The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-17
Democratic Rallya at Fulton
Pole Raising and Speeches
Democracy in n Blaze Of Elk
element.
The Tide of succe.. Rolling On

The Tide of Success Rolling On
Saturday last was bright day IL
the political history of Fulton, thai
noble adjunct to Wheeling, and efficient
coadjutor in the cause of freedom and
Democracy. 1t had been announced
that on that day hickory pole would
be raised as mathematical Of the party
ana principles headed by the noble
standard-bearer, Seymour and Blair
An invitation had also been extended
to the citizens of Wheeling to partici'
pate in the festivities Of the OCCASION
And in accordance with that hospitable
request, for which our German friends
of Fulton are so noted, goodly num-
Der of Wheelingites were on the spot
In the early part of the afternoon,
however, the citizens of Fulton had
erected two beautiful hickory poles, OF
rather trees, for the top boughs, on
which hung the half-grown fruit, were
left to wave in the breeze. One of these
poles was planted on each side of the
slreet-one towering towards the clouds
to the height of one hundred and six
teen feet, and the other one hundred
feet. A rope was stretched across the
street, fastened at each end to these
poles, aud on which was strung large
and most beautiful flag floating in the
breeze, bearing a separate star for each
separate and sovereign State in the
Union. At the base of one Of these
poles Il comfortable stage had been pre-
pared to accommodate the speakers and
the officers of the meeting.
About half-past three the large and
enthusiastic crowd was called to order
by appointing j. Zoechler President,
and George Tingle, Frank Walters,
Thomas Hemphill, A. NJ. Jocob and A.
Mitchell as Vice Presidents, and G. w.
Rhodes Secretary. J. w. Parker, Esq,
of Wheeling, was then called for, who
responded in we'll timed and eloquent
speech of about an hour.
He said he had just returned from a
visit to his friends in Pennsylvania, and
he was struck with the interest, the en-
thusiasm and the flushed hope of GER
tain victory which seemed to prevail
everywhere. II seemed like the days
of olden time, when hickory poles were
erected as emblems of the faithful,
patriotic, constitutional loving, old
Democratic party. And on returning
he was gratified and delighted to find
the same spirit here. Here floats the
flag we delight to honor. On its
broad folds futtering in the
breeze, is bright star rep
resenting every State in the Union.
B ut times had changed from those good
old days in which the people took pleas
ure under the guidance of patriotic
statesmen. A new race of politicians
have been spawned upon us. They
sought to inaugurate the equality Of
races; they had made war upon the in
situations of the South; they had prac-
ticed deception that thus they might
better accomplish their deep-laid and
original hellish purpose. The purpose
of the war, as declared in 1861, had
been wickedly and defiantly perverted.
Obtaining power by fraud and cunning
hypocrisy, they had used it to the
destruction of ten States in the South,
and the creation of national debt that
threatened the ruin of the North. He
asked if they were ready for thisf "a
universal shout of no! came from the
crowd) Mr.. p. then went on TO emu
merate the iniquities that the Republic
cans intend to force upon the South:
the details of which were listened to
with marked attention. He then took
up the question of Congressman. Said
it was very important question to be
decided this fall. We wanted q white
man in Congress. A nan that was OPP
posed to negro suffrage. If the radicals
got a man of their own party elected
he would follow the footsteps of his
predecessor--M Hubbard-who denied
he favored such measure, but voted
for it. The Democratic party is opposed
to this. We want white mans gov
ernment-administered by white men
for the benefit of white men. Our
standard-bearer, Horatio Seymour, is
the embodiment of this doctrine. He is
opposed to that Jauus-faced plank in the
Chicago platform, which embraces two
politics, which declares that negro suf-
frage must be forced on the South, but
that it will not do for the North. You
have man selected IS candidate for
Congress who bears aloft the flag of
your party, in whom there is no decep-
ton. His political sentiments are not
concealed. During the last two years,
with the untiring sigor of his pen, he
has fought against the abomin able doc
trines of the negro suffrage clan-he
has stood forth as the champion for the
Constitution and the laws. Like gal
liant knight of the Democracy. he has
confronted the enemies of liberty in all
their attempts to abridge the freedom
of the people. 1t is your bounden duty,
if you desire the perpetuity of consti-
tutional law and union of all the
States, to work for his election, nor
tire in your laudable zeal till the Octo.
Der election shall announce your tri-
umph.
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