Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-27


1t was degraded when places on the bench
of the highest court of the Commonwealth
was made reward for political service
Mr.. Stuart said he had read a published
letter that morning in the papers from {
member of Congress (Mr. Fulkerson) who
said that Malone had offered him place
on the bench of the Court of Appeals
What do you think of that fellow-citizeps
seat on the bench of the highest tri buna
in the State to be handed around by ON
man as his gift to political partizan.
And he gets possession of
THE EXECUTIVE,
and Oh what an executive! Talented
well raised, a man who ought to know The
path of duty and have the 6rmness to
tread it-what do we see him doing? The
Governor Of State, who ought, under
our system of government to be the Gov
ernor of the sohole people, not of a party
we see going about making speeches for a
political boss who stands at his back and
works him as you would an automaton
A subservient worshipper, who even sees
/
Mr.. Stuart here read Gov. Cameron 3 Har
risonburg explanation of his Petersburg
''toe nail Speech and folding up the pa.
per. said '1here is a sentiment for the
successor of Madison, Monroe, TaZewel
and Mcdowell to utter! What would have
been thought of them it they had uttered
such a sentiment in regard to one-half OF
the people of Virginia, any one of whom
is his peer! (Applause.) Now,
| WHAT Is ALL THIS FOR?
this wrestling of power from the hands OF
the people, this capture of the departments
of our Government, save that it means
the collecting of all power into the hands
Of one man. The liberties of the people
soon follow their power, and when they
surrender the one they place the other in
peril.
At this point, Mr. Stuart found himself
unable from sickness to proceed, and took
his seat, remarking to the audience as he
sat down, 81 am reminded that though
the spirit is willing the flesh is weak
| nUu. JOuu G' AdSoCy.
II anybody had any doubts about "Old
Man Massey getting the Democratic vote
in this election. those doubts were dispel-
led last Monday by the long and loud
cheering and stamping which made bed
lam of the Opera House for some time af-
ter the parson arose. Capt. Bungardner
introduced him as the gentleman who had
commenced the fight against bossism the
result of which is now ringing through
Ohio, and the effect of which is rendinp
the Stalwart Republican party in New
York and Pennsylvania. After the cheer
ing had ceased Mr.. Massey proceeded with
his remarks. He began, by a graceful com
piment to the distinguished statesman
who had Just taken his seat
He SAID he had been travelling night and
day for months in the cause in which
every citizen, not only Of Virginia, but of
the Union was interested-the cause of
the people against one man rule. He had
spoken in Augusta before, in advocating
REIMBURSEMENT. It didn't flourish much in
Augusta, there was too much limestone for
it, (Laughter.) but there were few Bead
justers among you and OF that few think
there are few who will refuse to
bow the knee to Baal. To such Mr..
Massey wanted to say that they were
honest in wanting the debt question set
tied. and now that it is settled they will
be willing to let it alone. They had been
| told however, that thsy
MUST MAINTAIN THEIR
| ORGANIZATION.
| Now, farmer who wants his hands to
put up stack of straw. don't want them
to stand there and toss straw after finish
ing the job. (Laughter.) If one of your
hands was engaged in that business you'd
tell him to let it alone, wouldn't your
When the doctor has cured the patient in
your family you don't want him to come
every day after that. IF he comes, you
think he is after fee. If you have suit
in court and lose it, you will want your
| lawyer to carry it to higher court; but
if you gain your suit and he should pro-
pose to reopen the case you would think
it was for his benefit, not yours, wouidn Il
you? That's just the way plain business
man would look at it. Well, the Read
| justment suit has been settled and judg.
ment has been confessed. And those who
want you to reopen the case must want it
for their interest and not yours.
NO BITTERNESS.
Mr.. Massey sa i'd that in addressing his
audience be should not use bitterness nor
vulgarity, nor profanity, for they consti-
tuted an insult to his hearers. He always
tried to leave an audience better, not worse
than he found 1t. He sought to elevate
their political and certainly should not
seek to lower their moral standard. He
would not accept challenge for duel
with his political opponents, bloodless as
they are now, (great laughter), but if he
did he should most assuredly secure the
advantage in weapons. He would not Sc
lect weapons at which they were adopts.
He would not choose vugarity, obscen1ty
nor profanity, for those men were accus
toned to those weapons from their youth
up, Qaughter), but he should choose refine
ment proprlety and decency with which
weapons they were wholly unfamiliar
(great laughter) and with which they
would be as much at loss as he would be
with theirs.
| THE DEBT QUESTION SETTLED.
Mr.. Massey read from the utterances OF
the Richmond sWhig" and from official
party documents of the Malone party
claiming that the debt had been settled
and said that as he had been Democrat
during the life Of REIMBURSEMENT he was
still Democrat now that it was settled
(Applause.)