Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-10-18

stantly and persistently voted against his
own people and the old soldiers who had
fought with him.
Mr.. Buchanan took occasion also to
ventilate the record of Congressman J. c.
Burrows from Michigan, who had come
down here to tell Augusta people how to
vote. He talks very fine about the tariff.
but We are not thinking about that when
our dearest rights and privileges are en-
dangered, and Malone, who misrepresented
you while in the National Senate, brings
that man here, men Of Augusta, to insult
you!
MI. Buchanan made an urgent appeal to
the party to organize thoroughly and
promptly, and predicted if they did that
the Democratic ticket would be elected by
10000 majority.
Mr.. Riddleberger interrupting- "What S
that?"
MI. BIZ mean 10000 besides the 10 900
you all are going to bring u.s.
COMING FROM THE MALONE MEETING.
Here there was a stir about the door and
many new corners crowded in until every
available spot was occupied, while hundreds
failed to even get in the door ways. 1t was
the crowd Of curious Democrats who had
gone to the rink to see what Malone look
ed like, they said, but after 10 minutes
listening to him, they were both satisfied
and disguised and left.
MI. Buchanan continued some minutes
l..
against the schemes and receptions and bri-
berry of Malone and his party. But, said he,
he can't bring enough money here to buy
us. Let him bring his false circulars. Let
him bring down his Yankee friends to ira
duce us, let him bring his gold by the thou
sands, but we have the will and we must
have the power to defeat him and save the
dear old Commonwealth from all his wick
ed traitorous schemes.
Ex-senator Riddleberger
was briefly introduced by Mr.. Lynn, who
referred in high terms to the honesty of his
convictions which had dictated the course
he was pursuing. After the tremendous
cheering with which MI. Riddleberger was
greeted, had subsidized, he commenced to
speak but with considerable difficulty, be-
ing quite hoarse from tonsilitis, which at
times made his voice almost inaudible. But
his review Of Mahone's record was by an
eye witness, and revealed many new tricks
and treasOns to his hearers, and his reasons
for not supporting him were unanswera-
BILE.
He said that when he went into the legis
lature all of Mahones railroad consolida-
ton schemes were effected and he had moth
ing to do with them, and therefore no eX
plantations OIL apologies to make. 1t became
him more than any other man to explain
why he opposed Malone, but his audience
had already had these reasons SO we'll and
fully stated, that his speech would be much
shortened. The Democratic party had in
this campaign readopted the Roanoke plat
form. Capt. Mckinney stood upon it too
They supported the Riddleberger bill, Of
which he was the author, and he would
again support it. 1t was certain that the
people of Virginia would never submit to
an increase of taxes. He had dissolved his
political relations with Malone, While
together in the Senate, and he alone was re-
sponsible for the separation. Whenever a
gentleman from Virginia came up in the
caucus for Office Malone would knife him.
He (R.) supported his own people; he sup
and he went.
AS TO THE BLAIR BILL
he begged him to support it, and told him
it would build up the Republican party in
the South, and put $5,000,000 of public
money in circulation in Virginia. But
Malone denounced the bill, and though he
was in the cloak room walking up and
down while the vote was being taken on it,
he allowed his name to be marked absent.
He may have been the hero of the crater.
But if he had won every battle Of the war
and even AppomattoX itself, and then had
come home and declared for the surrender
of the rights Of the State to Federal dicta-
ton as he has done he would still have
opposed him. He did not like Malone.
because he hated tyrants and loved his coull-
try, and Malone had tyrannized over the
Republican party in Virginia to such an
extent that no man could remain in it and
retain his self respect.
HE WAS HERE FOR HIS SCALP
and meant to have it. He could be Vir-
ginia Republican in principles and politics,
but slave-never. He was opposed to
Malone on account of his malice. If elect
ed Governor he would carry into that Office
the same malicious propensities that had
characterized him while in the Senate of
the United States, and would not recognize
the best men in his own party, if they hap
pened to disagree with him, and if elected
by even small majority he would pose as
the head Of the party in the South. On
election day he, the speaker, would not go
hunting, he would not 60 fishing, he would
go to the polls and vote, and he would vote
for Mckinney. loud applause.) After
4 O'Clock the meeting adjourned with three
cheers for Mckinney.
THE MALONE MEETING