The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-10-11

-Four years age, Iior } Randolph Tucker,
us the Democratic candidate for Congress
in the 10th district succeedtd in reducing
the Democratic Daj prity from 200 to
LOO Two Years ago. recognizing the
drift Of public sentiment, he declined to
allow his name to 60 before the Conven-
tion. and Capt JAS. Bumgardner had to
bar thr defeat that would have attended
Mr. Tucker. 1t WAS really more of the
defeat OF hir. Tucker than Of Capt. Bum
gardner. for it was Mr.. fuckers senti-
ments and his congressional record Which
brought about The disaster But Mr..
Tucker SAY s that lie tecl' I'd "a nomination
ana an ''rlsction in 1881, Il still main
tains when III refers to his retirement,
that he could have carried HE district.
MIR. Tucker proposes to demonstrate
This III the CASE Of his Sun Hurry. He de-
sizes 10 ental-lhe pJsltlou vi Cong essman
from the 10Th district. in The Tucker fam
lily. Hence he has procured the ser, ices
of prominent and pronounced free traders
and anti Blair Dill men to advocate Har-
rvs election. Joe Blackburn, Voorhees,,
Carlisle and Breckenridge, have entered
the field in the 10th district to plead for
the Mills bill, which is free trade in the
concrete" aud against the Blair Bill, if
they refer to that subject at ALL for the cleo
| ton of Cleveland, who is avnwedly for
| free trade and against nat innai aid to pop
ular education, and for the election of
Harry.
| This means that the election of Harry
will be proclaimed as an endorsement of
| Hon. j, Randolph fuckers political re-
cord. and a vindication of his claim that
| in 1884 he declined nomination and an
election. If not then. why do these dis
| tipguish Senators appear in the l0th dis
trict ! They are free traders and anti
Blair Bill advocates, and SO is Mr.. Tuck
| er. They are for the election Of Harry.
aud 50 is Mr., Tucker senior. They want
| 10th district ertailtd aud 50 dues Ran
dolph Tucker. They want Mr.. Tucker g
record endorsed and SO does he. Boil it
| all down and that is the situation.
What is there in the twelve years Con-
gressional service of Hon. j. Randolph
Tucker to commend it TO the approval
| OF the people of the 10Th district? w hat
vote did he ever cast or proposition intro
duce in tie interest of this people. for
which they feel grateful aud sufficiently
Impressed with the obligations they are
under to entail the position of Congress
man in the Tucker family for another
| generation
We venture the assertion that the pres
ent representative. Hon. }. y ost. has done
more for the people of the 10th district
more practical, useful work in The short
time he has been in Congress, than Hon.
j. Randolph Tucker dig in the twelve
years he was commissioned to attend to
the interests of this people. and more than
has been done for.the past twenty years by
all the representatives WHICH have gone
from this district. And j. it for these
things that Mr.. Tucker is bringing here
the most prom inent of the free traders tC
defeat the nan who has hravely stood by
the interests of his constituents, irreSpec.
tive OF party, and to succeed in entailing
the position of Congress ,man in the Tuck
er family?
The people will have to determine the
matter at Issue by their votes on the 9Th
| of NoU.u1 hpr payt