Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-08-22
-sTAUNTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADvE

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For the SPECTATOR.
EDITOR SPECTATOR:-No that the
Convention has met and has chosen Col.
Charles T. O'Ferrall as our leader to
bear the banner of the Democracy of the
Old Tenth Legion in the present fight
againt Radicallsm and Bossism, it be.
hooves every good citizen who loves his
State and his country to bestir himself.
The struggle into which we have enter
ed is going to be no small or easy one.
We have got to contend against COM
pact, well-disciplined array led by
man who has upon his side the prestige
of past success, and who is both fearless
and indefatigable. If we are going to
sit down with folded hands and let our
leader alone make this fight we are
beaten already. For besides his exer-
tions before the people upon the hust-
ings and upon the stump, and besides
the efforts of the other speakers in the
different counties who will aid Colonel
O'Ferrall, we must have the sure and
quiet work that is done by organization
and by organization alone. We must
make still-hunt as well as speaking
canvass. The leaders in every county
must see that the lists of voters in the
townships and in the wards in their re.
spective jurisdictions are thoroughly
gone over, and that every Conservative
voter is personally canvassed. And to
active and reliable men in each voting
precinct should be given list of GER
tain number of voters-not more than
ten or fifteen In any case-for whose
presence at the polls on the day of cleo
ton these men shall be responsible. In
this way we can bring out full vote
and in this way alone. The voters must
be seen before the election, and they
must be brought forward on the day of
election. If this is done there need be
no fear of the result. All that is neces.
sary to put down Mahoneism and all its
attendant iniquities in Virginia is to get
q full vote. And once put down it will
never raise its head again.
TRUE VIRG1N1AN.
HALE MEETS WISE IN GRAYsON.-
John 8. Wise made a speech of two
hours length at Grayson courthouse
on Monday of week before last. Sena-
tor Peyton G.. Hale, one of the ia
NOUS "Big Four" though just out of
a sick bed, replied to him in A. brief
speech, and carried the crowd with
him, who cried, "Hurrah for Hale"
"Hurrah for Massey !" "Hurrah for the
Big FourW democratic Readjuster, +"
a correspondent Of the Richmond Dis
patch, says:
"Wise fled in disorder, and the gal
liant Senator returned home to resume
his place on the sick bed.'
i Coalition Readju Radicalism does
not take worth a cent with the Gray
son Dare. DEVILS and if they have any
more gas,bags they want busted just
send them along"
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| SIGN1FICANT-The Valley Virgiqai0,a,
the organ of the Republican party, has
nailed to its mast the names of John s..
Wise, candidate for Congressman. at
Large, and John Panl, as candidate for
Congress for this district. These are, as
the Valley Virgiaion knows, Stalwart
Republicans, and not Democrats, and
hence it adopts them as its candidates.
Do Democrats need more to convince
them that Wise and Paul should be OPP
posed by every Democrat, whatever his
opinions about the State debt may be.
Can Democrats support those for Con-
gress who are accepted as the candidates
OF the Republican party as are Wise
and Paul? Never, no, never!
A SAD FATAL ACCIDENT.-We learn
from the Border Waterman that, on
; Friday, the 18th inst, while with par.
ty deer hunting in the Cove mountain,
in Monroe county. w. Va, Mr.. Chris.
) Burns and Mr.. VIM. Huffman, jr., took
stands opposite each other to await the
coming of the deer. In short time one
of the animals passed between them
when Burns fired, missing the deer
| one buckshot of the charge struck Huff:
man just over the left breast, and pass
ing through his heart killed him in.
stantly. The victim of this lamentable
, accident was a young man aged about
II years.
THREsHING MACHINE BURNED
We learn from the Border Waterman
that, on Saturday night week, The
threshing machine of g. w. Curry O.
Second Greek, Monroe county, w. Va.
was destroyed by fire, together with {
large straw stack belonging to Mr.
George Dunsmore, at Rocky Point. Mr.
c. had finished threshing for Mr.. Duns
more on Saturday evening, and had left
his machine there with the intention O.
returning Monday morning. His loss
is about $40O. Mr.. Dunsmore lost straw
/ to the amount of $50. The burning i!
! thought to be the work of incendfarias
WATCH STOLEN FROM A YOUTH. -
The Green brier Independent Of the 17tt
says that gold watch was stolen from
> the clothing of Master Mason Mathews
son of Capt. A F. Mathews, Of Lewis
burg, week before last, while the young
man was bathing in Howard's Creek
near the White Sulphur Springs, with
a number of his companions. The
watch was birth day present and cos
SIS. The thief is still at large.
WHAT ARE The question
now is, whether protested Democratic
Readjusters are Democrats or Stalwar1
Republicans? If they be Democrats