Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-08-09

lbfOlAuSo ! RNy AOs A
ing the action Of any convention OF head
Just rs that may be held, l am here to take
up the flag of Forcible adjustment ana car
~ it until the Adjusters shall declde TO
transfer it TO worthier hands. l am mere
as a Candidate for congress OF as some ex-
press it ''for Mr.. Harris's Shoes" why
are they Mr.. Harris's shoes! Ihey are
the peoples shoes, and are returned 10 the
people every two years to be filled as tney
think fit. In my county they think Judge
Harris has worn them long enough. They
do say there that these shoes ought to be
given to some one in active, hearty, SYM
pathy with the people of the district, 70 req
hot readiuster rather thar to d "readJusJer
in the cool, . "(Applause). I will not tress-
pass on your patience further now. l Will
be here again, aud l tell You there Will be
music in the air, lA%pplause). Tilere Will
be some Investigation b, a committees OF
one. 1 shall see if it is your pleasure TO
take a matI who has been true to you IN
war AID ii peace. (Applause).
JNo. e. MASSEY
followed Mr.. Paul. Nothing Gould give,
he said, looking at Harris and Paul' a
father more joy than to see his own chill
| dren walklns about erect (grea. laugtIter).
But; you know, boys are Sometimes I'M
petuous, and need curbing Shouts OF
| laughter). New conve is are more Jealous
| than old members, and raw recruits SHOW
more zeal than those long in the war
| (cheers). 1t may be necessary for me to
take these children Of mine i'll hand ana
| say to them, Boys, don't 60 too fast; don't
90 beyond bounds {The comic air Mr..
| Massey assumed as he addressed his two
bows was inimitable and produced roarS OF
laughter.) Boys think men know very
| little, but men know that boys don't know
/ much, so 1t is not surprising that my TWO
| bows should not have known-not what
the people wanted, but what the peo-
pie might have-until the people told
them. I was very forcibly reminded ofthe
extreme zeal of new converts when L was
listening to Judge Harris speech. Another
lump, and he would have landed IN re-
pudiation (cheers). One more turn OF the
screw and he would have been there. MI.
Massey went on, to show The real
cause of the depression and suffering IN
Virginia, which was, he said, because all
the tax at last fell on the farmer, who was
the under sill of the building. Ninety
Der cent. of the people of the State are
tillers or owners Of the ground. MI.
Massey here diverged to explain that he
didn't mean to attack the men of all pro-
fessions at Fluvanna, the other day. but
his explanation seemed in effect to be that
professional men took advantage OF 1.-The
people, not because they wanted to. but
because their being professional men made
it to their Interest," queer explanation.
Mr.. Harris interrupted, excusing him-
self from remainilg as he Was sick. :
Mr.. assey-Ah, I'l doctor him up be-
fore tn is canvass is over, great laughter.
A yoioe.-Hurrah for Harris.
Mr.. Paul to Mr.. Massey.-YouH pray
for meY
Mr.. Massey.-I'm afraid you are past
praying for. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Harris going out called back to Mr.
Massev.-I think you need a little verml
fuge.
MI. Massey.-That reminds me OF a
story that fits the Judge exactly. 1t is
about the old lady at the revival who was
twisting about considerably and when the
preacher came up and inquired what was
the matter, she replied that she didn't kno"
whether she was under conviction OF
whether it was worms. Tho Judge DOM
know whether it is Reimbursement or Con-
gress. (Great ~laughter.) Mr.. Harris has
been telling you about bad work done by
Republicans in congress-. I'll tell you
what is at the bottom of it.. There are in
congress 3s5 lawyers and brokers and only
u farmers. Harris ought to have told you
that they we're the men that brought the
trouble on. Think of it! Is there no
man that tills the soil that is capable OF
representing you in congress? Mr.. Harris
comes here after six or seven years service
and tells you he hasn't been able to do YOU
any good. If the man that manages youl
business was to come and tell you this,
you would change him, wouldn't you
That is the position I hold. You remem-
Der fellow citizens that 1 didn't enter this
fight when it was popular to do 80, you
know. and L have felt il keenly, the re-
prOach that [ brought on myself for this
cause. You know and l know that mon
have held me up to political odium for
what to-day is a triumphant cause. You
know that when it was a cloud no bigger
than a mans hand, and to support it was
ignominy and reproach. l was steadfast. l
believed then as | believe now that it was
| right, and [ believe now as | did then in a
man whose heart is right and who has a
good back bone. I respect more the open
opponent than men who fall into the ranks
! of a successful cause and seek to reap ben
efts from it. Mr.. Harris tells you you
want more money, l tell you the way to
get it is to send the right sort Of men to
congress to get it.
A voice-Hurrah for Harris
RESOLUTIONS.
MI. T. L. Niche, member of the legis-
lature, offered a series of resolutions: 1st,
| endorsing the Barbour bill; End, making
reimbursement the issue at the polls; 3rd,
supporting Readjusters for state and ma
tional offices; 4th, for the call of a state
convention; 5th, foran incI ease of ourren-
cy, and 9Th appointing committees for the
county to forward these objects.
A vote being taken the sound indicated
that they were defeated.
Mr.. Baten-Let's have a division.
A voice-The d~ebt-payers voices are
stronger than ours.
Mr.. Niche said he was satisfied that