Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-17
6, by Edgar ". Nye.l
 WASHINGTON,

which are used constantly now-and have been for the past year-for re- hearsals l presume that my live stock out there has heard more speeches on the tariff and currency than the prasi- dent of the senate or the speaker of the house.
 The vice president was speaking the other day to me on board the Asheville and Washington sleeper of the old time political stump speaker, and among other things told of Dick Oglesby's methods of dealing with the currency question.
 "Gentlemen, he said, i've now come to the currency question, of which the Democrats talk to you SO much.
 "Now, they ought not to do that. They don't understand and never did and never will understand the currency question. Why, gentlemen, the plain goddlemighty's truth about the cur rency question is that it's as much as the Republicans can do to understand it.
 Speaking further on of joint debates, Mir. Stevenson told of one which oc- cured between General Fry and Colonel Woodford, if am not mistaken. in a llttle western town.
 Woodford had been a Union soldier from Kentucky, but was hot Demo- crat, while General Fry. of course, was a Republican. Woodford said to Fry: I'm no speaker ill public, never hay in had any advantages, but after ye're troo, eff there's time I'll make a few disj'inted remarks jest so's you all won t have it intirely your own way"
 So after General Fry had spoken in a moderate way, among other things refer ring to the magnanimity of the federal government to the south after the war, Colonel Woodford arose and said:
 Gentlemen, ye've all heerd what Jinerel Fry says, especially about the Republicans magnanimity after the wah. Now, gentlemen, Jinerel Fry orient to do that, jest because he comes from .Danville, where they have a col lege and churches and telegrafts. It's no way for him to come down here where we are plain people, with no advantages and no schools and no the-a-ters, and tell us about the magnanimity of the Re- publicans after the war.
 "We are all plain people here, and we ] make no pretensions whatever, gentle. men, but if there's anything we do love next to our wives and our country it's the everlastin North American truth.
 And what did they do with poor old Stonewall Jackson at the clothes of the wah? Mind ye, I didn't agree with Stonewall regardin the wah, but yet he was brave man, and, though I fit on the other side, my blood boils when think of tho way they treated him after the Confederacy busted up. And what did they do with Stonewall Jackson, as brave q man as ever straddled a wat hoss, gentlemen? Took him and tried him by drum head cote martial and had him shotl Took him out like desertel and shot him in the bresh!''
 But" said General Fry, "Colone Woodford, you don't want to misleaC these people here. Everybody agrees or the courage and heroism of Genera Stonewall Jackson, north as we'll a' south. There's no controversy abou that, and everybody knows who reads a ali that General Stonewall Jackson wa shot in battle while leadir a charge and accidentally, by one of his owI men.
 Now, Jinerel Fry" continued Woodford, with look of mild reproof Eye must not come down here anG strive to Lamboozle our people becuz y, come from Danville, where there's col lege and opry house We are plain folk here, and we don't aim to put on an. style; but, boys, when Jinerel Fr. comes here and seeks to pervert the fact we call him down. We know that w arc not highly educated people here. bu next to liberty and the love we hold fo our homes we love the great big eter nal truth, and when Jinerel Fry, witl all his advantages, comes here to war our minds regardin the magnanimity O the Republican party at the clothes O the wah he should not he permitted [ do so.
 "Now, gentlemen, what did they d. with Jinerel Robert E. Lee at tn clothes of the wah? Of co'se did no fully agree with Jinerel Leo regardil the wah and fit on the other side; but gentlemen, Jinerel Lee was bray, man. I fit with him at Beuna Vista an' Risaccy when tine pesky greasers ri' over him as eff he'd of bin a remains but he lived to lead the glorious figh for bis people, loyal to old Virginny gentlemen, ruther she was right 0 ! ruther she was wrong!
 And what did they do to old Jinere Robert E. Lee, with his blue blood an educated at the expense of the Unite States?
 Took him and tried him by druT head cote martial, sah, and had him too out behind camp and shot. sah, and hi body quartered, his poor body, scarre with Mexican lances 30 years ago an with Federal bullets again, sah, in dc fense of his country, and yet shot au riddled by Republican bullets, sah, mag unanimous Republican bullets, sah, an quartered like bullock, sah, to make Republican holiday
 But" said General Fry, 'ColOnt Woodford, you do not want to lead tines people into an error willfully. Ever child in the primary schools knows tha General Lee died ten years after tn war, honored alike by friend and fot the loved and respected president Of southern college"
 "Now, Jinerel Fry, said Woodfort Eye must not come down here and tr to mislaad our plain country people tn; way, because 70 come from the gres intellectual center at Danville, whei they can parse Paradise Loat' with cs