Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-09-13
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can parr V 10 meet him at Richmond.
They do meet and they have a joni
ueeunc. Where is the authority Tor
that. That JOINT meeting determines
the ioiut conventions Of the readJuster
and republican parties Of Virginia as
they call them. l call it joint meet
ing of such leadjusters, and a joint
NEE ting OF such republicans as are will
inc 10 follow Malone into the stalwart
wing OF the republican party. lVoci-
ferrous applause There was no author
ity for joint convention. What night
bad Gen. Malone when lie liked all
these things up down at Washington,
and went down there with item cut ana
dried. What right had Gen. Malone
to make a partnership with some other
party What right had Gen. Malone
to change orr party relations, woulo
like TO know? [Cries OF None none.'J
None on earth. So that then we have
no convention Of the readluster party
this year. None at all. You had got
Joint concern. There are 10 tie State
OF Virginia, as appears by the last CEN
sus, l2S, coo colored votes, 10000 or l2,-
600 white repuDli, ans 10000 or 10000
readiuslers. Your joint meeting means
what? Your man who takes nomina-
ton from them will have what ? tie
will represent al OFT four republicans
and one readjuster. 1T cannot be any
other way. He doesn't represent the
rea diuster parry. 1t is a joint party
witlo out authority. SO that FAY Gen.
Mahoue has not only deserted our par
~. tut has gone into that wing OF the
patty l.in.elf. But this meeting here
amounts 10 the same thing as fusion.
The National Republican at Washing
ton Ger. MaEODe's organ, announced
short time ago, after the November
election. that there would be but one
party in Virginia, and that would be
the republican party. That Is what II
means. You ought 10 open your eyes
now. Every Readiuster here and in
The district, who doesn't think our par
ty capable of protecting itself as it has
heretofore, and wants to 60 into the
republican party, has a right to 90. l
will not QUARREL with lin, l am sure
shall not 90. Loud and continued APP
plause.1 lave cooperate with them.
When a man runs as candidate Tor
office he wants all kinds Of voies, that
be can get IicNided Il ey come TO him
upon lis platform. [Laughtcr.] And l
did get some.
want to show you, my friends, how
Malone has betrayed his party and
then | want 10 show you how he has
defeated the oil Jet of tie readjuster
party, and with that will close, There
is not a man possibly in this Louise. but
who las read IN the readjus,er papers
and platforms, that any settlement OF
the public debt, TO be final, had to he
submitted TO the tople for their ratifica-
ton. Every man on the stump pledged
the people that If we make n settlement
of the debt that 1t should be submitted
to the people for ratification. We fought
Tie McCulloch bill upon the ground
that the !uuders had refused TO submit
the till 10 the people, although all
amendment 10 Tie bill had been made:
that they had made Il contract with the
creditors. When the creditors were
S atsGed they said that is all right; now
we don't care anything about the pcO-
plC-ihe other party TO The contract:
we will ass it into law aud fasten II
upon The people. say We MADE that
an Issue, and we made it ing upon
every stump in this State. You will
rememttr that.
In tie last canvass the Riddleb' rgcr
bill was rade an issue. The old bill
which passed at the last session, and
which tie Governor vetoed, provided il
8 hOuld be submitted TO the people for
their ratification. In the last canyass
we said, Now. fellow cltiz, ms want
you 10 vote for ills bill. which will
come back 10 you. ard if it is not right
you can vote il down. The bill went
to the Legislature. 1t was known that
Malone was opl Oscd 10 it. Tie bill
passed and Is now law, hat instead OF
submitting il to the cOple. they made
it take effect upon its passage; ignor, d
Their pledges 10 tie people. want to
know Why this pledge TO the people
was violated b. Gen. Malone. | will
give you The reason. And here say
Gen. Malone betrayed the party, be-
cause the CHEF object Of this party was
10 settle he public debt.
Now, then, / will show you. On the
passage tf this bill when it became a
law, tie Auditor issued an order that
no more coupons should be received for
taxes. Marx you. No sooner WAS that
done than the coupons deprecated.
They went down from so to so cents.
When they reached so cents on the dol
ar they were all bought up. Instead OF
submitting this bill TO tie pr pie they |
made it take effect upon lis passage
md submit, d il 10 Tvs o courts that they |
knew 10 be unfiiendly TO the bill. That
$, the Court Of Appeals Of Virginia and
he U. s. Court. II was expected by
that three rsmbers OF that
curt would give their opinion that the
ill was unconstitutional. If it had
zen 40. why of course, the Auditor 5
rider here. fcrbiddiug any more coupons
0 be received in payment oil taxes