Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-07-25

who raise the clubs will receive ten per
cent. on the amount of money sent, SO
that their work will not be without pecu-
mary profit.
THE OPENING OF THE REPUBLICAN
CAMPAIGN.
THE NEW LINE OF ASSAULT ON
VIRGINIA.
GEN. MALONE ON THE DANvILLE MAS
sACRE"-A WARM PERSONAL FRIEND
OF BLAINE's DELIVERS A sERMON-A
LARGE GATHERING BUT LARGE
LACK OF ENTHUSIASM.
[Repor ted for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.]
HARRIsoNBURG, July 81.
In the centre of the court house lawn
this morning stood a covered platform.
Along its front ran some miniature nation
al flags. On the uprights were tackled white
plumes ominously lntermixed with black
plumes. Projecting from one side was
white banner with red and purple velvet
hangings and gilt sliding rings. On the
white field was inscribed "Blaine and
Logan Stanton Club No. ~ Lounging
on the green little way off was the Mt.
Sidney brass band. and coming down the
street was the Edinburg brass hand. Both
bands had come with political clubs. All
Of M U
departure Gen. Malone was to make at
noon. His own departure was made some
time since, but he came now to see how
many white Readjuster Democrats he
could persuade to go with him. He was
escorted to the platform by 1t. Gov John
f. Lewis. The 1t. Governors face was
calm and immovable, and he did not pre-
sent the usual appearance of gentleman
in the act of eating crow. Gen. Malone
is "aging' very fast, and to me his face
presented more haggard appearance than
/ ever saw it wear before. His eyes are no
longer the piercing Gnes of old, and both
his hair and beard are very grey, and lave
a thin and scattered look. His costume in
some respects was eccentric. He wore
long black coat which hung loosely on bis
person; white vest with gold buttons, and
black pants which were pleated in front
below the waistband. His collar and
cuffs are peculiar and open out like the
mouth of horn. Under his vest he wears
a heavy gold neck chain which ponds lib
orally below the bottom of the vest and
must be considerably over yard IN length.
Gold spectacles and pair of neat
fitting shoes, that the valnest dude might
envy, completed the costume. The wealth
of gold buttons, watch chain and specta-
Gle impressed the beholder at once with
the conviction that this was the friend of
the worklngman" Of which we hear so
much. just as, when we saw the hand
s)me banner described above. brought on
the stage by Gauger followed by the
Collector of the Internal Revenue, we
.,euld be certain that this was the banner
of the People. The other speakers who
followed on the platform were Henry G.
Parsons, late Vice President of the ALE
ghany Railroad, Frank s. Blair. Attorney
General, and Hon. John 5. Wise.
Looking out from the platform we
could see that it was what is called a
large court day, and the meeting itself
was as large as any of the meetings OF the
same political faith that have seen here.
The secret was unwitingly explained to
me. I YVES introduced to venerable Ma
hone man, and said some pleasant words
to him about the size of the crowd.
eyes" said the cid gentleman, Il rode
all round my country to stir 'em out"
A political friend of his tried to stop
this damaging explanation of an ''inVol-
untary outpouring of the people," but too
late. The fact is that the new "Republi-
CAM mana gers made the greatest effort to
procure a good attendance at this the
first meeting in Virginia held under the
eve of the new chief. 4 goodlY number OF
the crowd were also decorated with Blaine
and Logan badges pinned to their lappels
ARARE JEWEL.
DIR. Webb, whose claim to have been
elected Senator from Rockingham was
disallowed after investigation by the Vir'
SAAS
meeting. The Doctor introduced him.
self to The crowd as the "headless Senator
from Rockingham" and Immediately
started off on high figurative key. He
said Virginia.had many jewels. But sol
' all the Jewels that flash. glitter. corruscate
in Vireinia's diadem." there the eloquent
snesker's hat blew off the stand, creating
a momentaIy stoppage in the stream),
crescent to YOU the chief-Wm. Malone.
With that the Doctor replaced his own dia
dam. ornamented with black band, Sc
curely on his head and looked at the
crowd. Virginia'S Chief Jewel took a
hitch in his peated waistbana and sham-
bled to the front, carrying piece OF VEIL
ing paper filled With tariff calculations, In
bis hand. The applause with which he
was received was disappointment. 1t
was no more like the old time john Paul
reception in Readjuster times than 6
breeze is to hurricane. And this differ
ence I observed throughout the meeting.
do not allude to the funereal SILENCE that
prevailed while Col. Parsons was preach
inc. for that would have occurred with any
audience, Democrat or Republican, but
speak of the reception of Malone himself,
and his address all through. His most
vicjous hits at the Bourbon Democrats
were permitted to pass in dead silence.
It looked to me as if 1.-THE boys" the old
Democratic Readjusters, who used to