Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-06-29
Republican Ratification.
SPEECHES OF WARREN s. LURTY AND L. L.
LEWIS.

SPEECHES OF WARREN s. LURTY AND L. L.
LEWIS.
AS previously announced a meeting of the
Republicans of this county was held in the
Courthouse on yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of ratifying the nomination of Gar
field and Arthur. The meeting was presided
over by Robt. G. Bickle, chairman of the
county committee, and on motion the follow
ing resolutions were adopted
The Republicans of Augusta Co., Va hereby
reafhrm the platform of principles presented,
and endorse the candidates nominated for
States. BY the Chicago Convention. They rec
ognize in JAS A. Garfield of Ohio, a statesman
and patriot, a representative soldier-citizen,
whose brilliant record in war and in peace en-
| titles him to the confidence of the country no
less than his scholarly attachments, reached
| through struggle and privation rarely success
fully encountered, command our admiration.
In Chester A. Arthur, OF New York, we recog-
| nize the accomplished gentleman. who carved
out his own fortune, the wise and prudent pub
| lie servant who has been true to every trust
and an able exponent OF Republican pri' ciples.
| Therefore Resolved, That the Republicans of
Augusta county will actively support the NOM
iuees of the Chicago Convention, and use their
best endeavOrs to secure to them the electoral
| vote OF Virginia.
| Resolved That the chairman of the county
committee is hereby instructed to appoint SUBJ
committees for each Magsterial district to be
composed each of five members, to the end that
thorough county organization may be effect
ed and tn full vote of the county brought out.
Resolved That the thanks of the Republicans
of ugusta are hereby rendered to w. S. Lurty
| and L. L. Lewis for the eloquent and able adj
dresses with which they have this day fur
nished us.
Afterwards Maj. Yosa introduced Warren s.
Lurty ESQ.,. District Attorney of the United States
Court for the Western, District of Virginia.
|. He said he was present for the purpose of
telling the people of Augusta the truth about
Go Ro al md Inf nr md ho1 hot fI,o
people of this grand old county would free
themselves from the mere cry of party nomal-
ism, and vote in the coming election as their
good judgment would direct. He repub-
lican from conviction although an office
holder under the Republican governmcnte|
He believed the party was right in its princi-
pies. 1t had claimed and established the
equality of all citizens unoer the law. He did
not believe in social equality, for he knew
many white men who were his interiors So
clally, but he a. gued that under the law all
men were entitled to the pursuit of happiness,
the acquisition of property, and the right of a
tree and fair ballot at the polls. (These rights
we believe are not denied by any Democratic
And yet the speaker denied that such rights
| had been recognized by the Democrats in Vir-
ginia, was proved by the of Goode vs.
| Platte in the Norfolk District.
He attempted to show that the Democratic
party had failed to comply with the require
| ments of the constitution with reference to the
free schools. and accused the democratic party
| of the misappropriation of the funds designed
| for their support. The Republican party had
given the poor man the benefit of the Home
| stead law and had been the chief agency in re-
juvenating the the republic. He himself had
| been Confederate soldier. but he had laid
Jo@ TIM nfc of1 nd non q
| took the oath of allegiance to the us. Govern
ment had resolved to stand by its mandates.
The Democrats, he said, were hungering after
Office, and he appealed to- the negroes not to
give them q chance to get them. They the
Democrats now professed to be the friend of
| the negro but he would warn the colored race
against them, for it was the Republican party
| which had given them their liberty and the
right OF suffrage.
HE forgot to mention that the Republicans
| held all the offices, and the negroes, of whom
| they were so fond. had received nothing: but
| this was forgotten by the negroes present, and
| they applauded the remark vociferously.]
He urged that the negroes should vote for the
man of their choice, Garfield or Hancock, who
ever would best protect them In their rights
guaranteed by the Constitution.
[This sentiment was greeted with applause
by the colored people in the gallery]
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In conclusion, he quoted the illustrious Bay
ards definition of pure form of government
| and then urged the people to some out from
| under the Democratic banner of hate, OF which
| the man he had SO appositely quoted was one
| of the chief standard-bearers. sst "a
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