Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-09-20
FESTIVE WORKINGMEN.

FESTIVE WORKINGMEN.
US. District Attorney Craig is work.
ingman and a friend of the down-trodden
workingmen. Arrayed in blue wooden
shirt and armed with sledge hammer, he
worked at that tough trade the Lava
trade not known to the rest of our work.
ingmen, but one at which Mr.. Craig made
an income which was not exceeded by any
member of the Staunton bar. For MI.
Craig is no SLOUGH in his profession. From
this humble position as a workingman he
went to another workingmans bench, the
Collector Of Internal Revenue, where with
the meagre salary of 800 week OF 81 800 a
year, he was able to pay his monthly dues
to the Malone Union and save a fair re-
Enumeration for his labor. When Demo-
cratic Foreman took possession at Wash
ington, Mr.. Craig was turned back to the
heavy labor of the Law where he worked for
four years, and only changed few months
ago when he was put to work, in the over
alls and flannel shirt of the laborer, at a
meagre income Of $50 week OF 81, 600 a
year, in the Office of U. S. District Attor-
ney. 1t will therefore be seen that MI
Craig s experience as mechanic and day
laborer is extensive and has enabled him to
sympathise with, and speak for them.
On Saturday last at the mass meeting of
the Malone faction in the Court House, he
did undertake to speak for them. He said
they were getting FESTIVE and would no
oh locI oe
ty whip" MI. Craig's statement Was cor
rect with the minor exception of one word
he should have said 'Mahonelash' instead
of Democratic. We infer this from care
full reading of some interviews published
in the VINDICATOR of August Both, under
the heading of ''What- prominent anti
Malone Republican Workingmen have to
say
There, we find MI. M. T. Peterfish, Mas
ter Workman of Staunton Assembly, No
2711 knights of Labor, Republican for
thirteen years, saying: eff there had not
been bull-dozing at the primary conventions
In Virginia, enough Republicans opposed
to Malone would have been sent to Nor
folk to have convinced the party that his
nomination would cause such a division as
to insure defeat. And in that case he would
not have been nominated. | don't believe
Malone can be elected, OIL come in anywhere
from 10000 to 20, 900 OF it. shall not vote
Tor him, but, to Try and make sure of his
defeat, | shall vote for Mckinney
From this, we would infer that it was
the Malone party lash under which this
speaker was becoming FESTIVE.
Mr.. VIM. j. McCalley, a printer, a prom
lnent Knight of Labor, a representative of
Staunton Assembly in the General Assem-
bly, three years ago, and gentlemen of suf-
ficient prominence in the Republican party
to have been chosen to preside over its
primary meetings, said: sThe ticket is
weak with the workingmen-I mean the
white mechanics. For myself, will not
vote at all; but l have heard many Republi-
cans say they will vote for McKinney.,
Does not MI. Craig think that it is the
Malone lash that this gentleman is FESTIVE
under
Mr.. Frank Smith, Republican and
well known machinist, said: eff it is
everywhere like it is here, I believe the
ticket will be defeated by at least 10000. |
Will do all l can to defeat Malone and |
will vote for Mckinney to make sure of it. !"
MI. Craig, that doesn't look like it was
the Democratic party lash that was being
protested against, does it
Mr.. G. I'll. Steinbock, blacksmith, said:
81 have been voting the Republican ticket
since was twenty-one, but this Fall in
tend to vote the Democratic ticket. don't
want Malone for Governor and will do all
in my power to beat him.
The above is also respectfully submitted to
Master Workman Craig.
MI. John l.. Hughes, painter, who is a
Republican and has represented his party in
two congressional conventions, said: at
is my opinion that workingmen and Young
Republicans have no business to support
SUCH a ticket. l do not consider
Malone Republican. If he is to head the
so-called Republican ticket nominated at
Norfolk IN opposition to Mckinney, | will
vote the Democratic ticket next Noyem-
ber.n
This looks like Mr.. Craig was all abroad
when be spoke for workingmen of any poll
tics. lie knows nothing about the feeling
winch IS peryading the minds of the great
mass of workingmen of this State with re-
gard to Malone. His Chinese CHEAP labo,
record is published, and very soon his Rail
road wrecking record, inwhich the working
men OF Virginia are deeply interested, will
be made public by one Of themselves.
There are doubtless FESTIVE workingmen
but they are only FESTIVE at the slow passing
OF the time between this and the day they
can put in a ballot against William Ma
hone.
a PARTY LEADER WITH NO POLL