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

neighboring county Of mine, Charlotte,
came up to me and Said They may defeat
you, but they can tsay anything against you.
I'll tell them know you and know you to
be as white and square man rs there is in
Virginia" (Applause.l
MAHoNE's AMBITION FOR PERSONAL
GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Mckinney then paid his addresses
to Candidate Malone. He said that against
Malone, personally. he had nothing, but
when he came to ask that the people place
in his hands the great personal power he
was in pursuit of, it became of the highest
Importance to the people of Virginia to
defeat him. All men are interested in the
good government of their State. The poor
man has even more interest in good gov
eminent than the rich man. When gov
ernment becomes oppressive the rich man
can leave and go elsewhere, but the poor
man must stay there and bear the stripes.
However cruel the blows, he can only lie
there and curse and kick, (Applause.) 1t is
always the poor man S goods that the cruel
laws of government reach 1t is his COW
that is solo, it is his horse that is levied
on; it is his farm that is put up. Whoever
heard of rich mans farm, or cow, OF
horse being sold to satisfy the demands of
the government? (Applause.) Now, what
Gen. Malone would do if he gets power,
nobody lnows-he doesn't know himself
No man can tell from his platform. Of
one thing, however, he seems to be certain,
that
THERE is TO BE A CHANGE,
q complete change, and a reformation He
means that your public schools, your chart
table institutions, your colleges, are to be
put into politics again. Every one employed
in them is to bow down and lick the hand of
Malone, Oh they will have to walk the
plank. That is what he means by a change.
Isn't that SO in everything he has had con-
troll of? Hasn't he driven the best men out
of his party? Where are John E. Massey,
James Barbour, John F. Lewis, VIM E.
Cameron, the Y osts? How can any honora-
bic man stand his rule? Some of these fell
lows whose meat and bread come from him.
stand by him-they can stand HIM. Zap
plause.) All over the State, men of indie
pendence in his party are leaving him.
Since | came here some of them have come
to me and said: ''No more Malone in
mine. - He has followers. though. Some
OF them are like
THE MASTIFF IN TILE FABLE.
A fat and sleek mastiff once walking ina
wood met gaunt and furnished Wolf
why" said he to the wolf, ''Do you lead
this life which starves you. Why not come
with me where you will have plenty to eat
and live well. - The wolf was struck by the
prospect of such happy change, and start
ed off with the mastiff for his home. AS he
trotted, he looked his companion over from
his tail up. AS his eyes travelled over him,
he came to collar around hisneck. "What
is that ?'' said the Wolf. ''Oh, " replied the
mastiff, ''that is nothing but q COLLAR
''What is it for,'' said the wolf, growing
suspicious. swell, }" said the mastiff, ''that
is my masters collar. He puts it on my
neck and ties me up by the ring in it in the
day, and at night he turns me loose and
bark for him." Great cheering)
''Then," said the wolf turning back, II
shall go back to my native forest. Your
master cannot pay me to bark for him !"
! (Cheers.) How many are there in this old
commonwealth that are willing to bark for
Malone?
But under his rule it is bark for him or
walk the plank. Even the Asylum physi-
clan is asked ''Did you vote for Mahone?"
IN O; I did not, but have been here for
many years and donemy duty. The patients
are fond Of me and look up to me-" mo
matter; did goa rote for Mahone ?" No?
then you go.'' And so it would be with
your schools and your colleges. That's, in
State matters, what Mr.. Craig calls ''the
second, third and fourth distributions
! (Applause). | have had mine in the first
distribution, says MI. Craig, but there are
others yet to come and the workers" will
get their share. Who are these workers that
are to ''get their share.' know of many
colored people in my section Of the State
who work day in and day out for Malone
and they haven't got their sharen yet. 1
wish to say this, that as far as I am con-
concerned, no inefficient man shall ever get
an office in Virginia because he was a
worker" in my election. (Applause).
When a man goes out to speak for me as
the Democratic nominee in this canvass,
that is politics, but when he comes as an
applicant for an office that is a different
thing and he must be competent for the
! place he seeks.
MALONE ON DEMOCRATIC ''EXTRAvA-
GANCEn
Mr.. Mckinney went into pulling apart
and inspection of Gen. NIahones charge
that the Democrats spent 100000 more in
a year than the Republican administration
had. Malone, he said, just adds up col
umns Of figures without going into what the
money was spent for, and calls it XIX
travagance. Take it item by item, and
what do you find? You find this
Interest Paid.
Cameron S last year ..........$3332,0 900
Lee S first year. 100000
School Money.
Cameron's last year. ................."$S16,0 900
Lee S first yealr. o'6,OO0
Disabled Soldiers Pensions.
Cameron s last year........ $50
Lees first year. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
What does he complain of-that the in
terest under the Riddleberger bill is being
paid; that the Schools are getting more
money; that the disabled soldiers are get
ting $4,000 instead of paltry $3.50 ?
Does he object to the money spent for the