Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-09-30
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN v. DANIEL

AT II O'Clock, Capt John N. Opie Chairman
of the Democratic County Committee, TOOK In
r stand and introduced Maj. Daniel in quite al
: eloquent and felicitous manner. lie SAID d
was pleased to introduce man that all In
people of Virginia loved to honor. He wa
known at home and abroad as man VINO loV
ed truth and honor, liberty and patriotism
He valued the title OF Virginian more thai
that of "Roman Citizen" He Is not spoile'
by fame and honor. but is Virginian who i
ever true to us. We are safe when Daniel is II
the Senate to defend us and TO repel any Sian
ders that may be hurled against US. He posses
SEES the chivalry of chevalier Bayard; the elo
quence of Cicero and the courage of Cesar.
i SPEECH OF MAI. DANIEL.
On arising to speak. he was greeted will
| great cheering.
| The very complimentary manner In which
| he was introduced made his blood tingle
| More highly than any honor he had attained
he valued the honor OF being one of the peopl,
| of Virginia who had never shrunk from any
duty on any battle field for the rights OF th'
people.
| The ancients were content to win the crown
| of laurel; the French the cross of the Legion o.
Honor; but higher honor than these is the
| confidence of free people.
| He came, he said. to talk about many things
To govern 65.COO.O0O of people, with all their
diversified interests contendlng, is grave and
| serious business.
Political parties are the agencies of free
people. We have two great parties of we'll
defined principles. One is for the few at the
oAponee Vi 'ne MANY IL iaVols nisn 'arih' II
is sectional. and it concentrates power in a
central head. The other Is different in its tra-
ui'ions anu princiPies' IL iaFofs 'he oistripu'
'ion VI Po"eis' Will lulu o'eisnauo"ine'
lisuI IaAaIioh' anu Iuii &nd ever increasing
supply VI ouitency' IL oeais aioi' .no lag VI
INC AIaeses' !ne one Is INC r'epuoiioan' anu
'no U'nei - INC Deinoofa'io party 1n0 nv
P"on Oonsiess speh' q oiilioa VI iuonoy
anu uio i's u'nos' ~ pass tne Horoe Dill Ina'
wouio oes'loy inc HperIies Vi ING peopie.
na' pai'y sIruseies W inc' ease JIG 'aAes anu
oeoieNse 'ne Voionie ID Inc curfencS'
We shouio nave Peace' Win seo'ionaiisni
lnio"h asiue' anu less taAes anu iiiore money
tnat Is tne Key TO Inc SITUATION. Inc last Ten
nnoh'ns III congress were Inc hiost unhappy
ne hao ever experienced.
nu' you Say you want an honest DOLLAR.
silver ooliar mas only oo Genus OF silver. Inc
siiFer puiilon Is worm only ~ Genus, because
you don allow IL 10 De coined 1ree' so IL wouid
oe VIII goIo onilion II IL were oenieo iee COLI
ase' 1ney nrsI oesraoe Ine uoliar aao then
complain OF its oesraoation' "hen the hines
snaii iurnisn nore silVer tnere WIN NC inoie
money Win Inc people ana less IN all street.
Aoain smith, Inc great writer "n POLITICAL
econohy' heYer saio "iser 'hing tnah INA.
one ois'riou'lon VI lnoney ID 'noio inipoi' an'
IMAM l's abundance.
IN Inns country 1o,ooo persons o"n one n'i'
VI al me wealth Vi ene oountry' anu me otnei
nan is olVloea among Inc other ooooo'oOo Ills
Is Inc result OF class leeisia.ion' PERSONS
oousn' ohiteu States JULIUS a' W genus VI LIE
ooiiar Win 0ieenoacAs' Hnu' VIII 'ohn oner-
man as secretary Oh tne treasury they were
pdIo III soIo. ILLS leglslation WAS ior Ine rlch
| at the expense OF the poor. AND SO with the
land grants. From l7sl. to 1861, when the
democrats vent out OF power. only 2o,GVoooO
acres OF iano hao oeen gran ted 1or various pul'
poses; put from tnat Time 10 tnls Inc hepupl-
cans nave granted lo'ooo'Ooo more tnan aao
ever oeen granted before ana turned tnen
over u 'he lew ihen they niaue ano'her III
3en'ion caheo INC rust LIS Denocra''
lau no'nins " w WIN IL. Oeacon "ni'e'
ineinper Vi oeechels congressman, anu
PROMINENT anu "ealtny Nep"oiicuh' ia'ieu TO.
guilty ~ LIS a''elnpt W niolopoiiAo 'ne eaio VI
corn. ne oougnt 4ooo,ooo ousheis' anu II ne
couiu ha4e sot1en @oo'ooV hiore no "oulo nave
oouoieo tne Pfice VI oorn' ou' ne iaiieu al"
iost heaViiy because thefe was more corn III
Inc country tnah ne nao caicuiaeeo' IL he nao
suoceeoeo 'he poor wouiu nave nao " pay
uoupie piioe ioi 'no wi 'ney noooeu
Aeso 'nnss a,o oono ny onioin"'ionn'
Donioei"o' sa's, He' eFe'S LUZ ''An" on i's
D'0o "oy -."'A '',ns 'n"0
.no,e snouio 20 al u"i uis Vi .''Aes'
AS IL Is Ao~' an Aug ustt1 OounIy "oHah pig
pays more taxes tnan vanderbilt win MS
hiAiohs' when tolo mat tne PeoPie compi
eu OF tne hlgh charges on MS rallroaos' ne
said, Damn the people" We should stand
shoulder to shoulder, like men In line or bat
tie. Tor equal rights to all with special priVi-
lege to none"
The Protect1on1sts say that the tariff cheap =
ems the price ofthe articles on which it is laid.
and then till the farmer that they protect him
by putting tariff on what they raise. How
does that benefit the farmer? Then they want
to give bonus to every ship-tax the farmers
for the benefit of ship-owners.
They say they want to give the farmer 8
home-market. How long are you to wait for
II? We have had high tariff for 30 years. and
where is the home-market? Washington Is q
large city just across the river from Virginia
and yet these Virginia lands have decreased in
value. and the population has also decreased
The increase of population by immigration
has not increased the price of the farmers pro-.
ducts, but has decreased them. because these
people go to the new lands of the west and in
crease the productions and reduce the price.
Hoar said in derision of the Alliance, that the
chlnch bugs Of Kansas and the grasshoppers of
N sbrask cannot form a. political party. The
cainch bugs and erasshoppers most Injurious
to the farmers walk on two legs and look like
Hoar.
They say that the evil is oyer-product,op
Why, the production of corn is less now than
1t was in 1880 when the population was much
less. He had examined the question. and had
decided that 1t is the loss of foreign trade. The
tariff had done the damage. 1t has reduced
our safes 10 England 10 Inc amount OF s-oo,ooo'-
oVV' one nas pull' iaiiroaos IN 1nola anu
stimulated AGRICULTURAL productions tnere' ana
'nat country WIN population OF zoo,ooo'Uoo
senus les surplus 10 Euglanu. James u. Blame
said emphatlcally mat the mckinley tariff
would not open mafket iof a single addlton'
al pusnet Oh "hea' OF p"riei OF PORK.
was ever party III suea Tx as tne hepup-