Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-19

| SPEAKING FROM NOW TILL ELECTION
! DAY-sEAwRIGHT AND vANLEAR MOI
AT THE FRONT-SPEAKING AT MIDDLE
BROOK-MR. CRAIG GETS OFF A CEN
TENARY PLAN-MR. BLAUTH TALKS
| OUT IN MEETING.
&C., &C., sc.
| AS will be seen by an advertisement
| elsewhere, meetings to be addressed by can
didates for the legislature, will be held
every day in the county until the day. of
election. The first of the series was held
at Middlebrook Monday, about 80 persons
being present, and the candidates were
Hon. Marshall Hanger, ]. D. Craig, Capt
J. N. Opie, Gen. John Echols, Maj. Absa-
lom Koiner, A. B. Lightner and A. Blauth.
Capt. J. N. Opie said he was before the
people as an independent candidate and
not under the auspices of either the ''draw
straw convention or the ''cut straw" con-
vention, so that the people could do better
than have ticket made by sixteen men
crammed down their threats.
Mai. KoinersfolloWed in a speech of 20
minutes.
Mr.. A. B. Lightner followed, constru-
ing the Conservative platfornfa as meaning
that the States credit must be preserved
without raising the taxes and he thought
it could be done by retrenchment, equaliz-
ing assessments &C., but he distinctly
stated if after all failed and the alterna-
tive came between reputation and an in
crease of tax he would vote for the lat
ter.
Marshall Hanger then spoke 80 minutes
in his usual Independent, clear and manly
style.
Mr.. J. D. Craig then spoke, saying she
was one Of the ''draw straw candidates,
uncompromisingl opposed to the Funding
Bill and would use every effort to wipe it
from the statute book. He said he had it
from undoubted authority that one indi-
vidual spent $4,000 in bribery to secure
its passage, and had paid 81 800 as a fee or
bride to a prominent citizen of Richmond.
One outrage of the Funding Bill was that
it secured one class and paid nothing to
another class whose claim was equally
binding.
Mr.. Hanger from his seat Then repeal
the law that stopped the funding.
Mr.. Craig-Oh, yes Then you'll have
us completely manacled. Mr.. Craig then
went on to say that wealthy taxpayers
couldsbuy coupons to pay with, at see. in
the 81; but the poor man couldn't buy
coupons for his small amount of tax. He
favored getting the bill again before the
courts; get rid of it then have a settle
ment with West Virginia, and assume the
payment of two-thirds of the principal and
unpaid interest, and pay it by issuing
bonds to run 100 years, at 2 per cent. the
first ten years, and increase one per cent.
every ten years, up to and pay the debt off
in sixty years by the increasing wealth of
the State. Z
Mr. James Bumgardner, ST.. lin his seat)
MIR. Craig, don't it take two to make a
bargain?
Mr.. Craig-Yes.
Mr. Bumgardner- you suppose the
creditors will ever consent to wait 100
years, and take two per cent. now?
Mr.. Craig-I don't know but we can try
them-we can lay the plan before them.
Mr.. John McCorkle lin his seat THAT
looks like a mild form Of reputation
Mr.. Craig denied the intention of repu-
diation.
Mr.. Blauth followed Mr.. Craig and
called both the Farmers" and s'Debt Pay
ers'' tickets 'sringsters" which led to
hnfu him o,ad GO1
Williams, Whereupon Blauth's Prussian
blood got up and he told some of the Sc
crets OF. the Boarding House caucus that
nominated the bogus Farmers" ticket
causing much amusement and showing
what ridiculous movement is before the
intelligent people Of Augusta calling itself
&C Farmers movement.
Gen. Echols closed the debate, reitera-
ting his opposition to the use of any force
or artifice in adjusting with the creditors.
At the meeting at Newport Tuesday
there were about 60 persons present, and
al the candidates except Messrs. Sea
wright and Vanlear who have not ap-
peared as yet anywhere.
At Buffalo Gap there was no speaking,
the candidates having determined to speak
there at night, Oct. Goth. on their return
from Deerfeld.
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
That fearless Prussian, Blauth, is not to
be driven into submission by the Repudia-
tors ring. He exposed the Boarding House
| Caucus in his Middlebrook address very
thoroughly.
A note from Gen. Echols says that in
| consequence of sickness, his place at
two or three appointments to come will be
| filled by Mr.. Meade F. White.
| The voters of Augusta will remember
that neither Messrs. Seawright or Van
lear have had enough respect for their
opinions to appear before them on the ros-
| trum. A candidate that won't talk to vo-
tiers can't get their votes in Virginia.
Will any practical farmer of Augusta
read Mr.. Craig's wild proposition to settle
the Public Debt, and then vote for him as
a representative Of Augusta county?