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


ded with Congressional matters. He cor
rected Mr.. Paul's statement that not
Virginia member of Congress took the
part of the state ON its floors and said there
was OF member from this state who had
not presented the PROSTATE condition
and sufferlngs of Virginia to the country.
ADJUSTMENT.
Mr.. Harris said he was in favor of hon
est, square, equitable adjustment of the
public debt. He believed the Funding
Bill was conceived in sin and carried
through the legislature by a fund of North
ern money paid to carpet-baggers and ne
groes. He regarded old Virginia as being
supreme with regard to her debt-to pay
all, half, OF none, as she should decide, and
said that any Federal action looking to
forcing her would find in him stern op-
ponent'
IN wHOSR INTEREST THE CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION WAS CALLED.
AS to the calling of the convention at
Staunton he would say that two of the three
gentlemen who had called it were life long
opponents Of his and it had been stated that
fixing all the meetings in the counties Oh
the same day Was intended to keep candi-
dates from going to the meetings and was,
it was said. gotten up expressly to prevent
him seeing his constituents i'll the counties.
No one he thought would say that Col.
Mann Splitter, another memher.of the Com
mittee, well known Adjuster, was likely
to aid the funders by calling a convention
to suit them. The simple question put
forth by Capt. Paul is:
PARTY?
He shows that it has served the State
with glory and honor, and then says break
it up. My friends, the Democratic party
Of Virginia has been divided before ON
State questi ons, but it didn't have to have
two convention (applause). l had rather
never go to Congress than break up the
Conservative party cloud applause). The.
Republicans don't want a convention. The
"Valley Virginian, y the ablest Republican
paper in Virginia, if not in the Union,
don't want the conservatives to have a
convention, but don't intead so fall into
the trap. If Rockingham doesn't send
any delegates to the convention then Long
John Harris will stay too, and if this CON
vention will vote on these resolutions to
be offered 1ao,v, 1 am almost ready to sub
nit to the decision of this meeting.
REPLY.OF MR.. PAUL.
Mr.. Paul 4 don't question Judge
Harris new born enthusiasm for readjust-
m ent, but we all recollect when We rocked
it in. its cradle in this court house LASH Au-
CUSHION he stood here and cursed it.
We don't expect to catch Long John, but
we don't like to see recruits take com
mand. AS to the breaking up of the Con-
sentative party, who has done more for it
than I have? Judge Harris can It read me lee
lures on Conservatism. In the Wells and
Walker fight know where stood.-Can
any of you tell me where Judge Harris
stood? He went up and down this valley
Walker man in Walker county, Wells
man in a Wells county, and mixed man
in a mixed county (cheers).
A voice-"Shoot it to him John''
Mr.. Paul. have done as much for the
Conservative party reckon as Judge Har
ris. If it had depended on Judge Harris
there never would have been any Conser
vative party. He amt the kind of man
to make parties. "a voice-He makes
money! The Judge looks for the big army
and then when he finds it, he is the biggest
man in the big army, (applause.) Now he
jumps on the boards the biggest Readjus
ter of them all, (cheers.) This is called
smart and keen, but it isn't called consis-
tent, (applause.) I have been true to the
people and they know when they turn to me
they don't turn to a man who waits to seq
which way the wind blows, (applause.)
Judge Harris says he'd just as lief stay out
of the convention. All right, let him STAY
out with us. He gives as an excuse for
keeping the party machinery grinding the
people that Radicalism is not dead-the old
cry, though Radicalism is dead
A voice-Mahone didn't say that last
August.
Mr.. Paul-No! but it was bad thing
he didn't say it. Judge Harris thinks
everything done in Rockingham is against
him. He is mistaken; the people of Rock
ingham don't lay awake thinking about
him, Qaughter). They don't even know
when he is in Washington and when he is
in Rockingham.
A STORMY SCENE.
At this point Mr.. Riddlcberger being
nd foy ho or nd cta to6
to address the audience but his voice was
drowned by storm of cries for "Harris."
Mr.. Harris ros: and asked that Mr.. r., be
heard, but without avail. A shrill voice
above the tumult screamed 1.-THE people de
mand that Harris shall reply to Paul. For
several minutes the noise was deafening,
Mr.. Harris appealing to the crowd to hear
Mr. R. At last when Mr.. R., was heard
it was only to say that he had understood
the meeting was to he merely mass meet
ing of Adjusters, but upon getting here
and finding that it was a meeting in which
the people Of Rockingham were to take ac
ton, he, not being a citizen of the county
declined saying anything, and that was
what he had wished to explain in answer
to the calls on him. He promised an adj
dress after the action was over,
CLOSING SHOTS.
Judge Harris deprecated Mr. Paul s attack
on his record, for which he had given no
occasion, instead of speaking on the mat
ters before the people, He asked who ev-
er heard of Paul as an Adjuster until he
ran for office. "The whole truth Of the
NATTER said Judge H., els that somebo-
DIV wants to 60 Congress and if l were out
of the way they would be pitching into
.aoh othor This sort of thinu d0aSn, Il hnrt