Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-11
THE BUGLE CALL At
LEXINGTON !!
TlIZ lib ADDRESSES Thu PEOPLE
OF ROCkBRIDGE.

LIEU LUu ADDltUDDND I'LL hui ILL
OF ROCkBRlDGE.
AUGUSTA WELL REPRESENTED--AL LARGE
AUDIENCE OF ROCkBRIDGE PEOPLE
APPLAUSE AND BOUQUETS FOR FI1Z
lEE-THE ENEMY IN CAMP ONLY SIX"
TY FEET AWAY-EX-AUDITOR BROWN
ALLEN, EX- TREASURER REVELY AND
EX-DELEGATE j. L. FRAZIER, ON DECK
THE EX-oFFICE HOLDERS VAIL FOR
THEIR LOSSES.
&C., &C., &c.
Reported for the Staunton INDICATOR
LEXINGTON, Sept. 18th.
Even to man accustomed to witness
the vicissitudes of political life. the scene
on the court green at Lexington this
morning must have been a painful one.
At one stand were ex-AuditOr of State
Allen, So, 600; ex-Treasurer Revely, of the
State, $4,000, and ex-Treasurer Frazier,
of the Virginia Military Institute. 81 500,
all filling the air with their plants, and
frantically denouncing the Democrats who
had cut off their supplies. 1t was graft
flying to me to see that these excellent
and conservative gentlemen were not
without sympathizers in their woe. AS
ex-Auditor Allen was abiding to his
wrongs,a colored gentleman standing with
his friends in the crowd, frequently ejacu-
lated with much JUNCTION, "Dar now!
OATS sol Thank Gawd." Mr.. Allen is a
countyman of mine, and those exhibitions
of sympathy were very touching to me-
Ex-Treasurer Frazier also, was glad to
see, had friends. Mr.. Frazier, usually a
mild and conservative speaker, drew, on
this occasion, SO vivid picture of his
wrongs, that colored gentleman having
in his hand a little Malone card board
bearing the inscription "Old Soldiers At
tention, y frequently exclaimed in great
surprise: ''Fo' Gawd, umph de lam y
The other stand, however. was the
point, on this occasion, to which my mis-
sion led me. The people were already
thickening around it. Across the grass
there stepped with alacrity stout little
man, arrayed in dark grey sack coat and
pants, and a soft hat. 1t was Fitz Lee.
His dress was plain, his manner plain,
and j: y0n must have the truth, his face
lis plain to the point of LONELINESS. His
Lair is frosted and his moustache and
chin beard is similarly marked. He has a
steady, honest grey eye, full, health
tinted cheek, and short hair. His N amer
in oratory is good, and in repeating the
poetical extracts occurring in his address,
is excellent; what few stories he tells are
we'll told, and above all, are perfectly
clean. This one thing will particularly
strike you when you hear him, the straight
forward frankness of the man. He seems
to have no trickery, no lodging, nor
any of-let US call them, ARTS OF TIE
political stump orator. He is man who
pleases a good m ny more people than the
old soldiers by his speeches, and What
pleased me more particularly to day, was
to see the way in which the younger men
took to him. He happened when he came
to Rockbridge, to light in nest of old
cavalrymen. Of the 1st Va. Cavalry, OF
which Lee was once Major. Chas. Jordan,
just nominated for the House in Rock
bridge. was Captain, and DR.. Arnold.
also lust nominated for the House, was a
Sergeant. You may therefore readily be-
lieve that his callers this morning were
mot few.
TWO DESERTED JULEPS.
4 brief mention of high compliment
paid to the temperance cause to-day. and
will end my garruous Introduction and
proceed with the report of his speech. On
the speakers table some enthusiastic Dem
ocrats had placed two whiskey juleps.
The representatives of the local press eyed
them with admiration, but the presence OF
a policeman prevented their attacking
them. The orator of the day persistently
drank cold water. The Hon. j. r. Tucker
adjusted his eyeglasses so as to keep them
out of range Of his vision. The Hon. " m.
A. Anderson stood some three feet away
from them during the entire day, and DR..
Arnold didn't even look at them. To a
man who can recall reportorial tours with
the Virginia stumpers Of other days, this
was a most humiliating spectacle. And
u, L
history of these degenerate times. Two
iuleps untouched at Virginia stump
speech making What is the poor Ole
Commonwealth coming to?
LEE TO THE FRONT"
Hon. j. B. Tucker in introducing Gen
Lee said, that although the people Of
Rockbridge bad always been very patient
in hearing the ''oId Bourbon" (laug hter)
he would not speak to-day. There was q
greater man present to-day. On severa
occasions during the civil war there was
head Of the armies of the South who
sometimes, as its leader, would attempt
to lead the troops of the Army of North
ern Virginia into action himself On ONT
occasion, at Spottsylvania. when the line
was broken. Gen. Lee went to the front tx
lead. when an old veteran fearing Tx
commander would be killed, rushed W
and SEEING his bride rein. cried ont
s'Gen. Lee to the rear" There wal
danger then. But to-day there is M
~ aer. To-day you are assembled il
peace, and to-day it is Lee to the 'front.'
iapplause) Let the bugle blow and sount
the charge.
The bugler Of the band, which stoo.
near the platform, here sounded 'Boot
and Saddles.'' and the crowd swayei
with excitement and the air rang will
cheers.
SPEECH OF FITz LEE.
Gen. Lee said, that although he stoot
here to-day for the first time to address
the people of Rock bridge, he did not fee