Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-10-29

| ego nm nnO which the South would never get
hack. Under this state of things the South
/ can't help being poor. The North looks at its
great wealth and says. what an enterprising
people we are, and what q lazy people the
Southerners are.
He then addressed himself to the tariff
question. He said the tariff advocates say that
the tariff reduces the price of products. Does
any one suppose that the manufacturers would
would ask for a tariff, If 1t would reduce the
price of what they manufactured and sold ?
He wants the price increased. and for that
reason wants the tariff. But they say things
are cheaper now than they were 25 years ago,
and attribute 1t to the tariff. which is about as
reasonable as to say that my cat Is years ago
gave birth to two kittens, and now she gives
birth to three, and that the tariff has caused
her to be more prolific. The tariff imposes a
heavy tax on the laboring man. A Congress-
man from Nebraska wrote to Quay to get the
manufacturers to say that they would increase
wages, else the Increased price of goods caused
by the tariff would play the mischief with the
Republicans in that State. They would lie be-
fore the election to cheat the people after the
election.
The Mckinley bill is sectional in its CHI arac-
ter as is shown by the fact that the tariff is
b
will pay bounty to the sugar producer. to
compensate him for his loss by taking the
tariff off, which is an acknowledge ent that
the tariff does not cheaper but increases the
price, This is in favor of the sugar refiners
and not the sugar consumers. The raw sugar
we do not use-it Is the refined. It is the re-
lners who want the raw sugar. The price Of
the sugar we use will not he any cheaper. The
tariff in its details is cruel in that 1t imposes
heavier tax upon the articles used by the poor
than on those used by the rich. For the
amount of work done, the price of labor in
this country and England is about the same
Within the last fifty years the wages OF labor
in England have about doubled. The
Democratic policy Is in the interests
of all classes. What the farmer most
wants is, to sell where he can get
the highest price, and to buy where he can do
SO at the least price. The farmer wants the
markets of the world. We have 3G0,0O0.0OO
bushels of wheat and want the most extended
market. The history of this country shows
that the farmers always thrive best under
low tariff and suffer most under high tariff.
Wanamaker. the pious Postmaster General
has great horror of lotteries, but would ask
ifhe did not draw rich prize in a lottery into
which he put 100000 of other peoples
money and drew the office of Attorney Cen
eralP AS Hudibras has it,
"Some compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind TO-"
He concluded by urging the people to show
on the day of election that they were alive and
determined to show that they valued their
liberties.
CAPTAIN BUMGARDNER.
Capt. Bumgardner then made few remarks
appealing to the people to vote, and to rebuke
the principles and policy of Reed, and thus to
enter their protest against them in the most
emphatic manner in their power. The meet
ing then adjourned.
Address of the Chairman of the DemO~
cratic County Committee.
To the augusta Democracy:
Our political opponents are vigilant, active
and organized while we are lulled into fan.
cied security.
A general apathy and Indifference pervades
the minds of our people. Every good citizen
owes IL to himself. his party and his country
to help defeat the enemies ofcons titutional lib
erty. Reed and his party nave dehant'y ignor-
ed the Constitution.
Have trampled upon the rights and threat
ened the liberties of the people.
Have seated men in Congress who were not
the elected representa- tives of the people.
Have shaken the very foundation of this Re-
public.
Have sworn to enact the infamous Force bill,
which, If law, would enslave one section Of
our country.
Therefore. Democrats. arouse yourselves once
more, shake off your lethargy and come one
and all to the polls and roll up a tremendous
majority for Liberty. Tucker and the Constitu-
ton.
JOHN N. OPIE,
Chairman.