Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-10-28
LrDDnents
Ratio MEETING.
LpUs TIME.

DUS TIME.
ING SPEECHES BY HON.
OF WIGHT CO., VA, AND
KER, OF WEST VA.
the Skating Rink. the
1st enjoyable meeting
OF hearing two able and
stirring speeches-one by
Fof Isle of Wight County,
BY Hon. Henry s. Walker
he former an hour and half
{ latter hour and forty
bre listened to with great in
attention by the large audi
seches of both gentlemen were
Lquent and had the effect of inspir-
49, mocrats, who were SO fortunate as
to hear them, with renewed zeal and Incl eased
patriotic determination to do their whole duty
from this time to the close OF the polls on
Tuesday next. Were it not SO late in the can
vass, and our columns SO crowded, we would
give our readers sketches of these splendid
speeches, such as our notes would enable us to
make; but we could not do anything like JUS
tice to them in the limited space at our COM
mand in this Issue. Those who heard them
know that 1t would be impossible for any re-
porter to do ample Justice to them, even If he
had unlimited space at his command.
They were of character to inspire not only
every Democrat, but every Virginian who feels
just and patriotic pride in The honor. and
good name of his native State to rebuke with
scorn and Indignation those of her unnatural
and ungratefUl sons who falsely and malicious
ly traduce and defame her before the world,
and slso those from other States who come
here at their bidding as the missionaries of the
''bloody-shirt'' party to aid her recreant sons.
led by the Catalina of Virginia, to chain her
to the car of the "bloody-shirt'' party, and to
humiliate and degrade her. Ohio. the migrate
full daughter of Virginia. comes here. in the
person of Foraker, her Governor elect as Mr..
Thomas said, 10 rend the happiness OF hel
mother Virginia as did Gonelil, the migrate
full daughter of King Lear that of her old
brok en- hearted father.
Virginians have always been jealous of the
honor and fame and good name of Virginia,
and woe to him who would malign aid TIA
duce her character AS Mr.. Walker said, we
may divide among ourselves, bnt when any
party would cruelty one mother, we would.
wit dnlted hands, clutch them by the throat
v Oh the grip of death.
These speakers went over the whole field
noticed ali the charges that had been preferred
against the Democratic party and Virginia by
foes Within and foes without-and from the
records proved them false. The records OF the
Two opposing parLleS were given Oh Ill tue
issues involved in this momentous canvass,
and the contrast showed the superiority of the
Democratic over that of the Republican 30
plainly that the ''wayfaring man, though a
fool, could not err therein
The speech of Mr.. Thomas was able in Its
argument; in some portions truly eloquent
expressed in good language and delivered with
more than ordinary grace.
Mr.. Walkers speech was sui generis-sueh as
has never been delivered before, and such as
will scarcely be delivered again. It was liter
ally "a feast of reason and flow of soul."-
Nearly every sentence was eloquent. The
speech from the beginning to the end was
marked with sparkling wit, keen sarcasm,
able arguments, clear statements, and graphic
illustrations, expressed in language remark
able for its fuency and eoquence. 1t was a
Fictitious combination of strength and beau
ty,-a strong cable strung with pearls-a Doric
column festooned with flowers