Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-26

CRATIC party Ill giving tile WatHlHSs III VIII
not be very long before the wisdom Of that
warning will be recognized.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The House Of Representatives is busy
with the W ilson Tariff Bill. 1t has adop
ted free coal, free iron ore and free sugar
both raw and refned-and voted cut the
sugar bounty. This sugar movement was
not in the Wilson bill. but was carried by
the Republicans, and those Democrats who
want to force the adoption of an income
tax by destroying other modes Of revenue
III the matter Of free coal and iron
a number OF Virginia Congressmen
prepared a rough road for them
selves this fall, by voting against
provisions in a bill which they will have to
advocate On the stump. in the matter IF
sugar we hope to see the Wilson plan, a
light duty and a gradually disappearing
bounty, restored to the bill before it reaches
the President.
POLITICAL NOTES AND CONTENTS.
A Lexington correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch, writing January 18th, says
there is a growing feeling for the nomina
ton of Gen. Fitz. Lee in the 10Th district
and that "many of the best Democrats
''ciaiin that the people owe it to themselves
as well as to General Lee to rebuke tits
kind Of thing, which can be done by elect
ing him to a position equal in dignity to
The Ole of which he was deprived This
may be the feeling of ''many Of the best
Democrats" in Lexington, but we doubt if
it extends outside Of that town. Gen. Lee
h rs perfect right to enter the list against
ME-. Tucker, but if he does it ON the ground
that the people OF the 10th district owe it
TO themselves OK to anybody else, to turn
down Tucker simply to give him a place
because he has been deprived of another
place, then there is a woeful mistake some
where. The 10Th district will select its
member Oh his merits, not On his disap-
polntnents.
A telegram to the Cincinnati Enquirer
from Huntington, w. Va, says that Oil
Wednesday night, Jan. 18th, at the meet
ing Of the Banner Democratic Club numer
ous speeches were made denouncing Gov.
McCornle and other Democrats for their
action in behalf of the coal barons. Mr.. J.
s. Perry, who undertook to speak denounc
ing the wilson bill, was hooted and Kissed.
and the meeting passed resolution de-
nouucing any man who directly OF indi-
rectly autagonized The W iison bill as "a
hireling OF the vampires who are rolling in
the fat Of their ill-gotteh gains.''
Senator Daniel seems to be becoming
like the Irishman who, freshly landed in
New York, being asked what party he IA
know but he was ''agin the government. :"
Tie Senator was against Cleveland, against
the silver hill repeal, against O'Ferrall,
against Fitz. Lee and now he turns up
against the free coal and iron ore of tie
W ilson bill. 1t seems that no matter what
the people Of Virginia want, the Senator is
agin 1t.
It is stated that when Mr.. Cardwell re-
signs from the House of Delegates, MI j.
Il. Ryan of Loudoun, Will he elected Speak
er. Ii this should be the case, the Eighth
Congressional District will have the Speak
ership OF the House. q Z. S. Senator, L.
5. Collector of Internal Revenue, Fist
Auditor of the State, a Judge of the Su-
preme Court OF Appeals and the Attorney
General o. the State.
There are two candidates, Messrs. Owens
and Settle opposing Hon. w. e. 2. brock
iuridge for the nomination iii lhs Ashland,
KY, district. Mr. Ereckinlidge has sent
a circular letter through his district in
which he says his eneniies are trying to
stab him in the back whila hs is kept in
Washington by his duties. He adds: ~
assure you L intend to make this race, and
| do not intend to make d defensive race. :"
The Prohiuitionists OF Norfolk, have
nominated municipal ticket headed by
Rev. q. w. Petit for Mayor, and Tonight
they hold a ratification meeting there.
Tiiey are working the same racket there
that they tried in Augusta county last NJ
yember, by adopting a resolution that no
mali who votes their ticket in May Tor even
accepts Office Oh it, SHALL Thereby lie held
to he a Pronibitionlst.
The Buchanan Banner speaking of the
next llcliliation in the 10th district, Says
let the people OF Botetourt rally to tie
support OF Democrat from this county.
whoever he may be. and show to the De
mocracy OF this district that we have not
been giving our seven and eight hundred
Democratic majorities fog mere pastime. -
Gen, X. ID. Spillmal,7 President of the
Monongahala. ". Va, Coal Company ia
scnin-laW of I. s. Senator Camden) who
employs 2G0G miners il the Monongaala
Valley, says free coal Will benefit West Viz
ginia coal operators by opening up an enor-
a2nus trade for them in Canada.
Mr.. TICKER thinks Capt. J. H. H. Fig
gait Of BotetouEts stands a pretty good
chance OF getting the place ia the Attorney
General s department now held by Mr.. Ed
gan Allen,
The credentials CT Senator Martin Dem,
Va.) for the term beginning March 4, 1895,
were presented in the U. s. Senate LiGnday
ald placed Oh file.
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