Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-26

pealed to every Young man in the'S tate as
to whether they were willing to assume
this burden. For one he was not. Inc
Funders cry out about Reputation and
say how could man look other people ID
in the face? How does Sam Randall,
Speaker of the House look over three nun
dred statesmen i'll the face every day. lie
comes from State that has repudlated,
and has since run up another debt OF thlr-
ty millions. You can It listen to the city
papersin the large cities they are so many
close corporations on the side of the bond
holders.
A voice-sGlve it to the old VINDICA-
TOR"
And then the Leading Gentlemen of the
Valley" walked into the country papers.
He said they too were always on the com
naercial side, and then he gave laughable
picture of how country editors, including
the VINDICAToR and spectator" men,
are f1attered and made to believe they are
big men by big men who want to use them;
how they publish Farmers Journals and
don't even know that oxen don't give
milk and how it would be just as good for
farmers to raise gourds and make editors
out of them. Harry ought to know he is
the editor of the Woodstock "Herald.'']
The sketch which was really good, tickled
the Adjusters to death, and especially their
colored allies who joined in the applause
vociferously and to whom anything ''agin
de INDICATOR" is thing to be grateful
to God for.
He was quite severe on Northern cap
italsts who came down to Richmond and
bribed an illiterate legislature, but forgot
to mention that when in the succeeding legiS-
lature an investigating committee had cor
nered Col Jenkins, the principal witness in
the bribery, and committed him to the
custody Of the Sergeant-at-Arms, for re-
fusing to answer, it was on his (Riddleber-
ger's) motion that Jenkins was discharged
| from custody. See journal of the House.
He mentioned the frittering away of the
| States interest in the public improvements,
| but forgot to say that the Funding Bill
| Legislature provided for the sale Of these
| interests. He said he could see no other
adjustment if it be not forcible adjust
ment. It was absurd to say the creditors
were coming in to adjust, if they were told
that if they didn't adjust we would raise
| the taxes and pay them, AS for Tetrench-
ment, he asked his audience not to let such
| little things lis the recent petition for legis-
| lators to vote for S. pay come into the
great question of the public debt. That S
it.; your true adjuster don't want any re-
| trenchment to enter into the question.
| When he came to the Moffett Punch he
| trod lightly, and got out by saying that
ing poor lunatics from Jail not a barkeeper
would object, but the 3arkeepers present
didn't seem to relish this much, so Harry
| skipped off the subject quite hastily.
Harry concluded with the prophecy that
st. Peter wouldn't let the editor of the
VINDICAToR in if he had copy of that
bad paper in his pocket, and then the
Leading Men Of the Valley retired from
| the scene.
COUNTY ADDRESSES.
There has been speaking to ridiculously
small audiences at Churchville, Mt. Scion
! Mt. Sidney and New Hope during the past
week in which the list of speakers has been
as before published except that Mr.. Meade
T. White has been representing Gen.
Echols and Messrs. Vanlear and Seawright
two candidates who had not yet spoken,
appeared. Mr.. Vanlear stated that he was
not in favor ofrepudiation but was in favor
| Of readj ustment. He would make no prom
| ises but would do the best he could for the
| interest of the State.
| Mr.. r. II. Buckner-We would like tc
know If you have any mode of readjust.
| ment F?
| Mr.. Vanlear replied that he had none
| to suggest but after the meeting of the leg
islature the friends of adjustment could
confer together and adopt one. .
| MI. Seawright in his speech sustained
his platform already published.