Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-10-26
A WORKING DAY.

A WURKlNG la I.
the Parties-General Fitz Lee Rallies the
Whole Line-Harry Tucker Invincible was
on Hand.
Chairman Opie of the County Demo
cratic Committee, promised his party
and the people a glorious day as Mon
day last should usher in the time, and
well the whole programme has been
fulfilled. Monday was an enthusiastic
rafting day for the invincible demo
cracy of Old Augusta.
The people were out in full force.
Bright contenances and cheerful evil
dences of steady determined purpose to
wage the battle till the eve of Novem-
Der s, animated all as the sturdy
democrats grasped hands and talked
over the field of work as each was to
figure in the conflict. Now and then
a brother who had fallen out of ranks,
as the phantom of Prohibition, or the
less imposing figure of Third Party,
had allured him away from his com
rades, was discussed, and the exercise
of reason and sober judgment all con-
sidered were the remedies to call him
back to his old place and for duty in
these few and eventful days to the
country and best interests of the peO-
pie.
MAJOR R. C. KENT OPENS THE DISCUS
SION.
The Court House was well filed at
| IL o'clock and with Chairman Opie
Major R. c. Kent of Wythe Democrat
ic -Elector at large and our gallant
Harry Tucker were seated on the stand.
Major Kent being introduced by the
Chairman, commenced his speech say
ing that he was glad of the opportunity
of addressing the farmers and people
of Augusta, for he was farmer of fifty
years experience-that he was an ALI
ance man and Democract. He had
been appointed to important work in
| this canvass, which he was discharging,
and, as to-day he should advocate the
election of the National Democratic
ticket it was also a most pleasing
duty to aid in the return of Hon. Henry
st. Geo. Tucker to his seat in Congress
Following in the history of parties
and the relations they sustained to the
country and interests of the people his
speech abounded in statistics and argu
ment full and conclusive why the
Democratic party should be entrusted
with the government of the country.
| About this time General Fitz Lee I'M
announced entered the Courtroom
but he was instantly recognized and
then such a shout as went up from the
multitude seemed to shake the walls OF
the building.
As the General was seated, Major
Kent turned to and greeting him said
I"You are always in place, when fight
is on hand.'' and then proceeded with
his telling speech discussing all the
lquestion at issue including the force
bill, and was loudly applauded.
GENERAL LEE SPEAKS.
The presence of General Lee called
out the widest cheering, nor would the
throng wait till Captain Opie could
announce him in the proper way. Fol
more than an hour he entertained the
vast audience with as fine a campaign
speech as ever feel from the lips of any
man. Wit and humor mixed with the
points of argument flowed amid unceas
ing applause. He had a happy illus
tration in holding up the Third Party
to just criticism in which Gen. Field
if he had come within the old fold, but
for few minutes would have beer
pleased to listen to. especially as he
had Joined forces with the Republicans
The amusing hits as the Statesman
from the West with long hair, Mrs
Lease came into the scene called out
the widest rounds Of applause.
1t must not be imagined that General
Lee failed in the least to address the
people upon the merits of the canvass
in other respects than in his resound
ing bugle notes for the fight that is on
He done all that, and interspersed his
speech with many pathetic sketches Of
the times through which we had pass
ed, both in peace and in war. He hat
made many stirring appeals and amin
ated many men with him in service, in
war and in peace, but more enthusiasts
| tic followers than he had last Mon day
never saluted him to be off for the con.
fiict. And SO it was with himself, if he
ever made finer campaign effort than
on this occasion it is not in the records,
though many pages speak of his genius
and his gifts in rallying comrades to
duty.
HARRY TUCKER, THE INvINCIBLE RES
PONDS,
He referred to the canvass he made
four years ago when he defeated the
ablest Republican in the district and to
this, when it was first Franklin and DR..
Moot Robertson, and now the latter
alone as Franklin has been with
drawn as his competitor.
1t is unnecessary to refer to any
speech that Harry Tucker makes for
every body knows the style of man and
| the perfect manner in which finishes
up his work.
In reference to the Force Bill and the
passage of that measure by the House
of Representatives in 1890, when Speak
er Reed held power, he quoted from
the Valley Virginian published in
Staunton strong denunciation of the
measure in contrast with another Re-
publican paper published in the same
place (Yost's Weekly at this time,
which defends the thing which was in
| the first instance denounced.