Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-10-02

ers made the court house ring WIFI ap'
p!ause. It may be noted that some Cen OF
fifteen colored people renamed after the
first meeting adjourned. to hear the Dem
ccratic speaker. We did not catch the
first part of Mr.. Alexander's speech, moi
being present, but heard the most OF it.
WHO FAyoRs THE CORPORATIONS
Speaking of the record of the two las'
legislatures -Damocratic and Republican
he challenged any man to find enc single
act of the Democratic legislature giving
| one dollar to any corporation in the
State. How different this was from the
Republican legislature. he proceeded &c
show by reference to the record OF its acts
In the matter of the mortgage OF tnt
| Richmond & Louisville r. ;. d bill Was
| introduced IN the Senate by Bailey hep.
and reported from the committee by RID
dleberger (Rep.) to exempt the company
| from the payment of the usual tax for re-
cording its mortgage, and every Mahone
lite save three or four voted for it. In the
case of the debt due the State by the Rich
mond and Danville R. B., Walker (Rep.)
introduced bill aud Rlddleberger (Rep.)
reported it, allowing the company to pay
it's debt at about 80 cents in the dollar
In the case of the Appomattox Co., ~ ,ool
of the States money went the same way.
Ought the msn who do this to be sent
back to the legislature again!
WHAT SORT OF A LEGISLATURE 1T WAS.
The corruption which produced tDe
Malone legislature had its beginning al
the very polls. Malone bribed the very vo
tiers with offers of postoffices add the ike
for their votes. 1t wasn't the question
then, are you a Republican Or Democrat
it was are you Malone man? Not
single office was held by man who wash e
a Malone man, who didn It belong to Ma
hone. There stood Malone in the U. s.
Senate, peddling offices and receiving
in return for them the principles OF the
men who took item. Are you to elect
legislators to send such man back to the
Senate? @
e. BOUND LEGISLATURE.
bound to one man? That legislature was
bound and nobody, not even the Wing
denies it. The members before they were
elected had to sign an obligation divest-
ing themselves Of every representative
character and pledging themselves to vote
for 'all measures and men," dictated by
the party caucus-no matter what was
the interests or will of their constituents;
no matter if the measure was even against
the constitution, they bound themselves to
support it if a majority Of the caucus so
decided. All, it was time for the people OF
Virginia to Call halt on such party.
And that caucus was controlled by VIM.
Malone! stand where W. G. Wickham
and J. Amber Smith stand in their opin-
ion of Mahone-that Virginia never had
more vindictive and treacherous man in
her borders than William Malone.
NO SIDE ISSUES THIS TINE.
Coming from Frederick and through
Shenandoah and Clarke. have found that
the question about Fitz Lee now, is not of
election, but only Of the majority. The
only trouble is that the people may be SO
taken up with Lee that they pnay forget
the legislature. You will find Malone
bent on getting the legislature. All sorts
of efforts will be made to divert Demo
Gratis from their legislative ticket. The
Republicans encourage every effort of
Independents, Prohibitionists, and every
side issue that can be brought in. In
Augusta you find the Valley Virginiaa'
patting Prohibitionlsts on the back and
telling them to go III boys But there is
one thing you will notice, you never see
the Republicans splitting up on side
issues. No Prohibition ticket in their
couaties My Prohibition friends this
amt the year for Prohibition. Bring
your cause before the people next veal
when there is no general ticket IN the
field and you will fad that many of us
Democrats will help You. But we can't
help you this time. Come with US now
and when we are sure of the State. some
of US will help you. Don't go off from
stopping in a battle to play chinquepins
applause SIS
WHY SHOULD A REPUBLICAN TRUST
such renegade Democrats as Wise anC
Wood and Brown Allen They swapped
! us off fer office; they will swap you off fol
less than that. John Wise never talked
Of us half as bad as he has of you. II with
81 was born Democrat and will die a
Democrat" yet warm on MS lips, he turns
upon his old mother State as den of as
sassins and his brethren as murderers
who in cold blood killed not their equals
but men who looked up to them; not men
armed for battle but helpless fleeing
men, he will turn upon you. | asl
you in the name of God, "Can yol
vote for such a man2'' (Cries of me- mol!
Such man with such record Claiming
| to be- Vrginian! Vote for lin and yoJ
will aid him to brand the whole people OF
Virginia as murderers and assassins.
MALONE TO THE SENATE.
The issue Of this campaign is whether
William Malone shall be returned to thu
Senate. Ihat is Mah0ne's campaign. What
ever else his party may bs campaigning
! for, that is what he is running this cam
| paign for. The time has come to put al
end to him in Virginia politics; let ever.
! Virginian adyauce to the work. Will
his fall this time, ne will never rise again
At the close OF bic speech Mr.. Alexan
der was surrounded by delighted Demo
Gratis Misunderstanding and congratulatini
hearing aud We regret having missed an
Of it, #&