Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-09-27


people of Virginia, in this canvass, in a
manner so forrible and clear as TO carry
conviction 10 all. unpreiudiced minds
He discussed measures and not men,
He showed the people the great and vi
tai interests involved in this election
His argument was sound, logical and I'M
answerable, and his facts, figures and
illustrations were overwhelming and
, crushing. His speech made profound
and lasting impression upon the minds ol
the taxpayers and voters of the Va. pcr-
ton of his audience. He proved con-
clusively that Virginia's Just debt is only
$40 200, 900, instead Of So, 100000 as the
Funders fixed Ii in the McCulloch Bill,
and tried in the election OF 1879 10 faster
upon the people. He showed that il the
Funder programme under the Mctul-
loch bill is carried out that the people
will have to pay $l3,000,0 900 of war re-
construction and compound interest,
with interest on the same for forty years,
which amounts TO S20, SOC, 900. In other
words if the Funders are placed in pow
er, and carry out the McCullOCh Bill,
and they say it is u sacred and irrepeala-
bic contract, that can't be gotten rid Of
except by the consent of the creditors
the people will have to pay S33, zoe, O0,
unjustly and fraudulently fastened upon
them.
But only IS .OO0, 900 Of the $33,00u.C0l
fixed as the debt Of Virginia, by the Nc
Culloch Bill, was funded, the balance :
drawing six per cent. interest. Then 4
no settlement can be made without ,et
consent Of the creditors, as the Plumbers
say, and they will not take 4 3 PEI cent.
bond for a per cent. bond unless Tcroef,
the people will have to pay pe. cent,
on $25 .000, 900 and 3, I and :. or t per cent,
on ~ 900, 900 Of the debt, if the FuI3er'
succeed in this election. Capt. Ei.ll-e-
berger ridiculcd the proposition al Oh.
Funders to "try and readjust tie atti
with the conseHt Of the creditors. and
showed that such Il promise Is futile ala.
worse than child's play. He tried &C
imagine Mai. Daniel on bis knees before
n syndicate Of New YORK Brokers .ul
BOndhOldcrs, beseechihg them after tli>
style: "Mr. Bondho!ders, the state %.
Virginia justly owes you 81! ytu AK.
they arc able to pay YOU dollar for dor
lar, with per cent. interest, bBi t3 .e
elected Governor / and the FaU35rs Il
my State, had TO pretend 20 be slrer lu
favor Of Rcadiustmen.-we tod Ire Fe1-
pie we were RcadjusteTs bHt not r1le..
nor Malone Rcaijustsrs. We We're coI-
PEELED to promise the people TIA; j
elected we would reduce the il.e-e., j.
you would cOaSeat; we gUl.cl tie peo-
pie. and now Me.,rs. E0a-hJ.iers.
am here rs the Governor Of Virginia, O.
comply with my promise 20 tie palI.e
Wont you please take per 'alt bond.
for the old per cent. bond yOu hJ.8:-
The interest on our debt j. now abyU.
Sl7l0,0OO, now if you Will just please
knock off per cent Of interest IL VII.
save nearly 100000 q year 70 Va. We
are rich, our people are too proud % as-
They arc able 70 pay, and II You won,
give Va. 5000, 900 Il year, she will pay
every cent Of it, but please Mr.. Bond
holder, do knock of $4,000 a year ri
your just demand. Please DO, won't
You? Mr.. BOndhOldcr would reply,
"GOy. Daniel, you have performed your
duty, You have preserved the honor AMI
credit of the old Commonwealth, now
60 home and tell your fool constituents,
that you have seen the bOndhOidcr. aud
they ,coat c1HseaL. RiddIcbcrger wen,
on in this strain Of ridicnlc, an even the
Readjustcrs were sorry for Daniel.
Riddlcbcrgcr showed by die record 81
the last ten years, that every act Of Dan
lei was against free schools, uud iuspite
Of Daniels loftiest rhetorical fight "you
are n liar and tile truth ~ not IN You,
proved 10 the people that Dane. Was q
chronic hater Of the free schools Of the
State.
When Riddlebcrger closed, Daniel
came % the front amid the sh0ul. and
hurrahs Of a lot Cf boys aud Tenue--co-
ans, together with moderate crowd ol
FuHdcr voters collected from the Rail
road towns mostly. The applause ra-
purely mechanical, he boy- were there
10 applaud. they had their l"aler aud
were well drilled. They knew ihat
nothing on earth pleased Daniel 80 well
as appliance and h0que's, and .O ilii Uyy-
applaudrd in season AMI ont tlIi they go'
80 hOaisg they could shout uv longer.
It isa coBccdcd flct thlt Daniel j. 10
drbatcr. IL j. q stranger % logic, .r
has no originality whatever. He never
conceived thought, OF coined o phrase
that will survive him. llc j. not mn ora
tor, bGt merely lr.Il'Wcr. Give BIN
u subject. such ~. the i,lI of July, and
let bin clOthc 10 with somebody else
ideas, and the flowers he knows 20 well
how 10 Gull from gardens planted By
other h1nls, and he can deliver it VIII.
such case, grace aud lueucy as 10 cap'i-
yatc and carry by storm IN audience Of
ladies aud children Here g.. Dauie.'
forte. In defamation Dee hal no superb
or iu Va; iu debate be falls far below
mediocrify.
Ridllchcrgcr knew Daniel strong
point. ~ well ~ Iis weak point. IT,
knew that " h. could divert him from
his set speech, prepared especially for
defamation, and guad him into 900 e
fort 1t argument Of the great principles
aud issues before the people, that Daniel
would be- utterly nndoue, aud would fail.
A. Riddlcbergcr had devoted his en-
tire hour aud quarter 10 Statesman
like presentation Of the great measures,
mot men, Of the canvass, aud twittoI
Daniel with his inability TO discuss them
NC lelJ tla tue Ituptt NolllW 'NpfNl llUl
to let Malone alone long enough Mt least,
to give them some insight into the prin-
ciples and purposes Of the Fuudcr party.
lie started ont therefore with uu at
tempt to discuss the debt question. The
effort was complete failure, ackuoNl-
edged by flanders and Rcadju,ter, alike.
In the tir-t place he said Dyson, the Re-
adiustcr Auditor. reported the deb, ~
$50 0O0, 900, while RIddlcbcrgcr PIT it ut
80 900 900. lie lid not seem 90 kI uV
that Dyson reported the debt from { be-
books In his office just ~ Fundcr leg t..
latufcs had made It. lie did not tell b.
people what Dyson thinks the hone 81
debt Is, and that Rlddlcberger fixed th !.
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