The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-09
Speaking at Mcdowell.

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Speaking at Mcdowell.
A writer from Mcdowell, Va, signing
himself "Tidette' in the Richmond State
of the I'd inst. makes statement which
was intended to create wrong impression
about the discussion at that place on the
Both, between Messrs. lost and Tucker.
He says The arrangement was for Mr.
Yost to lead off in an hour and quarter,
Mr.. Tucker to reply in all hour and half.
Mr.. Y. to rejoin in Il half hour and Mr.. T..
to conclude in a quarter of an hour. They
spoke from the portico of Mr.. Bradshaw's
house. Mr.. Yost spoke for the entire
length of his time without a single inter-
ruption.
When be was through Mr.. Tucker took
the stand, and was greeted with great
cheering. When he attempted to proceed
he was interrupted by yels and shouts OF
the men on the other side to such an ex-
tent that at one time it seemed the dis
cussion would close, and once and again
Mr.. Yost came forward and appealed to
his people to keep quiet, saying that as he
had been accorded quiet and respectful
hearing they should give the same to Mr..
Tucker
The facts Of the case are these, as we
learn from parties who were present :
Before the discussion had commenced a
request had been made that as little noise
as possible be made, as there was a 81 ok
lady in the mel ghborhood, and in her weak
condition, any unusual demonstrations
might have an unfavorable effect on her.
When Mr.. Y ost went to the stand, the
disposition of his friends was to cheer
him, and indeed, they commenced to do
SO. He instantly madea statement of the
request that had been made, and asked his
friends not to applaud or do anything that
would be calculated to disturb the sick
lady. This request was respected, and he
proceeded with his speech without COM
paratively any interruption. When he had
concluded Mr.. Tucker advanced to the
stand, and as he did so, some one of his
friends, in the audience, proposed three
cheers for the old wheel horse of De-
mocracy.''. They were given with will.
This was regarded as an act of bad faith
by the Republicans, and there then was
some interruption during MI. Tucker S
remarks. At the earnest appeal of Mr..
Yost. they were quoted, and the discus
sion proceeded This, we learn was the
provocation for the response from the
crowd to some of Mr.. fuckers extrava-
CANT statements and idle boasting.
AS to ''drubbing" being administered by
Mr.. Tucker to Mr.. Yost, and the crowd
being to for the former, that was all in
s.Vidette 81 Imagination. A very decided
majority of the audience was with Mr..
Yost. and so far as the drubbing was con-
cerned, that was on the other side.
This was the fourth time the candidates
had met in joint discussion, MI. Tucker
having declined to discuss on four other
different occasions, and in three of the en-
counters Mr.. Yost had to submit to Mr..
fuckers terms, and lead off. in order to
get him into debate. Wien the campaign
opened, Mr.. fuckers friends proclaimed
through the public prints that it would be
cruelty to pit Yost against Tucker, as
Tucker would overwhelm and crush him,
wherever they met. We.have ~ only
received many verbal statements from i'm
partial gentlemen, who heard the several
joint discussions, but received letters from
strangers, not residents of the State, but
who were present at meetings of the cam
didates, and all Of them unite in the
conclusion thatat the joint debates. at Lex
ington, Warm Springs, Covington and
Mcdowell, Mr.. Tucker was badly worsted,
his indefensible record so clearly and con-
nectedly exposed, and his misrepresenta-
tive character as member of Congress
from this Valley, made so plain that his
own friends had to acknowledge that he
lost support. while his opponent gained.
We have no taste for this Find of writing,
but Mr.. Y lost is the nominee of the Re-
publican party-its recognized repre-
sentative in this contest, and we have a
duty to discharge to him in that capacity.
We mean that he shall have justice done
him so far as it is in our power to do so, and
to correct the false statements. which have
been Systematically made by partizan cor
of Democratic papers ever
since the campaign opened, with a view
20 making Mr.. Tucker very great man
md his canvass one continued triumph.
We promised when this canvass was
commenced, that Mr.. Tucker would come
)ut of it a very much diminished states
nan THAT it would be shown UP that he
lad not single claim upon which to pred
cate the exalted pretensions of himself
md friends, that his platitudes about in
lividual rights, about government, about
he limitations of State and National
'ower, about the powers of the govern
nent under the constitution, when they
we're not repetitions from text books on
POLITICAL economy, were heresies of the
calhoun emanation tried and found want
g-exploded, and condemned by the
country as incendiary and ruinous. If
reverted views of the constitutional |
he absence Of an understanding of the |
wants of the people and the agencies to
observe them-if studied efforts to re-
i've and infame the passions and preju-
Ices of the war-to resurrect the bitter |
ceilings which naturally followed the close |
f armed hostilities to ignore the friend
hip and desire to cultivate catholic |
ointment between the sections, by the |
apital and enterprise which have con-
tructed our railroads, opened our mines,
uilt our factories, and aided in every
Practicable way in developing our natural
these things may be called
craftsmanship, then Mr.. Tucker is states
nan, but not otherwise.
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Sensible Democrats will now admit that
he campaign Of lying they inaugurated
t the inception Of this contest and have
ept it up to this time has been a failure.
nd recoiled upon them. This is evil
enced by the growing popularity Of
Elaine and the certainty of his election by
n overwhelming popular majority. The
eople have a sense of right and fairness
hich when aroused, is a fearful thing
N a corrupt party to deal with, but the
did not know this until it wast
IA Lotto rThau will koon nm tb;c nndI