Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-09-28
grain Of prosperity (applause.)
HOME RULE.


HOME RULE.
The Democrats have restored to you
home rule applause The bill was drawn
by your representative, Harry Tucker, with
his own hand (great applause) and you will
have no more Federal interference with
elections. In this respect compare you1
condition in 1870 with your condition in
1894 (applause.)
The Democratic party has it's faults, but
compared with other parties we forget
them. 1t stands for economy. What does
the Republican party stand for Born OF
sectional difference and living on out of
it's time, it it had done the decent thing it
would have died and not put us to the trOu,
BILE to kill it daughter and applause.) 1t
stands for extravaganza. no doubt Of that.
If you vote for a Republican, you vote for a
man to go to Washington and continue its
extravaganza career. 1t stands for the per-
petuation of sectional and racial differen-
ces 1t was slain by the Democracy with
Force Bill assassin S blade in its hand
tremendous applause If you vote for a
Republican you give that much strength to
a party that lives on its hatred Of you.
What do the Populsts stand for ? (great
laughter.) 1 see from the way you take
that, that there are not many Populists
among you. The Popuiists stand for cas-
ties in the air as winter residences (laugh-
teri and for free tickets on steamboat lines
to summer islands in Utopia. At least
that is what they ram for; they don't stand
for anything.
A Voice-"How about the Prohibition
lists ?"
MI. Daniel am saving the best for the
last. If you will tell me what man is
doing l will tell you what is in his mind
and if you will tell me what is in his mind
1 will tell you what he is going to do. The
Populisls want illimitable money on
limited land. Mr.. Rucker who is running
for congress wants to lend everybody
s.. 800. The Populists want the gov
eminent to own the railroads. There are
more than million men employed on the
railroads and the result OF the Populist
plan would he that the railroads would
soon own the government (applause.)
What do the Prohibitionists stand for +? A
single idea and they want seventy millions
of people to come to their one idea. I SYM
pathize with any men that are trying to get
rid of bad habit; with any community
that is trying to purify itself and elevate its
standards and command the respect of Chris
tian men and Christian women. But the Pro-
hibitionists are attempting what they can
not accomplish. The Son of Man did not use
force nor the law, but He preached good
example and moral suasion. In a fair fight
Virtue will beat Vice; Truth will beat
Falsehood, and Morality will come off con-
queror. (applause) To apply the law to
mems habits arouses resistance. Prohi-
bition would make the country like Kan
sas-where Ingalls, said everybody was sat-
islied-the Prohibitionists had all the Pro-
hibition they wanted, and the Whiskey men
had all the whiskey they wanted (laughter.)
THE COAL TAX.
A Voice-HoW about free coal?
Senator Daniel voted for 40 cents a
ton tariff Oh coal, and 1 believe [ did right
i'll doing it, and l don see why shouldn It.
All the New England people want, is free
rate on all they want to buy and protection
on all they want to sell. Democracy is for
equal justice to all.
SILVER.
Mr.. Daniel then gave good part of his
speech to his free silver theories which ale
already well known to our readers.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, MI. Daniel said the Dem
ocratic party was the greatest organization
of the people in modern times. Gen. Vols
ley said England had become great because
all the nations have fought the English
man. 1t is so with the Democratic party;
it had become strong and great, because
every party that had ever arisen had fought
it, Wings, Populists, Greenbackers, Know
Nothings, Republicans. and Prohibition
lists had fought the Democracy and all
been defeated. Mr.. Daniel closed with all
eloquent tribute to Democracy, which
thrilled his audience.
1t was remarkable tribute to the mag
netic power of the orator that during his
speech that begun at 3 2. M. and lasted till
$50 2. M, hardly man left the building,
though there were hundreds Of countymen
who had to go long distance to their
homes, and the building was as densely
packed at the finish as it was at the open
ing.
MI. Daniel left here for Washington at
3 o'clock Tuesday morning.