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


Malone is little of an orator and still less
OF stump speaker, but there were some
passages in his speech delivered with such
venom of matter and manner, that un-
voluntarily looked around to witness the
applause of those who thought with him.
None came.
HIS SPEECH.
He had evidently prepared bis speech IN
advance of the occasion for he thanked
them for 1.-The warmth of this welcome"
and attributed it to 1.-The inspiration for
never faltering manhood, love for liberty
and devotion of the citizen" which
s'aroused their enthusiasm" He went on
to say that when partisan excuses over
step the bounds provided for the govern
ment of organized society, and delegated
trusts are perverted to abrdge the rights
and liberties of the people, the time has
come for men-brave men, knowing we'll
their rights, to dare maintain them. True
it is, that the election you are so shortly
to participate in does not comprehend your
State government, but true 1t also is,
nevertheless, that the results to follow
must shape the future in that respect y
sYour relations with the national gov
eminent are important. That they have
been since the war, unpropitious, [ need
not tell you. That you are concerned in
having cordial relations with the national
government, you need not be told. The
Bourbon Democracy has the responsibility
for your unfriendly relations with the gov
eminent. Its intolerance of the rights of
men within the borders of this State, has
brought on you degree of decay and re-
trograde to be found verified in the fact
that this State, once ono of the foremost
in the list of States, is now only the If
teenth in either population, power or
wealth." The speaker attributed this de-
cline to the Democratic party, instead of to
slavery which is the truth of history. and
then proceeded to attack its administra-
tion of state affairs. After claiming for the
Readjuster party the settlement of the
State debt, the increase of the schools, and
the reduction of taxation, the speaker
said it would be an insult to the lntelll-
gence of his hearers to say party that had
brought all these blessings was fairly re-
jected at the polls last November. The
speaker said: 1.-The change was brought
about by measures which were disgrace
to the men who used them, eliminating an
predetermined, prenaeditated, and pre-
arranged murder and massacre" itali-
clze this, to call your attention to the fact
that the General delivered it with all the
venom that gesture and infection could
add to it and that it passed by without a
single applal se by the crowd. They looked
like people ,aried out with an ''oft told
tale.'' at le close of his bloody shirt
exhibit be aked if his audience were will
ing to be found side by side in politics
with such criminals and received few
scattering ''noes.'' Later on. he called the
Democratic legislature of last winter
''shot-gun legislature, which was received
with some merriment and applause. He
urged upon his hearers the Importance of
the coming election as having an infuen-
tial bearing on The election to follow in
1885. AS for himself, he said; 81 should
cease to have any self-respect if could
vote a Bourbon ticket"
The General then took to the paper of
figures he carried in his hand and opened
on the ''tayriff,' as he pronounced it, and
charged that the Bourbon Democracy
wanted to strike hands with British free
trade. He characterized Blaine as "dis-
tinctly American candidate" a very
different description from what his organ,
the Richmond Wing, lately gave OF him.
"a WARM, PERSONAL FRIEND OF
BLAINE" DELIVERS A FUNERAL
GRAFTON.
Amid cries for John WiseH DR.. Webb,
at the conclusion Of Mahone's speech, in
PRODUCED the Hon. III. G. Parsons, of
Rockbridge, as 'a warm, personal friend
of Mr.. Blain e.' The band was so busy
footing gloria at having gotten through
with Mahone's infiction, that the warm
personal friend was kept for some time
cooling his heels on tie platform before
he could begin his So eech. Mr.. Parsons
was refined, gentlema My looking person,
evidently new to the business and one
who had clearly gotten his idea of stump
speaking from the reading of the Episco-
pal burial service. One or two vivacious
mourners called out to him to ''speak up
louder,' which he promised, in measured
tones, to do later on. But the time never
came, and the crowd seeming to recognize
the clerical cast of the performance re-
spected it by profound silence. He had
his speech written out on reporter 8
pad. After speaking for some minutes
he announced that he had lost his place,
an announcement that filled the audienc =
with deadly apprehension that he nigh
commence at the beginning by mistake
and go it over again. The speaker described
himself as "a Rockbridge farmer" fact
that was already apparent from his stylish
cut clothes, neat, white cloth beaver and
general store appearance. AS matter OF
fact the Colonel is genial hotel proprie'
tor and late Vice President Of wrecked
railroad. He said that Blaine, whom he
had a warm affection for, was ''manly
enough to stand before kings" and he
referred with pride to Blaine's ''manly
contests of the past.' He did not inform
his audience whether these manly con
tests were for securing the nomination al
the last three conventions, or with the
lamented Muligan over the possession OF
the letters signed ~. G. Blaine" Nc
man was rash enough however. to cues.
tion him on these, for fear that he might
find the lost place in his note book and
commence again. His illusions to the
Democratic party were far from compli,
mentary and nearly all couched in Ian
guage which was surprising coming from
a clerical speaker. He said it was q cow