Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-07
A LIVELY POLITICAL GHOST.
Ex-Auditor Eassey's Temperance in
the Flesh in the Albemarls Court
House.

Ex-Auditor Massey's Temperance in
the Flesh in the Albemarls Court
House.
SKETCH OF HIS sPEECH-HE ATTACKS
MAHoNg RIDDLEBERGER, THE WING
AND THE LITTLE BOSSES, BUT STANDS
BLYTHE READJUsTER PARTY--MAssEY
DESCRIPTION OF MAHONE-soME Sc
CRETs OF THE CHARMED HoUsE-THF
BOSSES AND THE RAILROAD LOBBYISTS
&C., &C.. &c.
Reported for the STAUNToN VIND1cAToR-1
CHI RLOTTESvILLE, April 8.
Tenapor0 nautantAr-and so do the lead
ers. Four years ago the morning that
left Staunton for Harrisonburg to take
notes Of political discussion between
Rev. J, I'm E. Massey and Rev. DIR. J. L.
M Curry, | left behind me flying in
the Stanton papers card of S. Brown
Allen promising that if he was elected to
the legislature, for which he was candi-
date, he would give the McCulloch bill a
fair trial. At Harrisonburg Mr.. Massey
was denouncing that bill and urging that
trial He was one of the most radical of
his party on the debt question. Had you
asked me then which Of the two men
would last longest in his party l should
have told you Allen. 1t is an inexorable
law, you will find it ia the revised code of
the Modes and Persians, that all pioneers
in violent political revolutions die first
Under this code Massey was fated. Ex-
Auditor Massey is tenant of the politi-
ca graveyard. Auditor Allen is the in
cumb mt of The Auditors office undis-
turbed by the cries of ghost, in whose
death he took 20 part. DON'T make the
mista ke however of thinking that Massey
is dead in the sense of the stiffness that
accompanies death. His head is off, it is
true, but he carries it under his ann with
the same well-brushed silk hat on it, and
the same gold spectacles, and the same
neatly trimmed gray beard and the same
smile of perfect serenity, and when he
winds it up and sets it On the court house
stand it goes at rate to make the btsses
stare. 1 would not uDderrate him by lev
ity. He is dangerous man to any party
or any set of men that be undertakes to
be dangerous to. He was dangerous man
to the Democratic party, but they didn't
recognize it until he was openly arrayed
against them. He has the brains, the au-
dacity, the nerve, and the health. Such
man, with the fine reputation he made
while in prominent and responsible pub
lie office, can give untold trouble to the
leaders of his party. When 1 got in the
Court House [ found him sitting On the
bench with the Judge talking on business
as calm as May morning. send you a
sketch of his speech:
Mr.. Massey commenced by saying that
there was no political issue now before his
audience and no canvass pending, SO he
would hardly need the customary intro
ductio1 before addressing them. He ad-
dressed the people of Albeunarle to-day be-
cause he had received invitations from
several quarters of the State to address
the people and, as he intended to comply
with those requests, thought it due to his
own people to begin with them. 1t is Gus
tolnary fur the nlai1Ler after storm to
recast lis bealing; and it was time after
Che recent political agitation at Rich
~, ,ond, for the Readjusters of the State to
t.b.' their bearings anew and see whether
THAR Nark was heading for the point for
which # started, Or towards disastrous
terminate on Of the voyage.
sr,r l. A FIRM READJUSTER.
As for him seu ne stood firmly by every
nrineirle he M ever enunciated, ard he
had not chanped one iota. For instance
he had advocated al equitable settlement
of the debt. He ha never advocated the
Riddebarger pill, because the principles
that underlie it are not those upon Which
the debt ought to be set tied. But ne mad
been willing to give it his bearty-no: he
would not say that-but he was willing to
give it his support. It hao oeen unoer-
stood til It this measure, if it passed, was
to be submitted to the people; it was an
understanding had in good faith, but
had not been carried out, and the result
of its passage had been; that the men who
managed the result, who knew all the
time what was to be done had
PUT A LARGE AMOUNT INTO THEIR
They bulled and beared the markets to
their profit.
In what he would say he wanted it dis
tinctIy and clearly und erstood that he had
no complaint to make against his party
His party were his friends, his complaint
was against the men who were seeking to
get control of that party in the State and
led it to rum He believed that on the
salvation of the Readjuster party depend.
ed the future prosperity of Virginia.
RING RULE.
One thing that the Readjuster party had
promised to the people of Virginia was
that ring rule should be broken up. 1t
held that all men were equal before
the law, and promised that not only would
it change the Governors and Mayors of the
old party, but it would get rid of the DOM
nation of the many by the few. In direct
contradict ion of the promises and violation
of the hopes held out to the people the
u,ers are seeking to establish not only a
mona rchy, but the most complete auto
.cracy evsr seen anywhere. Now man
who attempts this openly at least does not
4ry to deceive you, but the man who does
If under the disguise of great liberality
and reform, grossly deceives you.
MAHoNE's FIGHT FOE F4E AUDITOR
OFFICE.
Why did they want possession OF the
Aditor's Officer Simply to get me out it,
And why get me out Of it There was no
personal feeling between me and those
controlling the movement. received from
all along the line professions OF esteem,
aye, and friendship from them. There
were two reasons for their wanting me out;