Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-08-31
Republican Speaking.

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licans have nominated for Congress II
this district, made his first appearauc
before the StauntOn and Augusta pub
lie this week in the role of a speaker
1t is not necessary to say that In oul
opinion Col. H. is not a born orator
he is not shining light in the variety
which Mr.. Hanna is now sending Out
in numerous parcels known as "spell
binders, but he has a little talk be
makes when anybody takes the trouble
to listen to him, one of those nice little
talks after the approved orthodoxy
outlined by the National Committee.
1t has prosperity feature, notwith-
standing wheat is only go cents; it has
flag feature, Notwithstanding our
flag has been hauled'down from a por-
ton of Alaska and in Cuba; it has q
denial of imperialistic tendency fea-
ture, notwithstanding our alliance
with England and our army in China
is allied with all the great powers. 1t
would not be strong speech if deliv-
cred by SO gifted an orator as Henry
Clay. In the mouth of Col. Hubbard it
rolled out as if from a monograph,
with goOdsized megophone attach
ment, and when he ceased the by
ISLANDERS knew that the machine
would not run any more until new
cylinder was inserted, or the thing was
wound up for second round.
A small crowd OF negroes and most
all of the white Republican Office hold
ers and would be office holders here
abouts We're on hand to do the cheer
ing, but their threats, like Col. Hub
ards were weak, and apart from the
office holding element who undou bted-
ly had to cheer, the enthusiasm was as
limp as a dish rag. We learn that
during the course of his remarks the
venerable Colonel paid bis respects to
The SPECTATOR. We are duly CRATE
full. Whenever any of the Hubards-
and there seems to be a quantity of
them scattered about in offices and
pleased to notice The
SPECTATOR we feel glad. as it
affords The SPECTATOR a better op-
to reciprocate by noticing
the Hubards when they seek official
positions. 1t has been the aim of the
editor of THE SPECTATOR not to pub.
fish paper perfectly satisfactory to
the Hubards, and il in this he has
succeeded be feels compensated. When
in our childhood We were told that:
sold Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard,
To get the poor dog bone,
But when she got there
The cupboard was bare
And then the poor dog had none,"
we felt sorry for the Hubards and the
Hubbard dog. A bare cupboard is so
forlorn. Now whenever we hear of
bones in the Hubbard cupboard, or that
any of the Hubard's are after bone,
or that any of the Hubard's dogs have
q show for bones, we feel just as glad
as we can under the circumstances.
We are sure, however, that the bone
which "Old Father" Hubbard is now
after, not for his dog, but himself, il
in his cupboard at all, is too high up
on the shelf for him to reach, and
we further feel sure that he put no
rounds in the ladder which will enable
him to climb to it by the speech he
made here on court day. 1t was no
Republican field day Notwithstanding
Col. R. 7. HUBBARD. alias Supervisor of
the Census of the Tenth District, alias
for Congress, made the best
speech he knew how, and the ring
sters and the cullud brethren cheered
and whOoped and howIed as loud as
thew ooulA