Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-10-05

WITH EXCITEHENT-THE COLD RE-
CRPTION OF RIDDLRBERGER HE
CALLS FOR FAIR PLAY-AN ExCIT-
ING SCENE ON THE sTAND-THE
PEOPLE TAKE DANIEL ON THEIR
SHOULDERS AND BEAR HIM OPP IN
TRIUMPH.
Correspondence Of tn. Richmond Dispatch.l
BRISTOL, Sept. %, 1881.
Major Daniel arrived here last night
at IL O'Clock. An immense concourse
of people met hlm at the depot with
great cheering and a splendid band oi
music. He was taken from the cars
and carried on the shoulders of the peo-
pie sOme distance to the hotel amidst
the yells and cheers Of the multitude
If Bristol is the headquarters Of read'
justment the people have a strange way
of showing their devotion to their cause
I have never seen sach demonstration
as greeted Major Daniel on his arrival
here. Old men, ladies, and boys turned
out to meet him. He made q short
speech from the pertico Of the hotel, and
every sentence was greeted with ap-
plause. To-day the terms of discuss
ion between Major Daniel and II. H.
Riddle berger were agreed on. Colonel
Fulkerson and Pat. McCaull are hers
with their friend Riddleberger. The
terms agreed on gave Riddleberger one
and a quarter hours to open, Daniel the
same time 10 reply, and each 10 close
in forty.fve minutes. This precinct,
the home Of Fulkerson, few years ago
gave him several hundred majority
last November it gave large majority
against him. The Daniel Club here
now is very strong, and is growing
every day. A complete revolution has
taken place 10 favor Of the Democracy.
The Daniel Club numbers moro than
$50 members. The Fair IS now going
on here. At l0:30 A. m.
THE DISCUSSION COMMENCED
at the Fair Grounds. Col. Fulkerson
introduced H. H. RIddleberser to very
large audience ESTIMATED at 2,5oV.-
Captain Rlddlsberger consumed con-
siderable time explaining the reason
why he opened the discussion. He said
the questions were purely Vlrginian,
and had nothing TO do with Tennessee,
though he stood on Tennessee ground.
He proposed to present the real i'sse'
The speaker said it is to be presumed
that most people will naturally turn to
the party that appeared most honest and
proposed to pay the largest amount oi
the public debt. He acknowledged that
Major Daniel voted against the funding
bill cohscientiously. and he honored
him for it. Captain Riddleberger claimed
that the debt followed the territory ol
the severed State, and by every princi'
pie OF right, morality. and religion we
will not pay the West Virginia debt
He claim, that West Virginia should
pay half the entire debt, when she re-
fuses to pay one third. The Funder
claims that the money was borrowed to
carry out the grand conception o.
George Washington in the James River
canal. Now, that canal is dry to-day
The money borrowed by Virginia, a.
least SIS .O0G, 900 Of it, was invested IL
i'm provements that benefit West Vir'
ginia more than Old Virginia. This is
our half of the borrowed money. IT il
is not honest TO cut of the var interest
we ought not to do it. l believe il
cannot be done without force, aud
believe we should use force. We dc
this on a principle of war. All the
southern States have settled thsn
debts on this principle except North
Carolina. She settled 100000 al
a, 900, 900 on the basis Of her property
losses, and the SIC, 100000 was not
csrpet-bag debt, Some loud talking IN
the crowd at this time caused the speak
er to ask them please not 10 occupy his
time, as he had only one hour and
quarter, and wanted it all: The speaker
treated largely of Confederate money
and the home bondholder. If 1t was
treason to refuse to take Confederate
money during the war it is treason in
the home bondhelder. We can easily
rid ourselves of ali scruples in this re-
gard. The old colonial debt was
treated in the same manner. He claim
ed be was boru Democrat, was raised
q Democrat, and is now = Democrat
The tax question was cunningly used to
prove the farmers had 10 pay nearly all
the taxes, and said if this be demagogls m
be could not help it, The bondholdsr
was compared with the farmer, and the
farmer was represented as at the mercy
OF the bondholder. The speech was
not equal 10 similar efforts Of the speak
er. Very little demonstration was
made during its delivery (; the crowd
was very patient while 1t was delivered,
and applauded two or three times.
After the band had played bsauti-
ful air
MAJOR DANIEL WAS INTRODUCED
by Professor John II. Winston amid
the widest applause. The yells and
cheers lasted nearly eve minutes
When Daniel presented his record and
Democracy the shouts were deafening.
The prolonged cheers were go loud that
it was quite annoying to The auditory
nerYes. The people here know hew to
shout. When the speaker touched en
Mr.. Dyson's report and mentioned the
fact that Republican -Readjsster Au-
d;,or couldnt lie. the yociiersus yells