Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-15

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unable to see the connection between q
case of sore eyes in 1886 and case of
pneumonia in the trenches in the Spring
of 1858 (laughter.) Nor could he discern
why fall from swing, while recreating
IN barracks IN 1866, which produced no
subsequent ill-effects, should entitle the
soldier to The bounty of the government,
because, forsooth he was stricken with a
paroxism of rheumatism in the year of
our Lord 1886 daughter and applause. J
the President in vetoing individual bogus
and fraudulent pension claims, and his
| refusal to sanction the dependent pension
bill, under which hundreds of millions of
dollars would have been drawn from the
pockets of the people, will ever entitle
him to the grateful thanks of our over
burdened people.
| His administration has not been mag
| netic," but business like. Capital has felt
secure. Labor has been emancipated and
competition with the contract labor of
European countries is now known only as
a dark page in the history of the Republi-
can party, and even the tax burdened
| farmer, plucked by all, has not poured
| his lamentations into his ear in vain. His
| message sent to congress in December last
had reference chiefly to their grievous
burdens, and l scruple not to say that in
the analysis of the causes leading to the
anomalous condition of the Treasury, no
state paper has ever emanated from the
! White House of greater power or more
, cogent reasoning.
The platform upon which he stands, de-
clares that unnecessary taxation is un-
| just taxation" (Applausel. Can the
people be longer deluded into the idea that
F, they are rich because one hundred and fifty
millions of their money is locked up III
the vaults at Washington? Cleveland's
position is this-that it is better, far bet
ter, for the treasury to be empty and the
pockets of the people full, than that the
treasury should be full and the pockets of
the people empty; that taxation should be
equal and uniform; that all classes of the
people shall be free to work out their own
destinies, without the aid or hindrance of
government; that the necessities of life
must be cheapened to the people, and mo-
nopoly and trusts be stricken down for
ever. (Great applause.)
! And so the Democratic party stands TO-
day fighting the battles Of the people in
Congress for reduction Of war taxes, in
the reduction of the tariff, and the aboli-
! tion of the tax on tobacco and reduction
of the whole Internal Revenue system.
| It was said four years ago in Allegheny
county in my hearing by distinguished
Republican, that if Cleveland were elected,
the furnaces of that gallant little county
would 60 out of blast and her interests be
! destroyed but after he was elected, and so
soon as the owners of the great Low Moor
works were reasonably sure the Republi-
cans could not steal his seat from him,
another great plant was erected by the
side of the old one, twin sisters of pro-
gress. each vying with the other in giving
the lie to the assertion, in the ever in
creasing out put of the precious metal.
| (Applause.)
| In 1850 Virginia had about $13 ZOO, 600
| in all. invested in manufacturing indus
| tries, and it was reserved for the second
! year of Cleveland's administration to
| witness the influx of over 10 millions of
dollars of foreign capital into old Virgin
ia. Can we fail to sustain a man whose
| administration has so sensibly aided US,
and under whose influence the old South
is beginning to blossom like the rose?
| (Cries of No NoD
And what can I say of grand old Allen
!, Thurman. loud and long continued
cbeering.) Simple and great Learned
Pure, patriotic and steadfast! Who hath
loved truth better Who fought more
valiantly for liberty? Who defended the
constitution more faithfully? Who hath
plead mere earnestly for the emancipation
OF labor from Republican enslavement
than thou? (cheers) "the noblest Roman
of them all. God bless thee, old Thurman
| (Great cheering,) Son of old Virginia.
| Wherever truth hath a lover. liberty a
worshipper, or the constitution defen-
der, there, thy name shall be hon ored;
and thy fame shall be the heritage of all
the world. CHEERS They say he is too
old! l fnd, young gentlemen, he is young
enough to enthuse your ardor. and his
name and bandana suffice to electrify
continent. (Cheers)
The ticket and platform should inspire
your hearts to earnest effort in behalf of
your country. Buckle on your armour for
the fight; grid up your loins and let your
lamps be burning, and see to 1t that no de-
triment come to the Republic by reason
of your failure of duty, or the lack of zeal
on your part. Great cheering which was
mingled with the strains of 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" played by the band.)
MR.. A. G. GORDON.
Mr.. A. g. Gordon was then called for
and made few brief remarks, which he
closed by saving that there was another
convention to follow the st. Louis con.
vention-one to meet in Staunton-at
which he hoped to see selected a name
which stood high in the affections of our
people-that of H. st. Geo. Tucker (great
applause.)
There were loud calls for Capt. James
Bumgardner, but the crowd not seeing that
} gentleman, and the head of the procession
starting, the evenings programme was
, over. The procession then marched to
J the Skating Rink and disbanded, thus
, ending one of the most successful politi
} cal demonstrations that Stanton has
, ever seen, and one most creditable to those
! who originated and executed it.
THE FARMERS TAKE HAND.
Yesterday morning. three farmers who