Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-05-19


whether in city, county, or State, you may
be sure you can't make mistake when
you help them to whip them. [Applause.]
: If, then, this preliminary contest in
wolves no principle now, which I do not
admit, I tell you that if you once turn over
Gals, you will find that all it's power,
all it's offices, all it's disbursements
will be used to
MANUFACTURE RADICAL VOTES
for City, State and Federal elections Jap
plause]. If it is only field-day-a day
of inspection and drill preparatory to the
grand battle coming on them, then that
is enough to bring out every man on the
roll-every recruit to the skirmish lap
plause]
A letter was read from Capt. S. Travers
Phillips, whose name was on the prog
ramme, expressing his inability to attend.
COL. JAMES II. SKINNER
took the stand, and was received with
wild and continued applause, it being some
time before the audience was quiet enough
for him to proceed. This meeting. said
Col Skinner, looking around at the i'm
mense assemblage, was very much to his
liking. He was glad to meet in the bonds
of most delightful harmony, gentlemen
who, in the outset represented all shades
of opinion about the expediency Of the
move, and he was glad to take them by
the hand. He had been an early volunteer
in the matter Of drawing the party lines,
and what was then but little cloud no
bigger than mans hand, had proved a
tremendous flood-a deluge, with Gen. x.
Y. Whipper-in sitting up in tree, exclaim-
ing with expiring breath: ''Get along with
your old ark; I don't believe it is going to
be much of shower after all wild ap-
plause and laughter]." He thought one
effect of the flood would be that his friend
would come out purified by it [great laugh
teri.
He was not in the outset, nor was he
now, warning against individuals. He had
been anxious that every of1ice-holder should
be responsible to the Conservative party,
and be hoped even now, Notwithstanding
the excellent selection at the primary, that
all office-holders should be periodically
held responsible to their party. While the
ticket nominated fully met his views, he
believed the gentlemen would be no worse
officers for knowing that they will be re-
quired to account to their party. He was
glad of the success Of the movement on
another accountable purity of election.
The public good required a party unbought
and unbuyable. What is a free election,
and by whom in such elections is the sue
cessful ticket chosen? With two tickets
the successful candidate would be he who
could secure the largest number of colored
votes, and that would be secured by men
who went around debauching the colored
voters with money, and with whiskey.
Nothing but the drawing of party lines
would have averted this degradation and
debauchery of the colored voters.
He congratulated the audience on the
ticket which had been nominated. It
would be almost impossible for 435 men to
have made more judicious selection. The
Council chosen is composed of capable men,
in whom you may confde. In noticing a
SANDER relative to his position towards
the working men Of the city, he said that
it was remarkable circumstance that
twenty-four hours before that SANDER APP
peared he was engaged in writing an article
for the ''Spectator," urging Capt. VIM. L.
Balthls, a man who had been engaged in
an honorable trade, for Mayor. He had
learned long ago that in His sight, whose
eye pierces all outward DISCUSSES, a beggar
in rags may be the peer Of the rich man,
clothed in purple.
Crank is but the guinea stamp,
A mans man for a that.''
And now who of us could not follow that
gallant captain we have chosen, who bleed
ing, stood at his post till the battle ended.
Let him bring his artillery up, and he shall
be supported, not by company of men,
but by legion of Conservatives deter
mined to make him Mayor Of Stanton
[great cheering].
MAI. T. G. ELDER
said that at the meeting two weeks ago he
was the only Office holder among the speak
ers, and he now had to express his regret
that all the office holders in the city had
not then determined, when it was not too
late, to submit their claims to the Primary
election. The Conservative party was re-
sponsible for the government Of the city
and it's office holders must be responsible
to it. Had those gentlemen submitted
their claims three-fourths Of those Conser-
vatives who staid away would have gone
to the polls. He thought the best thing
for those who staid away from the prima-
~ was to come up shoulder to shoulder
with their brethren and carry the common
banner forward to victory. We cannot
afford to be beat now that the issue is
joined. He begged any Conservative who
did not intend to support the ticket to
consider well whether he aoas Conserva-
tive. Whatever had been the words of
other Conservatives, they had no right to
let them drive them into opposition to the
party when the bugle blast had been SCUM
ded for the battle. Can any man hesitate
between supporting our gallant nominees
and supporting q supporter of Grants
administration. Can we have SO soon for
gotten the degradation to which we have
been subjected by the party to which he
belongs. Let us remember it and let our
majority On election day be so large that
the Republican party will never rise again
in our midst.
MR.. CHARLES GRATTAN
said Of his remarks that the chairman had
used the best wine first and left the poor
to the last SO he should be short. Our
choice is to be made between Robert G..
Bickle with the backing that backs him,
and VIM. L. Balthis with the backing that