Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-25

wanted and why they wanted IL. Inc
past had taught them never to be for
gotten lesson Of what one man power was
in Virginia. Gen. Lee then proceeded
with his speech which you have before
published and which l will not report
| here.
| OPENING OF THE MALONE REPUBLICAN
MEETING.
| It was some ten minutes before, pre-
, ceded 10y band, the Malone Republicans
| arrived at their stand and 1t was some ten
minutes later still, before Ex-Auditor
Allen appeared. While the crowd were
waiting for him they spied Judge
John Paul, of the Western District of
Virginia. on the stand, and the old cry of
- 'rah for Paul'' was raised, with cries of
paul Speech - The Judge came for
ward to the speakers railing and thanked
them for the compliment they paid him.
He was not there, he said, to participate il
the meeting but as locker on. He said
he wanted to see the fruit of the good seed
he had sowed in good ground years ago.
(Applausel.
DR.. Webb, candidate for the House.
then came forward to fill up the time
while the audience was waiting for Mr..
Allen. DR.. Webb will be recalled as the
orator who introduced Gen. Malone to a
Rockingham audience as "Nirginia 8
Chief Jewell" an occasion made memoir
able by Col. Parsons first and last ap-
pearance in Virginia politics. The Doctor
appeared to-day to have lost some of the
lovely grace of rhetoric which character
lied his effort Of that day, but made 1t up
in pungency. AZ Ter saying that he stood
there as an example of the good seed
sowed by the Hon. John Paul, he, without
a moments warning, announced to the
crowd that Mr.. Allen would be there in a
few moments, to ''pour hot shot into the
hypocritical Democracy" A few mo-
ments later, Mr.. Allen, loaded down with
the hot shot, appeared on the platform.
He was introduced to the crowd, through
an error we suppose, as ''Augusta's ora
tor" This is so striking an error that
am forced to correct it-Mr. Allen is not
Augustus orator. Augustus orator-heq
only original and silver-tongued orator.
is the gentleman who at the Presidential
election of 1880 addressed an audience atj
the VINDICAToR Office with Rays arith1
metic as a political textbook. No other
Augusta s orator is genuine.
ALLEN VERSUS LEE.
Mr.. Allen opened by saying that he had
heard that Fitz Lee had said in Staunton
that if he, Allen, had said at Clifton Forge
that if Lee was elected every sehoolhouse
In the State would be closed, then he, All
len. was the biggest liar in the State.
A voice-sI heard him say it.''
Mr.. Allen.-If Allen had said it he
would have said what no man here thin's
he is fool enough to say-that the election
OF any man would close the public schools
of the State. But Lee has had plenty OF
chances to find out what Allen did say,
and not like a political coward tuck his
tail and go around saying IF" Allen said
so and SO, he is the biggest liar in the State.
He is on the other side Of this court house
now, and could hear now what have said
and did say, but the edicJ has gone out in
Richmond that they shan't meet us in
discussion.
LEE VERSUS ALLEN.
a little later than this episode, Fitz Lee
at his stand was saying in his speech that
II don't propose to have a man running
around the Common wealth saying that [
am opposed to the public schools. There
is no tax that pay out my pocket more
cheerfully than the school tax. One s.
Brown Allen, was told at Covington had
said in a speech that if [ were elected the
public schools would be closed. Now 1
don't use strong language, but if Allen
said that, I would say to him like the old
Quaker who said to Joshua: Joshua,
thee knoWest never use strong language.
but if the Governor should say he wanted
the biggest liar in the State, l should come
to thee and say Joshua, the Governor of
Pennsylvania wishes to see thee immedi-
eteiy.'"
A yoiee-"Allen denies that he ever
said it,
Gen. Lee-''A gentleman says that
Brown Allen denies having said it. If
that is SO [ beg his pardon.''
Another voice-''He did say it, heard
him.
another voice-"He has just denied
saying it, on the other side of the court
house"
Another voice-'Oh we'll, Allen amt
anybody and its no difference what he
says
Gen. Lee--"I don't intend having PEG.
pie going about telling lies on me. If he
did say it, l say it is deliberate lie. If The
didn't say it, 1 have nothing to say about
it. am responsible for what | say on the
stump or anywhere else"
THE SPEECHES.
OF the general run of the two speeches
I Gag say but little. Gen. Lees you have
already published and there is nothing to
what glimpses [ got of it through the
window on that side. to be the 'Old old
story" and a very wearlsome repetition
of issues long past and questions long since
settled. 1t was well reeeived by his
audience which was quite equal in nuns
bers 10 The Democratic audience, but did
not hold solidiy UGgether so long, nor ap-
pear to be so deeply interested. # I might
express the difference between the audi
ences as saw it, by phrase which all
journalists and most public speakers will
understand, / would say that the Demo
cratic audience looked like it came there,
and the Republican AUDIENCE like IT had
been brought there. Fitz Lees audience