The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-30
SPEECH OF SENATOR FARMS
WORTH AT CLARKSDURG.
The Ex-Governor in a Bad HumOr--
He DenounceS Gov. Stevenson
and the "Let-Ups."
A Democratic Report.
Correspondence Of he IThsAltHg Rtotstsr.

A Democratic Report.
CorTepoIsnes Of he IyAAaltNg Rt0tstsr.
CLARKsBURGH, W. Va, AIarch26.
On last Friday evening Ex. Governor
Farnsworth made the opening speech Of
the campaign, ut the Court House In this
place. Tho meeting was called 70 order
by Mr. A. G. Moore, on whose motion DR..
Barnes was appointed chairman, who In
trodnccd the orator Of the evening.
Mr.. FQrnswOrtll commenced by saying
that he arose to speak with much Gmbar.
raSslnGnt. The position that ho occupied
was ln anomalous one, and that In I'D
vance Of q State Convention and the NdOp.
ton Of u platform, he felt u delicacy In ut
tempting ogive his views on the political
issues Of tho day; but us tue early bird
was said TO Catcll the worm, lie thought
that tho sooner the campaign was COM
lnencod In earnest, tho more certain
would be the Republican party Of success.
Organization was the pGrCursor.Of victory,
and the party could not afford to dispense
with II. .t...
Alter very handsome compliment 10
the Republican rs the party Of progress,
he left the subject Of politics, and entered
into q personal description Of the causes
Of the failure Of the Legislature to re-
peal the Capital hill, charging Mr..
Davis with having betrayed his
constituents by his vote, and accusing
him Of having received q bribG there
for. This portion Of his speech was
marked by bitter personal assaults and
denuuciutions, In which the Conservative
camein for largc share. But It would
take up too much oil your space' to give
anything like a correct summary Of his
remarks on this subject.
Passing again to the area Of politics,
he said that there was no hope for the iu-
turc prosperity of West Virginia but with
the Republican party-tllNt oil tho happi-
ness, the liberty, the prosperity which VIC
now enjoy, was due wholly to them. That
the free schools was system inaugurated
and sustained wholly by the Republicans
and TINT so soon as tho Democratic party
obtained power, they would wipe 1t out.
Democracy was always opposed to the
people acquiring inEelligence-thcy were
opposed TO education, and to anything
which tended TO upliit tho down. trOdden
and;help the helpless. sfS.5s III w
The,eentl6nan then turned his atten-
ton to the "let.ups," and in language not
10 be mistaken he denounced them NIL as
traitors to the Catise Of Republicanisnl-
that the result Of tho last fall elections
proved that 10 be d "lCt-up" was to be IL
cO-workcr with Democracy, and that
wherever tue party was divided on H9ls
question tho "lct-nps were dcIeated' oy
the Democracy. IhegentIcman llad once
been Democrat, buthe now had no sym
pAthy with that reasonable organization.
That, when the inst gun OF reDGlIlon was
fired, lie threw himself on inc sue Of inc
Government anu the men VINO Dattled 70
maintain It, anu that with them nc eSpcct, !,
cd TO "stnk or SwiM-8lrVlVe or perlsn.
lie was no "let-up! dc would scon 70
DC. lie would rainier Always remain IN
obscurlty than TO accept my lGVOrs from
such party. Tue only principe now lcIt
Democracy was 10 Oeat. lie oGIieVea IN
the pure old Democracy 81 other DAYS,
but the new'lnhglcd doctrines Of to.lay
were rs perntcious as those OF 1851. Inc
rebels had mtlue thelr cIccuon Wheh they
took up arms agutnst, tho Government
which had protected thcm' ana nc,
Tor one, was 1o!Hlng 70 gee Me"t
Me oehleW Of Mat 9oScs. lnGy
had renounceu taelr aiIesIIhCc u tnc
Government ana lor!cIed I'LL FisHS uh-
der 1t, and nc was IN favor OF holalng
them 70 1t. he would not trust them
with the power OF lrancGlsc-aG was
alrIid OF then-and Appeared 70 ail lovers
Of RepuOltcanism ana o. our SA!c 10 DC,
ware Of warming the viper which ~ould
certainly sung tneni 70 deaLh. NO party
should DO trusted Win power wuo aIc
moi, IKE caesars VIE aOoVc susplctoh'
and they !lhe reOelSl hau once proVed
traitors ana might 40 SO again;
BeSloes' continued lS, !! We Ict tnG GI up
'ce must go gown l1ott c3.nlIo' " ou
top! and he Tor Que, was IN iaVor OF nav,
ing tue loyal men, VINO iouSht ana saved
our glorious little SUITE, remaining on top'
The spirit oil the feDelllon WINS not crusn'
ca, rs WIS seen IN tne oppos!tlon winch
the Democrats made 10 INC wise measures
o. Reconstruction devised ny CHHfEGisS'
The snake was scotcheI-D hOt kl!ic4-
and i the rebels once got 70 Eotc, that
would be the dea'Il;Enell Of Republican.
is'n IN tlts Sn1te. IhGy asE US " Vole 70
relieve them, but not one Of thcm would
ever vote Tor kcpuOllc1n.
Anu yet CERTAIN gentlemen ASK US 10
take treason 70 our Dosoms ana MAKE II
respectable; nc was ior making !! OuIOus.
Never would lie use us InlluencG OF MS
vote to sccurcto any rSDel anu traitor any
position whatever; an4 he was much sur
prtsed IN see Governor stevenson appoint,
ing Democrats 70 oilces o. Hono5 anu
trust II was IN Outrage on lne loyal men
the Statc tllat such men stIoIutl De PER
mitted to h0lI posllIon, ana IoyeF!ior eIc'
venson would have 70 answer Ior IL IT,, =
After referring aglln 70 ulc aCllon o.
Mr.. Davis in rather severe terms, he clll'