Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-19
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| meet her lust debts. Gen. W. said he had
said he would increase the taxes ten cents
on the 800, before the State should re-
pudiate, and he would stick to it Jap
plause). The aggregated taxes of only
three States in the Union were as low as
Virginia, and they were Texas. Delaware
and Rhode Islands In Illinois they were
$4,5O on the 800. In his speech at Rich
mond, about the schools, SO far from say
ing that he would cut off the support Of
the public schools, he showed the danger
of, when all other resources failed, the
State having to fall back on the school
fund, which is sacred.
ALEa1sEATURE COLONEL.
Mr. Richardson said something about
the Confederate banner. They call him
colonel, but he's no colonel. He went into
the army as a captain and came out as a
private-ln the legislature. He is legis-
lature colonel great laughter and cheer
ing) He thinks when am elected Vlr-
ginia will be ruined. No doubt he thinks
so. He will think the sun, moon and
stars are all because he is left at home;
but he is the only man who will think any
thing about it Qaughter).
WHO SAID LARCENY AND HIGHWAY
ROBBERY.
He talks of that speech at Wytheville.
Well, I'll tell you all about that. In Rich
mond [ was talking to gentleman of the
Enquirer office, and remarked to him
thatbthe ''Whig" says Reputation Is larceny
and Iadded if that is the case forcible ad-
justment, the force being added, is high
way robbery. The paper next day publish
ed the whole as my remark. When | was
asked about it by my folks at home l ex-
planned it, and nobody took offence. That
was left for the committee in Mr.. Wart-
| mans paflor- The committee sent around
comments about it, which came from the
Richmond "Whig," paper which is edited
in Petersburg. When the cry was raised
that [ should come off the ticket | did
what q man ought to do: [ went to Rich
mond, and summoned the Executive Com-
mittee of the State Committee together
and offered to resign, They refused it.
and | left my Resignation III The hands of
he State Committee, Where it will be TN
il the day OF election. / say that l stapd
on the Conservative platform, and l say
that Col. Holiday siands where do, and
say it here, where amy friend OF. his Car
contradict me. challenge Mr.. Ricbars.-
= son to deny it. lie Gen. W. read from
! senator Bayard' letter approving the ST
LECTION of Holiday rs 1.-The representative
IT the debl-paying element of the State, =
aud dared any friend OF Holiday to deny
1t. 1t had been III print for weeks, and
Holiday himself had not denied it (great
applause)
Mr.. Richardson then rose to use his hall
hour in reply. H seemed considerably be-
hind hand as if all he had 10 say he had
said in the beginning. He Said however
that REIMBURSEMENT is a matter of policy
and of right and by the eternal we luiI
have it." He held that the whole debt OF
W. Va. was due by us.
Gen. Walker replied in what could hard
ly be called rejoinder !; by a running fire
on his adversary on whom he had the ap-
plause, indeed the people applauding every
thing that Walker said and laughing hear
lilly at even the poorest of his jokes, the
audience seemed to be completely with
him. He said if he didn't beat Richard
son 10 to he would give him the office.
(cheers.) Richardson wants adjustment
L do too He is opposed to the funding
bill, am too. He amt in favor Of rails
in5 taxes, neither am I except this-I say
before | would repudiate I would raise the
taxes 10 cents in the 500. Does he say he
wouldn't? [ must havean answer. Does
Mr.. Richardson say he would repudiate be-
fore he would raise the taxes If he'll say
he would I'll beat him in every precinct in
this State. MI. Richardson kept silent.
Again ask him if he will raise the taxes
before he will repudiate. Mr.. Richard
son kept silence but the audience was
bowling to a terrific extent crying ''give it
to him Walker" "Why don't you answer
''send for Motfett;'' Where's his commit
tee;'' Where's the Parlor Committee =
Send for Wartman." Mr.! Wartman and
the other gentlemen had left some time be-
fore leaving MI. Richardson unattended
Court of Appeals has decided that Virginia
is bound for the whole debt. He says that
was the decision in the Higginbottam
case. Gen w. then read from the opin-
ion OF Judge Anderson who delivered the
opinion OF the Court, the words expressly
stating that nothing in the opinion was
intended to say as to the liability of Vir-
ginia or West Virginia. This created
much laughter and then Gen. W. again COM
menced insisting upon MI. Rs answering
the question about raising the tax OF re-
pudiating. Mi. R. still preserving abso-
lutte silence which produced much goo
natured raillery OF the audience
At the close Of the meeting gentleman
who had just gotten III called out:
Gen. Walker l didn't hear your expla.
nation, l want to know if you said adjus-
tiers were thieves and highway robbers?"
Gen. Walker-''My friend | said that
any many who repudiates an honest debt
is no better than thief
And amid more cheering and huZZaing
the meeting adjourned.
COL. A. S. GRAY,
of Fluvanna, the Conservative canvasser,
at night addressed large and attentive
audience. He gave the most thorough,
clear and instructive account of the debt
question that has yet been before the
public. His manner is calm and engaging,
and IN almost every sentence there is some
information. He took the debt-paying
ground. He is to speak here next Mon
day, and the people should hear him.
1 have given you very full and faithful
account OF the debut of the ''Standard-
bearer of the Re-adjusters." [ can call to
mlnd but one scene in long and eveDtful
life that resembled it: once saw a puny-
looking boy in his Sunday clothes slip I'M
! der the canvass OF a circus tent, and he
man with stout piece Of the bottom slab
OF shoe box. The engagement, as far as
L can remember, was all on one side, and
do remember it distinctly painfully.
H. C. T.
| AT fashiona BILE wedding breakfast in
| London, recently, an orator Of the most
| lugubrlouS type who was beginning to
i weep copiously, took out, as he thought,
his pocket handkerchief and was greeted
Nth shouts of unrestrained laughter. He
had in his hand one OF his Wife's silk stock
ings, which she had asked him to match,
and which he had forgotten to do.
Miss Minnie E.. Hodges, who has just
resigned the position of cashier and money
order clerk in the Des Moines, Iowa, Post
Office, handled and paid out during six
years $4,O00,O0O, and never made a mistake
of a cent. AT times she had charge of the
whole office, with twenty-five and thirty
clerks under her direction.