Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-08-31
had never been witnessed in the world.


had never been witnessed id the World.
LEVI z. NORTON AND THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA CARpET-BAa BONDS.
In North Carolina tie other day was
on my way to address political meeting.
l asked of my companion, "When did
North Carolina get clear of that wolf of
carpet bag government" He said in 1876.
I asked where were the bonds of the State
the carpet-bag legislature created? He
said SIS 100000 of them were now being
sued for. l asked who held them? He
replied Morton, Bliss & Co. And then
when [ got to the ground of the meeting
| you may be sure argued the case of Levi
! 2. Morton, of Morton, Bliss Il Co., against
. the people of North Carolina. Think Of
| it, Levi P. Morton the Republican candi-
! date for President, suing the people
| of North Carolina for $25, 600, 600 on stolen
bonds of the State, of which he was the
receiver at his fence in Wall street,
When they had surrendered down there,
those carpet-baggers turned in to sJeal
what they had. They stole the State
credit and sold it to such men as Levi P.
! Morton at 10 to 20 cents on the dollar.
And now he is suing the people of North
Carolina to pay those bonds
NO FREE TRADE.
Mr.. VOORHEES, warned his hearers against
being misled by the Republican cry Of
free-trade. This is a campaign for the
reduction of taxes, nothing more and
nothing less. The question is simply
whether the government shall tax COM
munity for the benefit of some man in
that community, and not cent of that
tax 60 into the government treasury.
The speaker said he was tue very least OF
a free-trader of any man they knew. He
was willing to protect the manufacturer
up to the point of revenue but no further.
Taxation should only be for the govern
ment, and not for the benefit of individual
classes.
THE TRUSTS.
When Blaine returned from travelling
through Scotland in a four horse coach
with Carnegie, he made a speech saying
that Trusts should not be interfered with.
L uCoO u0Ub dAO O COWbAhnpAOA Va
wealthy monopolists to buy out other
manufacturers and increase the price Of
the output. They buy all out and close
them up, except the head one, and that
remains open and puts up the price OF
everything. IA voice, "That's soy And
that is the thing Mr.. Blaine says we have
no right to interfere with! The speaker
had always been taught to respect the
people of Virginia for their intelligence.
He would leave such proposition as that
with them. The Republican party seems
determined to pervert the government
left us by our fathers, and make it gov
eminent by an oligarchy.
WOE IF WE ARE BEATEN.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said if this campaign went
against the Democracy he would say to
the people Of Virginia woe is you and woe
is mel If such men as Foraker and Har-
rison and Chandler get into power again,
may God help you, for they hate you with
the cordially of hell itself. If he were
Southern man he would pray God to avert
such calamity. Yes if this campaign
goes against us and that cold, close political
bigot from my state is elected, DOW down
and ask God to help you!
When Thomas A. Hendricks, who is
now in heaven, and Cleveland were elected.
what evils did they not predict? If it were
permissible it might be said they were
liars, all. They said the triumph of the
Democratic party meant the Confederate
again in the saddle. He would say some
thing that he knew would be misrepresen-
ted, but he would say it nevertheless-he
I never dishonored that saddle, (applause).
He rode we'll, he fought we'll, he was de-
feated and he surrendered like an Anne
| rican and Christian. They said the
| Southern people would kill the negroes,
| and one old colored man down South be-
lieved it and died of fear. Some Republi-
can ought to have been hung for that
| murder.
| NO INTERMEDDLING.
There is an old doctrine of Democracy
they don't believe in intermeddling, and
since Cleveland has been President there
has been none of it. Mr.. Voorhees, said to
the Governor of North Carolina the other
day, "Why you would not know down here
there was any President. No, said the
Governor, everything goes on SO smooth
and easy. Sometimes, said Mr.. Voorhees,,
I have gone to the President and told him
what I thought about men, and sometimes
I didn't think he had sufficiently keen
hone-edge on him, but I have always
found l was mistaken.
Mr.. Voorhees, closed by speaking of his
friendship for Judge Harris and Mr..
Tucker, and said he came to Virgins
with sort of fellow-feeling for Mr..
Tucker, Senior, for he had boy in Con-
gress himself.
LT.-GOv. MASSEY.
1t. Gov. Massey was loudly called for,
but declined to speak. He said he had en-
joyed the two speeches greatly and the au.
dience might be sure they would hear from
him later in the campaign.
| HON. j. r. TUCKER.
Hon. J. R. Tucker rose In response to
calls. He said he was out of politics. but
in this hall month ago man by bis
name had been nominated for congress,
and he wanted to thank the people for it.
He said, in that struggle for the nomina-
tion, though his son was engaged, he had
never by word nor pen taken any part.
He thanked the people of Augusta for the
kindness and generosity with which they
had supported Harry.
TEN INTERNAL YEARS OF RECON-
| STRUCTION.
Mr.. Tucker said he wanted the old men
of Augusta to remember, and to remind
their boys of the ten Internal years of Re-
construction through which Virginia
| had ma coed mhich thu Rnnnhlicon RI y,