Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-10-02

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Day.
SENATOR DANIEL ADDRESSES THE
PEOPLE OF AUGUSTA.
A BIG CROWD, A GOOD SPEECH, AND A
GOOD DAY ALL ARoUND-THE DEMO
CRATIC NOMINEES FOR THE LEGIsLA-
TURE TALK-A GOOD "OLD SOLDIER
SPEECH FROM SENATOR DANIEL AT
NIGHT.
&C., &C, &C.
II e Court House was packed last Mon
day to hear Senator John w. Daniel The
platform was oc ;upied by the Senator and
on either side of him sat Col. H. j. Will
liams and Mr.. G. W. Koiner, the Demo-
cratic nominees for the House of Dee
gates.
Capt. John N. Opie, Chair man Of the
Democratic County Committee, made an
eloquent Introduction of the distinguished
speaker as q man whom all Virginian S love
to honor, and one whose name would 90
laundering down the ages coupled with
Truth and Honor, Liberty and Patriotism.
Lit had been the custom when Roman
consul rode to the capitol that a praetor
rode with him to remind him that though
consul, he was yet but Roman citizen.
The guest of to-day had ridden to the
capitol but had not needed to be reminded
that he was Virginia citizen. He was not
spoiled by success, MOI had he forgotten his
State and people, for Virginians can always
turn to Johu Warwick Daniel and feel safe.
They know that while he is in the Senate
no aspersions on the old Commonwealth OF
her people will pass unresented. He stands
before you to-day with the chivalry Of a
Bayard. the eloquence of a Cicero and the
courage of Il Caesar.
SKETCH OF SENATOR DANIEL S
REMARKS.
Senator Daniel, who WAS greeted with
prolonged applause when he rose, said that
the chairman's compliments brought blush
es to his cheeks, all be it that he was not
| used to blushing. But he has told you one
thing that is true and that brings no blush
save one of pride, and that is, that whatev-
Ell honors have come OF may come to me in
life, there is none that value more than
that am one of Virginia's people and have
never shirked from any call she has made.
(Applause). In these classics which my
friend has been reading lately, it is stated
that the contestant in the Greek games was
proud Of his laurel wreath. In the later
days the Frenchman is proud of his ribbon
OF the Legion of Honor, the German of his
iron CROSS, the Englishman of his Victoria
medal. AS for me am content with the
friendship and confidence Of my own people
Of Virginia, a higher prize than which nc
man can contest for and no man receive
(Applause).
[ am here to talk to you of government
the business of government. 1t is a grave
question, for the government of sixty mil
lions of people Of different races, and ma
lions, ard creeds, is a task of the gravest
character, and it is only by patience and
wisdom that the best results can be OBJ
tanned. It is work performed by political
parties, and in this country there are two
One Of these parties believes in the central
ization of power; the building up of the
few at the expense of the many; the keep
ing alive of sectional hatred; the expansion
of taxation and contraction Of currency
The other Of these two parties believes in
the distribution Of power so that no one
power shall be overshadowing; in light
taxation SO that those conducting the gov
eminent may not be tempted to extrava-
gance; in a full and ever increasing volume
of currency. 1t is a party that walks arm
in arm withlabor all over this land, and that
carries the flag of the people against those
who want to get r.ch quick. applause J
Y GU recognize which these two parties are
without my even naming them. Applause. J
The one is the Republican party which has
squandered over 500, 900 that it found
in the National treasury; that at one con-
gress voted away one thousand millions of
the peoples money; that has been caught
in the act Of destroying the liberties of the
people by a Force Bill, and whose perpetual
aim is to contract the currency. Of the
other, the Democratic party, the platform
may be given in q few words. 1t is for
peace throughout the nation without sec
tionalism. 1t is for the common prosperity
of all men. 1t is for less taxes and more
money. You will always find i'll the legis-
lation of the two parties this difference
the Democrats legslate for less taxes and
more money, and the Republicans legisIate
for more taxes and less money.
THE FORCE BILL STRUGGLE.
The last ten months that | spent in
Washington were the most unhappy of my
life. But Joy cometh with the morning.
(Applause.) We had been besieged by the
Force Bill for long weary months, but when
the long night ended and the morning
dawned. it had fled. (Applause.) What
was that Force Bill? 1t was a bill, the
passage of which would have subverted
free government. There are $4,000
election precincts in the United States.
This bill provided that in Federal cleo
ton there should be a supervisor for every
one of the "a, 1000. And this was the chain
that led from each supervisor up to the
power which might subvert the govern
ment at its own will; the supervisor was
appointed by U. S. Marshal, the Marshal
was appointed by the U. S. Judge and the
Judge is appointed by the President. And
there you have it-Republican all down the
links. There was to be no lack of funds to
pay the troops. Each Marshal was given
the power to appoint as many deputies as
he thought proper at each precinct at S. a
day, to lie paid out of the U. s. Treasury
with no limit to the fund for paving them.