Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-10-29
n SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTIsER.-
THE REPUBLICAN RALLY.

The extensively advertised rally of the Re
publicans for Monday did not bring out tn,
faithful to the extent expected. The crowd wa.
very slow to assemble Notwithstanding tn,
drum and fife were employed to beat up tn,
rank and file. Mr.. Craig, Chairman ofthe Com
mittee and the Speakers were on the stant
some time before the number was considered
sufficient to open the proceedings. Mr. Crais
before calling to order said "if the boys will
give pretty good whoop the house will soor
be full' The whoop was given but the house
was at no time filled and when he introduced
Mr.. Berkeley there were about two hundred
| whites and one hundred colored present The
whites Increased to three hundred whilst Mr.
Berkeley was speaking. He said but little
which referred to the canvass, but great dea
about himself and to make his sudden lear
/ from the democracy to republicanism accept.
able to democrats, wishing that there might be
| hundred in the house to hear him, and
! through his entire speech his political coutse
| seemed to bear heavily upon his time and
| thoughts The reason he assigned for it was
policy. Nor was there much argument or logic
| in his talk about Virginians cultivating a me
gro crop" He showed how he had disposed OF
John Goode in Tazewell and how little that
great man" as he said and 'six feet, four inches
i ulSn WIFI All arm Ol GT6Iu6nQOuS 1eD3Gn," naO
| to say before him on the question at issue. He
| touched lightly on the tariff, leaving that dry
question for his friend who would follow him.
| He talked about the currency, the navy, the
army, and foreign affairs, but not one word
about the internal revenue, the contraction OF
the circulating medium. but as he sail skip
ped along through his speech. Mr.. Berkeley
is a pleasant and courteous gentleman, and
when referring to prominent opponen in Vir-
| ginia always did so in complimentary terms,
and he might have let Goode stand on his own
measurement, which is not over six feet if that,
nor is his arm longer than Mr.. Berkeiey's. He
| stated the point of honesty made against
| Blaine and refuted it by the usual compli-
mentary vote to the speaker at the adjourn
4 ment OF the sessions of the House of Repre-
sentatives and by Mr. Bayard when as Sena-
tor he voted for his confirmation Secretary
/ of State, and these two references 10 his mind
were overwhelming and conclusive. He touch
ed lightly on gan, referring to the Rocking
ham ex-Confederates who had honored him
with an inv satio1 to come to Virginia, but did
not inform his hearers who they were, for he
ought to know that, that very statement bears
mystery on its face. Moreover the first an
nouncement of such a startling disclosure is
not made in Rockin CHAM, but in Washing ton
canvsss-the principal objection to MIR. Tucker
so far as he stated it, was upon Blair's educa-
tional bili.
Referring to the Legislature, he made it out a
very DOR concern, passing but one measure of
any i'm portance or value aud that was borrowed
from the readjuster bill at the former session
rcgulat ing sales of property. AT the conclusion
of his speech. a venerable gentleman on the
stand pr esented him with large red apple.
which he accepted with graceful bow.
Mr.. Craig then ntfoduced iu a short and very
complimentary speech, Hon. Alphonzo B. Hart,
of Ohio, VINO commenced on the tariff, and
went away back to Washington and Madison.
He dragged heavily and the crowd began to
diminish. a e evidently noticed the effect he
was product ng, nor could he rally till
some person not of his views propounded
a question. Interruption always helps any
speaker and gave the Ohioan an opportunity to
talk good deal a bout England, concluding that
feature of his spe ech by saying if the election
was in England Blaine would get no votes
but Cleveland would poll strong.
Stretching the administrations and coming to
Buchanan's. he said he was the last demo-
cratic presid ent elected, aud the last democrat
that ever would be ell ,cted. Coming on to Lin
coin, he desc ribed the condition of the country,
lion. He ev identity saw that the term ''rebell-
lionu did no t set well, whe he finished the war
business by saying Lee Wa brave General
and so was j ackson and Mahone. and what
great count ry we would have if we had a pro-
tective tart II.
Mr.. jacob Yost be.ug on the stand responded
to 1atterin.g calls and proved that IA Ohio was
once part of Augusta county, the e enteman
who had spoken was {. SON or the son OF son
ofAusus1a or something of that kind
Launching out into the nevis of the canvass
he stated that he had canvasse the whoiH 0is'
trlct except Augusta county anS now he Wo1in
attend to that. he rallied his friends and de-
molished Tucker several times ancs said he was
sure of victory.
Before the speaking commenced, Mr.. W. ID.
Peyton offered strong party resolutio rs which
were unanimously passed.
The hog is q very gross feeder and is cOnSe-
quently always liable to eat too much This
brings about Indigestion, diarrhoea &c. When
suffering from this cause give him Days Horse
and Cattle Powder every day with his fo cd.
Hon. j. RAN. fuckers APPOINTMENTS
Hon. j. Ran. Tucker will speak this week at
the following times and paces:-
Goshen Thursday, at P. M.
Rockbridge Baths Thursday, at P. NJ.
Coilierstown, Friday, at ~ P. n.
Fairfield. Saturday. IA P. NJ.
Campbel's Mill, Monday. Nov. Bird, at7P. NJ.
Maj. Holmes Conrad will speak in Lexin,;
ton on Monday next-Court- day.
SPEAKING BY BUMGARDNER AND TUCKER
Capt. Jas. Bumgardner. Jr., and H. st. Geo.
Tucker, will address the citizens of Augusta at
the following points.
Thursday. october 30th. 2 P. NJ, Newport,
Thursday, October 30th, TX P. NJ, Midway. /
Friday, Oct 5lst ~ P. NJ, Weyer's Cave.
Saturday, Noven Der LIST, Sherando.
MIR. EDWARD ECdoI4S will address the peo. y