Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-11-03
gave them $50, 1000, 900 less sthan the year
before, and saved the difference. ZAP
plause)


WHERE THEY DRAW THE LINE.
There is law of the United States, that
no one who participated in the rebellion
shall hold an Office in the United States
army. The Democrats last year attempted
to repeal this law. In speech at New
York, the other night, James G.. Blaine, OF
Maine, who was the choice Of the Virginia
and the choice of the Repub-
licans Of this Congressional district for
the Presidency, denounced them for that
attempt as "anti-national. So that, if
our country was III danger and was raising
an army TO repel a foreign foe, no Southern
man could be an officer in it. And this is
the measure of a ''National' party. 1t is
like the story Of the English nobleman and
his coachman Said the coachman to his
master, ''My lord, if you don't ride to-
day, shall [ take our children out ?''
John" said his master, 81 don't object
to you saying our house, OF our horses,
or our carriage, but the line must be
drawn somewhere, and III draw it at our'
children" (Great laughter.) And that is
the way with the Republican party. 1t
don't object to our saying our debts, or
our taxes, but they draw the line at our
country. Great applause.) They want
our people to defend it in war, but they
don't want us to claim any interest in it.
NO HOPE OF REFORM.
The speaker quoted what MI. Hayes said
about a second term and SO forth and said
his promises were nothing. He was under
the control of such men as Morton, Conk-
ling, Logan aud the lest and, as Morton
had said in Il speech, the men Whoasupport
u candidat.', whose efforts elect him and
who bear the brunt of the fight for him
will control him after he gets into office.
1t will be like Fallstaff, after his rebuff
by Prince Hal, assuring Shallow who was
an applicant for office that he need not fear
that Ial Twill send for me in private" So
it would be if Hayes were elected.
Col. S. then gave brief sketches of Uncle
Sam Tilden as q Reformer.
WIGWAM GONE.
The Republicans affect to think that
there hasn't been much lost, by Indiana
going Democratic. And they do this in
the face Of the fact that Arkansas, Ala
bama, West Virginia, Delaware, Connec-
ticut and Indiana all of which voted for
Grant, have gone Democratic since the
nomination CT Tilden. 1t is like the story
of the Indian who prided himself on his
woodcraft, but got lost in the woods.
"What's the matter" said some one,
''lost?" "No" said the Indian drawing
himself up, ''me no lost, Indian no lost,
WigWam lost--Indian here ;and that's the
way with the Republican party it is here
but the wigwam is lost, (great laughter).
The Democratic party has found the wig
VAN and for the first time in twelve years
are going to smoke the calumet of peace
there, great cheering.) New York will be
there with the great chief, Samuel J. Til
den, (cheers) and Indiana will be there
with Thos. A. Hendricks, (cheers), and
old Virginia will be there, (great cheering,)
and with her. of all her daughters, old
Augusta must be first.
The speaker concluded amid great APP
plause.
GEN. JOHN ECHOLS
in answer to calls for him made rattling
little speech of five minutes. His descrip-
ton of the quarter stretch in the race, with
Uncle Sam Tilden ahead, was received
with the widest cheering, even the ladies
joining in the applause.
The General announced that 3. johnson
Barbour would speak on Monday evening
at the hall and the meeting adjourned.
AT WAYNEsBORO.
The Waynesboro club was addressed on
Saturday by Capt. VIM. A. McCue and
Harry Tucker of Staunton. These gen
tlemen bring the report that the Waynes-
boro club will do it's duty.
SPEAKING AT UNION HALL.
At Union Hall near Churchville, Satur-
day, a Conservative meeting of nearly 400
persons assembled and listened to address,
by Meade F. White, James Bumgardner,
Jr. and Mr.. Vincent. There was a fine
dinner afterwards. The Tilden men in
that vicinity are enthusiastic.
PERSONAL---VERY.. DR.. Manly, of the
Baptist Church, left Wednesday, the 25th
ult., for Lexington, to assist at q series of
protracted meetings at the Baptist Church
there. He will fill his own pulpit on Sun
day.
John W. Harris, one of the editors of the