The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-10-25
"Eurrahing for Harry Tucker. .

a Democratic haropcne demonstration in
that county on the 10Th. at Centenary At
ter mentioning the fact haf Eon. J. Ran
dolpn Tucker made 2 speech, he contin
ues:
Mr. Harry Tucker then made short
bug able :.ui telling speech. After review
ing TIE national issues lie gave Mi. Jacob
I ost 3 CONGRESSIONAL record merciless
eXc0riatiCu. showing that he bad done
nothing for his constituents, but had voted
against the Nils bill. y hich provided for
the repeal Of Tie t0Oacro tax; that he Lad
{ ffaIed an ane dmeiit to donhlr The duty
Oh tln-pl Il G. and had never lifted lis volce
in favor of the Blair bill until The closing
days OF Congress when the people were
hnTiating fer Harry Tucker IL theTenth
congressional district.
II is more than likely that Mr. Tucker
is correctly reported, or rather as disp0rt-
ing his arms and straining his lungs
under tie pretense OF discussing The il
sne before the pr op!e. and stating the
record, as weTl as the votes, Of his compel
i;or 1t comes with bad grace from t!
son of his father TO accuse any one of CO.
ing nothing for bis constitu ents. in
the light of the twelve, years service in
Congress of Hon. J. r. Tucker. If any
one can point to II vote cast or IA bill intro.
ouced by Mr.. Tucker that was for the
benefit of the people of the 10th dis
trict, it will be a revelation. And if
there is an intelligent. fair minded Dem
ocrat in the district who will not admit
that Mr.. Yost has in twelve months done
more for his constituents than Randolph
Tucker did in twelve years, it will be in
formation to the public. 1t is true Mr..
Yost voted against the Mills bill because
it is an assault upon the industrial lite of
the country, and its adoption would precip-
tate ID business reyulsion that would i'm
plicate every interest OF the Nat ion, and
bring about wide spread panic, such as
was never experienced by the people since
the foundation of the government. When
Mr., Tucker intimates as he does in his
reported speech, that Mr.. y Ost is opposed
to the repeal of the tobacco tax, he simply
flies in the face of the fact. He knows that
Mr.. Yost introduced bill for that express
purpose, but did not and could not, consis-
tentlg with duty to his conscience and
his constituents, support q measure that
aims blow at the prosperity of the coun
try. When he insinuates that MI. \ ost 5
advocacy Of the Blair Bill was dated by
his speech in Congress on that measure,
he was aware that Mr.. Yost had been a
Of hot hill NV
aud tongue, ever since it was first intro
duceI. and that the Convention which
nominated him two years ago formally
presented the bill as one of the issues to
which the Rel ubilcan party was com
| utitt-G, which Mr.. Yost earnestly ami
cordially endorsed. He not only then APP
| proved it. but he made his canvass four
years ago partly on that bill in opposition to
| ]. Randolph Tucker and succeeded III linal
| ~ driving that gentleman ont OF Congress,
| lust as he will succeed in keeping Harry
| out AS 10 the tin-plate matter Mr.. Harry
| Tucker does not seem to know what 1t is
| whether it is d plate, a bucket, or coffee
pot. Doubtless be thinks it is tin plate
such as is used in camps, OF the kitchen.
| and that the proposition is to increase the
| tariff on that. If MIR Tucker is so careless
! thdt lie doe S Dot KNOW that he is exhibit
ing vast am cunt of ignorance on this
question then it would be a waste of time
| &c attempt to enlighten him.
If Mr.. Harry Tucker chooses to delude
himself into the belief that there has teen
or Will be any earnest hurrabing for him in
the 10th distl let, it is q delusion that at
ficts no one else. The scenic arrangement
in the convention which nominated him
| when his portrait was projected in front
of the audience, and the cheap device OF
few dozen Tucker badges at 10 cents a
piece, being scattered among the boys. was
not sincere enthusiasm for the young man.
Nor was the amusing farce of stripping
himself to the waist, while addressing the
people. in several of the counties, to be
| taken as an OutburSt OF warm affection
for Harry. Not even the adroit manlpu
ation OF the bandanna on several occa-
sions, evidenced that the people are run
ling wild over Harry. \ OF has the con-
certed movements and boOms OF a score Of
tors, created aresistless wave of enthusiasm
or extravagant manifestation of feeling
on behalf of Harry.
he fact is, Harry underestimate the
common sense and intelligence of the peo-
pie. which is natural as he knows very
little about them, and has very little real
sympathy with them. This is we'll Illus
trated by his eleventh hour conversion to
The Blair bill. or some better measure,
for popular education. In the SIX years
that measure has been before the State
HaTry's voice was never heard in its sup
port. but it was heard in support of the
| men who were and are opposed to it, and
| for the party that thrice killed it. Harry
cannot fool the people, nor can he make
any capital for himself by disappearing
| his opponent, or assuming for himself a
virtue which he does not possess. When
he learns to understand and appreciate the
robust common sense of the voters of the
| 10Th district, he Will know a little more
| than he does now, and when he is taught
hat the people generally measure a man
| for what be is, and not what he thinks he
| is, then he may curb both his Imagination
| and his mouth.
No. This is not Harry's year. The
people have some practical business they
want attended to and Harry is not the
man TO do it.
They want the. Blair bill passed and they
are afraid of the constitutional afflatus
| that aflicts the Tucker family.
| They want the internal revenue laws re-
| pealed, and they know that the party Har-
| ry speaks for is committed against it, in
| the support Of CLEVELAND.
They want the labor interests and the
| Industrial enterprises of the country re-
spected and sustained, and they know that
Harry is committed against these things
in his support Of the Mills bill and the
Presidents message.
They want to align Virginia with the
progressive influences which have built up
the country. and which are destined, un-
der Republican policy to develop her won
derful natural resources, and they know