Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-09-12


Culloch bill was that sort Of honor which
rules at the bank counter where, if they
have your promise to pay they sacrifice
your property to pay it. st. Paul gives
higher idea Of honor than that Of the Jewish
lawyers and money changers. He showed
that the interest due by Virginia, had
been rendered to the British and Austrian
bondholders DUNG tho WAT and refused.
He showed also that it was offered during
the war to the Virginia bondholders and
they also refused it. and it was within tho
equities Of the case that they should now
make US pay it in gold. (Cries Of no; no y
He said that the per cent. rate on the
whole debt was not reached until 1883, and
that on the unfunded debt there will be
100000 Of per cent interest due this
year and $500, 900 next year and so on. He
ridiculed the smallness of the tax paid by the
county from which Maj. Stringfellow came,
it only paying 5000 while Shenandoah
pays $4,000. The debt has to be paid. by
the Valley. Southwest, and Piedmont sec
tions of the State. AS to what they pro-
pose to de he wanted convention, if nee
essary, because it could pass bill which
Holiday could not veto and which could
be fair trial. It was shame to see
legislature that Echols could 60 through
with the Governors approval of bill in
his pocket saying if you pass the Brokers
bill the Governor will sign the School bill
a nd If you don't he will veto it. He de-
nj ed that the U. S. government could en-
force debt against state, ard said that
this State is strong enough to knock any
contrs .ct it may make higher than kite.
AS req, arded the thirteen committeeman
at Richmond reading the Mozarters out of
the party, he ridiculed the idea and told
the story of the old soldier, who. after
passing through many battles safely. was
Disguised at being kicked to death by a
mule. :
In his reply Maj. Stringfellow produced
Mr.. Riddleberger's record in the legisla-
ture, reading 1t from the journal OF the
House, He showed that on bill No. lat.
which was up after the repeal of the fund
ing bill, and which provided after letting
the $40, OOO, 900 funded at per cent. stand,
to pay 8, 6 and per cent. On the remain
ing unfunded SIC, OOO, 600, Mr.. &. voted for
the 3, and 9 proposition. On bill lo7 au-
thorizing the payment of twelve months
interest to the Literary Fund for the ben
eft Of the public schools, Mr.. Il. was
shown to have voted no, and on PROPOSE l.
ton. to amend q bill SO as to require one
fifth OF tax to be paid in money to go
he public schools, Mr.. Il. also voted no
Mai. s.. eloquently spoke of the counties
on the Southside though poor, paying
til. .ir tax willingly.
Mr. neutrality-suspicious. your time IS
Maj. Stringfellow-And it is very fortu-
nate for you that it is.
Mr.. RAddleberger then. in concluding
,a;d that he voted for the 8, 6 and 8 per
Govt y III in order to kill the proposition
nv maxim it obnoxious. Nobody present
wo,,,d .var think that he was voting for
such propo. sition as that with the hope
of making II a success. About the vote
N the Titerarv Fund bill he said he voted
against as he did a. SaiEst all Funder dod
res. he said Mai. S g whole mission was
that he had been sent Nv tie Conservative
Committee at Richmond to t9ii inc people
Of Shenandoah that they must no' Sena
Riddleberger to the Senate.
Hon. H. G. Allen then rose anu az
nounced that he was candidate Tor sno
House. The people he said knew his ~
cord, that he had been earnest in procur-
ing the REIMBURSEMENT of the debt and that
on that record he stood to-day. Judge
ALLEN was received with loud cheering,
even from those who had been loud in
cheering Mr.. Riddleberger.
In the audience saw Judge W. w.
Crump, distinguished lawyer from Rich
mond, who 10 in Woodstock on legal bust
ness. and the former Treasurer of Virgin
IA. Judge Rye, who is a resident Of Shen-
andoah.
In conversation with those of the people
that / saw was struck with the lack of
interest shown IN the agitation OF the debt
question. Those who cheered Riddleber-
ger. cheefed because it was Riddleberger
and, as itseemed to me, would have cheer
ed him just as loudly if he had had String
fellows side of the question. or if he had
sung song. He has great personal popu-
narity, and it he had had information CORES
,pending with his ability to use it, would
.hage been q much more difficult opponent
than he was. He didn't strike you as
having given attention enough to the fun
damental principles of the subject he wat
discussing, and met with mishaps in con
=. ouence. His opponent for the Senate
o.. ,k,e. beats any man, except DR.. Moi
tat. IN greeting the greatest number o
n"on,a in the least possible time. He
a,sn b. ear, good speaker, and l think
NAV saw IA tely that Harry is to-day In Tn
tightest ola. ,e have yet seen him.
hoard q Ia rye number of people expires
+ha;r das;ro to hear IRAN Tucker" an
slim SKINNER, peak here.
NEW CLOTHING sToRE.-Mr. j."
Brandeburg, one Of o VI active young Du'
mess men has opened q new ana we
stocked clothing store ON Court House 81
opposite this Office. He has experiences
the business and he offers his e'ooaS az ~
prices.
MINISTER ILL.-Rev. j. NJ. Rice'
.Covington, pastor OF the Presbytei1a
church, is quite i'll. His friends are vel
apprehensiye as to his recovery. q,
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