Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-10-15

only a few of both. But with all these
new and varied paraphernalia of mod
ern Virginia Democracy, the impor-
tant feature, the audience, as we say,
was lacking. Not only was the crowd
small, but very undemonstrative 1t
was crowd more given to the quiet
Amen than the loud HOsSanna, it was
not used to the bench pounding "Rebel
Yelling hat throwing, of the ancient
and unterrified Democracy. 1t was
without ginger, or fire, or liquor. 1t
consisted in part, and in rather prom
inent part, of some Democrats, on whom
the hand hold of the party slips, on i'm
portant occasions. The stage managers
and the authors of this play attempted
some novel scenes. In one instance
the cast contained disguised as DEM
ocrat, seer and prophet, who two
years ago went about preaching sim
gular Democratic faith. His associates
and friends at that time were unknown
in the temple of Democracy, indeed,
they were Juggling like Sampson at one
of the main pillars to pull it down.
This seer and prophet was one of the
chief performers in this great farce of
last Saturday night. Few recognized
him in his new costume, but the beard
of the prophet hung down below his
mask so that he became known OF
some, who thereupon left the hall.
They were not prepared for the greet
ing, and the glad hand he got from
others, who shouted, "Well done thou
good and faithful servant, enter thou
in ~
The principal speaker of the occasion
was Judge Mann. He was introduced
by Capt. r. S. Ker, the campaign
manager of Hon. Harry Tucker, in re-
marks not so beftting as possibly
many uttered by him before the pri-
mary. But Capt. Ker does such things
always well, aud Judge Mann was pre-
scented in an ornate and effective man.
ner.
1t is not our intention here to com.
ment on Judge Mann's speech. If re-
ports of it be true it was in the same
vein of his other speeches, the
effort of a gentleman who wants tt
make no enemies, and lose no friends
but who is very anxious to be COVER
nor, but whose mind is much mixe(
on the most important questions of tn
day, and who is in the hands of hi
friends. The enthusiasm was not I'm
bounded. There were those who hat
to cheer. They would have done s.
had the speech not been half so good
! ''they were there for that purpose,
and both they and Judge Mann USE
their best efforts. But, we are told
and in all we say we do so from infol
= nation, because we were out OF tn
u State at the time the comedy too
u place, that it was evident the judy
was embarrassed. Empty seats, an
~ a cold audience are not calculated t
u enthuse or produce eloquence. Bot
Il abounded on that occasion.
When Judge Mann had finished, tn
second act was begun. AS the curtai
went up there arose from amidst thos
never faltering, pure, unswervin
Democrats, the noblest Roman of ther
y alone Mr.. c. T. Jordan-the leade
u of that branch of pure Democracy, tn
IL prohibition movement in Stauntor
y the same faithful Democrat who Wa
5 seen two years ago closeted with Col
John A. Noon, Col. Harry VOORHEES,
Col. J. L. Gleaves, Col. John ID. Rods
4 ers and Col. Julius c. Scheffer of bless
i ed memory, all imbued with the sam
high purpose, the same lofty aim, tina
4 of defeating for the Senate Hon. EC
ward Echols, and Hons. Silas II
Walker and John w. Churchman fo
l the House. He had been chosen b
the pure Democracy as the only on
! who could befittingly introduce tn
Hon. H. d. Flood, and the newspape
report is, he did so in "a few well chos
en- remarks" By whose pursuasiol
this came about we are unable to as
certain. From whom proceeded tn
gigantic thought of selecting Mr.. Jor
dan as the medium through which
Mr.. Flood would become known to tn
audience we are not advised. Twas
brilliant conception, and has had
ssbrilliantu effect. 1t drove one mai
home in the minds of many, and tina
l | is, if the Organization has not hereto
I fore humbled itself before the shrine G
I Prohibition in Staunton in the name
i of which it has been accused, it is flu
u ly capable of doing so. 1t may not b
P saying too much to say that 100 Dem
: ocratic votes went like McGinty to tn
: bottom of the sea, just so soon; as thi
!, mastery move became known, and
e the comments that are being mad
over this occurrence, and the amour
of dirt some people have eaten, be an
o criterion, this move is liable to caus
more to go by the same route.
!. Mr.. Floods speech has not been n
d ported in more than the most cursor
Il way, but one portion of it has bee
d brought to our attention. We hay
|, been told that he had much to sa
e about assistant Republicans, but th
e heelers, and pie eaters, and Fridays
u neatly tore the house down, and spli
v the floors, and Jared the ceiling whe
/ he said, he had respect for the ma
t who was Republican and came OF
:, and fought in the open, but that b
u chad no respect for the man who pr
S tended to be Democrat, edited 81
e called Democratic paper, and wrot
r and DublIShed editorials in aid of tn