Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-09-17
Hon. w. c. P. Breckinridge of KY, ard
Hon. George d. Wise of Richmond, Va.

Breckenridge of Ky. and Hon. George ID
Wise made speeches in the theatre in Rich
mond on Monday uight of last week.
| Below we give, as reported in the Dis
patch, the latter portion of the speech o
Breckenridge and the brieT speech of Geo
D. Wise as foilows:-
SOME SCENES RECALLED.
The speaker then alluded to the shame
ful scenes, the abusive language, and thu
profanity recently used on the floor of Con
gress which caused the ladies' to flee from
the galleries. Ha said that he had ever
seen a member take off his coat in the heat
of a discussion, thus treating Congress, by
dlvesting himself of his clothing, as if il
were manual labor.
81 do not aay these things" continued
the speaker, 'beoause this is nos our party.
1t is still the same House as when Clay and
Stephenson presided over it. This is q
mighty empire, and we are growing peo.
pie. The future looms up brighter. But
how comes this change? Is it mark of de.
terioration2 think not. It doesn't come
from the deterioration of our race. Our
people in Richmond are as noble as ever
they were. You who see Washington
stand at one end of your city and Lee at an.
other need no further demonstration that
the present generation is equal to any that
preceded, it," Applause.
WHAT THE CAUSE?
"Where, then, shall we fnd the cause?
The fundamental principle of the Republi-
can party is that they use the power which
the people give to their representatives for
the individu benefit of those to whom it
is given. 1t is principle of public immor-
ality that the power given to representa-
tive Of the people should be used for in
dividual advantage"
The speaker then illustrated the base and
selfish motives of the Republicans who feed
upon the Government and suck its very
blood. They would pour little water
down the pump, then pump that up, and
pump up everything else with it. The
money of the Government was handled, he
said, for private interest instead of legisla.
ting for the public good. They used it for
their personal aggrandizement.
IT Is THE LEADERS FAULT.
''But do not mean to charge that the
Republican party in its warp and woof are
corrupt" Mr.. Breckinridge continued,
"God forbid. 1 wozld not have cne ray Of
hope if believed my Republican fellow
citizens were not as interested as / am in
the country's welfare. / impeach that
party's policy. l denounce its principles.
1t is their leaders who make the Capitol a
den of thieves, such as Christ drove from
the temple. TIE Republican leaders came
to the conclusion that the way to keep in
power is to use it in the most immoral
way" [Applause.]
But all the advances of freedom have
come about in this way. Opportunities are
given to the brave by the stupidity of the
coward. Freedom has built her triumph
upon the brutal mistakes of her enemies.
THE FORCE BILL.
There Is in politics higher interest than
that ''two and two made FOUR" as che Re.
publicans counted when they considered
the districts that could be stolen by the
force bill. You can't introduce force among
equals. If you address your equal as an
inferior an alteration ensues, and out Of
the alteration you are punished for the
lack of courtesy.
The speaker then laid before the audience
the iniauitous purposes of the force bill, in
which the Republicans attempted their
dastardly efforts at intimidation. "They
couldn't depend on the majority they had, :"
said he, s'but went to work and turned out
lot of Democrats who had been elected.
THE DISTRICTS OUTRAGED.
SIN doing this they not only stole the
seats from the congressman, but from the
districts who sent the men there. Great
applause.
SIT was not an outrage upon Geo. Wise
only that they turned him out. 1t was not
only an outrage upon this historic aud Illus
trious city, but upon every representative
district. and upon the principle of repre-
sentative government. [Applause.1
''They turned out six in this manner
only six, because that was all that was nec-
essary for their majority. No one is going
to do any more violence than is absolutely
necessary, therefore they turu out only six
for awhile. But they will also turn out
our friend Mr.. Venable, and my kinsman,
Mr.. Breckinridge. Six turned ont and six
turned in gives them their majority"
SOME LEADING MEASURES.
In his illusions to the silver bill and
other measures discussed in the House and
Senate hir. Breckenridge displayed the
most singing wit and gave a very amusing
account of how the Republicans assumed
an air of Importance and pomposity.
s'They passed bankruptcy law" SAID he,
"that has no more bearing upon this coun.
try than it has upon Kamschatka."
ITS GREATEsT INIQUITIES.
Speaking of the baseness of the force bill
and the methods Contemplated thereby the
speaker said: 'It has to me deeper atroc
ity than the reasons have given. Twen.
ty-five years after the war it would returr
to the Soath the unhappy condition that
formerly existed. The duty of the South
ern people is to preserve an Anglo-saxon
civilization and to educate the colored peo
pie. They are our charge whether we wish
it or not. We must take item up as we
go higher, or like mighty paraohutes, they
will drag US down. After they had been
placed over us for eleven years Gust after
the war) to cause our humiliation and sor.
row they were turned back upon US and we
have since treated them with generosity
and kicduess. When the history of the
South is written the noblest chapter will be
that which tells of their return and of the
kindness with which we treated them. We
have tried TO do what was right"
PROGRESS IN THIS STATE.
Inc speaker tnen alluded TO the onward
march of progress in Virginia, but said in
his opinion it Was the same old South Zap.
plause] not new one.
"But, fellow citizens" he added, ssthe
force bill at this time of peace means that
there is no union between the North and
South. When Harry Tucker stood up in
the name of Virginia-in the name of the
whole South; in the name of equal rights
pleading for every institution, the man who
interrupted him was your representative
(WaddilD. By voting for the force bill
he implied that you could not bs trusted.
You helped to do it-yes, every man who
did not go to the polls and help Geo. Wise
every one Of them was partly RESPONSE.
bic. Are you going TO do it over againf
[Cries of "No, no, no."1 How will you
speak in that Congress?' ["Througb
Wise."
The speaker then said that in thus plead
ing for the Democracy he cid it through nc
selfish motives; that his district would
mover brook the force bill.
LET'S BURY THE PARTY.