Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-10-27
The County Canvass.

According to the plan of the Chairman
of the Democratic County Committee, the
canvass has been pressed in its last phase
with more than ordinary vigor. The week
of work by the speakers will be sufficient
to rally our voters at every point to com
plete the details which committeeman and
precinct canvassers have inaugurated. That
done, as there is every assurance it will be,
leaves not shadow of doubt about the
triumphant majority which will be rolled
up for Captain Bumgardner.
The speeches of the Hon. Eustace Glib
SON, of West Virginia, Monday, at noon in
the Courthouse, and in the Club-room at
night, presented the issues in many new
phases. The Democrats were animated to
The highest degree of enthusiasm, whilst the
few of the opposition who heard him went
away with reflections which will last them
long after the canvass is over. and after the
faithful and true son of Augusta has taken
his seat in the Congress of the United
States.
The workingmen were told how it was
that the laboring classes became oppressed,
and who it was, and the purposes in view,
that made laws degrading freemen to slave
ry in enriching Gould and other millionaires'
and in building up monopolies at the ex-
pense of the seven millions of men engaged
in agriculture, and the other millions en-
ployed in the railroad lines and other in.
dustries. This legislation was the work Of
the long continued rule of the Republican
party, and any man elected now by thai
party would execute it's behests, should il
again get control of the goversment and
perpetuate its nefarious legislation to the
oppression of the masses.
The Democrats had commenced with on
ly the President and House of Representa-
tives, and, notwithstanding the opposition
of the Republican Senate to reform, some
progress had been made, and all would I'll
timately be accomplished by strengthening
the President and maintaining our OWE
ground. One particular illustration of thil
fact was the millions of acres of public
lands the monopolies held in violation O
law and through the appliances of corrup
ton, which had been wrested from then
since the Democratic administration cam'
into power.
At the Courthouse, Hon. John E. Mas
sey followed Mr.. Gibson in brief speech
in which be showed that the Republican
| party was organized as a sectional party
and that it remained as such. He appealed
to the Democrats to rally to the support o
the Democratic standard bearer, Captain
James Bumgardner, Jr.
Captain Charles Grattan presided owe
the meeting in the Courthouse and intro
duced Messrs. Gibson and Massey, ant
Captain W. Fl. Fowle presided at the Clu1
meeting and introduced Mr.. Gibson, VIII,
delivered an able and telling speech tina
made strong impression on his audience
We shall expect the Democrats Of thi
county to render a good account on mex
Tuesday.
They should allow nothing to proven
them from going to the polls. They SHOULD
90, however unfavorable the weather ma,
be. That day, at least should be deyote'
to active work in support of the standard
bearer of the Democratic party. Do you
duty on that day, and acquit yourselves a
becomes good Democrats and patriots.