Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-10-05


ing for the Blair bill and couldn't. You
put me in and I'll not only try to do, but
do something for it, (cheers) He ism I
any use to you there. 80 you better send
me, (ipplaust).
AS for his (Mr. Tucker's) fathers re-
cord, his father was very we'll able to take
care of himself. and had shown four years
ago tn at he was not only able to do that,
but to take care of Mr.. Yost too, Gap
plause). AS for himself, he had his own
opinions and the convention that nomina-
| ted him thought they were nominating a
man who had his own opinions and they
should not be disappointed. When he
wanted political opinions he did not have
to go to his father for them. When a
convention wanted man Of that sort
they took Mr.. Yost. Though it was hard
to say what sort of platform Mr.. Yost
stood On in that respect. The Valley Vir-
qinian had been denouncing Malone and
denOuncing his followers as henchmen and
lickspittles, and vet MIR. Yost had gone to
the Lexington Convention and meekly
put On Mahone's yoke and accepted and
endorsed him as the leader of the party in
Virginia. (applause). And he sat tonight
with Mahone's collar on his neck, Gap
plauss).
He talk about Labor! Why it was his
party that passed the Convict Labor Bill
in 1864 under which cheap convict labor
was imported 10 the United States to take
the place of American workingmen. And
the Republicans kept it as law for twen-
ty-one years, when the Democrats repealed
it. (applause.) 1t a Tariff keeps up wages,
why is it that in England a man gets $97
in New England sos and in Ohio $l10.
1t is because population is scarcer in each
of the NJ than in the other, and scarce Ia
Dor makes better prices.
MIR. YOST'S REPLY.
MIR. Y ost in reply said Mr.. Tucker talk
ed about reducing taxation. In eleven
years the Republicans had reduced taxa
ton 1862 900 900. In their eleven years
the Democrats had only reduced it
Sc. 900, 900.
What must We do with the surplus?
Why give part of it, $40 900, OCO. for tie
Blair Bill (applause.l
lie says he would vote for the Blair
Bill. The Democratic national platform
don't say word about national aid to
education. And the convention that
nominated Tucker in this hall didn't say
a word about it in its platform. (applause.
The Depend ont Pension Bill, If thel g
was to be any Pension legislation, was the
best bill that could have been constructed.
1t went back and took in the Mexican as
we'll as Union veterans.
fuckers REPLY
When Mr.. Tucker rose to reply many
Republicans started out. They were
called back by some of their own party.
A voice, LET them &C, they are afraid to
hear the TRUTH
Mr.. Tucker defied Mr.. Yost to point to
one single manufactured article in the
Mills Bill on which the tariff protection
was not greater than the difference betueen
eOages IN England and evages in America.
Mr.. Yost was entirely mistaken about
the Dependent Pension Bill and Mexican
veterans. He. Tucker, had gotten the
pensions for all the Mexican veterans
around here, and gotten them under an
entirely diff erent law.
Mr.. Tucker closed by appealing to the
| people to support Cleveland, WHOSE admin
istration had given them peaceful pros.
porous, economic and impartial government
and whose reelection wouli guarantee
the same for four years longer.