Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-08-31
1900 HEAR THEM.
SENATOR VOORHEES, OF INDL
ANA, AND HON. JOHN Z.
HARRIS At THE SKAT-
ING RINK.

lNJ hlNA.
A TREMENDOUS OUTPOURING OF THE
COUNTY PEOPLE-THE RINK NOT so
sTIFLING AS 1T WAs-A GOOD DAY FOR
THE DEMOCRACY.
On Sunday night last, Senator voorhees,,
of Indiana, arrived here on the midnight
train. alone, Senator Butler, of S. g., who
was to have accompanied him having
missed the train. The Senator was met
at the depot by Hon. Marshall Hanger,
Robert W. Burke of the State Executive
Committee, Capt. James Bumgardner,
Jr., and A. g. Braxton, President of the
Staunton Democratic Club. Hon. John
T. Harris arrived next morning. The
two Democratic Clubs had taken the affair
in hand and the Skating Rink was nicely
fitted up. The crowd of county people
who came to hear the speaking was very
large, and it is estimated that the distin-
guished speakers must have had at least
1900 persons to hear them. On the plat
form was 1t. Gov. Massey, who had ar
flag raising in Anderson, w. Va, and
Hon. j. Randolph Tucker, who had come
down from Lexington.
Mr.. j. A. Patterson, Jr.. County Chair
man of Augusta, SAID he would intr oduce
to them gentleman who needed no in
PRODUCTION to the people Of this county
the Hon. John T. Harris.
A voice.-The next Governor.
HON. JOHN t. HARRIS.
Mr.. Harris said he appeared here only
in advance of that distinguished States
man and patriot, Daniel W. VOORHEES,,
(cheers), 1t had been ten years since he
had addressed his old friends of Augusta
county, and he missed with sorrow many
familiar faces. But the Democratic party
is like great aruy, men may fall and
disappear from its ranks, but the line clos
es up and marches on to victory. Gap
plause). 1t was the first time he had ad-
dressed this people without being a candi-
date for their suffrages. and he would take
this occasion when he was not candidate
to thank them for all the kindness they
had shown him during the twelve years
when he was their representative. 1t
might have been that he did them no good
while he represented them, but of one
thing he was sure, no man had occasion
to wear mourning for any act of his.
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT.
There are and always have been two
great political parties in this country
and the Distinguishing feature of one of,
them-the Democracy-has been its devo-
ton to the principle of local self govern
ment. From its inception to this day it
has stood like stone wall against en-
croachment on the right of the people to
local self government. The Democratic
ship had been tossed by many storm and
had disappeared it was supposed to return
no more, but thanks to Grover Clevelan d
(great cheering) she has appeared again
with every sail thrown to the breeze Tap
plause.)
There are two issues in this campaign,
local self government and taxation. He
should address himself chiefly to the first
as the most important to Virginia, and he
should leave the latter to the distinguished
III.
history of the Republican party was one
long continued, persistent assault On the
principle of local self government, and
even at this late day that party is trying to
interfere with our government on the pre-
tence of the suppression of votes. When
he was in congress he saw that spirit, and
he saw that glorious Democrat, Sam.
Randall, at his desk night and day for
seventy eight hours fighting that same
party in its efforts to pass the Force Bill
to destroy self government at the South
(Cheers
A voice-"Three cheers for Sam Ran
DALI The cheers were given with will.
WHAT THE REPUBLICANS CONTEMPLATE
IF THEY GET IN POWER.
And whether, continued Mr.. Harris, he
agrees with me or not about the tariff, and
he does not, I'll never turn my back on
man who was true to the people of the
South In that trying hour (applause) The
Republican assault on self government at
the South is untiring, and he read their
last national platform In which they
"demand effective legislation to secure to
all their rights at the ballot box" This
was intended exclusively for the Southern
States. Benz. Harrison, their Presidential
candidate was in full sympathy with them
aud when 1900 colored men waited on
him lately. he repeated the same parrot
like cry of the "voter must be free and
the vote counted" All of this is intend
cd for no Of Of
even allude to Interfering with the ballot
at the North. Senator Chandler has just
offered resolution in the Senate to in
vestigate "outrages" in some of the
Southern States and whether those States
have republican form of government
Some people when told of these Intentions
and threats of the Republican party re-
garding the representation of the South
say, ''Oh the Republicans wouldn't be
bold enough to do that" But the speaker
knew them, and he knew they were bold
enough to do anything to get into power
and keep there (applause.) If they had
once dreamed when in possession of the
government that the Democrats would
ever carry the Presidency they would have
passed such laws to hold the South down
as would have made the world stare.
CLEvELAND's ADMINISTRATION.
Mr. Harris turned to the prophecies that
the Republicans made if Democratic ad-
ministration ever came into power, and
what ridiculous failures they had been.
Since the Union was formed there has not
been more tranquil and prosperous land
than this under Cleveland, and he deied
any one to turn to one word or act of the