Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-22


they had previously agreed not to have any
other candidate than he, as he was a
goose that they would take pleasure in
plucking during the canvass. He labored
to show that he had not left the Demo-
cratic party, but that the Democratic party
had left him, and he will find himself effec-
tually Cleft on the 9th of November. He
closed his remarks when the other speakers
had been escorted to the stand on the
square from which they would address the
people.
SPEAKERS INTRODUCED.
H. V. Strayer, Chairman of the Demo
cratic County Committee, in quite happy
and appropriate manner announced the
fact that there would be joint discussion
and an equal division of time between Hon.
E. P. Allen, of Michigan, on behalf of the
Republicans, and Hon. W. G. P. Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky, on that of the Demo
Gratis, and that the discussion would be dig
nifed and courteous. Mr.. Allen would
lead off in a speech of an hour, when Mr..
Breckenridge would reply in speech Of the
same length, and each would have a hall
hour in rejoinder. Ho then Introduced
HON. e. P. ALLEN, OF MICHIGAN
who commenced by saying that be was not
heralded by the trump of fame-that in
that respect Mr.. Breckenridge had the ad-
vantage of him. He then requested the
Band to play the tune "America' -''Sweet
land of liberty Ills of thee sing"-when
to the discontinue of the speaker and his
Republican friends, and to the great
amusement and enjoyment OF the Demo
Gratis the Band played "Dixie."
In resuming, he said that was case Of
mistaken identity-that "America" was a
national tune and sDixie' was not that
Dixie, like the bloody shirt is passed away,
that we are citizens of the model Republic.
No man is ruler, but the agent only of the
sovereigns, the people. Mr.. Breckenridge
was Presbyterian to the backbone, and he
(Allen) was also a Presbyterian, and
Breckiuridge was an uIbane gentleman
and an orator of national fame. Allen said
he was best liked where he was best known,
and his people sent him to Congress be.
cause he would be less missed than anyone
else. He claimed that he was a native
born Virginian, as Michigan was once a
part of Virginia, and he hoped Virginians
would not repudiate the relationship. He
said the issues made by the Mills Bill were
the issues of the CANVASS. He said there
was no sentimentalism in the North-no
sectionaiism. The soldiers of both armies
at Gettysburg had shown such valor as
was never excelled. They were Ameri-
cans. He told the audience to watch the
argument, and not the eloquence. Saul
was wrong and Stephen was right, Brock
inridge was more like Paul, but he (Allen)
was not like Stephen, for he did not wish
10 be put to death. The Republican party
had every State put back in its place, and
it welcomed them back, and they had
proved worthy of the confidence reposed in
them. The Republican party had recon-
structed the Union. Throughout the
country Rachels were mourning for their
children, and homage was paid to them by
strewing their graves with flowers. The
people would DOW be united against COM
mon enemy. The Republican party had
paid large part OF the public debt and the
people had rot felt the tax to pay it,
They reduced the tax on the things they
personally felt. They repealed the taxes
on stamps, and it stands pledged to take
the tax off tobacco-that there was no more
right to tax tobacco than to tax potatoes.
The Republican party, he said, does not
propose TO take the tax off whiskey used as
a beverage, but off that used in the arts
He then endeavored to maintain that the
Democrats were in favor of taking the tax
off whiskey, and 10 prove it said that under
the Mills Bill they would be allowed to dis
til 20 barrels a day, for which they would
be taxed, but that they could easily distil
30 barrels per day, and have % barrels
free. The Democrats said they were not
fiee-tradeIs, but the President had fixed
the whole thing-he had set them an OBJ
ject lesson. They are for free trade in raw
materials, and for free wool. The Repabli-
can Par never oppressed human labor
Woolieu goods are cheaper today than
they ever v ere before. He then spoke Of
making salt free, and riiculsd the amount
saved thereby t., the consumer. He said
We sEonld have home rkets-that We
had too many iatr ers-that farmers were
moIc functions in Virginia in proportion
:" n Ful stion than they we're in Michigan.
ard that We sIcud have more cities AID
vil,sses II c thus have a home market. Tie
tariff DID nci, lie said, make the prcsi Gritty
OF mich gan, but the people there ayailed