Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-09-13

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get it eventually, because The coupons
will yet be of value. Who, bought the
coupons? That you know.
Now when they pissed the Riddle
berger I'LL the last time. what did they
provide? They provided that the
interest pa, able in coupons, should
be funded IN these new bonds dollar tor
dollar.
That is not all my friends. You
know who is specializing ia coupons; il
you do not, you can find out. There is
a stronger reason than the one have
mentioned Tor this action. Gcn. Ma
hone had joined the Arthur wing OF the
republican party, and he has promised
no doubt 10 deliver The readiuster party
10 his wing OF that party this fall.
Now Mr.. Arthur aud his wing of the
republican party-and all OF them in fact
at the norlh-are opposed TO anything
that smacks of reputation, because
they are rich and have no debts. Ii
they had 10 pay debts ana all that. they
would have been looking around after
equities in the matter, l am sure. But
they are opposed 10 this, and Mr..
Arthur could not endorse this thing |
down here because it would beat him at
the North. Mr.. Malone WAS compelled
under contract, expressed, or implied
to deliver the party. so that the debt
question had 10 be gotten rid OF, aud |
while getting rid OF it, he thought he
night as we'll make pocket full Of
money out Of it. He therefore makes
the bill take effect on its passage, aud
submits it to two courts instantly in
stead Of to the people, aud thus gets 1t
out OF the way.
Gentlemen, didn't NC say last year
IF you will give US the court, give Us
the Legislature, the Governor, we Will
settle this debt. We want the Legs
lature because 1t elected Il new Court OF
Appeals and If we do not get this Legls-
lature the next Legislature Will elect
the Court Of Appeals, who will be 10
for u years, and therefore We must
have the present Lcgislaiure.' Well,
we got the Legislature; and the Legis-
lature elected court IN accord with
our view Of the debt ques ton. What
did they do? They pas sed the debt bill
but did they make ii take effect next
January, when our Court came into
pewer, or willie the old Court which
was uniri,ndly 10 our settlement was
still 10 existence. If they had made the
debt bill take effect next January, it
could have been submitted 10 the peo-
pie this fall, and they would have voted
on it 100, 900 strong in my opinion Tor
even the Democrats we're going 10 vote
to settle thu. question definitely.
But instead of ma king it take effect
next January, they made 1t take effect
upon lis passage ard then submitted il
to two courts, unfrien div 10 us. What
is that but a betrayal OF the party. So
I say Gen. Malone has betrayed the
rcadJuster party. lie has sold us Out
for the miserable patrona &c OF Mr.. Ar
thur in this State. He has destroyed
all hope Of settling the public debt.
Let me tell you why. As l have said'
the republican party at the North are
opposed 10 this settlement. The Su-
preme Court OF the L. S will decide
this case in accord with the sentiment
Of the republican party, because it Is
republican court aud they do not want
q split III Tie party; they do not want
10 be denounced for reputation. or
ANYTHING of that kind. If they do de-
eide against us, as it is very likely they
will, then Gen. Malone having led the
party here into the rerubli
IAN ranks, they will say, gentlemen,
he courts have decided this case, III.
our court and we must sustain The
he court. And then the party IN Vir-
,inia of which you will he a part, will
.ay 1--WE do not want to ID that we d.
lot think it is right" They vi say.
you are in; you Lave burnt TIE
ridges behind you and you cannot Ia lp
Aud then tic debt JUS
IS il stands now, is fastened upon you.
And mark what | tell you, ii is all
Trough Gen. Mahone's treacEery that
t is done. [Cries Of Crush the trail
orr Do you want TO endorse Gen'
iahone. Several voices, Not much,
Ie never wlli.W
say in this canvass that it is lib rty
on are fighting for. Never had we
uch miserable despotism fixed upon
Is in the world. That's so; applause
have been fighting rings as you all
now. We disperse my friends clOnd