Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-27
ABINGDON'S GALA DAY.
MALONE AND DANIEL SPEAh-
Frs.

LARGE CROWDS GREET THEM AMI
BOTH RECEIVE THE EARNEST
ATTENTION OF THEIR HEARERS
POINTS OF THEIR SPEECHES
AND INCIDENTS OF THE MEET
ING-A CHANGE.
This has been a great daf ioI
Virginia and the quaint old Town
| of Abingdon. To-day both parties
formally opened a mOmentons cam
pa,gn. General Malone spoke fol-
| the Republicans, and Senator Dan
lei for the Democrats. The efforts
| of both men we're worthy of the
occasion.
General MahoDe held his meet
Ing in Hurts tobacco warehouse
near the railway station, and Sen
ator Daniel spokeat the town house
in the center OF the town half a
| mile away. The town was full OF
visitors, the fact that H. was court
day." bringing many prominent
lawyers to town.
When Malone entered The ware
house he was greeted with hearty
cheering and the bandplayed "A tune
The crowd was composed almost
entirely of white men, aud large
promotion were ex.COutederate sol
diers, this part OF the State, as Is
we'll known, being the stronghold
of the white Republicans. y notlc'
able feature OF tha thrOng was the
presence of a great many old men
with white heads and boards.
General MahOue was introduced
by Col. John c. SOmers, in a char
acteristically Virginian speech
He spoke of Virginia at ouce the
grandest, proudest, and richest
State ofthe Union. He claimed that
there were in the Republican party
in Virginia 10000 ex. Confederate
soldiers. This remark was greeted
with wild yells He declared that
they we're willing to shed their
blood to maintain the rights ana
freedom OF the negro. lie spoke
OF Malone as a man who is to Nlr'
ginia as Tell was to Switzerland,
Alexander to Greece, Csser TO
Rome and Napoleon to France
Said he, pointing to Malone, NY
should we curse the sun because 1t
has spots upon 1T | have done
SO, but ask God to forgive me for
il, and / ask you to vote for the
man who first took the shackles OF
the rolI.tax of from your poverty
stricken limbs"
When General Malone came to
the trOat the band struck up
"Dlxie," and the crowd yelled with
all it's might. After that there was
little enthusiasm mantle S d,
though very close attention was
paid, except during the disturbance
made by some young men OF the
opposition. 1t was noticed that
every aIluSlOn to protecting the
rights of the colOred men was ap'
pIauded, but personalities and per
soual appeals aroused the most en-
thusiasm. The strongest deciara'
tions IN favor of protection, and the
most savere denunclatiOns If tree
trade and free traders were the
most heartily applauded. W hen
Malone spoke of Cleveland az
"blgger than his party, man who
had convictions and was honest
and courageous enough to express
them,n there was mlngIlng OF
cheers aud derislve laughter.
General Mahene's presentation
of Industrial statistics in support
of his arguments for protection
we're listened to listlesSly, nearly
all the people in the audience be.
ing small farmers OF labOrers, and
the great business fgurers Of the
country seemed to some extent to
to be over their head
When Malone attacked Daniels
record and statements, the crowd
walked up aud became lively, ana
the alluslon to the Blair education
bill and denunciatlon of tie inter
nal revenue system aroused the
greatest enthusiasm. Every alns'
ion to negro domination was greet
ed with derisive laughter. The
loudest applause OF the day greeted
Mahone's imprisoned denuncia-
ton of the Democrats as repudla
tors of the State debt anG declara
ton that the Republican party
meant to pay every honest debt
and that he himself was a deb
payer and believed in the honest
payment ofevery obligation. There
was intense interest shown during
ali tue remarks of Malone on the
debt question and his attacks upOt
the Democratic record were greeted
with wells. When Malone pledg
ed himself if elected to solve the
question of the debt IN way hon
r orabe to the people and without
increasing the burden Of taxation
one cent, or failing in that would
resign his trust, the people aros'
and cheered in chorus. His state
ments that in the public lnstltu
tons the grossest Outrages have
been practiced upon women, wer'
met With shouts of "thats so, give
1t TO then, &c. Malone concluded
amid great cheering and 0anC
playing. The crowd pressed arounC
him and an informal reception wa
held.
Meanwhil the Democratic speak
ers tarried. Many of the Contede
rates of the vicinity haG heard o
Malone again and again sine
1861, but some had never seen him
and 80 the benches in the tow
hall remained empty until they ha(
, looked upon "Little Billy Malone.
He would have been interested
, if he could have heard some OF th'
comments. They all agreed tina
he want quite so little as they
reckOned he was, and that he haC
a mighty slick tongue. The atten
J dance of the Democrats was limit
ed stric Is to ;he natives If Ablng
don aud The immediate vicinity.
1t vas considerably after one
o'clock when the band, consisting
of gifted young amateurs Of Bristol
struck up tame. The meeting
was opered by Mr.. John Roberts
who is chairman of the county
committee. He very seus'bly Gu
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