Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-10-11
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they know the poor depositors can ana 90
lose. Greenbacks should be SUBSTITUTED
for national bank notes and if they were
good WHEN the debt was three Dllllons,
with only two hundred and forty mllll9ns
of gold i'll the hands of the government,
they ought to be good now when the DEBT
has been reduced by one billion.
Gen. Echols-Just here! ARE you IN
favor of currency irredeemable in coin.
Judge Harris-I'll tell you that as l go
along. You have gone all along with the
Republicans in their financial policy.
Gen. Echols- BUT want to know where
you are.
Judge Harris-I want "a currency on the
present basis of greenbacks.
Gen. Eci,ols-How much?
Judge Harris-I won't tell you. I've
got too much sense for that (laughter).
No man Can tell exactly the amount that
will be required and will only say that
l want them issued till there is enough to
make business easy.
Gen. Echois-Do you mean to tell these
people that bank has to keep dollar in
gold for every dollar Of it,. issue =?
Judge Harris-No, but that is what you
were preparing for under the resumption
act when you sent the notes of your bank
back to Washington.
Gen. Echols-I will in my. reply shut
your mouth on that subject and show these
people that you know 10 more about f.
nance than ten year old child and that
you are totally ignorant of what you are
talking about (applause.)
Judge Harris-That is better said after
you have done it. You said you were in
favor of greenbacks in place Of national
bank notes.
| Gen. Echols-I said no such thing,
GEN. ECHOLs' REPLY.
Gen. Echols said he had been exceeding
ly curious to hear Judge Harris views up
on financial questions. l now understand
how he meets issues. 1t is as described by
friend of his in Staunton. The friend
being told that the Adjusters platform was
to be put into the congressional canvass
and that it would defeat Harris, replied:
'sDefeat Harris I'd like to see 'em get a
platform that Harris can't climb on"
(great laughter and applause). How long
is it since Judge Harris had his present
views OF the State debt In Rockingham
it was as hard to draw them out as cork
out of a bottle (laughter). In Bath, Joe
Sherrald asked him if he would have voted
| Ill bo& toll III,
do you think that it was none of his bus
! mess (great laughter). AS to the public
school fund no one could regret that de-
| ficiency more than Gen. Echols, but how
is it to be remedied?
| Judge Harris says have left the Demo
| cratic party on the finance question. Here
| is the speech Of one Of the leading Demo
| Gratis in the Senate, and most eminent men
in the party. Here Gen. E. read extracts
from speech Of Senator Bayard, of Del,
taking the same ground as himself, and
| quoted Horatio Seymour and others. He
also read the Record" showing that the
House of Representatives, thirteen years
ago, by vote of IA to approved the
early resumption of specie payment.) And
| now, he said. after all has been done, after
! the people have passed through the fire and
are just entering into prosperity, Judge
Harris and other politicians wish to
plunge them in and make them go over all
| their troubles again. They want to initiate
again and bring on the period OF specula-
tive fever and kite flying again. Judge
Harris utters the astonishing sentiment
that agricultural machinery, &C., make it
| cost more to raise wheat. He is also wholly
| ignorant of national banks and shows 1T
| (Applause). He says that they get 10 per
cent. on their investment, and turns right
around and says they are returning their
! notes and curtailing their ability to make
money (Long and continued applause).
Would any man making IS per cent. re.
turn his currency? (Applause.l It is a
fact shown by the reports that the national
banks are not only returning their notes
but in some cases surrendering their CAPT
| tai. His attacks on the banks are chiefly
animated by the fact that am President
| of one. 1t is the old story of the steam
| boat explosion when one passenger was
| bowling to 'ssave the red headed man."
and it was found after he was saved that
| the red headed man owed him dollar
and half Qaughter). l am the ''red
headed NAM that is running for congress
against Harris and he wants me saved. 1t
| is not the banks he is after (applause.) 1
have asked Judge H. if he is in favor of
irredeemable paper? If that prevails you
are wrecked The Democrats will 60 into
power on so much imitation. The next
term, the Republicans will - bid them
| with flood of currency and tMen the peo-
pie are wrecked. In conclusion Gen.
Echols made touching allusion to his
having passed through Woodstock wound
| ed in the war, and the kindness of the peO-
pie, thanked them for their patient hear
ing and said that no matter how the cleo
| ton went he wished them the greatest
prosperity. The General then sat down
amid great applause.
JUDGE HARRIS REPLY.
Judge Harris said he hadn't intended to
introduce anecdotes told On the street
| Gen. Echols-I don't introduce them.
Judge Harris-Oh, yes you did-you
told about my climbing on the platform
| Great laughter). I'm going to tell one
they tell on you. They say that in the leg
! islative election one man said: Echols was
debt payer. another that he was forci-
! BILE readiuster and third that he was
compromise man, and one day all three
met him together and stated their differ
emit understanding of him. sOh!'' said
the General sthese little differences are
| not to be discussed in canvass, you see in