Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-09-27

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listened to McKinney's speech and it was
the best he had heard for thirty years. It
was speech in behalf of purity in politics
and government, that he had never heard
exceeded for grandeur. (Applause.) Hehad
been Republican for twenty-eight years
and he was convinced that what Virginia
needs is purity and honesty in politics, 81
tell you," said MI Steele, ''as Republican
that if you don't elect this man and your
legislature, you will do Virginia great dis
honor. (Applause.) l am Republican Oh
principle. | don't believe in trickery in
politics, and if you Try tricks on me you
will be left man. When they fool me once
that is their fault. but when they do it the
second time it is my fault. On the 18th of
June, last year, [ was a delegate to the State
convention at Petersburg. | went there and
they had it all hid behind the curtain and
they fooled me. | came home and told my
people l thought everything was done
honestly down there. This year | went as
delegate to Norfolk. And | went at my
own expense, too; l don't want anybody to
pay my way. put up at the Purcell House
and | saw the inside of things. l tell you,
gentlemen, it was the worst packed conven-
ton that the world ever saw" (Great ap-
plause.) Here the speaker gave an amusing
account of the boss-ships Of the Republican
party in connection with some recommen-
dations for misunderstanding that he had
made. He said the powers Billy Ma
hone, Billy Craig, Brown Allen, and John
Rogers, 7'and described how hard he had tried
to catch them to get an answer about What
he wanted. He said the U. S. District At
torney was such a good dodger that once he
had actually gotten him into aroom all safe,
and when he came to open the door and look
into the room, MI. Craig was gone (Great
Laughter.) He concluded by telling the
colored people that there was nothing in the
Malone party for them, and predicted that
Malone would be beaten by $4,000 majority.
GEN. VIM. sKEEN OF ALLEGHANY TAKES
THE STAND.
During the speaking, Gen. VIM. Skeen, a
distinguished citizen and member OF the
bar of Covington, Allegheny, and late
Commonwealth S Attorney for that county.
had been observed sitting inside the bar of
the court. AS he was well known Re-
publican, and member of the party who
had rendered it efficient campaign service
on the rostrum, his interest in a Demo
cratic meeting attracted attention. When
silence came, there were loud cries for
'sSkeen" and the General took the stand.
He prefaced his remarks by saying that he
was Republican, and from principle. His
first Presidential vote had been cast for
Harrison and Tyler, "old Tippecanoe and
Tyler too,'' and his last had been cast for
Harrison and Morton. He illustrated Ma
hone S presence in the Republican party by
the story of the dove which returning to
it's nest found skunk in it He asked if
there was ever presented to the civilized
world such sight as Malone now presents
in his methods and schemes for ruling the
people of Virginia (Applause.) He
trusted that the answer to this would be
given in November by such a flood of bal
lots as would sweep Malone out of the
field of politics as effectively as the Johns
town disaster. (Applause.) Gen. Skeen
then called to mind the glorious history Of
Virginia and portrayed the disgrace of a
State with such history falling into the
hands of Malone. He called Oh Democrats
and Republicans to unite in crushing out a
political adventurer with no political
principle whatever, and restoring the Re-
publican party of the State to the same
high position it holds in other States.
Gen. Sl1een S remarks were frequently in
tereupted by applause, and when he con-
cluded the meeting gave "three cheers for
General Skeen.''
The meeting then adjourned.