Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-29
DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING LAST MON

DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING LAST MON
DAY.
LARGE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY HON. JoHl
| I. HARRIS, OF ROCKINGHAM Senate
| DANIEL W. VOORHEES,, OF INDIANA; AN
HON. JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER.
The announcement that speeches would b
made In this city on Monday last by Hon
John T. Harris, OF Rockingham; Senate
| Daniel W. Vooi hees. OF Indiana; and Senate
| M. C. Butler. OF South Carolina, caused tn
presence offs very large audience, numbering
twelve hundred, 1t is supposed. among them |
number Of ladies, in the Armory Hall at
o'clock. the hour appointed for speaking
Senator Butler failed to get here as he in
tended, as he missed catching the train. Wher
the audience had assembled and the speakers
had arrived and had taken their seats upor
the platform, Capt. ]. A. Patterson, Jr., Chair
man OF the Democratic County COMMITTEES
arose and said that 1t was his pleasure to intro
duce gentleman who needed no introduction
to thu people Of this county
HON. JOHN T. HARRIS.
Mr.. Harris said it was custom as old az
civilization to reserve the best for the last.
ana 1t was proper that he should speak
before that distinguished orator, statesman
and patriot, The Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees,, OF
Indiana. CAT the mention of the name of Voor-
hees the audience cheered.) Mr.. Harris said
1t was ten years since he had addressed the
people OF Augusta. We are again in Presi-
Dental canvass, and we should act not as
partisans but as patriots. Heretofore when he
spoke, he was can didate, and therefore he
had selfish motive. For twelve long years
he had served the people and had tried to do
his duty. No man, he said. wears mourning
for thing he ever did. There had been two
parties ever since the Revolutionary War and
the establishment of our government. The
one favored q strong government, the other
1.-THE Democratic) local self-government and
States rights The Democratic party has stood
like stonewall for States rights. If was often
beaten, but IL never dispaired, and never gave
up the fight. The most important question
now is that of local self-government, and 1t
would be imperilled by the success of the Re-
publican party that seeks to concentrate all
power in the Federal Government. They will
take the right of election from the people Of
the South. BE was II Congress when they at
tempted to pass the force bill. and for IS hours
no Democrat slept, and for that time Samuel
J. Randall slept not In his effort to defeat that
bill and save the South the horrors it would
have inflicted. He would never turn his back
on the man who saved the South from degra-
dalton, whether he agreed with him on the
tariff or not. and he did not. eaae e
The Republicans falsely charge that the
negroes are not allowed to vote, and will use
that as a pretext to deprive the South OF their
liberties, and quoted Harrison to show that he
with that purpose. In this con-
,ection. he alluded to the course of Chandler
n Congress only a few days ago. The Repub-
leans are bold enough and INSCRIPTIONS
enough to do anything to accomplish their
,nds. They would put the iron heel on the
Southern people.
They prophesied that the country would be
'uined should Cleveland be elected but he
vas elected and the country has not had such
absolute peace and such prosperity since the
var as 1t has had since Cleveland's election
was great and remarkable man,
md who can mention any act or sentiment Of
lis which was not exactly right. He is not
ike anybody else, and does not look like any
,ody else. Yon may talk to him all day about
What you want, and when you get through you
will not know any more about what Cleveland
Will do than you did before. But he always
Ioes the right thing. He does some unex-
,ected things, but they always turn out to be
he proper things to do. You can't see how he
moves or what is moving him, but he gets
here ali the same. When the Republicans
uled, there was no prosperity in the South
10 capital going there for investment-no new
sttlers from abroad, because the Republicans
aid 1t was not safe to remove there for settle |
nent or to invest capital there; but when
cleveland came into office all was changed, |
ecauGe he appointed office holders who did |
ct misrepresent the South, and the settlers |
nd capital flowed in, and now the South Is /
ecoming the most prosperous portion of the |
'nion, as witness Birmingham, and Decatur,
, Alabama, Chattanooga In Tennessee, and |
ur own Southwest Virginia. There are no |
ard times there. We will not exchange
cleveland for Harrison or Blaine or any of
hat class. He quoted Chandler as representing
he Southern people, particularly in Louisiana,
Mississippi and South Carolina, as blood-
hirsty murderers who were in the habit of
Killing negroes to deter them from voting,
when the fact is that we all know that the
legroes are accorded perfect freedom to vote
Or not as they choose and that we will not suf-
Ter any one to maltreat negro. He then dis
,ussed the tariff bill and said that as it con-
tanned 1890 items. It could not be expected
that all could agree upon every one OF them.
Of legislation to protect men in their persons
and In their property. Sufficient revenue
should be collected for the economical and
honest administration OF the government and
no more. We hear good deal about the pro-
lection of infant industries that are hundred
years old. The tariff should be SO laid as to
produce the amount OF revenue needed for the
economical administration OF the government
j,,tn to nfu
high tariff does not give high wages, for
though manufacturer, like Carnegie. may
make a million year. he will not employ
labor at high price when he can get it at a
low price. and labor. lIkeu everything else. is
by the law fSupply and demand
He would defy any man to mention single
Item in the Mills Bill that is taxed to the in
jury OF the farmer, the iaborer. or the me.
chanic. He then alluded to the formation Of
what Is known as TRUSTS" and said they were
to control the prices, and they
should be brought down to the level with
others. The Democratic policy is to protect
abor, and to SO levy duties as to provide for
The difference in the price of American and
labor. Everything we wear is taxed
oy the tariff. He asked. Are you going to
vote for Cleveland?" and the response was,
Yes. and for Tucker too" He read paragraphs
rom tho Valley Vsrginian in which it spoke OF
his disagreement in opinion with the fuckers
and his dispatch to Harry Tucker congratula-
ting him on his nomination and telling him
ne was at his command day or night, and init.
mating that Harris wanted to be Governor.
which Harris said was nearer the truth than
anything he had seen in that paper for ten
years. He differed with the fuckers in some
things, but there was one thing in which he
and the fuckers were always agreed, and that
was, always to vote for the Democratic ticket
The Virginian said it could not support Gree
ley-how then can it support such black
hearted men as Foraker, Blaine, Chandler,
&c. He congratulated the Democrats Of this
District in having such an excellent candidate
for Cornerstone whose character is above re-
proach, and who is the peer ofany man OF his
age, and who Is destined to become dis
man is Harry Tucker. He
also said some very complimentary things OF
Hon. Jacob Yost. He said that Malone had