Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-09-26
ABLE SPEECH BY COL. RICHARD r
BEIRNE

ABLE SPEECH BY COL RICHARD
BEIRNE.
It's to be regretted that, In consequence of
being SO busy, there were not as many farmer
here on Monday as is usual on Court-day, for
they failed to hear the very excellent speech CT
Col. Richard +. Beirne, Editor ofthe Richmond
State, and Democratic Elector- at Large. We
regret that our columns are SO crowded this
week as to prevent us from giving report OF
This speech. It would require considers' 10
space 70 do Justice to 1t, for 1t was com
speech that occupied two hours In its deil,.I
-isH OF iacts, figures, and sound argument.
eei. beirne was introduced by Capt. ]. A. Pat
terson, Chairman Of the County Democratic
Committee
In commencing. Col Beirne expressed his
pleasure at meeting with the people of Augusta.
Though he had never met them before. he did
not reel ike a stranger, for he had shared with
enen Inc same oeisats and Victories and they
were all members OF the great Democr attic
fraternity. He had been over the State and he
found the Democrats encouraged. honefnl and
| determined, and they would give Cleveland
and Thurman good majority, and hoped the
Democrats of this District would elect to Con-
gress the gallant. gifted, and eloquent Harry
Tucker. We have the same foes to meet now
as during the war. The Democrats of the North
| extend the olive branch Of peace, but the Re-
publicans claim to be the war party and thew
urge the animosities of the war. In this State
| after the war the Wings and Democrats united
to for the Conservative party and the Republi-
cans masssd against them the worst of both
races. We cannot forget the day OF the seal
away and carpet-bagger. We should suppor-
those who were true to Us when 1t cost some.
thing to BE- SO.
The Republican has always been a seasonal
party, and the South Is solid against section
al party. When the Republicans ruled 8. G
the expenses were 81, 100000. whereas before the
war they were only 100000, one-ffth as much.
The Legislative expense was s325 900, OF which
$4,000 was for liquor and cigars. They paid
for printing 100000. much as all the expenses
Of government before the war. Republican SUI
premacy means misrule and plumber.
Sherman and Blaine and Foraker had con-
ciliatory words when in the South, but when
they got back home they showed their hostility
to the Southern people. Harrison charges that
the Southern people treated Federal prisoners
with dendish brutality. when the fact is they
were treated as well as we could, and we asked
to have them exchanged as we did not have
supplies to feed them. but the Federal authori-
ties would not agree to do so.
Inc Democrats are working all the time 10
save the money Of the people, and to ,ednce
their expenses, but have not been able 10 do as
mucn as they desired for the reasaa that they
are numbered by Republican Senate. Whv
don't the Mills bill pass Because Il Ia BLOCK.
ed In the Senate. All measures for the reIIsf
| OF the people have originated In the Democro,-
ic House. OF the public lands which had hen
granted by the Republicans to Railroad cor
poration, and which had been forfeited. Clevs-
land mas restored near 100 100000 acres. and Ia
deserves to be called the Tiberiux Gracchps OF
modern times. The restoration of these lands
| serve 10 Keep up the price OF wages,
Inc policy Of the Republican party womb
establish on these lands, a landlordism similar
TO That which has oppressed and Impoverished
ireland, where the landlords reduced THAR
tenants to the condition OF serfs,
When Harrison was in the Sonata and votina
MS true sentiments, he voted IA times against
the restriction of Chinese Immigration. sind
now wnen he is candidate for the Presidency
ne says he is opposed to Chinese immigration.
COL Beirne said he was in favor of the immi
grafton Oh tne sons Of Europe who were OF onr
race and kin, but not Of the Chinese.
Cleveland has bean solid in favor of the IT..
terests of the laborers all lifetime. He had To-,
nerve to veto the dependent pension bill u o,o,,-
granted pensions to every camp-follower snds
would have added 500 900 900 q year to the. er-
penses OF the government, making the share Of
Virginia $4,000 900.
There is not a spot on the whole admintstr,.
ZION OF Cleveland. Under the Republican adj
mlnlstrat1on Brady and Dorsey In the uost,
once star route contracts swindled the govern
ment out OF four million dollars and Villas the,
democratic Postmaster. General saved 50 600 OON
In one year. The Republicans spent SO 600 OO0
for navy and we have none yet They built
one vessel, the Tennessee. that cost 50 100000
and 1t was SO worthless that it sold for. only
s34, 900.
When the books were examined. n, was
found that $4,000 900 were missing sherman
was secretary Of the treasury and he Is nova
very rich man.
GThe Democrats were opposed 10 Senators, be-
ing allowed to act as Attorneys for Railroad
Corporations. The Republicans so crippled
the Interstate commerce bill as to rob IL of ita
chief virtues. He then showed that Cleveland
mad appointed Virginians to important off,
ces, and how the Republicans had defeated
the nomination OF Hon. John Goode and re-
FUSED to give him a hearing, and how Mai -
Kelley had been treated by foreign gov xrn-
ments because of his religious views a. "a az.
lace of his wife,
This portion OF his speech We q +r,,, .,o-.
quent. He then proceeded to dt scnss ,ba Ta-
IN which he said was q tax, nd ,bot mo, ,h..
whole of it. The Republic ms took the tox az
bank checks, income. railroads. teIeeranhs
&c. but left 1t on the NJ scessartes-relIevingth
ricn and putting the 5urdens on the poor. IL
IS tyranny 10 TAX tne people beyond the re-
ven 'e point Protection is a false principle
IaAauon never produces wealth-ittakcs from
ohe ana gives to another. We collected from
customs.outies last year s2l9 900 900, and had
,ei' In the treasury s9O,OOO,OO3, which should
oeen LETT In the pockets of the people,
average state tax to family.-supposlng
I'VE 10 form the average OF families-is S.5-
the average paid by these families To the gov
eminent by the tariff is SIS, and the amount
PAID on domestic manufactures on account M
'neir increased price by the tariff is four times
as mach, or s72 year for each family. which
goes INTO the pockets ofthe manufacturers. who
constitute but a comparatively small mart ox
the population.
Inc average share of labor Is I7l< per cent
but say 1t is 20 per cent, and the price of labor
In Europe was only half as much as IL ia in thtx
country, Ii per cent would make up the differ.
ence In labor there and here. The Iaborer gets
IL cents and the manufacturer 80 cents.
Tne Democratic party has always been the
irieno OF labor. There are several reasons why
labor is higher here than there. First. because
inns country Is not SO crowded, and secondly.
because OF better machinery and more skiIlful
laborers. Our laborers get more wages because,
they do more work. As the tariff is uniform,
II the price OF labor were regulated by the tar
III, the price OF labor would be uniform, bur,
such is not the case. the price OF the same kind
OF labor being quite different in difsrens.
States.
the average increase in the price oflabor
When we had low tariff was % per cent. and
under high tariff IA per cent. The price of la
Dor mas been increasing Ia England which Is
called free-trade country. The farmers have
oeen looking for the promised benefits OF the
nome market; but they have bad q high tariff
Tor "a years. and see no benefit yet. Though
we don't know when we pay the tariff taxwa