The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-10-24
POLITICS IN HARRIsoNBURG.
Lamb and Barbiere for Mahonites-
Maj. S. S. Turner and Senator
Riddleberger for the
Democrats.

Democrats.
A LARGE crowd was in attendance Mon
day last at the Rockingham county
court at Harrisonburg Court day IN
Harrisonburg is noted for it's large at
tendance; and specially for the zeal and
earnestness of its people during n politl-
cal canvass. While Monday was no ex-
ception as to the number OF people pres
ent, there seemed to be great apathy as
to politics 1t was crowd which had
business in view. The horse market
was fun of stock offering for sale. Owing
to the lateness of the season, the stock
was said by those who are judges OF such
matters, not to be up to the average, nor
We're the buyers present in any great
numbers The sellers were much more
active than the buyers. Some good
prices were sustained in certain classes,
mostly by local buyers. Harrisonburg
is a great horse market, and well de-
! serves the reputation it has gained.
The streets were full OF people. The
! voice of the auctioneer could be heard
on every street The local business of
the town was well advertised by canvass
signs, painted in large black letters. and
carried high above the heads.O of the peo
pie by small colored boys The mer-
chants of Harrisonburg showed their
enterprise in putting their wares, goods,
and merchandise before the people. 1t
was Il lively scene all round. One en-
thusiastic man climbed the lamp post in
the court house yard, cried out has pc
culiar advantages in trade i'll loud
voice scattered his dodgers over the
heads of the people, and in the same
breath announced that the Democrats
would have speaking from the band
stand at O'clock sharp.
About one o'clock the court house bell
sent out its summons to the followers of
Mahone that Coz. VIM. Lamb. who had
arrived in town by the early train from
Staunton, was ready to give his contri-
button to the Malone campaign, and to
tell what he knows about Mahoneism.
The Col. did not, however, tell all he
knows He is too shrewd for that. A
many of them seemed to be curiosity
hunters for after little while there was
quite an exodus to the open air crowd,
which was gathered around the band
stand. Gen. Roller presided over the
Malone meeting, while Col Lamb was
speaking. The Col. made his usual
speech He has found out since his
Staunton speech that the West Point
4 Terminal Co. pays $463 more in taxes
than he said they did in his Staunton
speech, and we would suggest that this
/ little improvement should induce the
Col. to make further enquiry to the end
that his mind may be relieved of the
great burden of the Terminal Company,
which seems so greatly to disturb him.
+ There was nothing new in his speech.
We estimate the crowd in the court
! house listening to Col. Lamb at 300.
Col. Barbiefe, imported from Penn
svlvania, followed Col Lamb. Gen
/ Roller, it seems. was worn out, and Mr..
John Acker took the chair as presiding
officer. Col. Barbiere soon emptied the
.
porter again entered the room there
were about 40 people present, including
a number of boys We did not hear the
Coils speech, but suppose he did not
touch the vital issues of the canvass. as
he acknowledged in a discussion with
Judge Allen at Woodstock, that he did
not know anything about our State
matters, but as there were more appli-
cants in Pennsylvania than offices, he
had come to Virginia to help Malone
under the promise of an office, to be
! charged to the account of Virginia at
/ Washington.
At . O'Clock Judge Jno. Il. Harris in
troduced Maj S. S. Turner, of Warren. as
the Democratic speaker of the day. The
Judge asked the close attention of those
present to Maj Turner, the sound from
+ the court house he said was only the
4 death rattle of Mahoneism. Maj Tur-
ner had IL better sticking" crowd than
the court house people. He had from
300 to 400 people who were listening to
him outsi,e of those who stopped awhile
as they passed along, and the crowd did
not materially diminish during the
speaking.
Maj. Turner is an exceedingly pleasant
and forcible speaker He exposed the
shams Of Mahoneism. ridiculed its pre-
lenses, and pointed out in strong, EN-
phatic and unanswerable language, the
rights of the people, over which a free
and enlightened people should not per-
nit Bossism nor tyranny to triumph, no
matter what the sacrifice required to
prevent it, He showed how Malone
had always sided with the enemies Of
his people to gain power and patronage
How he had voted for Kellogg over Mat
Ransom and had voted against removing
the disabilities of Tibbs, fixing upon the
Confederate soldiers the stain of disa-
bility for participating in the cause of
the South, and proving himself traitor
to the gallant men who had given him
all of his fame, of which he had right
to be proud
His recognition by the administration.
Maj. Turner said, had been gained
I OiiouSii ii1e poNCi pay Ing lTleuQS VI
the North. Malone put up the State
coupon for ants and allowed no margin
for ''raises and straddles," and then
talked of getting money from the bond
holders to run his campaign.
Maj. Turner gave a searching review
of the Malone platform. The last clause
he said was peace on earth, good will
to men. A paraphraze of scripture at
the the tail of the platform, and an inf
del at the head of the ticket to stand
upon it..
Ex-senator Riddleberger spoke for
about 90 minutes. He said he opposed
Malone because he was not Republi=
gan, never had been, and because he
knew him so well, The Senator said he
could not speak in the open air. The
day was raw and chilly, and he asked
his friends to excuse him from further
remarks.
The political part of the day was with
out incident to give it any special sig
niicance.
Boils. Carbuncles and other skin erup-
tionS indica ta that the Syctam ic andaa "