The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-09-26

are oppressed in the courts, by coupon
legislation. The Democrats cannot set
tie the debt. The Readjusters tried, thu
Democrats interfered, and the Republi
cans bave never had an opportunity.
How can the good business men o
Augusta stand Democratic financiering
The Democratic sinking fund is brigh
example, where they are buying pc
cent bonds, for which they pay as mucl
as they would have to pay for per cen
bonds
Col. Lamb said the great railroad cor
poration, the West Point Terminal Co.
carried on it's books As millions of assets
and yet Morgan Treat said the books
showed that they paid only $6.27 in taxes
last year Taxed as other people at 40c
per 800, they should have paid $780,,
000 which was more than the difference
between the bondholders and the Demo
GRAFT.
| Tie Colonel touched the tariff si -,htly,
saying he supposed it was useless 10 dis
cuss the tariff, as Ike knew his friend,
Jake Yost had discussed it fully and ably
| before this people. He was III favor OF
the removal of the tax on whiskey by
the general government, so that il might
be taxed for State purposes. Was In
favor OF the Blair bill and the repeal OF
the internal revenue.
He claimed that there was no defec-
ton, except here, in the Valley. Malone
had increased the vote from $4,000 in
1880 To 10000 last year. He had his per
! sonai enemies, but we should all stand
by the majority. Malone had saved the
Confederacy at the Crater, and Ia 1868,
when Northern eInissaries came down
here and tried TO turn the colored peo-
pie against us, Malone saved orr civ
ilization. In the crisis of the debt ques-
ton in 1879, Malone came forward and
settled the debt question.
If You can't vote for Malone, retire to
your tents. and let us fight the battle
alone
Slemp is a farmer, and Lurty ali old
line Republican. Now if you did not
get your first choice, go with the major
ity The Colonel, in conclusion, advised
his hearers not to bet ON the election.
He spoke one hour and fifteen minutes.
HON. PAT. o'FERRALL
was the next speaker. He was on the
handbills as from Chicago, but he took
occasion in his speech at the Rink at
night, to say that he was not from Chi
cago, but was from Washington, d. G.
Had known Gen. Malone there, and had
come to Virginia, at the request OF Ma
hone, to stay until Nov. 5th.
Mr.. O'Ferrall is pleasant gentleman
and an agreeable speaker. AS he does
not understand our local questions, he
could only let us know how outsiders
looked at us that we might see ourselves
as others see us. He said, with Virginia's
splendid location and magnificent re-
sources, she should occupy a position
along the side of Ohio and Pennsylvia,
and that it was from bad management
that she was not in that position. He
compared the way in which the Repub-
lican party had handled the national
debt, with the mismanagement OF the
State debt of Virginia by the Democrats.
He dwelt at some length and with great
force on the tariff. Said he had fought
three years against Malone, during
the war, and knew he was ''a devil
of a fighter" Col O'Ferran spoke of
an hour, and made some good points on
national issues
Chas. Curry, Esq, who, in the absence
of Chairman Craig, and Col. S. Brown
Allen who had left for Highland. was
master of ceremonies, spoke for about
Is minutes, giving general review OF
the question already discussed.
Col. Lamb and Mr. O'Ferrall spoke
again at night at the Rink, The speak
ers were an hour late in coming to the
hall, but found a good crowd waiting for
| them. In the crowd were a large num-
bers of Democrats. The speeches were
substantially the same as those in the
morning.