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

yes.
Another voice-"The Republican chair
man voted against you, how about his con-
science ?"
The speaker seemed greatly annoyed and
out of temper, and said, Every time you
interrupt me you make me dozen votes. 4"
l[-Derisive laughter.]
Capt. P. 1--WE have got to that point that
you can't bulldoze voters, you can't keep
the people down by your 3ullying."-
daughter and contending yells for OFFER
rail- and Pa I'll lasting many minutes, Paul
still trying to be heard ard the people
equally determined that he should not
Not as much as one sentence could be heard
by the reporters.)
Finally, some order was again restored
and the speaker worried at frequent and
trying Interruptions, went on at length to
explain his votes on the contested election
cases as having been cast after careful ex-
animation and conviction that fraud had
been practiced on the election returus.-
| "a suggestion from some one in the crowd.l
Capt P.-"Never mind. I'll make my speech
| W oulU IuyScIl. Ii L WclC w CAPA@iAs yoo
could not understand me.'
| He said it was charged, that they sup
ported Republican administration. Was
| it the first time that Virginia had done
this. Had she not supported Grant in en-
franchising the negro race Arthur was
the first President who didn't have a sepa-
rate policy for the South. He then. went
on to speak of the money that had been
appropriated for the South, under the
river and harbor bill.
A voice-"Well, what did he veto it for
| thenp''
Capt. P.-Read bis message and find out
if you can read.-[Laughter.] #f
He then proceeded to, what he termed
live issues. asserting the political and le-
gal equality of the white and black race
the great growth in the public schools I'M
der Readjuster administration.-A voice
Under the Henkle bill. )" Y
| Another volce-No count now that you
| have them.
Capt. P-Well, that's yoar opinion
just such as might be expected from a
| Funder. EG%4
| A Bath man-Say Democrat. #s
| Capt. P.-Well then, Democrat if you
like that better. -
He proceeded further to speak of the
great victory fought under the Readjuster
flag, to draw bright pictnre9of the pros
perity of the country, giving the, Readjus-
tiers all the glory. Was that, he said. all the
Readjuster party had done. $ s s1&$S
A voice-Yes. and d-sn sight NOTE
| (Laughter.) EE** fS4<&
The speaker next referred to the tariff
question and said you could not get la
boring man in the North to vote against a
! protective tariff. =
A voice.-But are you a Republican or
Democrat?
| (The speaker gave an evasive answer
which the reporter could not catch and
proceeded y They had done more for ::the
country when they won the good fight in
81 than in electing President. and if
they would carry out those principles their
children would rise up and call them God
blessed for ever. The speaker then closed
amid applause and ieers.
Col. O'Ferrall in his rejoinder reproach.
ed his competitor for trying to steal from
Mr.. Henkle the credit of the Henkle bill
| in the Improvement of the public schools.
In regard to his conscience plea in the cleo
tion cases he thought it very strange that
Capt. Paul's conscience should have led
him in different direction from all the
balance of the Democrats in the House
and called attention to the fact that in
considering one Of the cases they had tt
wait for him in order to get quorum
then with majority of 8,043 votes against
the negro Smalls. the gentleman had it in
his heart to vote to seat him. (Cries Of
Shame! shame!') His opponent was now
making the shameful proposition to Read
juster Democrats to do more than Esar
did, to sell their honor and their pride
along with their birth right for mess Of
pottage. AS to the conduct of the cam
paign, the political acts of the distinguish
ed gentleman were public property, he hai
right to criticise them, and by the god (
he intended to do it. He would give nc
insult and Capt. Paul knew him we'll
enough to knew that he would take none.
Col. O'Ferrall's twenty minutes being
out closed amid cries of 60 on 20 on and
great applause.
Capt. Paul taking the stand again anl
casting whitening look at his opponent
said. HE talked about principle and con
science, but he would like to knew who ht
was going to vote for for Congressman-at.
Target"
: Col. O'Ferrall. -'I'll tell the gentleman
if he'll let nae. am going to vote for the
man you have been saying for the last tw {
years was the best Auditor the State evel
had, and I am going to support a Demo.
cratic Readjuster in preference to Re
publican Readjuster. (Cries good enough,
ask him another. Hurrah for O'Ferrall. J
Capt. P. asked, why then did you not
nominate him. Could you win fight with a
leader who crawled over the lines last
night and deserted. (Cries, "who desert
edp Didn't you desert YOURSELF" Laugh
: ter and hoots.) He went on to ridicule
/ Massey and the big four, and said the PEG
pie who urged you to vote for him would
not do it themselves. Voices, yes we
WILLY
In conclusion, the speaker drew what hi
intended to be dismal and sarcastic pic.
ture of the two warriors. Massey and OFFER
rail-. the day after the election. when they
/ would lie with their battle flags DER them
r and 1.-The boys" would have the satisfac-
ton of knowing that they had killed two
of them-[Shouts and yells applause ani
, groans.] In the midst of which severa
|, men ran up to Capt. Paul and got him up
: on their shoulders doubtless part of the
programme arranged at Harrisonburg thai
morning before the meeting) and tore
out of the Court House followed by the
yelling Coallitionists. The other part Of
the crowd gathered around Col. O'Ferrall