The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-09-28
[By Telegraph to the Tribune.]
THE CAMPAIGN.
FACTS AND INCIDENTS OF THE CAN
VASS.
THE BOYS IN BLUE.

THE BOYS IN BLUE.
SWEPT AWAY WITH ENTHUSIASM POW
ERFUL EFFECT OF THE PROFESSIONS.
BATTLE-FLAGS AND ORAToRY OF THE
DAY.
INDIANAPOLIS, September 21.-The Re-
publicans have uIquestionably gained an
important point in the canvass by the sue
cess of the Soldiers Reunion which occurred
tonight. The presence of veterans from all
parts OF the country, and Ct several officers
whose names are part of the history of the
war, and the display of shot-torn battle-fags,
borne by the hands of their old defenders,
has impressed the public mind more power
fully than thousand arguments with the
belief that the men who fought for the Union
are in the present political struggle on the
side of the Republican party. 10 produce
this impression was the chief object of the
demonstration, and its success is complete.
The special features Of to-day's programme
were the morning procession, the speech of
Col. Ingersoll in the afternoon and the torch
light parade tonight. But the one grand
general feature Of the whole affair was the
inspiring, contagious, immense and unver-
sal enthusiasm it developed. 1t seemed I'M
possible for three or four men to get togeth-
err without INDUCING in cheer for some
body or something. Nearly the whole of
last night, all day to-day and again tonight
there has been no cessation to the voilcys of
hurrahs. This rrepressiblc furore of patri
otto feeling kept thousands standing in the
streets for five hours last night listening to
speeches by the dozen and refusing to leave
as long as man could be found to say a
word. No matter what the orator said, it
was applaIdeG to the echo. Other thou
sands, who could not get near enough to any
| OF the half-dozen meetings to hear, moved
up and down the sidewalks and cheered ev-
cry band and bit of procession out for a
parade or to serenade some distinguished
visitor. Tonight it is the same scene over
again-a dt luge of oratory from hotel balco-
mes and stands in the park, and an answer
ing deluge of enthusiasm.
The procession was about an hour i'm pass
ing. In it marched veterans from Illinois,
Iowa, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio. Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey
and the District Of Columbia, and a great
host OF Indiana soldiers, carrying their old
regimental colors. The flags were tattered
bits and ribbons of silk for the most part, at
tached to the flagstaffs. After them march,
ed the uniformed Hayes Escort Club, solid
the occasion was of course that of Colonel
lngersoll. Nothing could have suited the
temper of the Indiana Republicans in the
crowd SO well as his terrible attack upon the
Democratic party. In substance the speech
was the same as he delivered in New York,
but there were some additions for the sDe-
clal benefit of the soldier audience. The de-
light OF the great assemblage with this tre-
mendous philippe knew no bounds. AL
most every sentence was emphasized with
applause.
Ex-Governor Moves, of Ohio, was made
permanent President of the Convention to-
day. Resolutions were adopted and there
were number of speeches at the regular
meeting besides ColoLel Ingersoll's. Ex-
Governor Hartman, of New Hampshire. and
General Fitzpatrick made the principal ones.
Inc torchllSht procession this evening does
not equal the displays of the same kind
usually made i'll Presidential years in the
great Eastern cities, but for place like In
danapolis it is wonderfully fine dcmonstra-
ton. All the visiting soldiers and the polit-
ical clubs take part in it.
COLONEL JNGERsoLL' S SPEECH.
The correspondent of the Times says:
Colonel Bob Ingersoll appeared upon the |
stand. Everybody seemed to know him, for
there was instantly 4 laundering roar from
lO.OOO Threats for lngersoll. He heard it |
and needed it. First lie had a part of the |
roof OF the stand knocked off, then a part of |
the back knocked away, and appeared the
next instant in summer costume at the front |
and began the most inimitable speech he |
ever made in his life. He was inspired nv
the occasion-inspired by the vast crowd be-.
fore him-and even surpassed Bob Ingersoll
at Cooper Institute. 1t was such speech.
General Garfield said, as no other man in
America could make, if he would, or would
make if he could. 1t was such a speech
which brought tears to the eyes Ct Tenney.
made Noyes, Burnside, Hartranft, and ali
the distinguished soldiers OH the stand wild
n,nf hing io~ Il
Oglesby, who sat in carriages on the ONT
skirts of the. crowd, but yet heard every
word: 1t was the most Ingersollian CT In
gersollian speeches, and having said that,
everything has been said of it which can be
said. While he was speaking two heavy
showers fell, but not man or woman stirred.
Almost at every sentence was burst of ap-
clause. His reasons for being Republican.
and why he cannot be Democrat: his fer.
rible arraignment of Tildcn and the Democ-
racy his eulogy of Hayes and of the party
OF liberty, were OF more power than any
thing ever heard before, even from Ingersoil.
After him it was hardly possible for any,
one to speak, but some tried it, General j.
M. futile, of Iowa, lately Democrat. tried
It first, being forced forward by Gen, Moves.
but he quit after three minutes. Gen. Kill
patrick next spoke for fifteen, and the great
meeting closed amid intense enthusiasm
W |
thing OF the kind ever seen before. Old cam
palgners in the cause of justice and liberty.
like Noyes and Garfield, said they never saw
anything like it. l saw it from the balcony
OF the Bates House, from which two miles Of
washington street are in sight. For an hour
ana i-halt that whole length was sea of
undlllatng fire. At one time almost twenty
thousand torches were in sight. One hun
dred thousand people lined the sidewalks !
streets |
line was in uniform every one bore a torch: . .
every one shouted for Hayes and Wheeler as /,
only men do who are in earnest. There
were companies of cavalry, log cabins with ;
live coons on their roofs, and great wagons :
crowded with young girls. There was, in .
snort, such political demonstration as In :
diana never saw before and never will see :
again. Ben Harrison is working to make +
Hayes President. There have been many !.
speeches by many men from the hotel balco
MES tonight, but the speeches are as moth :
ing. Hartman, Tenney, Tanner, Coburn, +
Cumback, and many others are talking to +
vast crowds. The great enthusiasm over the =
dlsplay overslladows everything else. and +
multtudes listen only to the music of the -
union as 1t comes from the throats OF patri- .
DTS in pfeans for the Republican cause. So y
ends the DAY, but some incidents are to be !,
narrated.
During the day letter was read from
PRESIDENT Grant, saying that owing to pub :,
ic duties and family matters, lie could not Il
De present in person, but that he wanted to % %
assure his old comrades that his heart is with !,
hem wherever he or they may go. The let q
er was received with great applause, and
proved that whatever rebels may say of +,
Grant, he still has the affections OF those who "
TODD in the front of battle. :"
tov. TILDEN's DEFENCE--wHAr NEW n
YORK POLITICIANS SAY ABOUT IT. h
The New York correspondent of the Phil Of
delphia Ledger says: A
The feeling among the shrewder Demo- al
ratic politicians with reference to Judge s.
nnott's statement about Coy. Tilden's IN m
ONE tax was embodied in the remark of one Ii;
them this morning substantially to the C,
blowing effect: in
''The Governor has made something of al
listake in his manner of meeting this charge. at
What was wanted to effectually silence the e,
Of ho lioo | -,