Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-31

merchant and all pay their tax in coupons
He made telling point by summonlDg
jury to decide whether Auditor Taylor.'s
figures that say there will be 100000 sur
plus under the McCulloch bill can be rell-
ed.on. He pu, r. M. L. Hunter once Chair
man of the Finance Committee of the U,
S. Senate. Holiday. Governor OF the
State. Walker 1t. Governor of the State,
on the stand and, Fulkerson, Riddleberger.
Massey and Paul against them. Heshowed
that in the Barbour bill itself they only
allowed $72s, 600 to run the state govern
ment claiming that that would do it.
His conclusion was a magnificent piece
Of eloquence, and the loud applause which
greeted it was enthusiastically kept mp
long after the speakers voice had died
away. The greater portion of the au-
dience left when he concluded.
MARSHALL HANGER.
In response to calls for Maj Hanger,
that gentleman appeared on tho stand,
though, he said, reluctantly, after SO able.
discussion of the subject. He said he
appeared as candidate ON the platform of
the McCulloch settlement. He and Gen.
Echols ran on that platform. Mr.. Van
Lear ran in opposition to it, and he sup
posed would like to defeat himself or
Echols, he didn't. suppose 1T mattered
much to V. L. which (laughtcr). Mr..
Van Lear said that he would give the bill
trial if it didn't increase taxes. But the
question of.increase of taxes Is not in the
campaign. The next legislature cannot
possibly have to pass Oh that question, nor
could any such question come up before a
legislature till 1881. The only thing an
opponent OF the McCulloch bill can have
to do in the next legislature is to try and
repeal it. He went on Tor few minutes
In explanation and defence of the present
settlement, and was applauded at the
close.
|; a e GEN. EcnoLs.
Gen. Echols followed in a few we'll
timed remarks, saying that he aud
Messrs Hanger and Koineran Allen were
going the rounds Of the county explaining
their views to the people at neighborhood
meetings. and he did not think long
speech necessary now, after the eloquent
address of the gentleman from Petersburg.
As to the novel position taken by Messrs.
Allen and Van Lear, that they would take
the McCulloch bill if good and reject it if
bad, he created much laughter by the
story of the school teacher who, being ex-
amined, said he would teach that the
world was either round or square, as he
was wanted to. He made telling hit
by referring to the fact that in the canvass
here, two years ago, the agitators ridiculed
bonds ever agreeing 10 four per cent,
figure that would have been gladly &C.
cepted at that time by the people. He
closed with an earnest appeal for Augusta
to stand by her past record as supporter
of an honorable settlement of the debt.
SENATOR KOINER.
Maj. Absalom Ko liner followed, re-
ferring . the fact that the opposition had
always prophesied that even a four per
cent. settlement could not be gotten, and
cited other predictions, which had now
come to naught.s He showed that the
pr esent settlement was now being perfect
ed, and to send an unfriendly hand to dea l.
with it might be disastrous. He said MIR.
Allen had announced his purpose to re-
peal the McCulloch bill whenever the re-
venues failed to meet its demands The
result of such an act lit it were pOssiblo)
would be to repeal a 3 per cent. bill, and
60 back under 6 per cent. Maj. X. ut
terly denied that he favored or would Ia
vor an increase of the capitation tax, and
also report that he had favored an in
crease OF tax.
TILE VOTE TWO YEARS AGO.
At the election for members Of the legis
lature November 4th, 1877, the follow
ing was the vote. The candidates on the
Readjuster ticket were Seawright, for the
Senate, and Van Lear, Craig and Will
liams for the House; and on the Debt
payer ticket there were Koiner, for the
Senate, and Echols, Hanger and Lightner
for the House, Capt. Jlo.sN. Qpie ran in
dependent of either ticket, and A Blaast.
ran as Readjuster, but not on their tic
ket. The vote stood: ,,, s.sse, ..,,,,y,
"A. Aoiner' ..............>..l,l9 7
6. Seawright. observation-disclosures ,1,l5S
y. Ecnols. 1853
NJ. Hanger. .......... r........1,2 33
a. b. Llghtner. NORTHUMBERLAND, 966
d. N. Van Lear. OIL
ii. q. Williams. $50