Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-31
SOME PLAIN Lain TALK
TO THE PEOPLE BEFORE THEY
GO TO THE POLLS NEXT
TUESDAY.

"oLD RAM TAKES HARRY's PLACE FOR
DAY-A SEARCHING ANALYSIS OF THE
PURPOSES AND EFFORTS OF THE Ma
TIONAL REPUBLICAN PARTY-IT IS A
CONSPIRACY TO KEEP THE PEOPLE UN-
DER HEAVY TAXATION IN ORDER THAT
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY MAY BE KEPT
IN POWER.
&C., &C, &C.
Last Monday was the appointed day for
Hon. II. st. Geo. Tucker to address the peo-
pie OF his own county. He had postponed
it to the eve of election so that he might
render the Democracy some assistance in
some contested districts where it was hard
pressed and where aid was needed. But
while canvassing in those districts he was
taken sick. and on Monday while Harry
was confined to his bed at home, his father,
Hon. ]. Randolph Tucker, went to the
court house to take his place. The meet
ng was a large one, and the spirit it
1howed was surprising considering the alb
sorbing interest of the ''booms'' which has
laid everything else in the shade and kept
politics well in the back ground. Capt.
John n. Opie, County Chairman. presided.
The meeting was opened by an address
from Capt. James Bumgardner. He said
he would not attempt to fill Harry fuckers
place. but he took comfort in the fact that
near him sat a gentleman who would short
ly address them and who was more CONVEX
SAINT with tho cons I'll ,Itiono1 Ccuac in tIic
canvass than any other man in this Com
monwealth. (Applause). Capt. B. went
Oh to pay Harry Tucker high compliment
on the good account of his stewardship he
could render if he were here. He had fol-
lowed his record in Congress carefully, and
there was nothing in it to apologize for,
nothing to explain and nothing to be con-
strued. 1t had been the plain, straight for
ward course of a true Democrat as the rep
resentative of Democratic constituency,
and had hand measured up to the highest
requirement than such constituency could
demand. (Applause). But the people
next Tuesday would not alone be endorsing
Harry Tucker S record by voting for him,
but be exercising right with a broader sig
Intermediary would be expressing their
opinion of whether it was worth while to
send any representative to Congress at all
Capt. Bumgardner then went over the his
tory of Speaker Reeds usurpation of the
law making power of sixty millions of peo-
pie.
Capt. Bumgardner next paid his atten-
ton to the Mckinley bill. He said the
people now understood it's effects-they
got their information daily over the coun-
ters Of the stores. Ithad been truly said that
a dry goods clerk at Sc a week knows more
about the workings of the Mckinley bill
than the greatest statesman in the land He
cited case where cigar factory firm had
advanced their charges to SIS instead of $40
on cigars, and five days after, put up a
notice on the factory door reducing the
wages of hands rs cents a week. 1t was
the logical effect Of high tax bill. The
increase of price reduced the demand, the
reduction of demand induced the discharge
of 50 out of their 100 hands, and with sur
plus OF labor it was easy to tell the remain
ing so that they could work if they took IS
cents a week less. That is the way a
high tariff helps" the workingman. The
rise OF prices in the dry goods stores tells
the story of how it ''helps" the consumers.
Capt. B. closed with an urgent appeal to
the people OF Augusta to go to the polls on
next Tuesday and record their votes for
Tucker and in rebuke of the oppressive
nOlicV of the Marty in no1rar
Hon. John Randolph Tucker.
Hon. j. r. Tucker then took the stand
and was received with long continued ap-
plause by the audience. He thanked them
as part of bis old constituency for their
welcome. AS the father and constituent
of his son he sanctioned his action in con-
gress daughter and applause.) IT he had
not have acted as he did he would not hay
been his son (applause.)
''TOM REED
This Tom Reed of which the audience
had heard so much, this man of iron will
Any man has an iron will that has a back
ing, but you just put him where he hash It
got backing and you will find his iron
will will turn to clay. He (Mr. t. had
had tussle with him over righteous gov
eminent claim for $4,000 of which one OF
his constituents in Lynchburg had been
robbed by the Internal Revenue Depart
ment. Reed opposed paying it with great
zeal, and he met him in debate over it on
the floor. There was a fair man in the
chair-Carlisle (great applause) and MI
NOT haat hut
iority of Reed S own party to vote for the
bill. Without big backing there is moth
ing in big Tom Reed. Of his actions il
the Speaker chair history will only record
that that chair was once filled by higf
judicial officer, and brutal BLACKBOARD
filled it afterwards applause. When this
congress adjourns, if Democrat offers &
resolution complimenting him OIL votes fol
one, he ought to be branded as a traitor
(applause.)
L am here to-day, said Mr.. Tucker, be
cause [ came to Staunton to visit Harr,
on the anniversary of his wedding day and
found him sick in bed. Somebody said tt
me, "Old man, can't you say word 90 ]
said yes, for may my tongue cleave to tn,
roof of my mouth if l ever refuse to say ;
word, however feeble, for the liberties o.
the people. have spoken here with tina
ante-war Democrat Thomas J. Niche ant
with that ante-war Wing John B. Baldwin
and to-day [ am addressing the people O
old Augusta the ante-war standby of tn
old Wing party, and to-day the standby O
the Democratic party
THE VARIOUS STEPS OF THE REPrRTIcA,