South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-10-27

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comfy democrats ia the Opera House
an this city today. Capt. James Bum.
gardner, Jr., presided, aud introduced
MIR. Stuart as the first speaker Mr..
Stuart said that for seven years past
le had not appeared before upou the
hustings, though once an active and
interested participant ia political e.
vents. He had thought he had long
since retired from the public arena,
Out That In view of the contest be-
tween the people on the ore hand
and the bosses on The otI:er, Inc could
not refrain from once more buckiinp
on his armor. He would make no
partisan appeal 10 passion or preju.
DICE, but endeavor TO show in q dis
passionate manner how the success of
the Arthur-Mahoue movement in
Virginia threatened the liberty of the
people. The great issue of the day is
vital, and it is, whether the one man
power Is to rule. or whether the peo-
pie shall rule.
Before the revelation, the king had
unlimited power OF taxation. Our re.
evolutionary fore-faihers went to arms
for liberty, and maintaining the prin.
ciple that all power is derived from
aud vested in the people They fought
Tor these principies-did they fight in
vain! He hoped that the spirit of
liberty still burned in the hea It's of
the people.
Our Government is composed of
three departments-tbe Legislative,
Executive, and Judicial. and each
should be independent Of the other
neither should cncroach upon the rights
OF the other He then showed how
Malone had played the role of The
deSpot IN controlling the different de-
partments, making it the government
oi one man, a petty tyrant who is SO
arrogant as to sign himself 'Mahonc.
Virginia
lie then alluded in terms Of caus,ic
Remuneration TO the pledge which Ma.
hone had eXacted of each Readluster
member of the Legislature. He said
the members elected to the Legislature
were not the servants of Mahone but
OF the people, and asked what the CO.
pie Of Augusta would do with mem.
Der from this county who wonId thus
pledge himself to do tie will OF Ma.
hone instead ofthat of his constituents.
and the prompt response was that they
would kick him out.
Malone, by this act, showed flat
he was afraid to trust his own men
II this principle be carried out, there
Is no guarantee for the liberties of the
people.
He reviewed with great effect the acts
OF the last gislaturc. dwelling with
emphasis on the scheme OF Malone to
corrupt the judiciary. and related with
telling results his having heard. when
Il youth, Chief Justice Marshall deli
yer ms famous speechin the VIRGINIA
convention of 1929 80, in which he
said: AN angry Heaven coull iniiict
no scvcrcr curse upon an offending
people than an ignorant and corrupt
judiciary
He theL said that the purpose Of
the Malone party was to concentrate
all the powers of the people into the
hands OF one man. AT this point he
became sick & had 10 take his seat. As
he did so he remarked that 'thc spirit
was willing, but the flesh was weak
Hon John +. Massey followed Mr..
Stuart in speech of considerable
length, taking up the details OF poll.
teal events in Virginia, and making
strong points all the way through for
the democracy.
The meeting was adjourned after
brief concluding speech from Col.
Skinner. The people Of this section
are thoroughly aroused and mean to
put an end to Gen. Mahone's bossism
on November if work can do it.
One Of Mahonc's Victors.-A dis.
patch from Rocky Mount. Franklin
county, Va, to the New York Times
says: George NJ. Helm, one OF the
most stalwart anti. Malone republican
postmasters in the State, received
few days ago a demand from Hub,
bells committee for an assessment OF
$50 ON his salary for the advancement
OF the cause of the administration IN
this State. Helm is the postmaster
at the little Office of Helms Store. i'm
Franklin county, which pays the lib.
oral compensation of sl0O a year. 49,
He replied to lIubbcll's favor bv in
e closing a $50 Confederate note
This aroused IIubbcll, who at once
reported the offender TO Mahone.-
The latter Immediately ordered bis
removal and the djscontinuance of the
postotlicc over which hc presided.
The mail matter intended for that
point has to come TO this place, which
- ten miles ont of the way. The
people ATE indignant at the smallncss
ehown by Nlahonc in this matter.
Helm today publishes "a letter I'M which
hc acnouuces thc Senator as .alittlc
bOb.tailed weavil eater. cX-rIilroaI