Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-09-30
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

There was large crowd in town on Mon
day, brought thither by business and ponies.
The Democrats were in the court house ana
some Republican speakers outside. IL was al
first thought that there would be JOINT ais-
cussion, but later it was learned that lhis
world not occur SO the crowds divided. Inc
court house was densely packed with bryan
voters. and the Hon. Edward Echols' county
chairman, introduced Judge ID. W. flourhoy
who made one of the neatest most ehectiVe
and enjoyable speeches Of the campaign. his
remarks were temperate, forcible and at times
eloquent He began with few we'll tmeu
anecdotes which got his audience IN good
humor, and then he took up the issue Oh the
dav. the free coinage of silver He told the
stcry of the denomination OF that metal anu
the immediate hard times, and showed the
reasons for the denomination. lie hau
heard Mr.. Bryan in Richmond and gave ms
hearers an account of the man and the won
derful influence he exerts on his hearers, and
/: wound m with a prediction of his triumphant
election.
| The next speaker was the Hon. W. B. Nc
| Ilwaine, democratic elector. Mr.. McliWalne
| is man of much force, choice in dlcuon,
strong in the presentation of his points, and
earnest IN his advocacy of his cause lie
spoke about an hour, during which time be
| showed that the republican party had oeen
arraigning the democrats on account OF thell
effort to demonitize silver, aid read where
Mckinley himself had declared Tor tree silvel
in 1892. He declared that every platform
since the war had been a straddle OF rea
issues, and that the Chicago platform was th
first distinctive platform we have had sine
that period. This he declared was ne'
epoch in democratic history, and an enuncla
: ton of new Declaration of Independence
: He spoke kindly of those stalwart democrat
e who have strayed from the fold, but predlc'
! ed that we would see them back, acknoW
edging that they were not as wise as the
thought. Mr.. McIlwaine was much lnte
. rupted by noise outside. The crowd Whlc
had been gathered by some Republica
: speakers must have been instructed to chez
: so no matter what was said at every pause
: the speaker they yelled themselves hoars
There were a good many negroes OUT tne'
IS but they formed the most orderly portion
=, the audience An old man named Buehana
e whom we learned was from Moffetts Cree
s. with long gray beard and hair, clad tn Dill
n homespun, tried to speak, much to the me
riment of the crowd. He would talk viii
and "cuss' while, and wound up by jun
ing up and yelling for Mckinley. A te
tmore drinks would have made him YOU
in again, and what he he had helped IN tn
Oh direction.
in Yankee Allen of Richmond, had spoK'
i'd before we arrived on the scene. 1.-THE hldeo
lir sum- and when we got there that young al
j. said to be gifted politician, Mr.. l. X. Hac
man, was harrangueing the sovreigns, al
py the pleasant countenances OF several lo(
politicians, whose only enjoyment IN /
comes with campaign, were beside III
,st What the speaker said ought to have De
mt good and to the point as he ELECTED great
en- plause from the portion of the crowd near
is the stand. The first Mckinley cheer
lr. heard was from Mr.. Buchanan and that
nd accelerated by the alcoholic shout litter OF
ice campaign.