The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-10-26


buildings for colored normal school to edu-
cate colored teachers for colored schools, SO
that the schools might be kept separate a
bill which was opposed by the Bourbons, not
withstanding the declared object OF it, and
the false charge that had been made against
the Readiusters of favoring mixed schools. In
this connection he mentioned the acceptance
by Virginia of 100000 in land script from
the Federal government, for school purposes
that two-thirds of it was appropriated to
the white schools and one-third to the cOlOred,
and that every Bourbon in The Legislature,
including Marshall Hanger, voted for it, illus
trating the inconsistency of that faction In
their record upon the school interests. Mr.
Stuart, in retiring from the Legislature, had
addressed his constituents in II public card, IN
which he impressed the dnty OF educating the
| coored children of the State-,hat they had
been entrusted with the ballot, and for this
reason the best interest of community, as well
as sentiment of charity, demanded that
I they be educated SO rs 10 use it wisely. Mr..
Riddleberger contended that every citizen IN
Virginia who had voted for the constitution of
| 1869. and the 18th, 18th and 10Th amendments
to the National Constitution, committed HIM
self to the policy of public educttion for all,
and acknowledged the duty to nil in that be-
inefficient work.
Referring to MIR. Massey again he SAID he
came now and claimed that the mis- ion of the
Readinsters was flushed, and that they all
should return to the Democratic fold. Read
jnstment, he said, Was IL comprehensive term.
Ii meant more than the debt question. Its
lnission was TO moiity unjust laws, restore to
the people the control OF their own affairs
and teach the rings that the people are
supreme and legislation must he shaped in
their interest. He touched on the Land
Commissioner Bill and explained Why it was
the Governor had been designated Ia appoint
| the commissioners. The commissioner Was
| nothing more than Il guardian, and with his
term of"tfice at thc,Govcrn0r's will for any fail
ure to discharge faithfully the duties attached
he could be removed, and Il proper successor
appointed. Ii Was never intended by the
l5ourl,ons that tlc hill shou.t. pass with the
sionerI by the people, tor w.'re that the clse,
in the counties in Eastern Virginia where the
, colured population lr,dominalcs, an oppor-
tunity would liz presented for that race to be
represented in the comm isslon, whether quail
| flied or not This would have killed it with
| the BuurbuEs. He discussed this bill with
great clcarness and ability and exposed its
merits, and ihc benefits 10 the people to he de-
| rived from ITS passage. In like manner he ex-
planned the JudcaIy bill ard The reasons for
it's presentation, in the interest of economy
enforcing ,his argument by mentioning the
| boundaries ofthe circuits before the war the
labor they imposed and the manner of their
performance. The Reapporlionmcnt bill was
explained, the necessity of duty of its pas
| sage argued, and the motive for its defeat ex-
posed.
| He discussed the caucus aud Mr.. Massey's
| cause of revolt. That the obj, ct of the caucus
policy was to distribute the patronage of the
departments equally among the districts,
| upon the same'idea that the Federal patron
age is dlstributed-the same rule that pre-
vailed two years previous when Mr. Massey
endorsed it. Mr.. Massey's appointment as
auditor was under this rule, and his bond
was certified to by Gen. Malone to the whole
amount-nOt Il mau from his own county or
| district being on lt-and asked whether Mr..
| Stuart or Mr.. Skinner would do as much tor the
man they were now standing side by side with in
\ asking the sutfrage4 of the people to elect him
/ to Congress. He illustrated the operation OF
4 the policy of distributing the patronage
| equally among the districts as adopted by the
Federal Government and the abuse of it that
occurs as to Virginia, because OF the want OF
sympathy of the representatives with the
administra ton. He cited the great inequality
in the 18th, Cth and 9th sirict, and that Gen.
Malone had de. 'ermned TO correct it, and he
should aid rim if ue should live to take his
seat in the Senate on. the 4th of March next.
He declared for the administration because
the administration had favored the Readjus-
tiers, and it was this recproc al spirit of friend
ship that alone could work Vt good for Viz
glma and the South. OPPOSITE, VI without rea-
son and merely from prejudice, was sense
less as well as suicidal, ard it was right and
proper to support the government when all
OF Its advances had been kindly and y poll
cy conciliatory. He passed then to the dis
cussion of the tariff, which was higher, in his
estimation, than mere partizan politics, We
cause in the protective policy were involve 4
the future growth and prosperity of Vir-
ginia. He enforced his views by compar-
Is on OF the wage rates in the manufacture
Ing districts of England and America, and
addressed himself with convincing force to
every mind in his audience, and especially
commanding the attention of the farmers in
the recital of the protection given to wheat,
oats, barley, &c. Bayard and Voorhees, both
were for the protective policy, yet were iden-
tilted with the Democratic party and it was
to the interest of all the people of the State.
irrespective of parties. that the protective
policy should prevail, for in it are involved
the development and growth of the Com
monwealth. Upon none of these questions
had Mr. Massey taken position. His plat
form was local option, the only public ques-
ton upon which he had defined his views.
OPoih Wills hohiuuCi uuu hOIucr are IN SVm.
pathy, and the only party defeated in the
Ohio election was the local optionist In this
connection he referred to the local option
question in the Legislature where Messrs.
Skinner and Koiner were earnest advocates
of it. Riddleberger brought in bill of pro-
hlbltion-to prevent the manufacture of ar
dent spirits, and from that time to this he
had heard neither of them express an opinion
about it, as it struck at home production.
Mr.. Riddleberger made some interesting
statements, in giving the reasons why he with
held the appropriat ion bill as Chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee. Mr.. Hanger
had come to him and urged the necessity of
giving to the lunatic asylum at Staunton
$50, 600 to meet pressing wants, and to take
1t OF the annual appropriation 1t was
granted. Shortly after he received letter
from Col. Bumgardner, President of the Board
at the sylum, stating that this should not be
done-that the necessities of the Institution
would not allow it. 1t was ascertained that
the Asylum had floa ting debt of $4,000, and
owed the banks $4,000 bearing per cen in
terest, and instead of charging the annual ap-
propriat ion with the $4,000, it had to be in
Gnd