Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-07-30


can. speak better than any other man can
speak for North Carolina-not only for
that State but for the South. He came
here as came, not to dictate but to ap-
peal &c you.
A LAST ENTREATY.
Pause before you cast your vote. Think
how Lee would have voted; think of what
Jackson would have done bef.,re he would
have cast Il vote calculated to divide his
beloved Virginia Iask you to remember
those who have died on your soil and to
remember that the principles that they
died for are again on trial to-day. | say
nothing Of your differences. l know there
are brave men, honest men, true men on
both sides, but l beg you to remember
that whether you are Readjusters or Fund
ers you are still Virglnians, (great cheer
,ing)
The chairman then introduced that
sterling old DNmocrat from the Tenth
Legion,
SENATOR S. II. MOFFETT,
of Rockingham. who was received with
great cheering. The Senator, after good
humOredly complaining of being wedged
in between two such distinguished speak
efs, thereby irsuripg his being eclipsed be-
fore he commenced as well as after he had
finished, went On to make one of the best
campaign speeches we ever listened to.
In two sentences he had the audience with
him, and from that time ON was continu-
ally Interrupted by applause. He said
hat the two distinguished men from the
South on tie platform had right to ap-
peal to Virginia TO stand by the principles
she had taught. (applause) God forbid
that as the great Democratic column of
the nation is moving Virginia should
break ranks. CHEERS The Democrats OF
Virginia are more bound in duty low than
they have been Tor forty years. The Re-
publican party of the country, after plung-
ing the country into a war. turned coOlly
around at its close and said to the South:
We have fought four years to keep you in
the Union and now you are out. Then
they commenced the horrible scenes of re-
construction, with commonwealth pinned
by beyonets; then the carpet-baggers' rule
and then military government. They
wound up the States with Sou'h Carolina,
and then took the nation IN Land in 76
and cheated it out of its vote. And that
is the sort of Republicanism that now says
10 the people, 'Let us alone!" (cheers.
This is the party whose ofice-holders strut
around and say, eYD Oh had better let us
alone. You Democrats will be dangerous
if VIC let you get the government. It's all
going on well now. You Democrats let
us alone. Let us alone with cur Credit
Mobilier. (cheers.) Let us alone with
what we've got. (cheers.) We've had the
government for twenty years. You Demo
Gratis have right to contribute to it's sup
port. You have right to pay taxes, but
don't you try to get the government. We
can't trust you.7 CHEERS and laughter. J
But we flanked 'em at Cincinnati, when
we got the best and the bravest man in
the army to run the government. CHEERS.
They'll haze to trust him. (great cheer
ing) He was brave soldier, but when
the war was over he said to the South,
Peace! (applause.) He wasn't peace
peace. He was statesman and he show.
ed the perfection of craftsmanship. The
man who could curb passion in that hour
of military victory and say, 1.-The right OF
trial by jury, he,habeas corpus, the liber-
ty of the press, the frceuom of speech, the
National rights Of persons and the rights
IF property must be preserved shows
the perfection Of craftsmanship. (al
plause.) He is great statesman, fit to
rule nation and predict for his admins
tration Il glolious career.
LET US ALONE.
But they sly ''Let us alone" When
four years ago thty undertook to deprive
tile people OF this country of their votes,
they said we've got the returns on you.
The Democrats piled evidence mountain
high that they had been Created in these
returns. The Republican leaders replied
''let us alont, )" we cannot discuss the re-
turns We are States rights men, (laugh-
.ter). We can't 60 behind the returns,
(great laughter.) They get in their re-
turns and Ferry said he was gong to
count 'em. The Democrats kicked up.
The President sent for battalion Of ar
tillery and said s'I'm going to have peace
if have to fight for it," Then they went
to work and got up an electoral commits
sion and counted us out to THAT was
State rights, (cheers).
Let US alone! If L was in that business
ia want to be lei alone too. 1 aint going
to let them alone. And these old Demo-
crat-Whigs Of Augusta Amt going TO let
'em alone. And your old ScoLch-lrlsh Au-
gusta Wing when he IS a Democrat is tile
toughest sort to handle. Let 'em alone!
When they put troops III the State houses
aud drive legislatures out! They think we
have forgotten that, but we haven't. You
put troops at the polls and we'll never for
give you, (applause.l You dictated the
votes of white men with troops. Wen
never forget thut. You cheat' the people
of this country out of the Presidency and
Virginia will never forgive you, great APP
plause.)
WHERE THE FARMERS MONEY GOES TO
They haven't put simply protective
tariff, such as my old Wing fri mis- adyo-
Gated, They have made Il prohibitory tar
Ih. You, my old farmer friend. do you
Want to go on paying IS per cent. duty on
the blanket you are Wrapped up in when
you come into the world and ON the spade
that digs your grave when you go out of it?
Still they say they want to be let alohe.-
They say TREY DON'T want any ''reactiona-
Iy' men to get control of the government.
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