Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-08-11


"A VICTORY FOR THE CAUSE OF
THE REGULAR DEMOCRACY-CoLo-
MEL LAND RETURNS HOME A W.
SER IF NOT A sADDER MAN.
II there ever was an indication
of how true the gallant Democracy
of this old-fashioned Democratic
county would act, it was exhibited
at the courthouse Monday. The
August term of the court always
brings out large gathering of the
people, and, as usual, there was a
very full assemblage of the masses
present Monday.
The Democracy Of the county
had been called together by DIR.
John w. Lawson, the county SUI
perintendent, for the purpose OF
electing delegates to the Ocean View
Convention, and the Hon, John
Goode, who was on visit to some
of his friends in that county, was
invited to address them. Learning
this, the Mahonites sent for Colo
mel Lamb, in order to have a dis
cussion, and depending upon their
apparent strength in the last con-
test, they expected to make some
show. But in this they were terri
bly, disappointed. as the result dem
onstrated.
After the transaction of the reg
ular business Of the election of dele
gates the joint discussion was ar
ranged, the terms being that Colo
mel Lamb should lead off in speech
of three quarters of an hour, to be
followed by Mr.. Goode in a reply
covering the same time. when Co
lionel Lamb was to answer in a
speech of thirty minutes,
THE DISCUSSION
to be closed by Mr.. Goode.
From what we heard from the
reports of those who were present
Colonel Lamb never appeared to
a worse advantage. 1t may have
been on account OF physical weak
ness, for his voice exhibited no
strength, and he dragged and la
bored during the whole of his
speech, a good portion Of which he
read from the manuscript, but from
whatever cause, physical or mental
his speech was a flat failure, He
spoke Of the time when twenty years
ago he stood before the Democracy
OF Isle of Wight as the elector OF
the regular Democracy, and he ar
gued that he was before them now
occupying the same position. The
party whose cause he advocated
was, he said. large majority ofthe
Democracy of the State;and as such
they were regular in every respect.
He made the debt Question an is
sue; spoke of the public schools and
the charitable institutions of the
State, which he claimed would be
destroyed if the Funder party was
successful. He commented on the
position of Captain Jno, S. Wise,
and denied that (Wise) had ever
said that he would cast his cleo
toral vote for Garfield and Arthur
if elected, and General Hancock
would refuse TO recognize the Re
adjuster party. He appealed to
THE CoLoRED PEAsANTRY.
and predicted the success of the
Read uster ticket in November.
When Mr.. Goode rose to respond
he was received with great enthusl'
asm, and he never appeared to
better advantage, nor addressed an
assembly with greater vigor of
speech or manner. He proclaimed
that he was before the people to
advocate the cause Of the national
Democracy. The people OF Vir-
GINA were callad on to say whether
Garfield and Arthur or Hancock
and English were to receive the
electoral vote of the State. Colonel
Lamb had proclaimed that as an
elector on the Readjuster ticket he
represented the regular Democracy
that he occupied the same position
that he had occupied twenty years
ago. He would proceed to
PUT TO THE TEST
the gentl eman's assertion, and tina
Immediately, and he therefore asked
Colonel Lamb, in the presence o
the people of Isle of Wight, if he
as regular Democrat, recogniz
! ing the national organization OF tn
party; if he, Colonel Lamb, woulc
} withdraw from the position OF cleo
2 tor if the national Democracy
s. through the National Committee @
=. the party, would say 10 him tina
B. his party was irregular, and il
order that there should be no doub
j as to the vote Of Virginia being cas-
: for Hancock and English his cleo
toral ticket should be withdrawn
Mr.. Goode paused for a reply, whe
Colonel Lamb, forced to ask some
n thing, replied that he would CIV,
answer in due time. MIR, Good
then went on to hold up in its tru
!. light the issue before the people