The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-05
J. n. CAMDEN.
Good Words from His wheeling
speech.

Mr.. Camden, in substance said:
When received the nomination
upon your State ticket, without oppO-
sitiOn, at Pafkersburg, I looked
around mc in vain for the faces Of my
ancient advorsaries. expected to be-
hold, face to face, with the fire Of OPP
position in his cOuntenance, the Rad.
ical Stevenson or Foreman, or some
other of those whose business it has
been to oppose the success Of Demo
cratic principles. Those gentlemen
have opposed US before 10 the political
arena. They have opposed US before
with the child of their naLure-thc
Registration system. They have op.
posed US before with the application of
the invidiOus test-oaths. They have
opposed US before by every system Of
persecution and opposition that gave
promise Of success to them and humil-
ia,ion anG degradation to US. Butnot
until 81 these had proved Of no avail,
and their requiem had been sung from
the valleys aud tho hill.tOps Of our re-
deemed State, did they oppose US with
John j. Jacob.
expected their opposition now, but
not through such u moaus expected
to receive their bitterCst abuses and
thei- vilest SANDERS, but not through
such a source. | expected to have
hur led q. me the venom and the hate
and the opposition Of the Radical party,
but not the candidacy and the broken
faith and the iugratitude Of o so.callcd
Democrat. But | fought them as best
| could IN tho days of Democratic dc.
feat. can fght them now in the
happy days of Democratic success l
fought them bitterly when twenty
thousand rebels lay grooming in bond
age at their feet | can fight them
now when twenty thousand voices will
be raised in common gratitude in my
behalf.
fought them for priuciplc-for
principle | am fighting them now, and
in tho battle for principle | fear not the
result! But those veterans in the
ranks Of our former foes have vanished.
Stevenson is gone-BOreman is gone
all gone, and in their stead recruit
from our own ranks confronts US.
He may not DO u dcsertcr. but the
soldier who leaves his ranks and do.
mands tribute from bis couutry's enc.
mics has never been known BY any
other name. lie may not be Rcpub.
licau, bu. "by their conduct Ohall ye|
know them, aud his conduct aud their
conduc. are one mud the same. Two
years ago labored for tho success Of
Mr. Jacob. | sought the promotion Of
bis success rs the representative Of the
great parry offrOOdom in this State,
anG rcjOiced with that party at bis
Inauguration. When in Office, | knew
when to find him. When the rccipi.
ent of honOrs and Omolumcnts at the
hands Of the Democracy, | knew bis
whereabouts.
l knew that ho was with them
But when another was given tho nom
ination for the Office Of Governor, Mr..
Jacob was looked for and irdg not. He
had detected abuses in tho Democratic
party which he generously offers to
correct, and charges u reelection and
two thousand dollars year for bis
pains. lie had seen fraud in the ranks
Of his party, and would walk with tho
rank and flo Of Radicalism to correct
ity. fhC who labOred for bis success,
he now is labOring to defeat; aud for
the purpose Ofgiving dignity, charac.
ter and force to his lessons Of honor to
the Democracy, he drills in the ranks
with Stevenson, Foreman, FaruswOrlh
and Swami.
Their voices give back the echo Of
his battle song. and their consciences,
their labOrs, aud their contributions
give response to bis calls for help.
Verify has be kissed tho hands that
have Smi.ten US, aud laid himself
taWniug at the feet Of our foes. a.
year ago, and he ed,-"Lct the
mother forget her nursing babe, ere |
forget hee, oil Jerusalem!" To-day
his back is turned upon the object Of
his pretended gratitude, and he is ar
rayGd against US. His success is the
triumph of Radicalism, and bis success
is the defeat Of the Democracy. lie
has'madc his bed, let him lie on it,
and grumblO pot il in tho end it be
hard.