Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-02
WEAVER,S RECORD.

w LIZ v XIV INLNOfOO.
Gen. JAS. b. Weaver, who has be.
longed ut sundry times to all politi
cal parties, is now touring i'll the
South rs tho Third party's candidate
for president. Below are some of
his utterances in times past. Now,
while ho is seeking Southern Demo
cratic votes, is II proper time to ro-
mind him of them.
Ho said at Abba on July IS, 1866
81 want to congratulate you, first,
fellow citizens, on the suppression of
purely Democratic rebellion. gotten
up by Democrats for the Democratic
purpose of discovering the Union and
pcrpetually establishing human slay.
cry. Now and forever it is estab.
fishing rs an external truth that the
Democracy i'll no State can ever be
trusted with Governments. AS a
party it should dishanl, just MS II
section of it did at Appomattox.'
He said ut Centreville in 1SG7:
Again has the Democratic party
of Iowa spoken. Why, SIR, | mn as
tonlshed beyond measure tliat n party
with record so utterly vile and
wrctched and wicked should be so
lost to all sense OF shame and decen
cy as to make an appearance before
the loyal people of Iowa. They
should be trampling in the wilder
ness of oblivion, and never more re-
Turn"
He snid in joint debate with Colo.
mel ii. IL. Trimble, Mt Bloomfield, on
SEPT. 4, 1865:
Here we have tho old fight over
again. The Confederate Democrncv,
North and South, in which the iufa
nous Copperhead division of Iowa
appears, are again contrasting with
Grant for the safety of the Union.
AS MT Donelson, he proposes to
move their works at once,' and there
is no escape for this rank, traitorous
horde, except in another surrender
Charge Oh them, fellow Republicans,
and spare not one, not oven deputy
road Supervisor, from total political
annihlation.'
He said, i'll Bloomfield, on Sept.
20, 1869:
"What is Tho uso in further ar
raigning the Defunct Democracy
with all its hoery crimes, at the bar
OF public opinion ? We know that it's
acts comprise murder, treason, theft,
arson, fraud, perjury, and all crimes
possible for an organization to con.
live ut.
at would be mercy to put its
record million miles deep in the pit
that is mentioned i'll Holy Writ; and
l may add that if large and distin.
gulshed assortment of ita alleged
statesmencwere sent along it would
only DO common Justice"
He said in Fairfield September Is,
1870.
"The Democracy, az usual, are
lond in their opposition, but what
did they ever do when they had a
chance? Here in Iowa they stole the
school fund, and nationally they stole
tho arsonals, the navy, the treasury,
everything that was not red hot, and
created the very DEVILS rebellion.
And these men appear and ask for
your support. They should come OIL
Bonded knees, asking your forgive
ness for the unspeakable crimes thew
have committed and the wretched
miseries they hnvo inflicted upon oul
common IL
i1e salu Ill Aeokuk, September l6
1871:
"The record of the Republican
party appeals to the candid iudg
ment of all men as unimpeachable
save, perhaps, that it was too lenient
with the leading Demo cratic conspir
ators. The same old gang, save
those who were shot or hung, ar,
again conspiring to get possession O
the government next year. Woe te
them! for the loyal hosts will crust
: them, and crush them forever ant
forever out OF all possible danger o
such q misfortune to our commo,
| country
He said in Oskaloosa Septembe
, 25, 1872:
"No Republican can ever. unde
any circumstances, have any part o