj
more tender with people who have three times
thwa~ted it at the polls than with those they
have devoured ?
The question of this campaign is not whether
white or black shall rule, but whether the
LEAN, HUNGRY ,oLrTIc ANS THAT RULE THE NEGRO
shall rule Virginia, Or the solid white ms -ses o.
Virginia shall rule. 1t is not whether the ne
gro shall rule but whether Robt. W. Hughes
Jno. W. Volt and that clique shall control the
COVE. nment In this campaign we don't wan
much spo Ling. We only want to let the voter
understand that his dearest interests are at stake
and that is before him 60 to the polls and pro
tect them. 1t is your duty, you who hear m
now to explain to your neighbors the plain, sim
pie, tremendous reasons that he should 60 to
the polls, and you see that he goes there and
casts his vote for Kemper, Withers and Daniel
loud applause]. Let this county roll up 6
majority of thousands, yes, three times thousands
and let every man who has vote understand
that nothing must keep him from the polls. APP
plause].
REMARKS OF COL. HARTMAN.
Col. Hartman being called for said
You all know that am no speaker but am
good enough at it to say this much that the
Richmond Convention has given us such a ticket
as was never given to the State before l. dis
scented from Greeleys nomination though | sup
ported, it but'now we have ticket from which nj
one dssents. and it becomes old Augusta, which
could have saved the State 10 the Presidential
election, to come forward and overwhelm thu
Radical party within its borders Don't let's b.
deceived by promised Conservative majorities o
80, 900 and 40, 900. There can be no such ma
jorty without hard work, and the best thing WI
can do is to 60 to work, bring out every vote
and talk about majorities afterwards. Let US re
member the example of Robt E. Withers (for
while voting for Kemper, joined in the en-
treaties to him to take the next place on tn
ticket something!never done in Virginialbefore.
and taking pattern from him know that no sac
rifce is too great for the good of our cause. LIE