Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-09-14
Judge Staples on the Stump.
HIS ABLE AND RINGING SPEECH AT sA-
LEM MONDAY-CONvERTs MADE TO THE


HIS ABLE AND RINGING SPEECH AT sA-
| LEM MoNDAY-CoNvERTs MADE TO THE
| DEMOCRACY.
| ["Chester," in the Richmond Dispatchl
In his opening, Judge Staples said sit
as been more than twelve years since l
made political speech, and, fello~-citi-
zens, perhaps you Can form some idea OF
the feelings l have in appearing in this
new theatre; but know that am in the
house of my friends, Applause and am
not afraid" [Great applause
| For all of his twelve years. retirement
| from the hustlngs the Judge showed no
em barrassment. He spoke without hest
tation, without the aid of anuscript, al
times pathetic, and at others warmed up
with indignation. as only the best Of our
campaigners can do.
| He said that he had been silent bu'
not disinterested observer of politlca
events. He had seen our party rep+atlnt
the story of Act9)n, who vas torn Il
| pieces by his dogs. When he was elected
Judge, the party had just achieved vel.
|
| had saved Virginia from the perils which
| had struck down her sister States of The
| South ut had saved Virginia from the
| domination of negro-rule. led On by Henry
Happy Wells and the carpet-baggers who
came down to engOrge themselves upon
the little pittance left 20 u.s."
He pictured Virginia IN that hour of
triumph and in this of her pitifpl humili-
alton. In a passing remark he showed
| that for tha successful establishment of
public schools in Virginia, the Democrats
deserve the credit. He showed that in
| 1871. when they came into power, there
were in Virginia 1870 public school houses :;
in 1880, when they went out there were
2 395. and teachers and pupils in proper
| ton.
THE FUNDING BILL.
AS for this, he said 81 never was for it
| as man or as a judge. and l am happy
| to say that my opinion is to-day receiving
the sanction of the most eminent Judges
in this country. But" said he, sit
| was not passed as Democratic measure ::
Democratic Legislature, in fact. repeal
| ed it. No. it was not a Democratic meas
ure. 1t was conceived by Gilbert G. Wal
ker-a stranger in our midst, who was
selected ana pat forward for Governor by
Gen. MahoDe.''
| Of Gen. Malone, Judge Staples said it
| was not his purpose to speak unkindly,
but be should discuss his public acts, and
| would say that of al! the men in this State
| most responsible for the passage of the
funding bill Gen. Malone is the man.
| But l will not dwell on the public debt
question. [ thank God that it is dead.
Well not even hold a funeral over it. Let
US rather rejoice that it is settled. Let it
| be proclaimed over all the land that all
parties are glad to get rid of it. DO say
all parties !? Well, that requires some
| modification. The "Readjusters'' know
very we'll that it would put money in
their pockets to readjust REIMBURSEMENT.
Applause
DONE FOR.
Judge Staples quoted Riddleberger and
| other functionaries of the Administration
| party to show that the debt is settled. and
he ridiculed the idea that the Democrats
would reopen the questlon-afler all they
have suffered from tiff they got into
power.
THE PARTY OF PRESCRIPTION.
Judge Staples attacked the Admins.
tration party, 10 Virginia as the party of
prescription instancing that the more
than 100000 Democratic votes in the
States were as effectually excluded from
participation in the management of the
affairs Of the State as though they were
an alien and prescribed race.
1t had not been so in sid times, and the
judge recalled the names of Wing judges
kept in office by Democratic Legislature.
Further, he sharply criticised the enc
my for their prostitution of public institu-
tions and public school machinery for DO
liti cal purposes.
THE COALITION.
The part Of his speech thai produced
the deepest -eftfeeeett-w was that in which he
sshhoWed up the Coalition and exposed the
fallacy of the proposition that ARTHUR is
for u.s. Here he referred to the fact that
Arthur vetoed the river and harbor bill,
which contained $500, 900 for southern riv-
ers; that in the appointment of 331 minis
tiers and cOnSuiS, &c., tie South had got
ten but g. and the north had gotten 306,
and that lie had placed the entire Federal
power and patronage in Virginia in the
hands of Malone. And. indeed, were Ar
thur for us. should We sacrifice principle
to that end? Not SO.
Just here Judge Staples spoke of the
time when Colonel r. E. Lee was sent for
and offered that most illustrious and gilt
tering position. the command of the Uni
ted States armies; and the Judge asked
an audience largely composed of ex-
Confederate soldiers-did Lee say 81 am
for Lincoln becasue Liucoln is for me?''
[Cries, mo" mol DO you suppose
ne would have disposed of his people like
cattle in the shamble2" Cries, No."
"No.''
vIRGINIA'S VOTE.
Judge Staples declare that he believed,
though of course the evidence was
not Ill bis hands to prove, that there is
bargain by which Arthur is to give Ma
lone control of the offices and patronage
of the Federal Govern ment in Virginia,
and Malone is 10 deliver to him the State
in the Presidential election.
THEIR LEGISLATION.
What the Malone party did in the way
Of legislation, proposed and perfect ed,
Judge Staples reviewed. He spoke of the
com N ission er-of sales bill which they al
lowed to die because an amendment was
adopted on motion Of General Newberry
making the commissioners elective by the
people; of the bill proposing to vacate all
the offices of Dotaries public; Of the con-
gresSional apportionment bill, intended
to elect eight Administration and two
Democratic congressmen, and of all their |
other measures to further pr scribe the |
Democracy Whole forming a vast !
scheme of apgrand iZement, devised to |
make people come over to them for the |
offices. In this connection, the speaker
paid an eloquent tribute to the patriotism
and independence of the Big Four Sera-
tors.
NEGRO TRUSTEES.
AT least two-thirds of their voters are
negroes, Judge Staples said, and it became
necessary to conciliate them by turning
white men out of office to give some ne
yroes places. That was how the inteIli-
gent people of Richmond came to be in
suited by the appointment of two igno-