The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-28
WOOD COUNTY.
Excellent Speeches at Parkersburg BY
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On Friday last VIC had meeting at the
Court House in this place. Gov. Steven.
son and Gen. Harris were the speakers.
The meeting was opened at three o'clock
by the election Of Hon. s =. Spencer as
Chairman and Capt VIM. Collect secre-
tary. Gov. Stevenson was introduced,
and in bis usual forcible argument held
the audience spell.bound for more than
two hours. His able discussion Of the
political questions involved in the present
canvass were well received. He gave, q
clear and succinct history Of the workings
OF the registration law, and how tho Denl-
Ocratic leaders were endeaVoring to tram.
pie in the dust the laws Of our State;
that out Of the fifty.three counties In the
State he had received complaints from
but five where the law had been abused,
and yet the leaders Of the Democratic
party on every stump howl against the
''odious Registration Law" and assert un-
heard of and astounding c0rruptiOns; and
that tho truth Of the whole matter was, if
there was any abuse 1t was in tapor Of the
Democratic party. Where one man Is
stricken of who votes that ticket, who Is
entitled to vote, there arc nine on who
vote that ticket who should not. Then
he showed the inconsistency Of the DEM
ocratic party in their construction of the
q EniorInent Acts" how 1t was held up by
them as good club to knock out the brains
Of tho Republican party. But when they
found that some Of their party had been
arrested for intimidating Registrars, then
they set up q yell and howl about politt-
cal Judge and u packed jury, and dis
covered the club had got III the wrong
hands, At first 1t was very good law,
a firstrate law, o most righteous law; but
when It changed handsit was a very poor
law..c His, remarks upon the FREQ school
system and Democratic opposition thereto
were the best We ever listened to. Then
exposing Democratic inconsistencies on
the XVIII Amendment, how their leaders
would appeal TO the prejudice and passion
or the people, and yettheir representatives
voted for the Flick Amendment, the char
ter to Storrer College and the bill known
as the Hartinsburg and Potomac Rail-
road bill. That only four Democrats
voted against the Flick Amendment in
the House, all the Others voted to strike
tho word fchite from the Constitution. He
then particularly referred to the Flick
Amendment, how the Charleston Con-
ycntion kicked out the majority report
and then said they were in favor Of i'm
mediate action to secure the franchise to
their rebel brethren. There was but one
way TO secure II Immediately, that was
by notification and rebellion. That the
people would never consent 10 calling q
Convention ut q cost Of $50, 900 when they
could pass the Amendment for nothing
and more speedily; that the plan that has
been adopted was the cheapest and better
than calling q Convention. But the De-
mocrats don't want the DISTINGUISHED
element, to vote and hold Office; all they
wanted was 10 put out the. Republicans
and get the Democrats in. Then If the
DISTINGUISHED persons Of our State were
voters, where would Judas Phelps, Fl. s.
Walker and sow.belly Burdett boz They
would not get q Crumb ofpOlitiCal dough.
Tho Governor then took up poor Judas
who from drinking Democratic whisky
saw "the sun shine at midnight and the
moon become the luminary Of the day."
and replied to some Of his eggrcgious as
sertions here q few weeks ago. Judas
charged tho Governor with fraud and dis
honesty, (and every one knows that twas
false and only used for political capital,
in managing the affairs oil the State Peni-
Tertiary. He said Judas had Committee
appointed to look into the matter and re.
mort. at tho next Legislature. Judas was
Chairmanand lad u Secretary. Hetookup
his quarters at Moundsyille and after six
months brought In saw log as a report.
Ho did not have time to look 1t over, but
Judas came one day in d condition Of
well little mcIlow-and demanded the
instant dismissal of the Superintendent.
He promised him that 0s soon as he could
find. the right man hewould have him APP
pointed. That the next Legislature ap-
pointed a Committee to read the report,
but they could make nothing out oft and
it was put up In o pigeon hole Just where
VIC will put Judas In October.
The Governor closed his remarks by
calling the attention of the people to the
internal improvements, and pointed
ont our various humane institutions
our glorious free school system, and the
wealth, enterprise and prosperity OF our
Suite, and closing with splendid perOra.
ton on tho duty Of Republicanism in the
present canvass. he retired amid
tremendous applause, The meeting was
adjourned until evening, when General
Harris was introduced. He said:
."Fellow citizens of Wood county, you
may think 1t strange that ] am here, but
q lew weeks ago a Wheeling merchant
said to me: Is it true that you arc
stamping tho State for GotfY replied
that I was, Why said he, how can
you stump the District for Golf, when
the party has used you so badly. Well, !
replied, II l go down 1t isbut sing lie indi.
vidual, but It the party goes down, and
the principles Of our cause arc lost, the
prosperity Of the State and country falls,
and tho nation Is ruined" (Cheers for
General Harris!) The General reviewed
the Democratic platform. he was
listened to with close attention and inter-
est for two hours moro. he gave atleX-
pose Of the K. X. KS and q comment
tlbon our finances and different questions.
We are sorry that time will not grant us
the liberty Of reviewing his powerful and
wcighty arguments. II there Is any
place in the State that tho General has
warm, true and generous friends It Is in
Wood county. Every boy on the street
knows and loves him. This meeting will
give US many votes In our county. 1t was
the largest and most enthusiastic meeting
ever held in this city, and will help old
Wood to roll upa good four thousand
Republican majority, noxt month: NC
will give the General q good sound ma
iority. Our mon are at work organizing
clubs all through the country, and we
will leave Democracy on the sand of dead
issues to bleach in tho sun Of the xviii
amendment and the showers Of State
sovereignty.
Yours, &c. CHRo 'SSIIHE