Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-29
The Discussion a, Abingdon.


ters present, The McMullin leaders
had sent out runners and brought in
every man they could induce to come,
IN order to make a stunning impress
sion. As a part of the programme
they mustered all their mounted men
at the lower end Of Main st. where
they were furnished with mullin
stalk each. These they carried at a
shoulder arms and marched 10 the
Courthouse in files of two. We are
told that when the Governor saw il
he burst into tears. He had seen
nothing like it in the District, and,
like Simeon Of old, he was ready to
say "now Lord let thy servant de-
part in peace The Courth ouse
was packed TO its capacity at noon,
and Newberry opened in speech OF
an hour, in which he sang the old
song of Fiat money, based on moths
ing the hap>doodle Of this Cam
paign. He said nobody else should
ride on that platform It was his
alone. He said the Governor had
ridden two horses. First, a Collos-
sal National Bank, and second, Fiat
money. He (Newberry) came down
the trife of loo millions from his
circular. and admitted the interest on
the q. S. debt was only 100 millions.
Ut is really 93.) He seemed to
think the laboring people were fools,
for he said they would reap the bene-
fit of iufation on a fiat basis, and yet
he said labor was the source Of all
wealth. He declared there had been
10 panics in 100 years, which would
be bout one every ten months. He
declared gold had no intrinsic value,
that the government could make
money out of anything it pleased q,
about that time. he Was invited by
voter to state why he voted for tie
Funding Bill, and he went over the
little story again, He said a man
who had served six years in the Leg
iSlature, and made but one mistake
ought to be trusted but just there
some one said that one was such hell
of a one he doubted it.
ESQ. CAMPBELL
next took the stand and made a very
short speech. He was not a speaker,
but a worker. he said. lie proposed
to represent the District in all depart
ments of the Government, a thing
heretofore neglected. He knew he
could situate ten young men-yea Is,
one for each county, in first-rate Off
ces, and he would do il. And this
had never before been done. He ia
vored sufficient increase of the cur
rency-the unlimited coinage Of gold
and silver to base it on of $500 ex-
emptiOn for the labOring man. He
addressed word to the colored people,
He would represent his District first
The nation next His home, neigh
oors and friends would always be first.
COL. RICHMOND,
he nominee, took his stand amid
general applause, and commenced up
Dn McMullin 70: trying 10 ride two
horses at once. Circular No. ! was
or a U. S. Bank, and No. was for
Fiat money. He appealed to Conser-
natives to save the District from cap
ure by the Radicals. If they could
not vote for him to vote for Sam New
berry or McMullin, but never let this
District go into The hands of the
Radicals. He favored repeal of the
National Bank system and an increas-
ID greenback circulation sufficient to
elieve the distress of labor and BUSH
less. Such money must be made
,ood, not fiat money. The laborer
wanted good honey, but the producer
needed more of it so he could employ |
he labOrer, We must have more
money, but it must be made good |
money by striking out the exceptions
n the back, so it would be a legal |
ender for everything. A voice
that would you base on it on.) On
lst what this based on, (holding up a
reenback bilD. Col. Richmond ex-
lained the currency question with
reat clearness and elaboration that
re have not space for. Jefferson had
efeated and condemned fat money.
McMullin had declared no agricul.
lral people could pay more than per
ent. Then in the name of goodness
e would ask why Governor, do you
Ike more from them then ?" He ex-
ained the Goolsby $4,000 debt, which
lie Governor had loaned him at y
or cent. on deed of trust, interest
lyabIe semiannually. Why, said
OIL. Richmond, when 1 was in the
legislature | helped to bring down
lie rate of interest from II to per
MT. and Gov. McMullen, was down
ere lobbying to get it kept at u. He
caches 6 per cent. and practices IL
e was so close with his money that S
: would not hire first rate lawyers to ]
round and stump for him, but tool,
20 shilling lawyers like bis friends t
alley and Fudge, to fudge for him. /
The speech of Col. Richmond, was ]