Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-11-08
Grand Democratic Rally.

4 The grand Democratic rally ad-
vcrtised for Friday at the courthouse
was success beyond the warmest
hopes of the leaders of the party
When the hour for speaking arrived,
the court room was packed and jam
med with an enthusiastic audience,
comprising the leading citizens from
every section of The county and
many from other places. The bar
and surrounding jury boxes were
filled to overlooking with the smiling
faces of the fair ladies of the county.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the Manning
School House Band marched into the
courthouse, and behind it came the
first speaker of the day, that pre-
found lawyer and distinguished
statesman, the Hon. j. Randolph
Tucker, of Virginia, escorted by the
Hon. A. S. cambridge, j. G. Holmes,
]. n. Daniel and Forrest W. Brown.
He was received by the audience with
that applause which comes not only
from the recognition of his distin-
guished ability, but an applause
which evidences the feeling that a
people have for an old comrade in
earlier days, as greeting to friend
returning to former home After
the meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Holmes, the President of the
Club, Mr.. Tucker was introduced by
Forrest w. Brown and received an
ovation. For two and half hours
I he held the audience enchanted with
a mastery exposition of the political
issues of the campaign. Always ar
gumentive, oftentimes humorous, &C.
casionally sarcastic, he had the un-
divided attention of his immense au-
dience from the beginning to the
end. His speech was lecture on
the principles of free government,
on the scope, extent and methods of
preserving inalienable rights. AL
ways constitutionally sound, Mr..
Tucker in this address eclipsed him
self and astonished his many admir-
ers, friends and old associates. =
Such a speech as he delivered should
be printed and placed in the hands
of every freeman.
Col. L. Victor Baughman, the ora
tor of central Maryland, was called
upon and briefly addressed the au-
dience, speaking particularly to the
farmer, and at O. clock the meeting
was adjourned until o'clock in the
evening.
At that time an audience filed the
courthouse to overlooking, there be-
ing hundreds outside who could not
obtain admission. After being call
ed to order by the president of the
Club, the meeting was presided over
by Col r. p. Chew, who introduced
in appropriate and earnest introduce
tory remarks the Hon. Richard NJ.
McSherry of Baltimore, Col. L. Vic
tor Baughman and Hon. ]. f. R.
| Wood of Frederick, Md, each of
whom eIoquently, earnestly and ably
discussed the political issues before
magnificent and responsive au-
dience. Col. Baughman, who is such
a favorite with our people, who are al
ways ready to ride miles to hear their
favorite, Familiarity known to them
as the eloquent Vic. Baughman of
Frederick, delivered one of his
characteristic speeches, replete with
eloquence, pathos and humor, and
which was received with encore
after encore by the living sea of HUI
manitY crowded within the walls of
our temple of justice.
| Our distinguished Senator, the
Hon. C. J. Faulkner, who so ably and
fearlessly waged the battle for liber-
ty and right in the long and hard
fought struggle over the Force Bill,
was then introduced by the presiding
officer and received with tumuItuous
and long continued applause. Re-
spending TO this hearty greeting with
great felicity of expression, Mr..
Faulkner, declining 10 make a regu-
lar speech on account of the lateness
of the hour, forcibly and deliberately
expoun ded the length, breadth and
thickness of the propo sed infamous
Legislation comm only known as tue
Force bill, and exposed the scheme of
bribery and colonization sought to be
IpeEpetrated on West Virginia by the
monopoIistic beneticiaries of the tar
if. He said that he had been all
over West Virginia, and from his
personal knowledge he placed her
safely by 5000 majority in the Dem
ocratic column. He also read a let
ter from former citizen of Charles
Town, a man of unimpeachabIe in
tegrity, who wrote that certain brok-
ers for financial institutions in New
York had evidently combined with
the Republican Party to carry this