Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-08-01
ties also reduced 20 per cent. I thought

the tariff ought tn be reduced.
INVESTING THE SURPLUS IN THE TREAS
URY IN PAYING THE DEBT.
The Republicans say that the surplus of
$500, 600, 900 can be applied to the payment
of the national debt. They know we'll
enough that the public debt has been
funded in bonds that run beyond the end
of this century and can't be paid now.
And they talk also about distributing the
surplus among the people. The best way
to distribute money among the people IS
to leave it in the peoples pockets. (Great
applause The money never gets back to
the peoples pockets when it is once taken
out. There is my friend there chewing to-
bacco. He is chewing cents worth of
tobacco and 10 cents worth of tax. He
will never see the 10 cents again. 1t is
the result of the Internal Revenue system
which fills the land with spies and infor-
mers. (Applausel The whole Internal
Revenue system Dug hit to be wiped out.
Great applause.) A system that requires
farmer to pay a tax on his tobacco or on
little homemade brandy ought not to
last. (Applause.) The big whiskey still
ought to be taxed for it can bear 1t. New
York, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky pay near
]y all the internal Revenue tax. The South
ern States don't pay it and yet they have the
Revenue agents spying around. We don't
complain much of tariff in Ohio. We do
good deal of manufacturing there and
when our people sell book at 81, 40 that
costs only y cents to make, we feel like
if there is to be general brlgandage we
want to get the benefit of it. 1 don't see
where the farmer comes in, except that
he gets the right to pay the tax. l want
to see salt on the free list. (Appiause.)-
God made it free and man ought not to
tax it. (Appause.) 1t don't take pro-
lection to give work to worklngmen.-
When the question of making quinine free
was up in Congress, Powers & Weightman
of Philadelphia, said they would have TO
stop their works and turn 3 0 men out of
work. 1t was made free and the works
were not stopped nor man discharged.
though the price f quinine was reduced
to ST an ounce.
PROTECTION OF THE LABORING MAN.
There are two ways to protect the labor
ing man-one is to pay him good wages
and the other is to adjust your revenue SO
the tariff sham rob him of those wages.
DON'T pay him with one hand and take it
away from him with the other.
ruE PROMISES OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
In 1872. the Democratic party ran Hor-
ace Greeley against Grant. The Republi-
can party told US that if we would elect
Grant all would be peace and prosperity,
but ruin if Greeley was elected. Grant
was elected and in eight months after
there was a great financial panic; the
shops were closed and there was neither
bread nor work. The great panic of 1873
will long be remembered. In 1876 we ran
Tilden against Hayes, and the Republi-
cans warned the country against the dis
asters that would flow if Hayes was not
elected. Hayes was defeated but was
counted in by fraud-a fraud which show
ed that the man who got the least votes in
louisiana carried the State, and the man
who got the most votes didn't carry it.
(Applause.) In six short months after
Hayes took his seat, the Governor of West
Virginia was telegraphing for Federal
troops to protect them against the work
ingmen who had been deluded with PROM
ises of prosperity. There was rioting all
through the country, and Pittsburg was
in flames. The great uprising of railroad
Workmen was the peace that followed the
commencement of another four years Of
Republican rule. In 1880 we ran Han
cock against Garfield. The Republicans
appealed to the country and warned it Of
the danger of electing Hancock with Gar
field would come peace and prosperity.
Garfield was elected, and in few months
after he was seated, they got to quarrelng
among themselves over the spells, ard
Ga field was assassinated by a Republican
canvasser. Then Arthur came into
power. and again peace and security and
stability in the finances were promised.
Grant u Ward failed for SIS 600, 900, with
up new you see heading of ''another
large failure
There is the record 1872, 1876, 1880,
and 1884. How many more times are you
expected to trust their promises And
they talk about distributing the money
among the people. ! hope Grant wont
undertake to distribute any of my money
daughter and applause.) How aye you to
expect reform from such a party? There
can be no reform where wrong doing is not
permitted to bp punished. When the st
Louis whisky ring was convicted and sent
to the peni Tertiary, a Republican Presi-
dent pardoned them all out. The Star
reuters fraudulently made way with
So 900, 900 of the peoples money and the
government spent fortunes in lawyers
fees, but not one was convicted.
can see how colored man should be a
Republican, but how any white man can
allow himself to be persuaded by VIM.
Malone to be a member of such party,
1 cannot understand. Cleveland is gong
to carry the country. In New York there
is only one daily paper supporting Blaine.
The grand New York Herald is flying
Cleveland's flag. The Republican party
will be defeated, and what is better still,
it can't survive defeat. 1t will be driven
back to its home in New England where
it originated, never to rally again. (Great
cheering)
Speech of Hon. J. r. Tucker.
AS Mr.. Tucker was about to speak, in
formation was brought that crowd out
side, as large as that inside, had been IN
able to hear Mr.. Hill and would not be
able to hear Mr.. Tucker. The meeting