Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-10-18
There is no trimming or shutting in the

There is no trimming or shutting in the
announcement of the platform on which
the new candidate takes his tand. He
takes issue bluntly and brave y with his
competitors Whnt a. elected
or not Gen. Echols can do no greater SER
| vice to his state and country than thor
ough discussion Of these great AID abs RIB
| ing public questions. and we only reg ct
| that he has so little time in which to do.
| the WORK - Charlottesville Chronicle.
General EEchols candidacy te lis 10 ell
| liven the almost d%d calm i,tt which 'hes
| canvass between Paul anu Liam is had drif--
| ted. His card puts liim squal ely before
| the people. He tells hem pis iIly what
| he thinks about he gr at quest ion of thes
| finances. He is opposed to forIcible read
justment, and for greenbacks, redeemable
| IL gold. LII short, his views are not ia
harmony with The great bvdy OFF voters iia
the District. We do not see tt at the Re,
adjust"rs and Greenbackers ca he hurt
by the Generals entry for thee ongressioTa-
al stakes Those who are carr .estly work.
ing to secure the triumph of that parity
whose success is essential to the reStOrp-
ton of prosperity in Virginia., will staI15i
by, work fer, and vote for Cap t. Paul. who
is endorsed ny the great county Of Rocking
ham as a man OF ability, of eh aracter um-
assailable, and Readiuster and Green
hacker in whom implicit confidence may
be placed. Scottsrule Courier.
We fear Gen. Echols has entered the
field too late to poll the large, vote be would
lnquestionably, nave rect lived, had he
started i'll the race abreast with his cOrn-
petltors. Many who wOi id, otherwis g,
have voted for him, have probably COL D.
mltted themselves; and his poll will net,
therefore, be a fair test of tue strength of
the principles he represent s. Had Jud ge
Harris pursued moderat e, conservati We
course, instead of trying to outbid Pa III
and Massey, he would hav e been return ed
to Congress by an overwh, .lu hing maiOri' ty;
but he went 10 such extr, I'M es that hun
Greds OF voters, who pref. IRE him to eli. tn
er OF the others, were driven from his. sup
port. It is IN difference / o IL lat large CON
Servatit e sr'itiulAIt in the 18th d; lSt riot
when OPPOSES all forms of Irepudiaf ion of
the State debt, and an exces siye is Me of
irredeemable paper, that Ge H. Ech OILS Ell
erS the field. Should he b elect tl, the
State VIII have reason to be proud Vt him
as Il worthy associate of Jol nston, Tuck
er, Hlnton, Goode and Cal ~ Snches-
ter Times.
Gen Echols and Judge Harris. candi-
daleS for congress, were in Chariot tsasville
yesterday, ana announcedf ~ handl VII that
they would address the ,cA pie last night.
Compelled to GO to press N lore the speak
ing came off we must defer :, repor t of the
discussion until next weel :. Gen. IEchols
WAS in good plight, and ca courage d by his
recent trip down the Vail ey, VIII. ere he is
said to have discussed til ISSUE Of the
canvass with great abiit Y. and tn have
made very fine impression i. Sen ator Paul
spoke for the fourth time in this place on
Monday. II there is any virtue in much
harping on the same old tring. Mr.. Paul
ought to get thumpiI 70 vote in Abe
rlarle.- Charlottesville Cie ron5cle.
Let us beware. Mr.. Ed itor. ]. fear that
the great object is to be it HI iris with
son ebodv whom other as ,irants can more
easily beat hereafter. [ { q not charge this
motive on General Echol s. nor do [ know
who his advisers are hut it is SO PERFECTLY
obvious that he cannot be el etted. and
that his running must k to II nder more
probable the election OF ] 'aul, that I can
not do otherwise than e lterta;iE the sus-
plclon l. have expressed -Ilbe marie letter
M Charlottesville Chron6 le
Gen. Eehols comes Def ore tile people ad-
vocating. indirectly, the cause OF the Fun
derS and bondholders. Capt. Paul and
Judge Harris stand out, in defen ce of the
Adjusters and forcible Readjus ters. All
seem to make the Stat debt the most
prominent feature of tia camp aign We
think we solve the great problem when we
ay that the chief aim o. each one is to get
to Misunderstanding saoatc1- Enterprise.
Gen. Echols is doing plendid service in
the Oil Tenth Legion. We can not but ad-
mlre ms plucK. 1t rem lnds us of the days
of Henry Clay. when III N would rather be
right thar be Presdtn {. Then no man
concealed his principles or permitted them
to be mlsrepresented by others for the sake
Ut party eXpedlency. I Zen. EchOIS stands
grandly up in maintens nee alike of State
and national credit, an d sink Or swim sur
vive or perish In che SUI uggles, all good men
will stand by him now and remember his
sacrifice in the future. -Iiic.hnOnd State.
The people of this di strict have investl-
gated THIS queStlon-M .ey hftye considered
IL m&turely, and YER large majority OF
them hold views antag onistic 80 those OF
Gen. Echois. He cain lot get, he ought not
20 expec' their suppo TT, especially since
'hare are two other &c ntlen len in the field,
fully equal ii talent and moral force,
whose sentiments are in hai mOny with the
people they seek to repres ent. -RockinQ-
ham Register.
We have received q circular from John
Ecbols, at stanton irginia announcing
himself as ii'dependea candidate for con-
gress in the Seventh % .ngressioral district
against Judge Harris. Gen. EcholS is an
able and excellent gen tleman, but he can
not beat Judge Hal ris, one of the most
useful and valuable 10 embers of congress.
Washington Gazette
Gen. Echols' suppo t in Page will be
feeble, not by reason # personal consider
atlons, but because Of his views on these
"vital questions, am the fact that he is
SO warmly supported by the s'Valley Vir-
ginian'' will not give him any increased
strength here.-Page Courier.
Long john" ''T1 lie Old Man, s'The
Tribune of The People - 'sThe Great Com
moner," is in "a fix ] 1chols7 infantry is in
front pressing the GOO old man with the
bayonet and the W. )ods in his rear are
sWarming with Paul S cavalry. Between
the two Rebs the vete ran bomb proof is
"a gone gander.''-bc ottsuiIle Courier.
Gen. John Echols has announced him
self a candidate for Congress from the
Staunton district, IN opposition to Messrs
Harris and Paul. We hope he will be
elected.-Salena Conse ruatice
We extend our RICH t hand, General
Highland Recorder.
We commend the G. eneral for his candor
for we have learned II respect a man that
is true to his colors.- Harris onbarq Shirt.
To the People Of Aug asta.
My competitor, Gen. EchoTs, informed
me he would attend the Courts Of Green
and Goochland this week and canvass in
nf LNI11ry n l.