Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-08-30

currency for the people and where there
| was too little, was one no man had been
able to fix, but he inferred that the United
States had too little because its citizens
had only $12 per head, and the least IN
other countries was s26 per head. He
made the remarkable statement that he
could not see why nation should need
more money in war than peace; that there
were the same number of people to feed,
same work to be done, &C.! He read from
a speech delivered by him in Congress in
1874, in which he foretold with much ac-
curacy the coming hard times, when there
would be no money and no sale for proper
ty, and the accuracy Of the prophecy
struck the meeting so forcibly that it
cheered the reading of it. He also showed
that as far back as that year he advocated
greenbacks, and he now thanked God the
the views he then advocated [ApplauSe]
In reply to Senator Paul. about the way
the West sent new men to Congress ,ihe
| quoted from Ii speech Of his own in Con-
gress five years ago, in which the ascen-
dancy OF New England ideas and measures
was shown to exist by sending her expert
enced men back to Congress, and thereby
getting them into prominent positions
there. 1t was her policy to do this, and
by this policy she had, at the time that
| speech was made, the speakership of the
House and the Craftsmanship OF the MAORI
| ty of the committees. 1t was a natural
Consequences. Send me to Richmond to
manage this adjustment, and Paul and
Massey could give me ten in the game and
beat me: they have had experience there
[Appiause]. And if you want the ques-
tion of adjustment settled you must keep
such experienced men as them at the work
[Applause]. Mr.. Paul says they want men
of brains in Congress. Well, [ won't say
much about brains. I'll let him talk about
the brains [Great laughter L have been
in Congress some time, but | don't re-
member having talked to the people about
my brains. l know this, that have tried
to do my duty, whether [ had brains or
not. Oh, these brains! [Great laughter.
Mr.. Harris read from one of his speeches
in Congress advocating taking the tax off
state banks. He said state banks were
not favorites of his but he wanted the peo-
pie to have the right to establish them if
they wanted them. The last legislature of
Virginia adopted resolutions instructing
their representatives in Congress to vote
for taking the tax off the state banks.
The legislature of Virginia had demanded
what Senator Paul had just said was the
greatest calamity that could befall the
state [Cheers]. did you for vote those
resolutions ?' to Senator Paul Mr.. Paul
did rot recollect. Mr.. Harris-"He says
he don't recolleet-I reckon state banks
have got to be "a great calamity since he
found out I favored them' Laughter. IF
you people of Virginia instruct me to vote
to take the tax off am gong TO do it. 1
am not afraid to trust you. Ii you say you
want state banks you can have 'em ZAP
plause], and don't propose the Federal
government shall come in with its cursed
arm and control it. Mr.. Harris went on
to say that he was in favor Of paying off
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in greenbacks, and if that don't ease the
times, issue more bonds inter-convertible
with greenbacks, and if that don't do then
stop the collection of internal venue and go
on paying the government expenses with
green backs. He thought the hard times
had touched bottom, but they wouldn't
be much easier until there was change
in the legislation which had all been in IA
vor of the money power. For the money
ed man who is out of debt the hard times
are all right and low prices cannot hurt
him, but to the man who bought prop
erty on credit when money was plentiful
and has to pay for it now when it is scarce
the times are all wrong. He wanted the
bondhOlders paid off in greenbacks, and
then with no more bonds to invest in, mo.
ney would seek investment, property
would 90 up and every thing would be bet
ter. We don't know where the money
that was so plentiful just after the war is
gone, but we know it is gone somewhere.
1t is like the old minister that called On
some one to take up collection and a
fancy young fellow, stranger passed
round the nat. After it got pretty full
the unknown collector moved for the door,
"Young man" cried the preacher, 'if you
go off with that money you'll be damned"
An old deacon got up and looking after
the fellow. On run said, "Well if he
ain t gone I'lI be damned'' [Great laugh
teri Mr.. Harris then proceeded to lad
just" his adjuster record which Mr.. Paul
had ATTACKED, the amount of his explana-
ton being that he had been an adjuster,
but had thought like Gen. Malone We
think he Said that adjustment was only
ii state issue. In conclusion he hoped
that the two able adjusters, Paul and
Massey wouldn't be taken from the field
OF usefulness hey were in. My goodness f!
[ wouldn't think of running against two
such able men in their district for any
thing Laughter and the best thing you can
90 is 10 send them back to the Senate from
their districts, help each Of tie two
Johns along in his own track aid send old
John back TO Washington [Cileers].
REV. JOHN Z. MASSEY
followed, saying lie Was glad to see 10y the
crowd the interest the people were taking
in this matter, which he took as an evil
dence that the people were thinking for
themselves and intended to free themselves
from the control Of rings and cliques.
While he was net personally known to
them he was sure his views on the State
debt, Which were OF long standing, were
familiar, for he was sure he would not be
contradlcted should he Say he was the first
man that raised the Adjustment flag in
Virginia. From 1871 to this time he had
been a faithful worker in the cause and he
proposed to show the people his reasons for