Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-10-18
WHAT "THEY" SAY OF THEM.

| GOOD WORDS FOR ECHOLS. HARRIS AMI
| PAUL--AND BAD WORDS TOo--cPINIoNs
OF THE PRESS,
&C., &C., &C.
| The congressional election take place
Tuesday November 9Th, just seventeen
days from to-day. The near approach of
the event, and the active electioneering OF
the candidates gives interest to what the
papers are saying of those in the Staunton
district, and we reproduce extracts of their
opinions below:
What means it? Capt. Paul and Gen.
Echols never meet in debate.-While on..
is in Tuckahoe the other is cavorting
around in the Valley. We can't under
stand it, Is Paul afraid of Echos. or
Echols afraid of Paul, or why is it? There
now, thanks. An old friend from the
country has just solved the mystery. He
says, "Paul is for Echols and Echols is for
Paul, and both of them are for anybody to
beat Long john" Go in, We hearties, the
people are watching this little game of
''double dealing -
Judge Harris says he intends to follow
| OCH ECIlOlS, ttIlU HOW WIlllt tIlE U0HGTdl Is
| leading him around clear out of reach of
the Valley, the "chipS of the law" of
Staunton, are rampanting all over this
county vaporing in the interest of the
General. If Long John" should happen
to slip off from the General some night and
dIop down Oh these fellows Unexpectedly,
wouldn't the fur fly? Well, well, such
thing might happen in the course of hu-
man events Waynesboro Tribune.
Gen. Echols is the only candidate for
congress in the whole State who comes III,
to The requirements of the times. He
ayows his belief not emily in the good, hard,
common, sense of Virginians, but in their
honor and integrity, and consequently is
in favor of money that will be worth as
much to orphan children as it is to their
father. and scorns the reputation of the
national, as much as he does that of the
State debt. We are all now Americans as
well as VirginianS-n0ne the less so be-
cause we were cheated out of our fairly
elected President the infamy of ma
tional reputation would attach as well to
citizen of new Virginia as to one of the
old Bay State.-Aterdndria Gazette.
The District refused to hold Conven-
ton. According to old party usage Judge
Harris remained the party candidate, and
he seemed to be SO regarded He favored
a convention. and twas believed he would
get the nomination. He has made so far.
vigorous canvass against the original
disorganiZers, Paul and Massie, and drove
the parson inglcriously from tie field, and
| it hardly looks fair now for regular
Democrat to insure his defeat. Judge Har-
riss views on tie currency have not been
called in question by The party, and have
been held and expressed for FIVE years.
The State debt question was forced on him
| by the fOrcible readjusters, Paul and Mas
| sic, and he in common with General Ech-
OILS and sail of u.s. insisted it had nothing
to do with the csnass. We hope General
Echols will with, W and let Judge Har-
ris fight the disorganizers. He is, by his
past record in con .reSs, as much entitled
to reelection as any Of his colleagues, ard
would Rave beat any m IN in "a Convention
Of the party Lynchburg Neacs.
Judge Harris led off and General Echols
replied in speeches of some hour and
half each; and whilst J. concede that the
Judge made an ingenious speech. | think
it was the universal Sentiment Of Harris
men and Echols men that the Judge was
! utterly and entirely overwhelmed by tie
| superior power and eloquence of the Gen.
eral. Judge Harris himself felt it; his
| friends felt it.; the entire audience felt it.
Had General Echols taken the stump one
month ago and delivered the speech all
around the district which he delivered in
our court house last night, am perfectly
satisfied that Long John and the Apostle
| Paul would have been overwhelmingly
routed at the polls,
hope it is not too late yet. The General
has entered the canvass with determine.
ton to vindicate the honor and integrit,
OF our grand old mother, so far as this dis
trict is concerned. if it be possible to do so
}-Thonads Wood. of AIbemarte, IN the Rich
naond Dispatch.
1 have been in several counties in this
district rusticatlng, and have converse!
with the solid yeomanry on the relativ.
| chances of the Johns, and repeat her.
what have so often said heretofore i.
former canvasses, that John T. Harris has
never been beaten in a political fight;
Billy Malone was never known to lose a
| battle in war, nor Long John in fight
before the people-for he is the peoples
Candidate Bath friend of Harris IN the
Richmond Wing.
Gen. Echols is man of towering form
| and commanding intellect He would
| make favorable impression in any legis-
! lative assembly. Those who attended tine
| gubernatorial convention in Richmond a
year ago, well remember him as the leader
of The Holiday forces. In that position
he exhibited great deal CT ability, and
never arose in that tumultuous body with
out commanding the attention of the con-
vention. He won the esteem of all and
incurred the hostility Of none. Gen. E.
has made mistake in postpnning his can
| didacy so long, yet there is little doubt
| that even now he will make formidable
opponent Bedford Sentinel.
al;
is the strongest exponent of our views,
/ and in addition has heretofore proven him
self faithful, diligent and efficient repre-
| sentative of the opinions and interests of
| his constituents, We this week hoist his
name to the head of our columns, and
shall do what We Can to secure his return
Can we do better Even the gentlemen
who oppose him, find nothing to say
against his past record, and Can point to
! no vote or action of his during the long
| period he has been in congress which they
would have otherwise. This fact speaks
vOlumes-that man who, as represent
tative in such congress as ours has been
for the last few terms, has so demeaned
himself and SO represented the interests of
jealous constituency, as to give no
ground for hig p ,rsonal enemies or politi-
| cal opponents to fnd fault with his action
however eagerly they may have scanned
that record in the hope of finding some
cause for complaint. Nor has this result
| ted from bis passiveness or inaction. for
upon all questions where the interests of
his district were directly or indirectly In
volved, as we'll as upon matters of nation
al Importance, the voice of Judge Harris
has been heard and his influence has been
felt. Page will do her part toward send
ing him back and we hope and believe be
will be returned.-Page Courier.
Gen. John Echols, of Staunton, is a can
didate for congress in Harris's district,
with an honester platform than either
Harris or Paul stand upon. He is opposed
to forcible readjustmenJ of the State debt,
and irredeemable greenbacks. 1t would
be well for the country if he could slip ill.,
to congress between these two wor'hies,
or indeed c9ntrjye any scheme to keep