Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-17


| TIARRIsoNBURG, VA. Oct. 18th. ~
Gen. James A. Walker and
Col. Robert A. Richardson the candl-
dates for Lieutenant G overnor met here
in JOINT discussion to-day. There was
numerous crowd present. Every
seat, aisle and window Of the Court
House being packed, Col Richardson
opened the discussion. He is splendid
speaker one among the best ever heard
in this place. He commenced by stat
ING that although he had been appesl led
to by hundreds of persons by letter a.
well as his own constituency OF symth
and adjoining counties, he would not
consent to enter the canvass, but when
the request came from the Democracy
of the Tenth Legion, he did not think
he would be doing justice to himself or
the tax oppressed people Of the state to
refuse, that he Immediately decided to
no longer allow his personal pleasure,
to restrain him from what he ccnsclen-
tiouslv believed to be a debt OF duty he
owed, not only the members OF the
Democratic party but ofthe entire peo-
pie of the state. He in the most en-
phatie tones hurled back into the teeth
of the Funders the assertion that he Or
the gentlemen who thought with him
were regulators. He claimed that the
case of Autoni VS.. Bright SO frequently
alluded to by the Funders was not
and should not Of right be considered
final. aud after paying a beautifully
worded tribute to each member OF the
Supreme bench Of the Virginia court
claimed that even that august body
sometimes reversed decisions which
were oppressive and antagonistcal to
the interest Of the large majority of the
people. He demanded to know when
were the peoples rights in greater peril
than now. and in public manner en-
quires if that pure, just, Hon. Waller
Staple was repudiator because he
honestly, as do the masses of the peo-
pie. differed with the other judges. He
claimed that we have the sovereign
right to make the funding bill incorpor-
alive. by collecting the school fund and
the forty cents Of revenue above the
school fund IN money. and not in coupons.
and that we had the inherent right to
us every way III behalf ola tax Cypress
ed people to relieve them against the
fraudulent and oppressive operation OF
the funding bill, and that a remedy final
and forever, that the sovereign people
had the right prior to 1918 to have no
claim against the Commonwealth eX-
cept by solemn petition, that the legis-
laturc at that da tie, gave the right of
action in our courts as claimants against
the Commonwealth. This law he
wanted repealed, and then the funding
bill is dead. He said the funding bill
debt was contracted upon the estimates
of Gilbert c.. Walker Of our taxable pro-
perties which was estimated at more
than s50.000.000, more than double Of
our real taxable values, that in consider
alton Of our loss Of territory, loss Of
property. loss OF time and liberty. We
should strike from the debt first one
third as fair proportion Of our des-
membered territory, and then all Of the
interest that accrued during the war,
and upon fair exhibit Of taxable val
ues. pay promptly at an interest not
exceeding per cent, all Of our cred;-
tors, thus giving honor, glory, success
and justice to both creditor and DEBTOR.
Instead OF maudling prating about that
honor which we have so much Of from
the flinders, which was 33 per cent be
low par before this fight was commenc
ed. He asked, who had any better
knowledge of Nirginia's real value OF
her taxable property, he's resources
than the banks Of New. York and Lon
don. The real business creditors ofthe
State know our inability to pay-and
live as a people or state, and never not
the Shylocks sustained by this infamous
funding bill, instead Of us going to
them to make terms they would come
to US. and be willing to have the debt
fairly adjusted. To the Richmond ring
we owe the bonds that bind us and it is
now for the people in their right to
strikes these shackles from them, and
stand as free men. Men who are not
willing but anxious TO settle fairly and
equitably our Indebtedness. He plac-
ed this state debt to day. as shown by
the figures Of the state auditor at 500
30a06O. 6l-l00. He demanded to know
Of Gen. " alker if he had been correctly
reported as saying that readjustment
was theft and forcible REIMBURSEMENT
highway robbery The General in his
reply lodged the question and the peo-
pie of this county do not know from
him whether he said so Or not. In de-
bate Col. Richardson had the best Of
him both on argument and eloquence,
and there is no doubt that, the county
will give at least 1000 majority for Col.
Richardson for 1t. Governor. D.
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BURGLARY.-!he house Of Philip
Grove, Of Strasburg, was entered dD