Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-29
STAuNTON DEMOCRATS.
BIo RATyEYcArlos nEETyso.
spsssbes OF Hon. W. ID. iii,I, OF Ohio, and
Hon. John Randolph Taeksr-Great En-

Especial telegram 10 The Dispatch.J
STANTON, Va, July es.-The first Dem
ccratic ratification meeting Of The campaig,
IN the Valley was beld here to-day, and
great crowd was present. The meeting
was opened in the courthouse. whicl
could not contain the crowd. James Bum
gardner, Jr.. county chairman, called thi
meeting 10 order. Colonel skinner wa
elected chairman, and the speakers, Hons
W. ID. Hill, Of Ohio, and Randolph Ticker
were escorted TO the stand and introduced
amidst great applause. Mr.. Hill Is one OF
the beet campaign speakers our people
ever listened TO. and Is 4 great favor.
ltc here. having spoke several times
here two years ago. The Resdiusters
acknowledge he did them more harm than
any man Then on the stump. His remarks
on the tariff to-day were pa ticularly strong,
and. dry as the subject Is, he made u in
teresting TO the large and mixed assem-
b'aGe. His arrlignment OF the Republican
party was really unanswerable as be ran
over one item after another where they had
taxed the Injuries OF tho rich low and the
necessities OF the masses high. They had
struck ut the woo.-growers OF Ohio, rob
bling them OF Is per cent. on their wool,
and now having, ~ they supposed, lost the
State, Put plank in their platform saying
IL they VIII give them another trial they
will set them right. II /. was wrong, VIII,
did they do il at firsty At the present rate
OF increase
THE SURPLUS IN THE TREASURY
will reach one billion dollars before the
public debt can be redeemed, and still they
are adding to it, and making fine promises
to distribute it among the people. The
best way 10 distribute public funds IL to
leave them in the peoples pockets, and
not crush them to the earth with useless
tax. [Applause.l The speaker saw an old
friend up in the gallery chewing tobacco,
and sid: "There, my friend has abou.
ten cents worth in bis mouth eight cents
in taxes and two cents worth Of tobacco.
Can he stand that" tGreat laughter.
They spent millions hunting all over the
county to find gallon Of peach brandy
in a mans cellar made from the irnlt
Oh his own trees, and In hiring OIL
GERS to get down on their knees and
smell at the bung OF an empty
whiskey-barre. [Laughter.l The taxes
collected, he WAS Informed, were enough to
pay the salaries Of the officers that col
lected them, but these men came in mighty
well at election times. He was for abol-
ishing the whole internal-revenue system.
loud appiause.] Among other tax enor-
mites be spoke OF the 60 per cent. OF salt.
II was free gift OF God ont OF the free
water and the free earth, and it ought to
be free to the fifty millions OF people who
used ii. Englishmen got their sugar 80
per cent. cheaper than Americans. Put
your tax or wi les, silks, brOadclotl, fine
goods and the luxuries Of the rich. aud
make 1t low on the necessaries OF the work
ing-men, such as blankets, common goods.
salt, &c. The Republicans spoke granily
about the increasing population under
their administration.
PANIC AND DISTRESS
followed The election Of Grant and the seat.
ing OF Hayes when Tilden was elected.
Loud and long applause.l Panic and dis
Iress followed the election Of Garfield, and
,tlli they would have you 20 on doing the
'ame thing. But we must have a change.
The country wanted change. II must
follow the example Of the farmer. He
changed his crops and nc changed his
'tOck. Change is necessary IN farming,
thh II 10 htNNoohis III lbiAAlN1s " = nAAAA
o get new set OF men, then, at Wash
ngton to take look INTO those books.
Applause.l We want to have another
ballot and fair count, and we mean to
nave it, too. Eliza PinkstOn Is dead, and
hey can't find another in the southern
states. Mr.. Hill closed his two hours
peech amid loud applause and congritu-
atoms.
I nd oil hnw nd faNa
Fucker, but the crowd out doors clamored
or him to come outside, 50 the meeting
'oted to adjourn to
THE COURTHOUSE GREEN,
nd Mr.. Tucker addressed an immense au-
Hence from q table on the p0rtico, where
e spoke for two hours and hall. In the
uiset he alluded TO the good nomination
he Democratic party had made as con-
rasted with the bad nomination the Repub- |
can party had made. The Republican |
Grty in revolt declared thst James r. |
Elaine is not 1T TO be President OF The |
)nited States, and that Grover CleYehud !
man without spot or blemiSh, aad So |
~ we. After drawing a parallel between |
be two candidates for the presidency aud |
be yice-p presidency he asked, NOW which |
III you have FOR President Of the United !
iatCsf" l say, " Hurrah for Cleveland" |
he deafening shout that followed was |
atitcation enough from lhc Democracy. |
be speaker said IL an old nan VINO mad |
cen in politics FOR forty years. advocating |
hat be honestly thought 10 be right, |
-ould he excused for giving his opinion /
s 10 Whit the Democratic party demanded, |
e would say they demanded reform. The |
party had dtfOrmed the politics
the country. and the Democracy wantsd
, restore The COnsi ution by eXpunging |
DC Republican party which had destroyed !
. Scii-suTgery was 2 very diaicult opera.
on. Tho patient will finch from bis own
niic and never be able 10 ampU,l'c the |
often leg The Republican party would
ever be able 10 EFT oil.
TIE DEMOCRATIC PATTY
ovid have 10 60 Il for them. We viii |
ave to employ Or. Cleveland. lie had !
Gr,d INo bodies polite. Ee bad cured |
uilaiO and he Lad cmed New lOrf. and |,
q vii cure Uncl" sam If IL does hurt and
hen he cuts OF tie rotten leg and throws
away The air will get pure again. loud
tighter and applausel The speaker then
the I;rty which. four years ago.
I'd begged us TO vote i0r their Hancock |
ckct, saying ,hey we're better Democrat,
IAN We were, and now they have dumped
Re whole concern solid'y irto tbc R-puh-
an parry. What changes Wemust Sigh.
! this battle Tor a victory over ihe m.l-
anary soldiers Of the spoiis party IN iAyor
the champions Of honesty and reform.
re defeat would
ELL TUE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Il would never rally again. Now Oh.
ucstiOn had often been asked. Hb1. $500
eople OF Virginia viii DC with the Ihie-J I
Iatiormf saTepresentatiyc Of thlpariy,
say we viii stand upon 30. - .s good
A. to myself leave ihli to
~. I am no protectiunist. am no Free
raider. am, aud Nirgmiais. for q redcc.
on 81 the tariff, such p reduction r. VIII I
~ aGect The wages OF the iab0riug man.
here we VIII stand. loud huzZaAs.I lie
anted 10 be- allowed 30 e staple way 20
" few words on this tarif question and /
sntCG the CclOgcd men 10 listen. How
uch do y0u Vlrgimiaus pay for State
XCs? one aud hall million people pay 90
'o Stale governments s3,5uD, 0}j--1p9ut
.C0 for each man, woman. and child Thai.
pa say, seems pretty hard. How much 40 ,
Ju pay 10 Uncle 9amy l1u don't sac
ny collector, 0ut you drink tax, ami
~ chew Tax, and You wear tax,
ID you pay an intrrnai-Ieyenue tex %
-20.0C0, OoO. or g. head. In The article
blankets S4,000,0o0 are paid TO the
)rihern manufacturers on account 0i The
Oh tariff on them kepuiUg The foreign !