Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-15
Judge Migrants Speech.

Alter the nomination OF COl. IaZo-
we'll Elicit for Congress for the Third
district, Judge Ingram who was his
competitor for the nomination made an
excellent speech to the Convention. of
which the following is the concluding
part -
"This is not the place to go into a
discussion of economics or the causes
of the depression in the business inter
ests of our country; but | believe it to
be to the unequal, uni ust legislation
of the Republican party, which for
| more than thirty years has put upon
| the country a system of tax laws in
| the interest of the classes and not for
| the benefit of the masses of the people
| We should not listen to the attacks
that are constantly made upon the
representatives of our party by our
political enemies. There are patriots
in our ranks in both houses of Con
gress. | have had constantly to-day IN
my thoughts a distinguished Virgin
ian, the knightliest of knightly race,
to whom every true Virginia heart
goes out with sympathy for his great
sorrow. God grant that his great
heart may not break because of the
greatness of his grief, and that John
W. Daniel may be spared for many
years of usefulness (Cries of Good
GoodD
1t is to be hoped that before many
more days have elapsed tariff bill
will be passed, the object of which will
be to raise revenue for the support of
the Government, which will afford
ample protection to all interests, and
will give relief to the country, and in
dustries and manufactures of all kinds
will flourish, giving employment to
thousands. The only real hope of the
country is in the principles of Jeffer-
son, and if we would prove Edward
Bellamy's Looking Backwardn to be
purely work of fiction and show up
Macaulay's recently resurrected proph-
ecies as but libels and dreams, we
must revert to the simple form of gov
eminent of our fathers, and see to it
that the Republic of the United States,
the greatest On earth, is a partner with
no man or set of men in private enter
prises. The hour is at hand; let us
put forth our best efforts and give
Tazewell Elicit our most cordial sup
port. In season and out, we must
work for the success of the Democratic
party and for the advancement of
Democratic principles, and in SO doing
we will be promoting the welfare, the
peace, and the prosperity Of all the
people. Each one of you must put
your shoulders to the wheel, and with
such a candidate success is assured.
Let there be no chickering's because
this or that man was or was not NOM
inated-fOr
AL your strength is in your union,
All YOUR danger is in dlScOrQ.7'
The enemy is in the field. Their
skirmish line has already advanced.
The battle will soon be joined. l call
upon you men Of Chesterfield and
Manchester-you who are descended
from sires who saved the day on Gull
ford's bloody field, and you who your
selves Or your brothers marched with
Pickett up those famous heights of
Gettysburg, and who were with the
gallant Armstead when he gave his
noble life for his beloved Virginia and
constitutional liberty-I call upon you
to rally to the standards of Democracy.
Men of Richmond and Henrico, your
place is in the forefront of the battle,
| for your favorite has been chosen as
our chieftain. In a few days he will
| have buckled on his armor and will be
ready for the fray Like Rhoderick
Dhu, lone blast upon his bugle horn
| were worth a thousand men,"
You men of Goochland, whose loyal
ty is beyond dispute, and of Hanover
of old Hanover, God bless her-the
home of Patrick Henry, whose voice
| first awakened the colonies to a realza-
ton of their grating letters and caus
ed them to strike blow for freedom,
which resulted in a liberty that had
been the desire of all the past, aud
should be the emulation of all the fu
ture. | call upon you to stand by your
sacred traditions, and call upon you
of King William and New Kent-the
home of Bev. Douglass and John H.
Clopton-to rally on the centre and
victory will be ours. loud and long
applause)
Once more | crave your indulgence
gentlemen of the convention, when l
take this occasion to thank my friends
throughout the district for their gen.
erous expressions of good WILL and es-
pecially to thank those who 50 hearth
ly gave ME their support. loud APP
plause.)