Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-10-29
DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT THE COURT
HOUSE.
ELOQUENT SPEECH BY HENRY s. WALKER, OF
WEST VIRGINIA.
STIRRING APPEAL OF CAPT. JAS. BUM
GARDNER, JR.
FEW ENCOURAGING REMARKS BY HARRY
TUCKER.


GARDNER, JR.
| A FEW ENCOURAGING REMARKS BY HARR
| TUCKER.
The Democrats had a splendid meeting at TIL
Courthouse last Monday. That building wa
filled to its utmost capacity. both below and il
the gallery. with intelligent and substantial
citizens, and there were many who could no
get in. This was splendid audience and the.
had the very great pleasure of hearing an abb
and eloquent speech from Mr.. Heury.S. Walk
er, of West Virginia. who sustained his repu
tation as one of the best political stuinp-speak
ers in this country. Ills arraignmens9of thu
Republican party for its niSF'eeds WAS forcible
and rortions of his speechwere truly eloquent
and it was lso interspersed with apt ant
amusing anecdotes, in Illustration OF his argu
ment which not only elected great cheering
but shook the sides of his auditors with laugh
ter.
At five minutes to II O'Clock he was intro
duced by Capt. Jas. Bumgardner. Jr., Chair
man of the County Democratic Committee
and for an hour and tbree-quaiters he delight
| ed his audience with one Of the best speeche
they had heard during the canvass. We will
not attempt to give report of it,, both because
we have not the space, and because we coule
not do justice TO it if We had.
He commenced his speech with n reference
| to West Virginia, when some one IN the audi
ence propo> ed three cheers Tor West Virginia
when they were given with IL vim hat woult
have gratifed every Demo srat Of thai State i
| he could have heard it, and would ha We made
him doubiy thankful that his STATE had acte
her part SO well in the late election. The can
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and Vice President had honored that state by
visiting her during the canvass, and she had
shown her appreciation OF them " the vote
| she cast on the 18th ii stant. The republicans
are rejoicing that they were saved from total
overthrow i'll Ohio, :. .;tatepreviously conceded
to the Republicans. Since Blaine has learned,
by the vote OF West Virginia, that he cannot
break the solid South, lac has changed his tao
tics, and has ca4sed 10 flstter and csjoe the
South, and has raisesi he bloody-shrt and de.
nounces the Ss:uih rebels ana enemies of the
government.
Hereviewed the course and policy Of the Re-
1 publican party, showing thaf il had done moth
ing for the South I'll STATES, but, on the con-
trary that i, had been actuated by a fell spirit
of hostility, and that all its iegisati n had dis
criDiinated against the Interests of the South,
as was shown in the almost countless millions
of acres OF land that had been given to North
ern Railroad companies, and the disproportion
of appropriations for educational purposes and
public buildings, &c.
He drew graphic picture of The desolations
of the war. and showed that when the South
ern people were crushed in fortunes and spir-
it. and were helpless and PROSTATE, how they
had been prescribed, prosecuted, and bounded
by the minions of the Republican party, in a
spirit of most diabolical hatred. He showed
that it was party of organized hypocrisy and
sham and that it had the monumental cheek
to claim that they wanted a free alot and
fair count" when they were doing all in their
power to prevent it. He mercilessly held up
Blaine to ridicule as the champion tail-twister
Of the British Lion, and contrasted his conduct
while Secretary oil State in allowing the Irish
man McSweeny to remain imprisoned in an!
English dungeon, with that of Marcy when
the Austrian government wished to hold Kos
ia, but were required to release him at once
This showed the different manner in which
the Democratic and Republican parties protect
the rights OF naturalized citizens. The Repub-
lean party is party of delusions, shams, and
false pretences. They promised the people
four years ago that If they would entrust them
again with power, that prosperity would bless
been paralyzed, a maj ority of the furnaces and
of the factories of ali kinds are now idle, and
thousands upl thousands of operatives are
thrown out of employment by the rich monop-
olies that the policy of the Republican
party has built up at the expense of labor and
production. The pretence of the Republican
party that it was the friend of labor was
false. 1t was the Republican party that
passed the law authorizing monopolists to
contract in Europe for foreign labor-"pauper
labor as the Republicans call tito be brought
here 10 take the place of American labor and
to throw American laborers out of employ
ment, as has been done. He said the tariff
question was of inferior importance when
compared with the main issue in this canvass
that could be attended to after the more i'm
portant question had been decentralization
the house was on fire, it was not the time to
discuss the plan of the house TO be rebuilt, but
to put out the flames. The policy of the Re.
publican party by which a hundred millions
of dollars were annually taken from the pock-
cts of the people to become a useless surplus in
the treasury was WRONG and rulnous. Unnec-
essary taxation is unjust taxation-it is rob-
berry. The evils OF this policy affect all inter-
ests, and the laborers the first to feel their
effects. 1t causes a contraction of the curren-
cy-makes money scarcer and the times kard-
er. We should get rid of the surplus In the
treasury, and reduce the number of the office
holders. In Europe, 1t has been said every Ia
borer carries a soldier on his back-in this
country, every laborer carries an office holder
on his back.
Since the Republicans came into power, the
U, 5. Navy has been destroyed. and we are
now helpless on sea. The last remnant of it,
Ia q
fishing smack.
This is the condition of our navy, notwith-
standing that the Republicans have spent four
hundred millions of dollars upon it. one HUI
dred and forty millions OF acres OF land have
been appropriated by the Republicans to Rail-
road monopolies.
His conclsion, in eulogy of Cleveland and
Hendricks, and his hope of the success of Re-
form, and the perpetuity of the Republic, was
very eloquent
Durlng this Speech the audience frequently
applauded the sentiments and the eloquence
with which they were expressed.
CAPT. JAS. BUMGARDNEs, JR
AT The conclusion of Mr.. Walkers speech.
capt Jas. Bumgardner, Jr., took the stand
ana SAID that he congratulated that large and
ih'eillgeht audience on the fact that they had
nau tne pressure OF hearing a speech that filled
thelf hearts with joy and gladness. He then
stated that the committees had discharged
thelr duties so far, but the great final work
Wasyet TO be done, and that was to bring out en-
cry Democratic voter and each Democrat should
consider himself committee of one to see
0hat THIS work was done. The fact that Tucker
was the peculiar object of hate of the monopo-
isis, and that the Republicans were moving
heaven and earth and hell to defeat him
should 1ncite every Democrat to increased ex
ertlons to get out every Democratic voter.
Augusta county can decide the result. See
that no fraudulent votes be put into the hal.
lot-hox We want full vote and fair connt
capt. Bumgardner's appeal was earnest and
stirring. and we have no doubt that those who
heard 1t will act upon the patriotic counsel he
gave them, and will work energeticallv from
now to the close ofthe polls on tn ,sdav next
HARRY TUCKER
Loud and prolonged calls were made for
harry Tucker. He took the stand and said
that, after having such speech as that of Mr.
WALKERS, he would prefer to wait week He
declined to make speech, but delivered a
lew spirited and encouraging remarks. SAVING
mat the signs of victory were auspicious and
cQQfI ho fro,