Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-09-23
-sTAUNToN SPECTATOR AND vINDICAToR

Ieleep, his doctor does not ask the
cause, he simply tells him to quit wor
rying about the poor people Of this
country, and go to sleep. Laughter
and applause.
NOT ENTIRELY DISTINGUISHED.
My friends, when you try to con
vince this man that the great mass oil
people have right to voice in the
Legislation under which they live, he
tells you that, while he would profit
by the free coinage Of silver, yet, be-
cause he loves others better than be
loves himself he will ram the gold
standard down their Threats whether
they want it or not. (Applause. Dc
you believe them when they tell you
that they are entirely disinterested
don't. When find a man who wants
q certain financial policy because it
will be good for him, say he is very
natural sort OF a man that have seen
men like him before; but when find
aman who is always wanting to help
me- against my will who is trying to
do something for me that / don't want
him to do; who is always feeling for
me, watch to see that be don't reach
me when he feels for me. daughter
and applause.)
When these advocates of the gold
standard asserted that the free coin
age of silver would be a good thing. for
them, 1t took great load off my mind.
For twenty years these people, accord
ing to their say-so, have been sacrific-
ing themselves for the rest of the peo-
pie; and, my friends. / don't believe
they ought to be allowed to simply
ruin themselves always for our good.
Laughter and applause. And when
these people insisted that the free
coinage of silver would be a good thing
for them, l thought now our time has
come. We will pay back this debt
that has been accruing for twenty
years, and we will just make them en-
joy the benefits of free coinage all the
rest of their natural lives and we will
bear with fortitude whatever evils it
can do US. Applause
Now, my friends, must close. Cries
of No, no go on ri / have been
proving my loyalty to the ratio of 16
to by working sixteen hours in one
day, and cannot go beyond that, my
friends. [Applause.] want you to
take this question and do with it what
you think is best and whatever is the
result l shall willingly abide it, wheth-
er it be to elect or to defeat, conscious
that victory must at last come to all
those who Eight fol- the cause of truth.
[Great applause.
w Fyipr Defeated.
!. NORFOLK, Va, Sept. ~ The rep
of the democracy of the
second district of, Viffiinia were on
hand at Port Norfolk at an early hour
this morning to attend the congress
sional convention. One hundred and
seventy four delegates were present.
After temporary organization recess
was taken At o clock the committee
on permanent organization reported
permanent chairman; Thoss T. Powell,
of Newport News, secretary; j. O. Pitt,
of Norfolk, and P. NJ. Nolan, of Ports
mouth, sergeant alarms. DR.. Barnes,
made one of his old time speeches in
accepting the honor.
Capt. r. G.. Marshall, of Portsmouth,
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions, submitted resolutions indorsing
Bryan Sewall and Chicago platform,
which were adopted.
Upon the call for nominations the
following gentlemen were placed in
Hon. d. Gardner Tyler.
Major Baker F. Lee. Joseph T. Duke,
George W. Jones, W. A.Young, Col.
K R. Griffin, D. r. Bland, and Dr. II. |
F. Bryant. On the nineteenth ballot
Mr.. w. A. Young, of Norfolk, received |
and nomination, which was made