Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-10-14

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this debt down to a point where W,
cay pay II. We've got them scared
now, Did you ever zee people so bad
~ scared in your life? They are whist
ling to keep their courage up. Loci
at Norfolk. Only 347 voters come on
Tor them Look at Petersburg. ONLY
some 500 OF them turned out Look
at Portsmouth. The mountain peopl,
VIII always be free. They are full O
VIM. Tells and not Hugh McCulloch's
The Bocock Fowler bill and the Bar.
oour bill were concessions we made Il
them, The Bocock Fowler Bill ex
empted the bonds from taxation. but
1t had no coupons. This bill crushe,
free schools. Richmond pays 800 ,OO(
In coupons. The counties nearly moth
ing. You find these people shave the
honor OF the State 20 per cent. The
poor man is like the bottom brick in 8
wall. Every brick above him presse.
on him with increased weight, There
ia but one way to relieved him. Take
Off OF him this debt that is the wal
which is pressing him to death. He
hoped this was not a representative
crowd of the county. This was cir.
cult court. He wanted to see the one
gallowsed, hal-hatted. copperas.
breeches fellows from the hills. See
what the Readjusters have done! II
1t had not been for them this old six
per rent. Funding Bill would have
been on us yet.
MIR. TUCKER
took the stand amid loud applause at
Els and commenced by saying that
old Va. and her people could not af-
ford to do anything that would destroy
her crddit or even squat at repudia-
ton. The poor man was interested
in the preservation of credit, which
was money. Applause. J Three men
Dick, Tom and Harry commence hf,.
Dick is spendthrlft. Tom and Har-
~ each save $3.50 the first year. Dick
savesnothing. Dick wishes to spec.
ulate in cattle and asks Tom to loan
him his $3.50 on which TO speculate,
but offers TO pay him nothing for the
use Of 1t. Tom declines, but claims
he ought to have part of the profit
for the use of it. That Is what inter.
est Is. Dick wants to turn his cattle in
Harry's pasture but offers to pay him
nothing for the privilege. Harry says
this IL not fair, He wants part Of
the profits. That is the origin Orient.
Dick denounces Harry as a 'bloated
bondholder." l tell you gentlemen
that capital is nothing but the saw
ings OF honest labor. Applause. !
The classes Of society were not like
The rock strata Of the mountains.
They were like the drops that make
old ocean. The one at the sar ! 9 bot
tom to day Is likely to he on the crest
OF tho billow tomorrow. Applause |
Capital Is not the enemy Of labor.
My friend Capt. Blair admits, | be-
lle'e, that q contract made between
the creditor and the State Ia not re-.
pealable. y that so? TCapt. Blair
replied that depends upon the M
ture Of the centract."l We'll my
friends | stand here to defend tie in
oiotdbaiV OF contracts, 7 suppose
II borrow n dollar Of You to-day and
ask you for Il when 1t is due, you will
reply want TO REPEAL that contract
10y which | promised to pay you (!
Tremendous applause It depends
then upon your liking the contract
when pay day comes. [Applause. !
stand on the foundation Of the IT..
repeaIahili,y Of contrac,s Apr lause !
The gentleman said would say some.
thing about the marriage contract.
Certainly. like marriag". Laugh.
ter 30 years ago | married woman
who Is to this day my faithful wife.
Am going to repeal that contract?
lAppIause
He intiniales I believe we are not
the same that made the contract.
Then who are we? [Laughter1
One generation pa4seIb away and
another cometh. Not drop of the
water that was in the H0lston so years
40 Is in 1t now. The Drs tell me
that every 7years there is all entire
change Ia the particles that compound
my body Then II ! give you my
note years ago and you present 1t for
payment, now | suppose | must say
THAT note was signed 10y Ran Tucker!
He's dead 7 years ago" [Tremen.
deus applause.l Why I've been re.
newed In my body 4 times In the
30 years ag'. Then | ought to have
been entitled to I wives Instead of one
IT, ann not the sumo man [Tremen-
dous lnughter.] This not the same
Va! we'll II she's dead who admins.
tered OFT her estate? He said West
Va. cut on'the G 30, II X Why
there was not one Of foot of that road
in w. Va. at the close OF the war.
We got this money and used II to
improve our lands aud now wo hold
the lands aud the roads aud are we to
claim '0h We alnt the same State"
But we have the roads and the lands
and are enjoying them.
Why one Of the meanest things done
since the war was done when Gusts Lee
sued the government for Arlington.