Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-10-27
JUDGE QUARLEs SPEAKS.
He Discussed Finance, Tariff and
the War--HOge, Allen and Frank
lin Addressed the Republicans.

Monday Was county court-day and
as is the custom just prior to the cleo
tion, the day was given over to politics.
Judge j. NJ. QuarIes, the Democratic
candidate was or hand to represent De
mocracy, and j. Hampton HOge, of
Roanoke, and w. c. Franklin, of APP
pomattox, were here to whOOp up the
Republicans.
Hon. H. D. Flood, who was TO have
been present, telegraphed here late on
Sunday that it would be impossible for
him to be present owing to severe sore
throat. He alse wrote Governor Echols
fully explaining his position and ex-
pressing his regrets at not being able to
meet with and address the Augusta peo-
pie
Promptly at the noon hour gOodiy
sized crowd assembled in the court
house where Judge Quarles was to
speak, and when the cheering that
greeted Chairman McCue's remarks in
introducing the Judge, was commenced
the crowd was considerably augmented.
MI. McCue, in presenting Judge Quarles
said that he was our next representa-
tive in Congress, and the cheer that
greeted this left the impression that the
Democrats would see that their chair
man had not erred.
Judge Quarles began his speech by
saying that he had been speaking all
over the district and that he was glad
that the time had come for him to adj
dress the people of his own town and
county. He said that Colonel Hubbard,
the Republican candidate, had said that
he (Quarles) was not Democrat and
that j. Hampton Hoge, who was to
speak on the outside of the building,
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GRAFT. II was Readjuster in Readjust-
er days." said Judge Quarles," and
since Readiusterism had passed away l
have consistently voted the Democratic
ticket ever since" The Judge scorned
the idea of either HUBBARD or Hampton
HOge, men with records such as they
have, talking about that of some one
| else.
Judge Quarles then took up the fnan-
cial question. In a manner that indi-
Gated deep study of the finance of this
country he warmed up to his subject
and by facts and argument proved to
his hearers that free silver was right
and that twenty-five year g experiment
with the gold standard had proven it
was impossible to enjoy prosperity. He
said that he had had joint discussion
with Congressman lost and the only
reason he had for quoting from Yost
was because he (Yost) was the only Re-
publican who would resort to argument.
Passing from the financial part of his
speech the Judge dwelt short while on
the tariff. He showed how the Ding.
ley tariff had proven failure and said
that it was made just to suit the trusts
and monOploies. In his denunciation
of the milliOnaires who were bringing
nfryy nd
themselves the judge created a hearty
laugh among his hearers by pausing to
say that he was not talking about any
one in this county.
The Democratic nominee then branch
ed off into discussion of the war and
its mismanagement. In this part of his
speech he appeared at his best and by
blow after blow dealt the Republican
party his audience yelled themselves
hoarse. 1t has been many years since
the people OF Augusta have heard such |
an argumentatlve presentation of poll |
tical issues. In closing the judge scored |
James Lyons on his Amherst speech in |
which Lyons said he wished all seces-
siOnists had died at the close of the war
of 1865. He also told of joint discus
sion had with Col. Hubbard in which |
the colonel denied having been intro.
duced by negro at a meeting in Mel |
son county. Judge Quarles before tax
ing his seat urged the people to vote the
Democratic ticket on the day of cleo
ton, not for the man, but for Demo- |
cratic principles.
When the judge concluded there were
loud calls for Captain r. S. Ker, of Co. |
K. and the captain responded in a brief
speech that was loudly cheered J. |
Lewis Bumgardner and. j Joseph A. Glas-
gov followed Captain Ker, after which
the meeting adjourned, all feeling that
great good had been done the cause of
Democracy.