The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-10-17

Gen. Malone advocated honest meth
DDS in casting and counting votes. He
smoke OF the fear of the Democrats as to
orr civilization. and said: 81 live in the
black belt. but am not afraid OF the
niger
He referred to the Introduction OF hu-
Klux in Virginia to compel the negroes
to vote the Democratic ticket, and said
1.-THE day has come when Republicans
have the courage to stand by the ballot
box and say it shall not be stuffed. Go to
the polls and fight there, if necessary to
fight, for your rights.
The Democrats, he said. wanted office,
and had raised the issue of Malone and
the niger.
He reviewed the Debt question,
schools, and all State issues; but de-
clined to tell how he proposed to settle
the debt. He reverted several times to
these subjects. and did not seem to have
them Systematically arranged, although
he had a printed pamphlet which he
consulted from time to time. When IN
terrupfed as to what Riddleberger had
said at the Court House, he said: u
have no respect for what Mr.. ID. ii.
Riddleberger would say anywhere.
have said the same en- the floor OF the
United States Senate. If the Demo
Gratis can make anything out OF such an
institution as Riddleberger, they are
welcome" He alluded to Capt. Mckln-
news endorsement of Ruffin's pamphlet
in his Charlottesville speech, and the
distribution of school funds to white
and colored children, and the system OF
the present road law.
In referring to Senator Daniels decla-
ration in the United States Senate as to
the Confederate soldier, he said he would
always put the Confederate soldier in
the best place; that he would never for
get the man who did his duty, no matter
On which side he fought. and that after
the war he was ready to shake hands.
(Mahone, of Virginia, and Burrows, OF
Michigan, here shook hands.) He said
the majority of men who carried mus
kets at AppomattoX were now in the
Republican party; the Brigadiers and
nb-proofs on the other side.
Ia concluding Gen Malone said: If |
did not bell eve | would receive ma
iority OF the white votes as well as a
majority OF the colored- Here there
was so much confusion that the repor-
ters could not hear : l would
corn the place secured by Il ballot | be-
leve to be tainted.
At the conclusion Of Mahone's speech,
w E. Craig presented boquets and bas-
kets of flowers lin the name of the Ia
dies of Stanton,
Craig was loudly called for and came
forward and presented a letter from ii.
c. Parsons, which he said he had just
received. Parsons stated that he would
support Malone.
Elias Riddleberger was called to the
stand. TO say he would support Malone.
Here there was great enthusiasm Elias
was Rugged by Sims, County Chair
man Of Greene, and patted on the back
bv Craig Malone waived his flowers
and bowed graciousiy, and the meeting
broke up with general jolIification.)
The crowd in the Rink varied. While
Mr.. Burrows was speaking, and during
the first part of Gen. Mahone's speech
there may have been 1900 people in the
Rink. and when the meeting closed
there were about 500 or 600 A large
number of those present were Demo
Gratis. and the kickers were there too.
At night Mr.. Burrows spoke at the
Rink on the tariff. The reporter of the
VIRGINIAN did not hear the entire
speech; but heard enough to say, thai
on this subject Nh Burrows deals telling
blows with a mastery hand.