Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-10-30
Ohio IN The Virginia
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| Field !!
JUDGE FORAKER ADDRESSES
THE REPUBLICANS OF
AUGUSTA.
THE ORATOR ATTEMPTS TO CLEAN HIS
BLOODY SHIRT RECORD BY SWEEP
ING BUT VAGUE DENIAL.
&C, SC, &C., &C.
Monday the old style and typical Au-
gusta Republican audience appeared IN
the Court House, with the variation that
instead of Federal officials. the CROWD
was sprinkled with exFederal ofiicia ais
There was the same old gallery-full Of
blacks, and the floor filled with white
Republicans, with sprinkling OF Demo-
Gratis that have been present here on
| similar occasions for the last six years.
| While many names have floated on their
| hanner-R eadjusters, CoalitiOnistS. Lioe-
rails and Republicans. the old turnout
has been little changed. 1t the new
name of Republicans has brought any
new recruits in Augusta, their meetings do
not show it; if it has lost Them any, 1t is
not to be discovered in their assemblages.
They are likely to poll about the same old
vote next Tuesday, and be buried under
the same old Democratic majority. AS
the hour of noon approached, a we'll dressed
white man with red rose in his button
hole, ordered the court house bell to be
rung, and poorly dressed black man
with heavy beads Of sweat running down
his face tugged at the bell rope. 1t was
symbolic of the old plan on which the
Virginia Re publican party is run-the
white men wear the roses in their button
holes, and the black men tug at the rope.
Judge Paul, of the U. S. Court, cana in
and took his seat amoag the audience, and
the familiar "rah for Paul. gave assur-
ance that the Rockingham contingent
was present to fill outin case the Augusta
Republicans had been lacking.
Mr.. Jacob Yost introduced Judge For
aker, the Governor elect of Ohio. He is
tall, slender mau, with a good face and
neatly trimmed moustache. and is appa-
rentiy about fOrty-twO years Of age. He is
practiced stumper, turns an Interrupt.
zion to good account, and makes an at
tractive speech. Mr.. Yost said Judge T.
had made good the promise he made to
the people Of Augusta last year; that,
though then defeated, he would yet be
elected Governor of Ohio.
Judge Foraker's Address.
Judge Foraker, after expressing his re-
greet at Mr.. Yost's defeat for Congress
last year and saying that he might take
encouragement from lis own experience,
went on to say that when ne was here last
year, it was in Presidential election IN
which all the other States had the same in
terest in Virginia that she had in herself.
Now, Virginia is engaged in contest over
State matters. 1t might be asked what
interest had an Ohio man in State elec
tion in Virginia ? So far as it Was for
State officers and State issues he had no
interest,"; the State DEBT and the State
schools were no concern of his. But there
are other matters at stake in Virginia in
which the people of Ohio are interested
In November, she is to vote whether she
will take her place in the Republican
ranks and in her decisi3n Republicans all
over the country fiji interested. He felt
that he had a right to come to Virginia
on this errand.
3. WHERE HE STOOD ON HIS PAST
SPEECHES ABOUT THE SOUTH
He had had pat in his hands several
newspapers commenting on his visit to
Virginia, and expressing surprise aud in
dignaton that a m m who had said what
he said in Ohio OF Virginia. should come
here to deliver political addresses, and
adding that such man ought not to be
listened to here. He read an article
speaking of him as one who had tsaduced
Virginia, laughed at her women. sneered
at her men, waved the bloody shirt, and
so forth. He denied the charges in toto,
and said he had not said single word Of
Virginia in Ohio, which he was not ready
to say here or anywhere in the South. He
knew he had not said one word that the
brave men who followed Stonewall Jack
son and Lee would object to. He went
on to say that he knew these nlen because
he had mat them in the field and found
them equal in bravery, and devotion to
knew that those brave men rejoiced with
him that the war was among the things
of the past and the day had come when
we could be friends again, friends in fact,
and could march again under the same
fl .g. In what he had sal in discussion in
Ohio. he had gone no further than to say
this:--That the war is over and that we
must stano by the settlements agreed on.
One settlement was that this grand land
of ours was to be dedicated to human
liberty and equality and that every man
had the right to vote just as he pleased
and the right to have his vote counted
that was all he had said. If these rights
were enjoyed in Virginia, then the re-
marks did not apply here. The remarks l
| made III Ohio were applied equally to Gin
cinnati and Columbus. You cannot tole-
| rate wrong merely because 1t is not in
| your own loca lity.
This speech of Judge Foraker in Staun-
| ton is 81 stlikngly different from his speech
in Ohio, that we give the following extract
to show and illustrate the difference:
| from speech of Hon. J. B. Foraker delivered at
| Portsmouth, O.. Sept. IL
IF the colored Republicans South had been
allowed to vote as they desired, and had their