Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-09-01

edu, WIZ Was seated Dy the vote OF MS op
ponent. He then gave history of th
election cases IN which Paul had, as
member of the election committee, votet
to seat five Republicans. altho' their Dem
ocra'ic opponents had as high as 1000 ant
5000 majority.
A voice-"He wanted free ballot ant
a fair COUNT
Col. O'F.-That comes with goot
grace from followers of Malone, who in
troduced the first tissue ballot ever saw
A party in the crowd here wanted tt
ask the speaker question. Where wer,
you in 1872 and who did you vote for2
Col. O'Ferrall. 1.-The Democratic party
In 1872 was divided on the Greeley issue
could not vote for Mr.. Greeley and rar
as an independent candidate against Judge
Harris VINO sup: ,orted him. did not vote
Tor Greeley Or Grant, never cast Repub
Hcan vote 10 my life and by the help OF God
L never Will. was an anti-Greeley Dem
ocrat and would, had 1 been elected, have
acted with the Democratic party. (Great
~FF-NSS %oA SAO1 10 W uOOp IL uOWus Dut
by this time Col. O'Ferrall's friends had
crowded their way into the courthouse
and held their ground and yelled the other
party DOWN. How, the speaker asked
was he to know public mans politics ex-
cept by his votes. How did he know this
man was Republican? By the votes he
cast In Congress, always voting with that
party He called upon him to be honest
and confess that he had changed his poll.
tics. He had right to do it. Acknowl-
edge it like man and stand by the truth.
he could not talk to him this way two
years ago when he said, "By the Gods they
would put TildeE in" He said then he
Was as good Democrat as be, the speaker
was.
REIMBURSEMENT. he thanked God, was out
of politics. The Riddleberger bill was in
the. courts the captation tax law was in
tie hands of the people and the whipping
post law had been repealed. As to that
law. did the colored friends know that
Capt. Paul had voted for that in the Vir
ginia legislature? That was fact. But
he had got bill through in Congress,
making an appropriation Of not less than
$50, 900 to build U. s. Court House in
Harrisonburg, though they should not get
but sos, 600 of it. He had done that much
Again what did the gentleman's party
of 81 900 do two years ago, and what
whould they ever have done without the
aid of the Republican party-the party OF
prescription, the party of malice and hate
They were nothing without them.
AS to the tariff question he was opposed
to it in It's discriminating form as operated
by the Republican party which is in favor
Of the capitalist and Expresses the labor.
ing man. They took the tariff off;banks
perfumery, playing cards and SUCH things
and kept it on hats, coats, blankets, sc.
He favored tax for the protection Of the
industries of our country.
In conclusion he just wanted to insist
that Capt. Paul should tell him why he
had changed since 1881. and what Arthur
had done to recommend himself to the
people of Virginia Long and loud ap.
plause.]
The Hon. John Paul was then intro
duced by VIM. E. Craig, Esq, Chairman
of the Readjuster County Committee. as
the Coalition candidate for congress from
the Seventh District. Loud cheering and
grOanS.
Capt. Paul said he was delighted at the
course this discussion had taken. The
courtesy of Col. o 'FerralI insured a dis
cussion of live issues. From the papers
announcing his nomination. he had heard
that O'Ferrall had drawn the sword ant
thrown away the scabbard, and he had
feared that human gore was to be shed.
They said that he had an opponent who
would make him keep civil tongue in hi
head, as if he had ever had anything els
but civil tongue. His opponent ough
not to complain that he had brought hi
friends from Rockingham with him. TIL
trouble with him was that he did not hav
any friends in Rockingham to bring.
| The Col. had asked why he had changes
| and he might answer the question why h
had changed when running against tn
regular nominee with his name on tn
Grant ticket in 1872. 1.-THE speaker seemed
to forget that Col. O'Ferrall had already
explained that satisfactorily.
A voice-How about the river and har
Dor bill?
Capt. P.-''Ill answer that for you il
time, my loud-mouthed friend" laugh
ter-Bah.)
The noise here prevented our reporte
from hearing anything for several minutes
Then the question was asked. ''If you ar
not Republican why have you got on
on one side, and another on the ethe
backing your"
| Capt. Paul-''Why? Just because W
have captured them ALL" Applause fror
the Readjusters, the Republicans kee
| quiet and looked sober which was deci
ded improvement for the time.)
speaker He don't tell you in hi
history what we did in 1881. We whipped
you extreme Democrats and extreme Re
publicans combined. (Yells, bowls, hui
rah for Paul. hurrah for O'Ferrall, bal
put him out.) -,
Capt. Paul-"The sooner you stop you
noise, tie sooner we'll get through, 1 al
here to stay" More hallooing and hoo
ing and Missing. and fight on the CALLER
steps, two men down. Cat calls and COZ
fusion were confounded. The O'Ferra
men had come in force and smarting un
der the disrespectful treatment their car
didate had received from the Rockingham
ers, they seemed determined to howl thel
down and did finally beat them at thei
own game.
For many minutes nothing could b
heard but noise. The speaker gave it u
and stood waiting for lull, men shoe
their fists and their sticks and hoHled.-
Capt. John N. Opie got up on table an
tried to get quiet but his voice could nc
be heard. his lips were only seen to move
At length Col. O'Ferrall stepped forwar'
and said, Gentlemen YOU owe it to you