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

: much ever came out with such honor. Yor
were brave and victorious In the hour Of de
I feat. Why should the Republican party b'
+ put in power in the State OF Virginia? 1t would
} result in tumult, discredit, and dishonor
Quiet and order have prevailed since Cleve
land was inauguratsd. When the Republican,
had control of the Southern States, you wer;
ruled by carpet-baggers with such theft and
plumber as was never paralleled before. When
in North Carolina. he asked Col. Cloud how
they got free from the Republican wolfe He
learned when there that Morton, Bliss q Co.
of New York, were suing every. man. woman
aad child white and black, II that State fol
SIS 100000 Of stolen money which they had
bought for 5. 10. Is and never over 20 cts in the
dollar. The Morton OF that firm is Levi p
Morton, Republican candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent. said that II any man In that State
was mean enough TO vote for the Republica n
ticket, he should be exiled. After they had
conquered. they plundered the people with
sharks like Norton. They bankrupted them
as far as they could. 80 far as the economic
questions are concerned. you are doing very
well. There is great wealth here. The charge
that the Democrats are fres-traders is the most
mendacious OF this mendacious canvass. They
are in favor Of the reduction OF the tax on
what we wear. The Republicans will take 1t
| off whiskey ana tobacco. Whom the manufac-
| turer says that he must be protected per Sc
that when sufficient tax has been levied to
| support the government economically admin
istered. an additional tax should be put on for
his special benefit, he is a robber. Taxes
| should be for the government and not for the
manufacturer. Blaine says that "Trusts" are
| none Of your business. He illustrated by the
Stanard OIL Company how Trusts resulted in
| buying eff all competition, and then fixing
the prices to suit themselves. and charging
what they pleased. and Trusts bear a close re-
lation to the tariff. Virginians are men Of
robust intelligence and Roman virtuss-they
were good soldiers in war and good citizens in
peace. The Republicans have determined to
pervert the government and to make 1t an
oligarchy. You believe in Cleveland and Thur
| man then poll your whole vote, for II the Re
publicans succeed in electing Harrison. the
narrow political bigot of my State, through
any remissness on your part, then you should
pray to Heaven to save you from the calamity
that would be inflicted upon you. They hate
you and the blacklist calamity that could be-
fall you would be the success OF the Rspubll-
can party. They said. when Cleveland was o.
candidate. that If he should be elected. the
Confederates would be again In the saddle.
Well, he would say. that they never dishonor-
ed that saddle. Their cause was lost, but they
surrendered as brave and christian men
should. They made the negroes believe that
they would be put again into slavery. and it is
reported that one old negro in Mississippi was
SO frightened when he heard that Cleveland
was elected that he dropped dead. and the Re-
publicans should be punished as his murder
ers. The doctrine and policy of the Democratic
party is that OF non.interference-f for the gov
eminent to attend to its business, and to leave
the people to attend to theirs. n
The States are Sovereign and no governor Or
legislature has been interfered with since
Cleveland has been President. He said he had
known Harris for thirty years and had esteem-
ed bin as valued friend. His love and affec-
ton for Ran. Tucker had caused him to come
down here. He could sympathize with him,
as he had a son in congress, and II he could add
one vote to Harry Tucker he would be COM
pensated for his trip here. Hrf
REV. JNo. Z. MASSEY.
Rev. Juo. E. Massey who occupied seat on
the platform was called upon to speak.
In response he said that 1t was the greatest
wisdom to know when to speak and when not
to speak, and this was an occasion when it
was wise for him not to speak, and that he
would see them later.
HON. ]. RANDOLPH TUCKER.
Then there were loud and numerous calls for
Ran. Tucker, who also occupied seat on the
stand. When he arose he was greeted with
great cheering. He said that he was out OF
politics now. A month ago. he said, there was
a convention in that hall when a man by his
name was nominated for Congress. 1t was not
hot ha
he held himself aloof He did not speak for
Harry, who can speak for himself. BE thank
ed the audience for the kindness they had
shown Harry, and would merely say that. If
elected he would make them an honest repre- |
sentative As an old stiff horse, after travelling
awhile, and getting warm, will Timber up, and
feel like going on. SO he felt that he could not
stop exactly Atthat time. He would say word
Rem ember the ten Internal yeara, he repeated
the ten Internal years of reconstruction, and
bear in mind that the Republicans have never
repen ted If their conduct towards you then.
How can any man with Virginia blood in his
veins support the party that SO treated their
mother-virginia. Stop! poor sinner; stop
and think. In that period of reconstruction
your rights were trampled und er foot, and the
right of trial by jury and OF habeas corpus
were denied you. Who stood by you? Dan.
Voorhees, (not Foraker and Harrison) and that
grand old man Thurman was in the Senate,
almost alone. fighting the whole host OF Ben
nies and Lewis. Virginians can forgive their
enemies, but they can never turn their backs
on their friends Thurman and Cleveland have
sto6d by them, and Virginians will never turn
their backs on them. They can say. Ben. and
Levi, we forgive you, but we take Cleveland
and Thurman to our heart Of hearts. Outside
of Virginia they say they are going to carry
the State. II there is a man alive who has been
charged with being free trader 1t was him.
self but he met and defeated them, and the
banner never fell that was placed In his hands.
AS Judge Thurman says tariff Is tax. The
government chloroforms you and takes the
money out OF your pockets. They call 1t du.
ty. but 1t Is q tax all the time. The man who
wears the hat or other articles upon which
there Is a duty, pays that tax when he buys 1t
at the store. Every time you buy an article
in the store you are paying tax to the gov
ernmant.
BASE BALL.
sTAUNToN VS.. ROANOKE.
The long-looked for games between the Con-
tinentals, of Staunton. and the Roanokes. OF
Roanoke, were played on Thursday. Friday
and Saturday. and the result was grand VIC