Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-11-05
VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN.
POLITICAL SPEAKING AT WIN
CHESTER.
Tucker, { ameran and Rid
diebcrger.

10 company with Mtssr'. J. L. " Ha-
kcr, c. E. Evans and l. " WAGE, We
drove through tie rain 70 Winchester last
Monday 10 hear joint iscussion betw cen
Col. Cameron, ReadJuster candidate fer
Governor, AID Hon. .ndolyh Turker
On our arrival, We went immediate to
The hall over the Courtroom, where We
supposed the discussion would take place,
and on entering were kindly escorted to
seats on tie age, and introduced to the
speakers. The hall was crowded and after
Col Cameron was introduced 10 the audi
ence he announced that the joint discus
sion was "oH, because olson disagree.
ment on the part Of the committees. We
retained our rather prominent positions
and heard the speech Of Col Cameron.
He spoke over two hours but did not dis
cuss the del question. His remarks were
mainly confined to personal explain ,tiona
and refutations of charges made against
aim during tie campaign. Col. Cameron
is comparatively young man, bat he is
quite brilliant and forcible stump orator.
His explanation of the seeming inconas-
teucy Of his present positien-haying for
morly been a pronounced debt payer and
an advocate OF the color line-was rs bold
as it was ingenious, and was calculated
to convince and satisfy his present sup
porters.
After the adjournment Of the Cameron
meeting, we learned that the Hon RAJ
dolph Tucker had addressed large mee.-
ing in hail in another part of the town,
at the same time that Col. Cameron was
speaking. His speechwas spoken of as be-
ing a most mastery effort, and discussed
the debt question in all its various phases
In the evening, the Readjusters held au-
other meeting which was addressed by
Capt Fl. H Riddleberger. This meeting
was much more largely attended than the
one addressed by Col. Cameron in the
afternoon.
Capt. Riddeberger devoted almost his
entire speech to discussion of the debt
question and the Riddleberger bill. We
had expected TO get some light on the vex-
ed Virginia debt question, but after hear
ing the Captain through, we had ne better
idea of tie points of difference between the
Funders and Readjusters than We had be-
fore W. heard him. Perhaps this was due
to our lack of comprehension possibly to
the ambig uity of the speaker, but in our
opinion due to the fact that the real differ
ences is simply that betwixt tweedledum
and tweedledee. We have come to the
conclusion that not many of the Readius-
tiers or Funders either, will sit up o. nights
in their anxiety to pay the whole amount
claimed by the creditors.
We we're struck with the e acuful eas.,
not to say cheek, with VIII ca Capt Rid
dleberger eliminated $4,000, 0Qe of Vir-
ginia's Indebtedness and saddled the sa me
on to West Virginia. tits The easiest and
simplest mode of canceling SIS, 1000, 900
Indebtedness that we have any knowledge
of, and the Captain ought to secure pat
ent on it at once.
Virginia politics, like the old lady's |
yarn, is slightly mixed. 1t is difficult to |
get at true understanding of the real |
grounds of difference ON the debt ques- |
ten, and we opine that that is a mere |
side issue dragged in for effect. And il is |
just about as difficult to predict the result
of the election, which will take plac, next |
Tuesday. Both sides to the contest are
doing so much Dragging that it is not
easy to decide which is really whistling to
keep its courage up. The Indications now
seem to point to the election OF the Demo-
cratic State ticket AID mixed legislature,
with the Republicans holding the balance |
OF power, on joint ballot, between Read.
justers and Democrats. Both parties seem |
to be well supplied with money, and are
using it freely.