Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-11-01

Wdrt SCaGo, iowa, Wnlcn only year OIL
two back was safely counted on for from
fifty to sixty thousand majority, and
whose official returns of the October cleo
ton show that the Republican majority
over the Democratic ticket was only eight
thousand, three hundred and sixty-two!
The Struggle in the staunton District.
The congressional election takes place
next Tuesday, Nov. 5th, and the polls open
at sunrise, 6.32 O'Clock, and close at sun
set, 4.55 O'Clock. Attorney General Field
and Auditor Taylor concur IN all opinion,
published on the 18th ult.. that in cases
where the list Of delinquent capitation tax
payers has been made out and placed in
the hands of the officers for collection, the
clerks of the courts have no authority to
receive the payment of capitation tax, but
where from any cause, the list has not
been placed in the hands of the collector,
the clerk can receive it. The voters next
Tuesday must have paid the capitation
tax for 1877 to be entitled to vote. We
give below the last batch of extracts from
the press of the district, that our readers
will see previous to this election:
Only few more days and the congress
sional canvass in this district will be over
Thus far we have refraineG from taking an
active part in the canvass, as our first
choice did not agree with us on the debt
question. We have been of the opinion all
the time that this debt question has no.
thing to do with the congressional can
vaSS, and we think the same now. The
time has come when every one she uld ex-
press their views upon this question, and
we emphatically Say we are for the Hon.
John I. harris for congress from this DIS
trict. and we urge upon the people of this
county to come forward on the day of
election and vote for him.
Judge Harris has ma one Of the most
efficient representatives from this State,
| and in the next Congress will be. with his
great and valuable experience, of great ser
vice in giving the country such relief as it
requires. That Gen. Echols and Judg.'
Harris are canvassing the district togeth-
| er, leaving Paul to go it Oh his own hook.
| looks to us as if there was some wire pull
| ing against Judge Harris. From what we
| hear uf the speeches of General Echols, he
| seems to be after no one but Judge Harris.
| Not word does he say against Captain
Paul-all against the Judge. IL is apparent
to every one that Judge Harris is the man.
| and neither of the other candidates have a
ghost of a chance for election.
Again we call upon the voters Of this
county to rally to the support Of Judge
Harris. the peoples man, on the day of the
election. Let every man turn out and let
US give him large majority.-Highland
| Recorder.
| At this day when political honesty is ad-
| mittedly at a low ebb, and demagogsm and
selfish trickery have, to great extent, ia
ken the place of craftsmanship and patriot
ism, it is a wonderfully refreshing and
agreeable spectacle to believers in fair
dealing to see public man-regardless Of
| consequences to himself-boldly and earn
estly advocating the sacredness of con
tracts and the fulGllmeAt of pledged faith
alike by communities and individuals.
Such a spectacle is presented in the man.
iycourse pursued by the gallant Echolsin his
canvass in the 18th District. Disdaining to
court popular favor by a sacrifice of princi-
| pie, and despising all the arts OF the dema-
gOgue, he seeks to impress upon the peO-
| pie whom he addresses the idea that homes
| ty is not only the best policy, but that it is
| the right policy under any and all clrcum-
stances, and that "a good name is to be
sought after, rather than great riches.''
All honor to John Echols His noble
bearing in this cor test will win for him a
fame and name that the mere elevation
to office, however high, could never give
him, and that will last as long as men re-
| spect honesty and truth.-Fdrnville Mer
curg.
! While Gen. Echols and Judge Harris are
canvassing together, Paul is making bis
way by himself, and is enlisting to large
extent the support of the Republicans. A
meeting of the latter party was held in the
courthouse here last night, and add esses
were made by A. B. Parker and g. W
Fisher (coiored) and Captain CIV Early
| The addresses were all conservative iI
| their character, and each orator presented
his reasons why the colored people should
support John Paul. Fisher said that, as
they had no candidate in the field. it was
their duty to choose between the three
! JOhns-the three evils-'and John Pau
was the less evil of three"-a rather am
biguous compliment. Capt. Early supper.
| ted Panl because he represented more
| nearly the views of the Republicans, and
| charged that Echols had voted against the
| Massey school bill, voted against increase
| of taxation, and now sought to hoist him
self into Congress by the votes Of the peo
| pie against whose interests he had worked
| AS for Harris, he did not think of him in
connection with the canvass.-Charlottes
| nile Letter IN Richmond Dispatch.
We mentioned on Saturday the fact that
the radicals of the Stapnt0n district had
determined to support the regulating and
greenback candidate for Congress from
that district in preference to the one who
| is in favor ofpaying with good money both
l the State and national debts. This fact
shows the consistency of Virginia radical
ism. -A1e1and1ia Gazette.
| Over in Augusta the activity and en-.
thusiasm OF Gen. Echo.s' friends seem to
give Judge Harris much conGern. He is
out in another card in which be complains
because che friends of his COMPETITOR pro
pose to make an active canvass Of Augusta
county, and, with his usual assurance,
speaks Of the gentlemen wha will address
the ,,,aeple il behalf of Ger. EchDls as "a
combinat,,, Did you ever2 Has it
come to this r,'st Nobody dare ltt up
his voice against Judge Hs ,asi Re e. aaVo.
pernlclous public policy Wiz. g In
Gates, unless the Judge be prese,,.
stead OF this whine of "unfairness. . whic..
Is buG an attempt to excite sympathy
would 1t not be more profitable for JUDGE
Harris TO send his friends out in Augusta
to discuss public questions with the friends
OF Gen. Echols? And this he would prob.
ably do, If he had any friends in that coun-
ty competent to the task. The men of old
who can talk are all heart and
soul with Echols.- Charlottesville Chron5-
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