Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-19
OUR NEIeHBoR's CAMPAIGN.

co1,pT day. AT HARRIsONBURG-SEP
RATE MEETINGS HELD-JUDGE CHRIS
TIAN, FIIz. LEE, JOHN T. HARRIS, B.
KEFZLE AND GEO. GRATTAN, AT ONE
MEETING, AND R. J. WALKER. DIR.
WEBB AND JACOB YOST, AT THE
oTHER-sCENEs AND INCIDENTS.
&C, &C., &c.
Reported for the STANTON v1ND1cAToR.]
HARR1soNBURG, OCT. 18TH.
AS far as a meeting between Governor
Cameron and Judge Christian was con-
cerned to-day 1 made water haul. The
Governor was detained at the Metropolitan
Hotel in Washington, the Coalition capt.
tai Of Virginia, by sprained ankle,
as telegram stated. and, as the Demo-
Gratis here claimed, the result of having
"stumbled over Ohio" 1t was not what
the Rockingham people call large court
day, many of the farmers having snatched
the chance of rainless day to do some
seeding, but still there were more people
than you see at an Augusta court. The
TURN OUT Ok O6uOGi dto Wdo tCIJ hsAO 0iu
/ doubt if the Democrats W no spoke have
often had a better audience. The turn
out of the Coalition was quite as good.
though not equal in numbers to many that
I have seen in this strongly Coalition
county assembled to hear their idol, John
Paul. In estimating the audience [ make
no mention of the colored auditors who did
not put in an appearance at the beginning
of either meeting but who appeared, as
will tell you, later.
THE SPEAKING AT THE DEMOCRATIC
STAND.
The Democratic stand was erected on
the North side of the Courthouse with a
raw East wind blowing into the speakers
faces which must have been exceedingly
trying to them. At noon, preceded by the
Union band, the speakers-Judge Chris
tian and Gen. Lee up at the head
of the long procession of Democrats, the
band playing the "Red, White and Blue. y
On the stand Hon. Jno. T. Harris intro
duced Judge Christian, late of the Court
of Appeals, to the audience.
Judge Christian commenced his speech
by humorously correcting report that be
said was in circulation that Gov. Cameron
had sprained his ankle in dancing for joy
over the news of the Democratic victory in
Ohio. Great laughter.) The fact, the
Judge said, was the reverse, for next to
William Malone, VIM. E. Cameron was
the saddest man in Virginia over the
great tidings from Ohio. Had the Cover
nor been here to-day I should have asked
him, said he, if he was not an Elector on
the Electoral ticket for Hancock in 1880,
and why to-day, 1883, Democratic Han
cock Elector was not rejoicing over the
victory Of his party ia Ohio. 1t was
question fraught with meaning and one
that our now Republican Governor would
have found hard to answer to the satisfac-
ton of the Democrats of Rockingham
Here the Coalition procession accompany
ing their speakers to their own stand on
the opposite side of the Courthouse came
up, their band essaying to drown the voice
of the Democratic speakers.) blow on. u
Sdlu JuuSC SAl Iouihhs yOo Ce~AhOS AAeSA
rupt me; the cyclone from Ohio has blown
YOU worse than you can blow me. | fee
safe enough here. / know my rear is vel
protected by one (pointing to Gen. Lee
which brought on great cheering) who .un
derstands military tactics, and in my front
I have the People of Virginia. Cereal
cheering.) My Fellow Democrats. ask
YOU to listen to me and not to them.
APLEDGE.
A voiee.-You 60 on; you've got the
white people with you.
Judge Christian went on to say that the
debt question was settled. If any man was
qualified to make that assertion, he
thought be was, for he had written all the
opinions of the former Court of Appeals,
except one, on that question. 1t was set
tied.
A Readjuster, Judge, [ want to ask
will your party stand by it !!
Judge Christian.-I am in position to
answer that gu estion too. l will be in the
legislature from Richmond and [ pledge
you that shall resist every effort from
DO matter what quarter. to disturb the
settlement of the debt. The only dis
turbauce that attends it now comes from
a r publican congress.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESS AND THE DEBT.
The recent decision made by Judge
Bond could never have been made but for
a bill passed by Republic IN congress on
the Sd of March, 1878, before the Demo
Gratis got in. 1t was passed by the Repub,
Iican House on the last day of the session
and rushed it over to the Senate.
REIMBURSEMENT VS.. COALITION.
The speaker then went over history
of the question of readjustment and said
the great body of the Democrats who IA
vored the debt settlement in that way
never dreamed of being led into the Re
publican party.
A voice.-We don't intend to be led
there now.
Il say" said Judge G., sand l defy con-
tradiction, that William Malone is Re-
publican" He says so himself and his
organ says so and if you follow him you go
into that party.
BITING ILLUSTRATION.
can understand how Malone can be
for rthur because Arthur is for him and
the Federal offices are for him. Benedict
Arnold no doubt said 81 am for American
independence no longer. am for George
III. because George III is for me and gives
me British goId.'' Judas Iscariot might
have said II am no longer for Christ, am
for the Pharisees because the Pharisees
are for me and give me thirty pieces of
silver" (Great applause). 1t is not hard
to understand how man may be for Ar
thur because Arthur is for him, for there
are too many historic presidents to leave