Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-07-19

it. Its mission now seems to be only to
wind some men into Office and wind others
out, (applause). My opinion is that the
call for . convention in this district, has
no cause, no object, no platform OF prin-
ciples and with our ruinOus experience at
the August Convention, want free
Fighter if there is any Convention at all
l want it called by the overwhelming ma
jority known as Re-adjusters. loud ap-
planse). | am tired of being ruled by
Richmond city and its little outposts. 1
know that the newspapers say they won't
support Il Re-adjustsr. Here the speaker
read from the Richmond Estate" and the
Harrisonburg Commonwealth" refusing
to support Re-adjuster for Congress]
IT these people won't support man be-
cause he is Re- adjuster what is the use
| of our going into Convention. know the
press is against US, but the man who
speaks through the newspapers is only one
man. Because man gets a little type, a
little press. little office, a little paper and
scribbles off some little editorials, that
doesn't make it public opinion. The peo-
pie are the power. You Adjusters are in
an overwhelming majority. You can have
Convention Of your own-a Convention
of the Great Re-adjusters Party.
A voice-Conservative party?
| Mr.. Paul-Well Conservative Readjus-
ter Party il that suits you better. The
Conservative party is only held together
to keep few men in Office and if a man
don't submit to this he is denounced as a
bolter and demagogue. Go on with it !
Denounce us boilers until you are tired.
l have borne che Conservative flag when I
was mere boy and would do it again if
there was necessity. If the Republican
enemy is in the field again we will close up
ranks again. The Stanton Convention is
intended to defeat the will of the people.
They say
THE DEBT QUESTION HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH CONGRESS.
Yon have been told that about the Gov
ernor, but look at HIM now with his heel
upon your necks and denouncing you as
demagogues and agitators, (applause.)
You have Court of Appeals against you,
! the Governor against you and now they
want nine Congressman from Virginia
| against you, who may represent you to
strangers ABROAD as your Governor has
done. The.coheslve power of a party, the
strength of a party in great measure con-
sists of the offices it has to give You gave
away that Of Governor and were actually
petitioned to give away that Of Speaker of
the House on the plea that it made no diff
ference. The Funders in the legislature
threaten you with new Federal laws to
give the U. S. Courts Jurisdiction over the
State Courts, and such bill was drawn
up and presented in Congress by Mr..
Tucker at the request Of Mr.. Hunton to
whom it was sent from Richmond. John
| w. Daniel who gives u more trouble be-
cause he il high man, an able man and a
bold man, (applause) denounced the pay
m emit OF U. S. bonds in gold which were
contracted to be paid in greenbacks, and
yet advocated the payment of the Virginia
bonds which were bought for little or moth
ing nd the holders of which now want
their full value:in gold. This question of
the adjustment of the debt is part of the
great one which is agitating the country
the question between labor and capital.
| ANEW PARTY.
| The sooner you organize yourselves into
b Readjusting party, with no entangle-
ments, the sooner victory will crown your
banners. have no idea you people will
be cajoled into going to that one-horse
convention.
A voice-Suppose it was two-horse
convention, John!
Mr.. Paul-Ther it will be Readjusters'
convention, and can pull the man it NOM
mates anywhere (applause).
After cries for Riddleberger and Harris,
| the
| HON. JNO. T. HARRIS
rose. He said he knew of no public act Of
his in which his constituents had differed
with him. OF course, here and there in
dividuals had differed with him, rs would
always be the case as long as men thought
differently. This much he knew, that to
the best of his ability he had served his
constituents faithfully. He was proud of
representing such people; was proud of
the friends he had made, and was proud
that they had thought him worthy of such
confidence as had been 80 often bestowed
on him. He had always carried out their
wishes when he could knew them, and
when the scale was 50 evenly balanced he
could not decide, then he had acted for
himself. He spoke OF the disastrous ef-
fects of the financial policy of the U. S.
government, and of the "good old time"
when the State banks were in existence.
He said the money monopolists must be
broken up.
Mr.. Sibert interrupted with a request
that the chairman might appoint a COM
mittee to prepare resolutions, and Mr..
Wartman handed Mr.. S. d list of names
ready prepared.
Mr.. Harris-I don't know if any resolu-
tions will be required.
A voice-This is a meeting Of Readjus-
ters. don't want people to tell us what
We want.
Another voice-Is 1t a meeting of Re-
adjusters or not?
Mr.. Sibert-Mr. Paul has told you that
it is meeting of Readjusters
Another voice-Is it meeting of Re-
adjusters, or Is it meeting of the peopleY
A motion to dispense with the appoint
ment of committee brought out a storm
Of ayes and nays. The chair decided that
it was decided negatively.
A voice meeting is packed.
Mr.. Harris-Oh, no; you can't pack az
big meeting az this.
Mr.. Sibert-This is no Harris, nor anti.
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