Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-09-19
Harry Tucker In Roekbridge and Amherst.

Harry Tucker In Roekbridge and Amhers
After speaking at Buckingham C. H, o
the 10th, and previous to filing his appoin
ment at Amherst G. H. the 18th, Mr.. Tuck
er's route was up the line of the Richmon
and Allegheny Railroad to Loeb Lairt
and thence up the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road, through the Eastern part of Rock
bridge and West Amherst. He spoke a
Green Forest in Rockbridge the 18th, a
Midvale in the same county the 18th, ant
then passed across the mountain to Am
herst, addressing the people Of upper Ped
lar and Buffalo river Valley, at Oriuoc'
Saturday, the 18th instant. Mr.. Tucke
had good crowds at these appointments whit
were attentive and impressed with thu
views he enunciated. After making gen
eral reference to the issues in the canvass
he fully and thoroughly discussed the ques
ton of tariff taxes and that of popular ed
ucation as it merited aid from the Genera
government. He thoroughly exposed the
false assertions of his opponents when they
represented him or the administration as
being in favor of free-trade, and defined the
purposes of the Mills bill in it's Wise provi.
sions of relief to the people in collecting
less taxes, but yet more than enough to meet
the wants of the government. He made
good points on the issues as his opponent
for seat in Congress was presenting them
as contrasted with Mr.. Yost's vote against
the repeal of the tobacco tax and his sup
port of the Republican party platform
which assailed the President fer his vetoes
on the dependent pension bill. He was
not sparing in his denunciation of mlsre-
presentation, come from what quarter it
may, which represented him as opposed to
popular education, or if his willingness,
purpose, and desire to afford direct aid to
that object through the National Treasury.
He declared his willingness to support any
measure which would afford that assistance,
and that he never had been opposed to Sc
curing such aid through National or any
other legislation which could be brought to
its help. The people were pleased with
Mr.. Tucker, who was frank, straight-for-
ward, and earnest in presenting his views
and in the comments he made upon the false
assertions that were promulgated in refer
Q nee to them.
Our CANDIDATE AT ORINoCo.-The
money crop, almost in it's entirety, of the
people of Amherst who vote at Orinoco
precinct, is tobacco. Though it was rain
ing, they turned out in good force on the
10Th to hear Mr.. Tucker discuss the issues
Of the canvass. They came, they heard
him, and parted company mutually pleased.
They gave him good words of encourage
ment which he might utter for them before
the people of the eutire county on the 18th,
court day, where his next appointment
would be filled. The democrats of Am
herst and Nelson are at work. In addition
to the people of the neighborhood of ORR
noco there Saturday, the venerable MIR.
Henry Loving, whose home is 10 or 10 miles
below, Mr.. Jno. L. Sneed, of Nelson, and
others from distance, including Mr.. John
81. Whitmore, of Rockbridge, and other
citizens of that county who escorted MI.
Tucker across the mountain, were present.
Orinoco is an old and noted public place
in the Amherst Mountains. 1t was once
The property of David s. Garland, who
that district in Congress, and
lied there in 1889. 1t is now the property
IF DR.. A. B. Arthur, of Staunton. Mr.. Il.
R. Crist is the manager and merchant there.
He and his excellent wife entertained Mr..
Tucker and his friends from distance in
sbe old fashioned style of Virginia hospital
ty. It was good day for Cleveland,
Thurman and Tucker, and in all that &C.
Cured, there was much to send Harry on
his way with encouraging words of active
support.
HARRY TUCKER IN THE RoCKBRIDGE
SOUTH RIVER VALLEY.-When Mr.. Tucker
ras asrirr through tho South R;uar Vol.