Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-01
aUARLES IN FLUvANNA.
Tenth District Nominee Makes
a StrOnq Speech.

q oIFOHY CPttCiI.
A special from Palmyra says: Judge
J. M. Quarles, Democratic nominee for
Congress began his canvass of this dis
trict with speech here Monday. In
spite of the fact that there were many |
camp and bush meetings throughout
the county, there was good crowd at
the courthouse to hear the orator. lie
made a fine impression. Colonel VIII
liam B. Petit, an old soldier in politics
and polemics, introduced Judge Quar-
les. and said that while the war was
about ended there were still vital ques
lions incident thereto which were to
be determined and that the Democrat
ic people should have part in the set
Element at these new issues.
Judge Quarles, after returning
thanks for the warm welcome given
him by his audience, launched out in
TO an exposition of the fundamental
doctrines of Democracy. He declared
that government is essential to all peo-
pies deriving it's just powers not from
trusts and combines, but by the con-
sent of thel governed. Jefferson, said
he. was not afraid of the people, and
after his fight in their interest old An,
drew Jackson led the next great poll
tical battle when he opposed recharter-
ing the United States Bank. Then
came on the great conflict of 1896. The
speaker referred to the fact that much
of the wealth, fashion, and wit was OPP
posed to the Democratic party. He
discussed the fact that the corporations
and trusts were opposed to the people
headed by Bryan.
Silver, at 16 to 1, government by in
junction, and the income tax, we're the
great questions to be settled. But
above all, was the question as to wheth
er the people should or should not rule
If the people govern they will correc
any errors and we will not have liberty
if any other power than the people pre-
walls.
Judge Quarles maintained that
country without money is barbarou
t country, and that when money is takel
away from a people they relapse int
e barbarism. He then went into phllC
: sophical discussion of the money ques
+ ton, quoting Walters, Nicholson,
;. Edinburgh University, and Ricardo, t
o the effect that the volume of primar
q money determined the level of prices
is Not only authors and academicians, bu
history as well, was cited to prove thl
fact.
The Democratic candidate discusse
the matter of improved machinery an
the tariff act, and said: 81 am glad
say that political economists do not tie
. you that the case of the farmer is hop
D less in the face of high tariff and in
q proved machinery" He quoted II
q authorities to show that there was
9 such thing as permanent overprodu
2 ton. Such thing would speedily ar
z automatically correct itself. He Shove
: that both silver and gold were constit
8 tlonal money, anu argued that the
4 was no danger of silver deluge as
q result of free coinage.
q Touching the new questions resul
q ing from the Spanish-American wa
q he ride uled the Republican resolution
at the Staunton convention in pl
& empting all credit for themselves
q conduct of the war. They said nothil
. of Dewey, the Democrat; Schley, Ito
. son, Bagley or old Joe Wheeler. Jud
q Quarles said they claim everyth1
- and get most of the money. The glo
of this war belongs to the men at t
front and the men behind the guns.
They talk to you of the generos
and the magnanimity Of Mckinley.
called on troops from every State. ~
the was not matter of magnanimity, b
ON his duty as the President OF the VIII
country. How about his acts in tin
of peace? Judge Quarles here or
&c cized the President S appointment
No negroes to high places in Georgia a
ew. other Southern States. Said he: Il
-, President is elected by the people
sas should represent the whole people 8
he will do it if the people, and not
classes and special interests, elect hir
III Talking of his magnanimity to
South, Judge Quarles said that
. Mckinley had rode eighty miles to
Il his hat over John Browns grave-J6
Brown, who, in 1859, armed the negr
with pixies and guns in insurrect
against the white people.
any Judge Quarles closed his speech W
ana an appeal to the Democrats to get
the gether and perfect their organizatl
W and to poll the full strength of I'll
! v III party's vote. He was accorded a
pos reception, and the party leaders OF
ney Fluvanna assured him Of their supp(
eat- He is spending several days in Buck
dg- ham county.
ave
two -.
loo JnO C. Warwick Dead.
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Wig On Thursday last, John G. Warwi