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TO THE DEMOCRATS or
AUGUSTA.

You who have proved yourselves heroes,
every one. in SO many fierce contests must
not relax your efforts now. The time for
speech making is over, and the hour
for soork has come. You know what the
issues a"e; you know that this election
will probably determine for all time the
right Of majority to rule, and knowing
your duty perform 1t like the men you are.
and place your noble county in the very
forefront of Democratic strongholds.
A word in reference to Mr.. Tucker. A
bitter, malignant fight has been made
against him from the hour of his nomina-
ton to the present moment and it will be
kept up till the setting of the sun on next
Tuesday. He is your candidate, nomina-
ted without a dissenting voice, and his
triumphant election is sacred duty in
the discharge of which you must not fall
ter. His record, attacked with 30 much
bitterness by his political enemies, is all
that any honest Southron man could
wish. Do not be deceived by the specious
arguments used by those seeking to defeat
hlm. Old Augusta can baffia any and
all efforts to overthrow our honored con-
gresslonal candidate, who has grown gray
in the service of Democracy. Let every
man feel that he is individually RESPONSE
BILE for the result in this district. Vote
yourself and see that your neighbor votes.
Only do your duty and a glorious triumph
will reward your efforts.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-10-31
Cleveland in Newark.

The demonstration in Newark, N. j.,
on Monday night in favor of Cleveland
ard Hendricks surprised everybody.
Twenty thousand voters appeared in line
bearing torchlights and transparencies.
One out of the thousand transparencies
exhibited bore the legend "Little Rock
Jim and Monopolist Ben-N either is
Loved by Sensible Men," It was the
biggest exhibition eyer Witnessed By
Newark people. The Governor spoke as
follow;
1 am here in response to the imitation
of mary political friends, and numler
of those who. as nelghbors, remember nv
family as they Go not me, to visit the
State where was Born.
do not wish to attempt any false pre-
tense bJ deslar:1g that ever since the day
when, very small boy. lett the State, +
have languished in an enforced absence.
and longed to tread again its soil. And
yet may say, without affectation, that
though the way of life has led me far from
the day Of my birth, the place of my ma
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-10-31
Blaine's Views in '63 and '84.

Blsine's views Oh Presidential candi.
date junketing around the country look.
ing for votes have materially changed
since the campaign of 1868. According
to the Tribune, Blaine. in speech to the
people of Fort Wayne, Ind, made the fol.
lowing remarks;
u am reproaehed by some excellent
people for appearing before these multi
tudes of my countrymen, upon the ground
that 1t is inconsistent with the dignity Of
the office for which am named. T do
not feel it to be So"
In the year 1868, however, the Plumed
Knight delivered speech in the Brook
Ign Academy of music in which, accord
ing to the Tribune of October 81, fe said:
''If we needed any excuse for an addi-
tional word on our side, it may be found
and furnished in the extraordinary spec
tacle presented at this moment before the
American people, when the candidate of
the Democratic party, in wild despair at
the result of the State elections, is trav-
cling through the country on express
trains at the rate of thirty miles an hour,
with dishevelIed hair aud wild eompan-
ions, engaged in tha hopeless task of re-
YlVlEg tbe impaired constitution OF the
Democratic party. And no sooner had he
started on this most extraordinary jour-
ney than you found Democratic papers In
tones of impudent defiance daring the Re-
publicans to send General Grant on a lid
mission of the same character. No, thank
rou gentlemen; one Presidential cand-
date making fool of himself at the rate
of thirty miles an hour is quite enough;
and General Grant, ia the garb of plain
citizen. quietly awaits the verdict of the
nation in his m )dest home at Gassna.n
What the Dsn ocrssio candidate did in
1865 is exactly what Blaine is doing at
present, and. if his words we're trus then,
he is making a fool of him self now at the
rate of thirty miles an hour. while Cover
nor Cleveland is attending to his business
at the State Capitol and quistly awaiting
the VERDICT Of the nation.
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a Letter from Gov. Cleveland to Mrs
Beecher Made Public.

A Letter from Gov. Cleveland to Mrs.
Beecher Made Public.
Rev. Henry Ward BeecAer addressed a
meeting at the Brooklyn rink on the 22nd
inst, and in the course of his remarks
said: "My honored and beloved wife quite
unknown to me made cuttings from news
papers in respect to the life of Gov Cleve-
land in Albany. She sent them to him in
a letter. She received from Governor
Cleveland letter which he meant to be
private-but received his consent in re-
ply to my request to make it public.
Mr.. Beecher then read the letter, which
is as follows:
MY DEAR MRS. BEECHER: " our let
ter as you may we'll suppose has affected
me deeply. What shall say to one who
writes 81 like my mother. 1 say 50 like
my mother, but I don't altogether mean
that for she died in the belief that
her son was true and noble, as she knew
he was dutiful and kind. I am shocked
and dumbfounded by the clippings that
you send me, because it purports to give
what man actually knows and not mere
report as the other four or five lies do
which have heard about my life in AL
bauy. have never seen any living woman
whom have any reason to suspect was in
any way bad. / don't know where any
such woman lives in Albany. have not
been in any house except the executive
mansion, the executive chamber, the First
Orange club house twice at receptions
given, and on, think, two other occa-
sions, and the residences of, perhap s, ff-
teen or twenty of its best citizens to dine,
| of course. l have been to church. There
never WAS man who has worked harder
or more hours in the day. Almost all my
time has been spent in the executive
chambers, and hardly think there have
been twenty nights in the twenty-one
months have lived i'll Albany, unless l
was cut of town, that have left my woI
earlier than midnight to find my bed at
the mansion. [ am at loss to know how
it is that such terribly wretched and ut
terly baseless lies can be invented. The
| contemplate creatures who coin and pass
these things appear to think that che af-
fairs which have not denied make me
defenceless against any and all statements.
AS to my outward life in Buffalo, the
manifestation of confidence and attach.
ment which was there rendered me must
be proof that 1 have not led disgraceful
life in that city, and as to my life in AL
bany, all statements that tend to show
that it has been other than laborious and
correct are utterly and in every shadow
untrue.
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Stonewall Jackson's War Horse.

AT the request of Col. Fl. K. Douglass.
Mrs. Jackson permitted Gen. Jackson s
well known war horse, "Old Sorrel," to
be exhibited at the Hagerstown, IND J
Fair. The Hagerstown Daily Neacs says:
yesterday toward the close of the
races it was announced from the judges
stand that Stonewall Jackson 8 war would
be brought upon the track. In a few
minutes the 'Old Sorrel' appeared. led
by Johnny Beckenbaugh, little boy of
ten years, and an aid to the chief marshal,
mounted upon a diminutive Shetland
pony. AS he came up the track the band
struck up ''Dixie," and followed it by
"My Maryland" at the sound of these
familiar strains, the "Qld Sorrel' threw
his venerable head in the air as it snuff
ing the gcent of distant battles, and
pranced over the traek with much of his
old time fire, which seems still to survive
his 34th year. AS he passed the grand
stand be was created with c!appllng of
hands, waving of handkerchiefs and a
hearty round of applause from all the sur
rounding people. Three cheers were then
proposed by Col. Washspston Bowie, and
they were given With hearty good gill,
az the old horse went pacing off the track
as rapidly as the pony and his little rider
would permit. The whole scene caused
much enthusiasm.
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HEADOuART
SOME DETAILS OF THE SCHEME AS
LEARNED BY A WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENT.

CORRESPONDENT.
ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 29.-The Gazette's
Washington correspondent this evening
saws: "a New York Democrat, we'll
posted In his party's affairs, who passed
through Petersburg last hight on his re-
turn home after some party work III tne
South, stopped here to lest to-day. he
says that until recently the National
Republican Committee positively refused
to give any money, rot only to Virginia,
but to any other Southern State, Tor the
good reason that there was use In TIE
North tor all they had, and that IL Wouid
be an unnecessary waste to spend any IN
the hopeless task of breaking the solid
South. Owing, no viewer, TO the advice of
Senators Hawiey and Plumb, who have
seen Malone, and to that of other influen-
tial Senators with whom MahGne has in
fuence, who have induced them to believe
that Malone really has chance of carry
ing Virginia, they have changed their po-
Icy, and on Saturday last they sent ex-
Senator Chaffee, the financial chairman
of that committee, to confer with Gen.
Malone. He took with him 5000 in
cash, and had authority to check for as
much ncre as, after looking over the Cen
erals figures he might think necessary to
secure the desired object. This money is
all to be dsbursed by Gen. Malone. and
placed where be, and he alone, thinks it
will DC the most good. Ex-senator Chatfee
has been to Petersburg and given his
SIS 600 iii money and a check for more TO
Malone, who has already commenced to
distribute it among the few jackmen he
can trust. In order to throw the Virginia
Democrats off the scent, it was given out
that Chaffee had been sent to North Caro-
lima to see what could be done in that
State, but his real visit was to Virginia,
and for the object stated. 1t will thus
be seen that Malone and the National
Republican Committee have entered into
a conspiracy to buy The vote of Virginia
at the coming presidential election
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1So4-The Cold Facts-1oS4


A partial list of the mills. furnaces and
workshops in Pennsylvania and Eastern
Ohio that have reduced wages 10 to 25 per
cent. within the past month:
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company. Cleve-
land, OHIO. employing $500 men.
Oliver Bros. Il Phillips, Pittsburgh. 5, 900
men.
Dilworth, Potter 81 Co., Pittsburgh, 500
man.
Cam bra Iron Company, Johnstown, Pa,
8 600 men.
Beaver Falls Shoe Factory, SEQ men.
Gen. Beavers Nail Works, at Bsllefonte.
800 men.
Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkesbarre, Pa.
5000 men.
Monongahela River Miners, 5000 men.
Hooking Valley Miners. Ohio, about
i 900 men.
Numerous furnaces, stove boundaries aud
mills East that could not be enumerated
at present.
Phoenix Iron Company, Pheaixville, Pa,
r.. II. Poweil's Sons Il Co., Saxton, Pa.
Fairview Nail Works, Harrisburg. Pa,
Paxton tor Iron Works, Harrisburg, Pa,
1000 mer.
Chesapeake Iron Works. Harrisburg, Pa,
600 men.
Dunoannon Iron Works, Duneannon,
Perry county. Pa, 1000 men.
HollIdaysburg Iron and Rail Mill Holli-
daysburg, Pa.
Jacobus and Nimick Manufacturing Co.,
Hroadhead, Pa, 500 men.
Boston Post.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-10-31

When the Blaine and Logan banner
stretched across the street between the
VirQiaian Office and the Internal Revenue
office fell and trailed in the dust at sun
rise on the morning of the Ohio election,
some negroes who witnessed it had their
superstitious apprehensions aroused by
the i'll or ened accident and exclaimed,
''Dar now.''
In the light of subsequent events it
seems that the direct apprehensions of
their party may have we'll been foreshad-
owed by the fall of that flag of their lead
er. 1t may we'll be imagined that Blaine
himself. when he heard the correct report
from Ohio exclaimed. with even more
earnestness that did the Stanton negroes,
.'Dar now"
The Plumed Knave when canvass!ng
Ohio wrote, nothing less than 10000 ma.
jority there would do him any good.''
Doubtless he has many times since wished
he had added s'Burn this" Everything
seems to indicate that Cleveland, "the
man Of destiny will win again as he has
always done, and that Blaine will fail
again as he has failed before.
Vote the straight Democratic ticket
H., sc 80 -, 81, toI.
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THOMAS A. HRNDRfoRs was onea elect
ed Vice-P President; a conspiracy of Re-
publicans prevented his Inauguration. 1t
is the religious duty of every man who
voted for him in 1876 to support him
again. Hlse, freemen of Augusta. and
ayenge the wrong done Thomas A, Hem
bricks.
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Vote for CLEVELAND, HENDRICKS,
TUCKER, AND REFoRM-for LOWER
TAXES and HONEST GOVERNMENT.
HON. JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER.
No good Democrat-no man who de-
sres to see the thieving horde of Office
holders in Washington driven from pow
err, can consistently vote against Mr..
Tucker. For ten years he has represented
with singular ability the old 9Th District in
Congress, and no man can say aught
against one single act Of his private or off
cial life. 1t has been charged by his po-
litical opponents that Mr.. fuckers tariff
views, if carried into execution, would
strike deadly blow at every material in
terest of Virginia. This is absolutely and
unqualiedly false. Mr.. Tucker stands
squareIy and fairly on the Chicago Demo.
cratic platform, which declares in EN-.
phatic terms for such tariff as may be
necessary to protect American labor. A
higher tariff than this is unconstitutional,
and robbery of the people.
Much has been said of Mr.. Tucker s ire
ecord." Upon that record be appeals to the
people and will not appeal in vain. James
6. Blaine would to-day give all his earthly
possessions for such record as Ran.
Tucker has-undimmed. unstained by one
simple act of official dereliction. Demo-
Gratis of Augusta 60 to the polls and vote
for honest, brilliant Tucker.
You will honor yourselves by doing SO.
He will guard your interests with sleepless
jealousy and our representative in Con-
gress will take still higher stand in the
nations councils.
Vote for CLEVELAND, HENDRICKS,
TUCKER, AND REFoRM-for LOWER
TAXES and HONEST GOVERNMENT.
4 LAST APPEAL.
This issue ends the VINDICATOR s work
in the great Presidential contest of 1884.
We have striven faithfully to provo why
Cleveland should be elected over corrupt
iGnist Blaine. and our readers must de-
eide whether the reasons assigned are good
and sufficient.
To the Democratic voters of Augusta
we make this final appeal: Let nothing
aoitham your poaoer be left undone to bring
Democratic uOters to the polls. This
county can give Cleveland l 900 majority
If nyr fpl1 vote ia n0lIpd
Our enemies have made thorough can
vass of the county, and into the ears of
the uniformed and doubling have been
poured marve lous tales Of the glory and
prosperity that will come to the country
under Republican administration. Much
Of their work can yet be undone, if proper
fort is made.
See that no man is left at home who
will vote the Democratic ticket if brought
to the polls. Do your duty is all we ask,
and old Augusta will roll up tidal wave
majority.
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PROTECTION,

A great deal is said about the protection
of our home Industries. Every paper and
every speaker is discussing the question.
Y ct there are other great interests not
less essential to the welfare of our coun-
try, which need protection.
We need protection Of our national
government against the oligarcy which
threatens to hold it in spite of the voice
Of the people, to override its constitution
al guarantees, and make it an instrument
of oppression-to make the people its
helpless slaves, rather than its sovereign
constituents.
We need protection against the great
syndicates who are banded together to
hold and use this government in the in
terest of corrupt party at the expense of
the whole people.
We need protection against the Star
route thieves and robberies in all depart
ments of the government.
We need protection of the ballot box
against the thousands of Pension Agents,
Deputy Marshals. and Supervisors, armed
with brides to corrupt, and bulldog re-
Volvers to terrorize the people and crush
out the freedom of the ballot.
We need protection for the honest aud
toiling millions against the burdens of
unjust and oppressive taxation by which
over four hundred millions of the peoples
money is lying idle in the National
Treasury.
We need protection for several hundred
thousand working men, who by Repub
lican tariff are either working on half-paJ
or are thrown out of employment with
starving families.
We need protection against the Repub-
lican bosses in the North and West who
have threatened to discharge many thou
sand dependent workmen and operatives
il they refuse to vote for Blaine.
We need protection for our farmers,
whose wheat is selling for seventY-fve
cents per bushel, and all other products
at similar sacrifice.
We need protection for our mechanics,
who are crying and suffering for work,
and for our trade and business men whose
stores are closed or idle under the wide
spread stagnation in all business under
the operations of the present tariff.
We need protection for the American
flag, for our National honor and welfare
on the high seas. and in foreign parts
where we have no navy for which mill
lions have been appropriated, but used for
no other purpose than to enrich official
jobbers and contractors.
We need protection against bad legisla-
ton, against corrupt rulers. against wick.
edness in high official places, against the
desperate conspirators who have usurped
all the powers of our Nationel Govern
ment and intend to rule or ruin.
We need protection by an honest, eco
nomical government, government OF
the people, by the people and for the
people.
To secure these benign results let every
freeman vote for Cleveland and Hen
bricks.
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A BASELESS FABRICATION.

- As-A
The Republicans, in their desperate
hatred of Gov. Cleveland, have been cir
culating the report that he signed bill
permitting mixed schools in New York
city. No Democrat believed it, but to
set the matter at rest, Andrew J. Butts.
Esq. of this county, wrote to Gov. Cleve-
land, personally, in reference to the mat
ter, and on Saturday last received the
following reply:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
ALBANY, October 23rd, 1854.
Dear Sir: The bill Gov. Cleveland
signed was bill continuing separate col
ored schools in New York city. No
bill of the kind you mentioned ever
reached him. Very truly yours, &c,
DANIEL S. LAMONT, Private Sec'y,
Mr.. ANDREW J. BUTTS.
SO endeth the last campaign falsehood
intended to seduce white Virginians into
voting for Blaine. Mr.. Lamont is Gov.
Cleveland's private secretary, and the
original letter is now in the possession of
Capt. James Bumgardner, jr. 1t comes
with bad grace from a party which gave
the negro the right of suffrage and the
privilege to force himself on white people
in railroad cars. hotels and theatres, to
charge the Democratic party with being
in favor of mixed schools. That day will
never come so long as the Anglo-Saxon
blood of the South flows in Democratic
veins. Close up the ranks, men of Au-
gusta, and on next Tuesday administer a
singing rebuke to these traducers Of q
noble, honest man.
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WAYNEsBoRo. Va. Oct. 80. 1884.

W I NEsbOHV, A., OCU OU, ISOf.
Editor Vlndicator: It is reported here,
and throughout our voting precinct, by a
noted Republican, that several of our
prominent (some Working) Democrats are
going to vote and support Blaine, for the
purpose of influencing others. This pro-
nounce al unmitigated falsehood. [ don't
know a Democrat who is going to vote
for Blaine at this precinct.
Respectfully,
B. G.. WRIGHT,
Chairman Democratic Club.
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Go to the polls EARLY next Tuesday
morning, and also see that your neighbors
come out and vote.
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The Republican party clamors for high
protective tariff. What protection does
it promise you, farmers of Augusta?
Its ruinous tariff policy has destroyed your
the nation.
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Vote for CLEVELAND, HENDRICKS,
TUCKER, AND REFoRM-for LOWER
TAXES and HONEST GOVERNMENT.
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Vote for CLEVELAND, HENDRICKS,
TUCKER, AND REFORM-for LOWER
TAXES and HONEST GOVERNMENT.
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CONSERVING AGAINST vINeINIA.

u
EX-SENATOR CHAFFEE, COMES INTO
THIS STATE AS AGENT FOR THE DIRTY
WORK.
HEADQUARTERS
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Oct. %, 1854.
Information received here to-day from
several reliable sources indicates that
funds to a considerable extent have been
sent to Virginia to capture the State and
secure the success OF the electoral ticket
for Blaine and Logan. Let our people
know at once what influences are at
work. JOHN S. BARBOUR,
Chairman.
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Vote the straight Democratic ticket
this is no time for scratching.
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ed Vice-President; conspiracy of Re-
publicans prevented his Inauguration. 1t
is the religious duty of every man who
voted for him IN 1875 to support HIM
again. Rise, freemen of Augusta. and
avenge the wrong done Thomas A. Hen
bricks.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-10-31

Every true Democrat will vote for John
Randolph Tucker, our honest and gifted
candidate.
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ELECTORS AT LARGE.

ELECTORS AT LARGE.
JOHN GOoDE, Norfolk.
WALLER r. STAPLES, Montgomery.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
1st-JoHN Nicely, Accomac.
2d-BAKER 2. LEE, Elizabeth City.
3d-R. H. CARDwELL, Hanover.
4th-W. T. ATKINS, Mecklenburg.
5th-B. B. MUNFoRD, Pittsylvania.
5th-J. Fl. Fl. FIaGAT, Botetourt.
7th-D. S. HENKEL, Shenandoah.
Sth-THos. SMITH, Fauquier.
9th-S. W. WILLIAMS, Bland.
Oth-CAMM PATTERSON, Buckingham
FOR CONGRESS TENTH DISTRICT
HON. J. r. TUCKER,
OF ROCKBRIDGE.
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Vote for Cleveland and honesty
against Blaine and dishonesty.
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ELECT Garfield and there will be stes dy
work. better wages and prosperity for the
workingman.H
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Vote fer CIevela nd, an honest man and
true friend OF tha people.
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138O-Republican Promises-1SSO.
ELECT Hancock and there will be idle
ness, panper wages and the poor-house 70,
the W0rklngman."
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~>A>N>~

Vote the straight Democratic ticket
this is no time for scratching.
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MICHIGAN FUsIONIsTs HOPEFUL.

FLINT, October 25.-Reports received
from all parts OF the State indicate the
election of the entire Fusion State and
National ticket. Nothing but corruption
funds will prevent it.
JEROME EDDY,
Chairman Democratic State Committee
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CHICAGO, Oct. Psf the election were
held to-day there would not be 5000 Re-
publican maj )rity at The most. Carter
Harrison would run 5000 ahead of the
Democratic electors and would be elected.
This statement is very conservative. A
poll, as fal as a poll is practicable and es-
Inmates where it is not, maks the State
cfo ro =.