Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-31
Another Gard from Candidate Harris

Fe low Citizens Il am before ytr
d. Cat didate for the House of Dele
gates, and if you should favor IL,
with your support will endeavor Il
: represent you to the best of my ability
believe it to be the duty of ever,
candidate in the field to tell the pee pit
what they 1.-THE people) may cepenc
: upon. Of course our opponents wno
have served in the Legislature will
nave their records to bring before the
people. and 1 sincerely hope they will
hot fall to do SO. If their past record
in the Legislature is as good as tbev
Sc III to think it is, it will be of great
Value To them III getting back, but if
Dad then keep quiet and iG may b
the people will not find it out.
For "a Years l Lave voted the Demo
cratic ticket iu all National and STATE
elections, with one exception. did
not vote for Horace Greedy for presi-
dent. In county elections | generally
plcS my man, rs l prefer u good Rs
publican to bad Democrat. lam not
a man who believes because a man ia a
Republican lie is not as good q citizen
Us Democrat. Parties do not make
men, men make parties, and if a man
IS All high toned gentleman in the
Democratic party he is the same ia
the Republican, party. 1t il good for
tn's great Nation that the Two parties
are so evenly divided. 1t is II great
Web woven over this land OF ours ny al
Aiwise Providence to keep US Gown.
Destroy either party and it would only
De but u few years until we ..ould |
have king.
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the principles taught by the Demo
cratic party are the best for the most |
people. do not believe the govern
ment ought to be run by the money
power, or the rings, that are gotten up |
TO Keep this element in power. The |
whole people have right to voice in
This government and will not surren-
der that right even at the point OF the
baYonet.
am for Governor j. Hoge Tyler for
United States Senator. AS your can
didate Tor the House of Delegates am
subject 70 the will of the majority of
The people. l am for Tyler because he
and feels for the toiler.
He is one of the plain people. Richard
Croker, on bis return from Europe,
said: MIR. Bryan g great strength lay
in his knowledge of the plain people
and that no other man has ever been
20 close to the Masses" Gentlemen,
his Is noble trait in a mans charac
Ter. So few men of prominence can see
he poor and rich alike. That is just
where the trouble has been with our
representatives in the past. They
never seem to consider the laboring
mans interest. Not satisfied with
axlng the would be land owner two OF
hree times on what he is worth, but
hey go to work and pass law to take
way what little he has without value :
eceived. l am speaking gentlemen
i the Land Grabbers Act This is one .
It the most abomipable laws that was !
yer forced on any people. Its princi.
lie is bell born, because it gives the S
lch the power to rob the poor and
elpIess women and children. II had I
he power would drive it back to hell,
rom whence it originated. No man 8
nth spark of spiritual life in him is
DING to monkey with it. Why didn't
ur representatives play the part of the
God Samaritan |? They saw the poor
elinquent lying by the way side, but
lstead of taking him up like the good
amaritan they plungedanotherda dagger
ito his already bleeding side and left
i'm to die.
Gentlemen, value man just as II
D horse, it is for the actual service
e get out of him. Now, if you canl
e that you have gotten e God service
ut of your delegates in the past
rough the Land Grabbers Law and r
road law that was never adopted by
at one county in the State and only =
re man in that county, then send them
lck.
Now, listen gentlemen: You have
lard great deal said about ring rule
I'd wire pulling by Senator Martin,
I'd it has been repeatedly denied by
8 friends. Just go over the proceed
gs OF the meeting of the Democratic
)unty Committee and judge for your
Ives. Actions speak louder than
Drds. Who does Martin ask for sup-
'rt? Haye you ever seen an article
the papers, or word spoken by his
lends calling On the people to SUPP
'rt him? He only calls on the ring,
0 people are not in 1t. l am not
,hting Mr. Martin, but fighting for
ual rights as a free American citi-
q. This is a free government and
cry tax payer ought to have the
yht to vote on everything that affects
8 interests G
Gentlemen. value principle more i
an do office, and if have to sacri-
e either it will he the office. l would
Their go down in defeat aud die in n
gs in the poorhouse with the cen. "
iousness that had done my duty as
man towards my fellow man than to
in the White House at Washington,
wing gotten there by trickery, fraud
ID deception. When that noble, big CT
arted old hero, Gen. r. E. Lee, was
'ered thousands of dollars for his
me to be used in the Louisiana Lot
~, a swindling machine, his answer Ci
Is sent quickly, "My name is all
we left and it is not for sale.''
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