Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-10-03
GLORIOUS DAY /!
In HarrisOnburg.
SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER,
DIR. WEBB AND CAPT.
LURTY SPEAK.
THE BOURBON SIDE SHOW.
DBAwS A SMALL CROWD.
From Spirit of the Valley ]

an old fashioned political field day.
The Democrats had extensively ad-
vertised that Hon. Walter X. Sta
pies would be present as one OF
their speakers, and that announce
ment caused a larger turnout oil
democrats than usual. Judge
Staples for some, to us, unknown
cause failed to put in an appear
ance, much to the disappointment
of the majority of his political
friends. They occupied the East
side of the Court House, and the
crowd worried along listening to
local talent. Hon. John T., Hon.
Chas. T., and several lesser lights
iawed the air, and straddled the
tariff question until about four
O'Clock.
The Republicans occupied the
Court House, filling every inch OF
space, and very many of our voters
were unable to obtain admission.
The Mt. Sidney Band discoursed
some excellent music from the
gallery, after which our gallant
standard. bearer, DR.. j. b. Webb,
spoke for about forty minutes.-
The DR.. is not in good health and
evidently was physically unfit for
the task, but duty spurred him on,
and the cheers with which he was
received and the many telling hints
he made being applauded to the
echo, showed that he had the un.
divided sympathy of the immense
audience.
The DR.. commenced by saying,
"HOw are you going to vote in
1884 was the question asked last
Fall by every Democratic speaker
in the State. The sea of faces be
fore me answer most emphatically
that the people of old Rockingham
will vote with that party that fOs-
ters and cares for the material in.
terests of all the people of this
State and this country, and thai
party is the Republican party,
now long led in this national con
test by James G.. Blaine and John
/ A. Logan. The impression has
gone forth that / had retired
inglOriously from the COngression
al contest; such is not true, and my
friends and opponents will find il
me their standard bear until the
sun goes down November 4th.
DR.. Webb then rapidly reviewed
the political record of his opponent
Col. O'Ferrall: ridiculed the
Coloners claim to being the champ
ion of the "white mans party th'
representative of "a free vote anC
a fair count and that he, thI
Colonel, made his boasts that he
did not want any cOlOred man.
vote. He showed the infamies o
O'FerralPs canvass, in Clarke anC
Warren counties, as cOntrastet
with his statements in Rockingham
He then showed the Bourbon Dem
Ocrats' idea of retrenchment ant
reform as exemplified in the Stat
of Virginia, referring to the election
in seventeen counties of readjuster
to the Senate House Of Delegates
aud their being unSeated withou
a shadow of right of justice. HI
also spoke of the "RefOrm" Demo
cratic Legislature decapitating tn
different Offices of all public in
sttutiOns in the State. He the
hastily reviewed the State debt que
tiOn, claiming that the readjuster
settled in one year what the 81
, called reform party were unable I
settle in nine years. He the
proclaimed himself a Projections
and stated that it was the interes
of all Virginians to be Protection
lists. He said that the Tariff is th
' only living issue, no matter hO
cunningly the party of reforI
might talk. He then referred t
the Danville riots, and conclude
= amidst the greatest applause.
DIR. Webb was followed by OF
u. S. Senator, Hon. II. Ii. Riddl
berger. Senator Riddleberger d
voted nearly all of his time to
discussion of the Tariff Questio
3 We wish that every man in Roc
, ingham could have heard Senat'
r. Riddleberger on this vital tOpi
His explanation of it was u
= plainest and most satisfactory thi
we ever listened to. 1t wOnld be
good idea to have the Senator
views on the Tariff printed, al
placed in the hands of every vOt
in Virginia. His argument
favor of Protection was simply u
answerable. The Senator vi
: frequently applauded during Il
!! delivery of his speech.
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