Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-25
seen THROUGH TWO
WINDOWS WINDOWS!

GEI. EITz LIB lid "COI.' BROWN
ALLEN At HlRRISOIDCRG.
ANOTHER SPLENDID RECEPTION FOR
FITz THE WAY HIS SPEECH WAS RE-
vED-PERsONALITIEs OF THE OC-
CAsION-BROWN ALLEN ON THE RE-
PUBLICAN sTAND-soME REFLECTIONS
ON NATIONAL AND A SECTIONAL
PARTY.
&C.. &C., sc.
Reported for the Staunton VINDICAToR.1
HARRIsONBURG, Sept. 81.
AS I looked at Flz Lee on the stand
to-day, and around the corner of the court
house saw a large meeting of Republicans,
1 could not help contrasting the scene
with one [ witnessed here last Friday
and realizing what really and truly
BouEbon-Mo ssbacked party the Republi
can party is. Last Friday as L rode into
the town, the whole of the Main street
was decorated with immense national
flags, while from every ''coign of VAN
tage'' along it were displayed miniature
national flags. 1t was the occasion of the
visit of the New England Veteran Asso-
citation of ex-Un1on soldiers. Although
there were only three hundred of them
the people of Rockingham and Harrison
burg had spread a dinner for at least a
thousand men in the court yard. The
Union soldiers marched out to the Con-
federate cemetery and paid their tribute
to the brave dead. The living ex-Confed-
crates fraterniZed to the fullest extent
with their visitors-au infantry company
in the well remembered gray uniform
welcomed them. there were shooting
matches-in short just such a welcome
as would have been given a Louisiana or
North Carolina Association. That is one
picture. On the Democratic stand this
morning I saw another. An ex-Confed-
crate Major General, and Democratic can
didate addressing the people, speaking of
the war as past, speaking CT the Star
Spangled Banner with affection, and
dwelling with emphasis and pride on the
fact that Virginia would be participant
in the future glory of now reunited
people. Around the corner of the court
house was the third picture-a remnant
Of the Virginia division Of that sullen,
beaten, Bourbon organization the Ma
tional Republican party" One could hard
ly escape comparison of the two national
organizations to which the two divisions
belonged. The one led by John Sherman
carries flag on which there is no star for
any State South CT the Potomac, aud Of
which there is no fold that does not en-
close separate and distinct sectional
hatred. lis bands play the direes Of 1861
and it's book Of tactics is the manual OF
arms Of Reconstruction days. OF such All
organization John S. Wise is fit lieuten-
ant The other national organization is
led by Grover Cleveland. On its flag
shines a star for every State of the Union,
and from its folds the breeze Of national
ism has blown away every crease of the
past. Its march is the quickstep OF a healthy
national organization in which Vermont
dHu OUutI AnlOilbGs tcaOh CiOOWc. vi
such division Fitz Lee is fit lieutenant.
To man who looks at the two, what a
hopeless Bourbon peJrefaction the late
"'Grand Old Party" appears
SEEN FROM TWO WINDOWS.
at an early hour the editorial staff of
the VINDIcATOR wearing linen buster
reconnoitered for position which would
enable it to keep up with both meetings
at once. On the North side Of the cour
house building had been erected Demo-
cratic stand bearing the mammoth motto
"W elcome" inscribed along its front. In
trosst OF 1t were seats Of plank. On the
South side the Republican stand was cree
ted, being trimmed with toy flags, and hav-
ing benches in frOat Of it. A window On
either side Of the court room enabled the
staff TO hJp nImbly from side TO side and
look down Oh the speakers It had been
raining ROW and then since daybreak, and
the plank seats in front of both stands
held from an eighth to a quarter Of an
inch OF water. This gave rise to dis
tressing complication when the speakers
arrived. The audience seeing the damp
condition of things had stood between the
seats instead Of sitting On them. But
there were many more in the rear who
had no seats, and when the speakers ar
rived terrific yell of Down in front"
came up from the rear. ''We can't sit
down. wildly explained the front ranks.
low II Cd p he
s.T1ere's water Oh the benches" sang ont
the front ranks. "Well, damn you, go home
and let us come there" replied the rear
ranks. After lurid suggestions that a
few bricks thrown at the front ranks
would seat them with celebrity ard dis
patch, those ranks yielded to fate and sat
down In despair, dampness and pneumo-
mia.
OPENING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
MEETING.
about noon, from the Western end of
the town heard a band approaching and
soon carriage containing FitZ Lee came
in eight. He had come from Newmarket
IN carriage and been met couple of
miles below town by mounted escort
from Rockingham. AS he neared the
court house, the mass of people commenced
cheering and it was kept up until he had
reached the hotel, He soon returned on
foot at the head OF a progression and noun
ted the stand amid enthusiastic cheering
/ Judge. though | could not see, tia!
sor1ebody lad requested quiet in order
shat Lse might ba introduced, for one ole
yrizzy veteran sitting Oh the rain solder
a.ncb called out to Lee: HGaIonel can
we i,ave little holler now?' "Ces+einly
you CAM replied Lee, and then led by