Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-09-14
Great Effort Of the
MalODeiteS,
BRASS BRASS! BRASS!
Three Brass Bands I!
Manufactured Enthusiasm !!
Enthusiasm

Last Monday, the grand effort OF the
coalition party to get up big day at
Woodstock came to a head. The mu
sic of three brass bands announced that
the loug-looked for propitious moment
was at hand, The Democrats made an
effort to have full AMI free discussion
of the issues, before the people. The
Mahonsites positively declined a dis
cussion. This we greatly regretted, as
nothing would hare afforded the Demo-
crats more pleasure than to have had
tie opportunity of exposing the coah-
ton party in the presence OF the chle''
They well knew the "iur would fly" II
John Goode got hold Of Billy Malone.
They doubtless thought discretion was
the better part Of valOr, and declined a
discussion before tie people OF Shenan-
doah.
After music by the Bands, the Hon.
VIM. Malone, took his stand IN the
Court House, and proceeded to address
the audience. He commenced by toot-
ing ON the old horn or, as has been
happily expressed, playing on the harp
of a thousand strings, set to the Re
adiuster tune of the Safe debt.
He went into ecslacies over The
Rddleberger bill, not however noticing
the objections TO this bill which have
been so fully exposed to the people OF
Shenandoah. He seemed to be lgnor'
ant of the fact that the Mccullough bill
is now dead, and treated his audience
to the same speech, with slight varla-
tons, which they have been listeuins
to for several years. AS the tune
had been set several years ago,
We could not expect any variations at
this time. He reninded US OF h P Van
Wrinkle who was no. conscious OF the
changes that time had made while he
was asleep, and the same Old, dry,
statements of the dsbt and OF Virgin
is's poverty fell upon ears long accu'"
toned to hear them. Alter he had
ground out that same Old tune about
the debt. he alluded to MS p rsonll re-
latiops with the Democratic party. he
said, that ne supposed that ~ readJls-
fer who voted tor blm for the United
States Senate ever expected him to vote
with such men as BAyard Of Della ware,
Hampton, Vance, aud Ransom who
had. some of them, even come 10 this
State, even to this Valley to interfere
with the politics of Virginia. l wen
there. to the United States Senate, as
[ would 20 everywhere to represent the
interests of the people who took me
there, and l say here aud to these sam
people that wherever their interests are
al stake. 1 shall be found IN the 'front.'
rank. don't intend and never did ia =
tend that Democrats, who are merely
democrats of convenience, should or
shall dictate to me my course. l went
to the Federal capital, as tn represen-
tatiye of these who sent me there, and
in the interests of those who did send
me there. l committed ne act of which
| ana ashamed" eve could not help
but think,
20 shame, where is thy blush?'
There ia one act of which you shall
Judge whether 1 should be ashamed. |
nominated a son of your own county for
a position within the gift of that bsdy =
I am not ashamed of that nor are you"
He failed however to tell the people
that he sat among the Republicans.
voted for bitter radicals against the best
men of the South, and at all times voted
a. Conkllng, Dawes, and Hoar would
have him vote.
G. A. Hinton followed 10 speech
some what similar, but principally COM
posed of denunciatl0n the Democratic
party.
Then the Hoa. John Paul took the
stand. He gave US the same old shake
of the head, the same wave OF t .
arms, the same rising and falling OF the
voice and sama spasmodic TRUSTS al
the Funder Democracy.
AS to the crowd, there was disap-
pointment. At first the larger mum
Der were at the Court House, but 1t
soon became known that GOode was
speaking, and as the MahoDelte crowd
decreased the democratic crowd o.
creased. Thus the crowd varied at ole-
time the MahOneites had the advantage
in numbers and other times the advan-
tage was with the Democrats. We
are of the opinion, that taking a fair
view OF the situation, the victory was
with the Democrats and that every in'
dication now is that Shenandoah will
take her stand with the Democratic
counties Of the State.