Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17
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FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. II. 1880
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OLD ROCKINGHAM B0oMs.
GRAND DEMOCRATIC MEETING-ELO-
oUENT ADDREssEs-GREAT ENTHUs1-
ASM.
&C., &C., &c.
Seventy-five persons went down to Har-
risonburg on the excursion car attached to
the regular mail train on the Valley road
to attend the great mass meeting of Rock
ingham Democracy.
Not since the campaign commenced IN
Virginia have so many distinguished
speakers and prominent men met on one
stand There were Hon. John Richie and
| Gov Hamilton, of Mary land, Hon. E. John
Ellis. of Louisiana, U. s. Senator Vance.
of North Carolina, Hon. John K. Harris
and DR.. S. Il. Moffett, of Rockingham,
Judge Henry Z. Allen, of Shenandoah, the
Democratic standard bearer and Capt.
John Paul, the Readjuster standard bear
er of the 7th congressional district, and
Meade F. White, ESQ.,, of Staunton.-
w uGu our IGpOIG0I oIIlFcu Ou Gu0 SIOuAu
Mr.. Richie was just closing his speech to
large audience in front of the Court House
where stand had been erected and seats
arranged for the crowd, number of ladies
being present.
He said that it was not for him to say
how local differences in Virginia should be
settled. but he had a right to expect the
Democracy of Virginia to stand by the
Democracy Of Maryland and Louisiana.
, Applause In making this great fight,
J which is as much for your liberties as for
nine, you have the same obligation to-
wards us as one regiment has towards
3 another when arrayed in line of battle.
Q Virginia. foremost in the councils OF the
! nation; foremost on the battle field, must
= not be recreant now. Virginia helped to
a make the constitution, and now in it's
Q hour of supreme peril shall she stand
: back?
. At the close of Mr.. Richie's remarks
J. there was loud cheering and the old Har-
o risonburg Grassland played 'Maryland,
+ My Maryland
~ DR.. Moffett then introduced
l. HON. E. JOHN ELLIS
Q as the ''silver-tongued orator of the
q South" and amid great applause he ad-
L; IL vanced to the stand.
le Having reported Mr.. Ellis speech last
Of week in this paper we will not give it in
u full. in the course of his remarks he said
W. ", that to-day the States of Louisiana and
il Maryland call upon Virginia, and they
v must not call in vain. Never, even in the
pc dark days of reconstruction, has the issue
10 10 been as momentous as it is now. There is
r. no danger of war or anarchy, it is true,.
but there is great danger, if the
American people condone the crimes Of
Radicalism; if they forget all its iniquities,
and if they, by their voice, expressed
through the ballot-box, shall conduct a
man stained with bribery and corruption
-. to the chair once occupied by Washington,
~ of their becoming so besotted as to be fit
~ for nothing but slaves. Garfield stands to-
~ day, known everywhere as bribe-taker-
ed and pitiful one at that While Cakes
be Ames got his millions by the Credit Mo-
he billier job, Garfield was content with a
ck few hundreds; while De Golyer made his
Ia hundreds of thousands by his contract,
as, Garfield was satisfied with five thousand.
lc- Even Garfelds own friends condemn him.
as In regardtc the colored people he said
n it was the merest nonsense to say that the
to white people want to Cypress them. 1t is
Dr. to the interest of the whites for them to
~ get along we'll. In the State of Louisiana,
al there are two or three times as many
he schools for colored people as there we're
be under the infamous rule of Kellogg and
80 Yarmouth. [Applause.] In that State
az he had addressed colored Hancock club,
a with coIored President and Secretary
OK and having membership of 1000.
y, W When the f'unders held their convention
all Democrats were invited, whether
Funders OF Readjusters. The Readjuster
convention gave No such catholic invita-
at ton. Only Readjusters, no matter wheth-
as er Republicans or Den ocrats, were invi-
a ted. If it had not been for the Fundez
OF party no Virginia delegation would have
tn gone to Cincinnati, and when Virginia IS
he name was called there would have been
IRE silence. How would Virginlans then have
,so felt /?
tn ALMOST PERSUADED.
of While the speaker was giving the status
d D. of the Readjuster's July Convention and
"a though he meant it kindly as he said, was
i'm cutting to the quick. Mr.. Gatewood, a
70 well known and violent Readjuster who
ey was sitting in front of the stand, got up "a
~, ~ leave. The crowd laughed, and shoussd
MS 'sCome back! Hear him out Don q 70. -
nd Mr.. Ellis leaned over towards hiaa. and
"a said ''Almost thou persuadest nae 20 be a
W. Christian" Mr.. Gatewood stopped ana
H. heard him out and it is to be hoped was
persuaded. If he was not, his case is a
deperate one.
As The cheers and huzzahs at the close OF
be Mr.. Ellis speech, were dearening.
ot GOV. HAMILTON
ed being introduced by Judge Harris in :
'c- handsome manner as man who, had fillei
ny ny every Office in the gift of tha Maryland
Is people said it was not only Louisiana ant
or Maryland that now appealed to Virgins
On to come out solidly for the Democracy, it
, so was the great Democratic heart of thu
he North. Let subordinate issues 20. Wait
;er until after November and then you will
have plenty Of time to fight them out.
Everything must now be subordinated to