Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-10-28
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stake. viii you endorse this bill and
fasten this load on your backs for 40
wears? Will you do itP prolonged
cheering and applause.l
MR.. BUCHANAN
rose to rejoin amid prolonged applause.
Col. F. says we would not submit this
bill to the peoplea [Cheers.l Did you
submit the Barbour Bill or the Bocock-
Fowler Bill to the people? [Cheers. i
Did you submit to them your bill
TO borrow from them two thousand
dollars to pay the members of the Leg
islature? ICheers.l He says ! am the
enemy of the people. It's not true
He says want to make you slave
You don't believe He says / have
worked for myself. Yes, wanted to
educate myself, and l was poor. had
to educate myself. He was fortunate
enough to be educated at the expense Of
the State. Immense applause He
says we are all enemies of the people,
Well, he charges that all the honored
men of Va. are enemies of the PEOPLE.
The Governor and all the public men of
Va. are enemies of the people. He
makes war on everybody. [Cheers. i
He talks about the Congressman thrust
Ing their hands down into the treasury.
How long Colonel since you tried to
run your hand down into the treasury
as a Congressman? Immense applause.
But voted for Gen. Terry Well, do
you who voted for Greedy endorse
all he said about the Southern people?
[Cheers. This is the "worst swindle of
the age" and yet you said at Benhams
If was elected / would not enforce it,
and you would scare them so badly they
would NIL fund. [Laughter.l You said
1t was like some one standing between
the kitchen and the table snatching the
buiscuits as they passed. Well, if the
fellow grabs IL buiscuits | want
to swap him for one who will only grab
8, [Cheers.l These are my views and
by them stand. am for this bill be-
cause it relieves our situation. Prolong-
ed applaused,
COL. FUIKERsoN
came to the stand amid the applause of
his friends. Mr.. d. says he is the friend
of free schools. Well that is the result
Of our fight. You can't now find an
enemy to the schools. Gen. field said
he would not raise the rate Of taxation,
but would increase the value of lands.
Well the land owner will have to put
part Of it on the laborer. Gen. Field
when arraigned for this said he spoke
from an +. Va. standpoint. Cheers.
He said when any owner came down
here to buy land he would not so and
look at 1t, when 1t would not sprout
blackeyed peas, but would just go and
look ut the assessors books. Give us
public opinlon-glve us a Legislature
and 1t will be Just rs easy to settle at 4
terms. Since the era Of Gilbert Walker
the old State has be ,ome nothing but the
prostitute, the common prostitute of
speculntors and thieves. [Great cheer
ing. Give III the power and we will
lift her up into her proud position again.
Elect my friend and he will so down
and fold his arms over the body Of the
old State and prevent any body from
coming to her relief. If You want this
Brokers' bill fastened on you, elect my
friend, and you will get It, When you
come to the polls with those little ballots
in your hands, you will have the des-
tues OF the State In your hands. II
You elect us, IL we do you no good, we
will do you do harm. If you elect me,
] will introduce an amendment TO repeal
that odins feature, requiring every man
TO pay his poll tax, before he can vote.
tApplause and prolonged cheering.