Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-08
The Nominee for the 10th District,
From the Richmond Times. I


The denomination of Hon. II. st. Geo. Tucke,
for Congress by the Democracy of the Tenth
district is significant first step in the Con.
gressional campaign in Virginia. Mr. Tuck.
or is one OF the ablest Representatives Vir.
ginia ever had, and his strong and stirring
speech against the Force bill was sufficient to
renOminate him had not other considerations
of fitness also existed. The Tenth district has
honored itself in thus honoring him.
From the Richmond State.1
The Democrats in the Tenth Virginia dis
trlct yesterday renOminated Hon. II. St. Geo
Tucker. Mr.. Tucker has made a fine record
in Congress, and deserves the honor his dis.
trict has given him.
From the Lexington Gazettel
Hon. Harry st. Geo. Tucker is at home re-.
pairing his fences. -Erchange
1t is true Mr.. Tucker has been in his dis.
trict, but not for the purpose of repairing his
fences. Harrys fences are of the old fash.
ion, worm pattern, bull strong, pig tight
mule HIGH the regulation ten rail. Stake and
rider fence of the good old days of our faith.
ers. And his earnest efforts while he has
been in Congress in behalf of his people. are
TOO much appreciated by them to even lower
orremove the rider from the top of the fence
From the New York Nation, July 18th.
The strongest speech made against
1t 1.-The Force Bill in the House came
from Mr.; Tucker, of Virginia. He
maintained with great force that the pow.
qualifications of voters was direct Violation
OF the second section of the first article of The
Constitution, which says: WIZ
1.-The House OF Representatives shall ha
composed of members chosen every second
year by the people of the several States and
the electors in each State shall have the ona j.
lfications requisite for electors of the 4most
numerous branch of the State Legislature
Under this bill. clearly, the supervisor
Will pass on the qualifications of the State a q
we'll as Federal electors, for thew are ono on "5
the same He pointed out, also. that wheth n~
Congress has the constitutional right to intarl
1ere with elections in this matter or not r
was the belief of the trainers and their co ~
JemporarleS that such powers would never no
exercised. He showed that the constrnctinn
put at the time of the adoption of the Con.
stltutlon by Massachusetts, South and North
carolina, New Hampshire, New York. Rhode
Island and Pennsylvania, either of protest or
declaration, on the provisions that Congress-
might ('by law at any time make or aIfer'I
the State regulations as to (the times. places
ana manner OF holding elections'), was that
1t would take effect only when, to use the Ian.
guage OF the Massachusetts convention. nra-
SIDED over by HANCOCK. a State shall neglect
or refuse to make the regulations therein men.
toned, or make regulations subversiye of the
right OF the people to free and equal repre.
thought, power only to be used in case the
State governments refused to hold Federai i
elections or converted them into farce r.
was never supposed that the Federal author;.
ties would undertake the police power nf
seeing that the elections were fairly conduc.
tea by actual inspection and by the creation