Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-10-28
THE CANDIDATES.
Abe Abingdon Discussion.

Many OF the people of the county
met at Abingdon Court yerterday to
hear the discussion between the couu-
ty and district candidates. A goodly
number Of the people south Of the
knobs rode into town in solemn col
umn and In front of the c. II. cheer
ed for REIMBURSEMENT. the sovereign
remedy!" When we entered the Z,
4. at noon
MIR. JNo. A. BUCHANAN
was addressing the audience, the
Court room being filled, He alluded
to the assertion that the State is SOY
ereign and said the State is not sover-
eign to borrow money ahd keep II, II
Is not sovereign to do n wrong. The
party had elected a Legislature to set
tie this debt question aud had said to
them go and settle 1t for u.s." That
body went and did as we commanded
them, Was it right or usual to repu-
dlate settlement by agents appoint.
ed for the purpose. The States 6
millions in the A. NJ. & o. II. II. links
ought TO have been sold and used to
sink this debt. Instead 1t was given
away. Can you now say to the men
you borrowed this money Of 1--WE did
use your money, but we afterward
gave away the property we purchased
with III" Can you enter such plea ?
He denied that he was for increasing
taxes by Indirect means, as had
been reported He now declared, as
he had always done, he was opposed
TO Increasing taxes either directly or
indirectly because under this bill none
will be necessary, but large surplus,
he believed would be left. (Col. Full.
keTson asked what he would do ifsuch
were not the case lie said II was no
use to suppose case that could nnl
exist. He would ask Col. H. what he
would do about taxing the railroad by
the counties, Col. +. replied tax
It," Cheers.l lie said you might ~
well ask II II man had S25 aud wanted
to pay $22 what would he DO II he
could not pay 20 with % lCheers. ]
He charged that during 0 years legiS-
lailon Col. Fulkerson had failed to
furnish the people with any means to
tax It," lie said he would rather be
beaten aud die without Office than to
trample In the dust tho honor and In
tegrity OF this state. Cheers He
said tho Barbour Bill was Col. F's pet
scheme aud II proved that the MoCul-
loch bill would more than pay ont
without increasing taxation. He
quoted from Mahones Mozart speech
that 3 per cent. would leave n surplus
Of Sl55. 900. Colonel Fulkersou had
said last winter, with all the lights
we had 3 per cent oiuld be PAID
Judge Hughes, quoted by tn Repeal
er-. has said the coupon Feature would
work 40 practical Injury under the
McCulloch bill. Even II their be u
reduction Of In lands, there would
be surplus left. Az TO coupons we
already have 100000 OF them. This
bill reduces the coupons TO 0s3,OOO'
The creditors refused the Bocock-
Fowler Bill because they would not
take on n part ofthe dobt and oil the
security. Such Ia not business. But
they say they will get rid Of the cou.
pom. Well you tried that for 4
years and failed.
But the bonds are not taxable they
say. Why Of course not. fthey are
promised 8 per cent. and tho State
taxes Off ! per cent. aud the counties
aud the towns the creditor would
get only n ut last Col. +. don't like
untaxed Investments, yet there go'i
the railroad and he has never tried
10 tax that. IA 10 Free Schools, ht
declared no people could be great and
prosperous without them. Cheers
II 10 an absolute necessity In u repub
lIcan government. The voter must
be educated. have always been
heartily, earnestly the advocate Of The
Free schools. But they say this bill
will kill them, We'll who ought to bt
the champion OF Free schools7 why
DR.. RaiTner Ia their head aud champl'
Dn aud n tried Readjustor, yet ho ha'