Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-21


wish to sit there under the guise of Con-
sentative who is not acceptable to his fell
low citizens?[Lo applause.] He had no
opinion of bat-like politicians who, like
that bird in the fable of the battle between
the Birds and the Beasts, alternately took
sides with the victor, as victery first
crowned one and then the other, and f.
nally, when the Birds were victorious,
skunk away to his hole. and never after
appeared in daylight. He had no sympa-
thy with men like those, nor for bat like
politicians, who only spread their wings at
night. II am what I am, and I am not
ashamed to sag what [ am" And if the
Conservative party had already received a
black eye at the hands of a Conservative
Council, he was willing to receive it and
try to wipe it out.
INEXPEDIENT
to have nomination at the hands of the
Conservative party! Why? Is there any
other city in the United States that does
not draw the party lines. Boston and
New York have Democratic mayors, Phil
adelphia, the city of brotherly love, has a
Radical mayor, Baltimore has Democrat
ic mayor, Charleston is In the hands of the
negroes-go to Ric hmond. Look at the
struggle that noble old city has made to
obtain the ascendancy and her. citiZens are
even now locking hands again to maintain
it. Go to Petersburg and Norfolk and
look at the effort and sacrifice that has
been spent that they might govern them
selves! But come to Staunton and we are
told it is inexpedient Why Because, we
are told, the town is so small. It is tue
it is not Boston, nor New York, nor Bal
timore, nor Charleston, (applause,)
but the exception is made on the principle
Of the prisoner who was arraigned for MUIR
der, haYing killed a baby, and when the
judge was about sentencing him, asked for
ted the murder but it was ''such little
baby" Either Staunton was wrong in
not having party lines or all the other cit
les were wrong in having them.
Could it be possible that city with
confessed. Conservative majority is to have
a Radical Mayor and a Council elected by
the aid of Radical voters? Was that the
answer to be sent back to the Democratic
Congress engaged IN the great work at
Washington, like the message sent, when
Conservative Council elected Radical
Mayor For one, he never intended to
give it up so. Let those gentlemen in
Federal Office who have made their beds
lie on them, this people are not ready to
follow them. He had no sympathy with
those men who attempted to hold with the
hare and run with the hounds, (applause)
Was there any man in this city who be-
lieved that the administration of U. S.
Grant should be endorsed by us, by impli-
cation in electing one of It's supporters to
office? Were there any blessings in that ad-
ministration that ought to make us wish
to elect to our chief Office one of the same
politics? Was there any man present who
did not believe that the corruptions Of that
administration, that the sufferings OH our
down trodden sister Southern States-that
all these things should deter us from CIV
ing aid and comfort to it directly or indi-
rectlyY Let all those who believe so take
their chance for Federal patronage, which
now, alas, seemed the sum and substance
of Federal politics, as for him, the speaker,
he made the issue right here.
Col. Skinner could not see why any Con-
servative conld object to going before-not
a convention-not packed convention
but free open primary election. Jap
plause.)
After the applause that greeted Colonel
SINNERS remarks had subsidized, Mr.. T. J.
Crowder said that the persons voting on
the question ought to he required to put
their names on the back of their ballots.
He thought he saw persons who were here
to break up the meeting.
Mr.. G.. M. Harrison moved that viva
voice vote on the substitute be taken.
Capt. j. c. Marquis-I want to state
right here that don't intend to be bound
to the action of this meeting, by writing
my name On ballot.
Voices.-Hurrah for Marquis.
Col. Skinner explained to Capt. Marquis
that that was not to be the case. This was
mere consultation of the brotherhood
of Conservatives and the vote is to ascer-
tain the wishes of the Majority.
Mr.. J. W: Todd moved to lay Mr.. Crow
der's motion on the table.
Mr. W. A. Burke.-I ask if Capt. Mar
quis doesn't intend to support the action
of this meeting.
Capt. Marquis-I don't intend to answer
any such question.
Mr.. Crowder Withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Nelson favored a viva voice vote.
This meeting was only small section of
the Conservative party, and he did not
think the party itself wanted a primary
election.
Mr.. Michie.-The party can express its
wishes at a primary election.
Mr.. Nelson.-I don't believe the people
will vote at a primary election.
The Chairman decided that the vote
should be taken by those favoring the pri-
mary election going out of the room by the
right hand door, and those opposing it leav-
ing by the left.
Capt Marquis-Where is the meeting
going to after it gets out (Laughter.]
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Nelson
and Echols counters for the right door and
Messrs. Crowder and Hudson for the left.
Mr.. Abby, member of the Council, in the
crowd, Qaughing.) ''Mr. Chairman, hear
town paper says I am Radical, and the
speaker here says am, and [ would like
to know how am to VOTE"
The vote was taken and resulted in-for
primary election 104, against it 50.
Col. Skinner then remarked that he
hoped in appointing the Central Commit
tee the Chairman would place on it gentle