The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-08

Inortant an "a i3reiSSniSS tIon tbs may come 4
h. bnt ttiisyearftib mol likelyto 90 NOR
iben 10 eject on orgaplEai There Y
avorv raSson. II. lhe void why Democrat
shSs;I5 i'm ifliet oFI;anlG 8Ii0na rhefeiI
M pcssSn 1in, Inc world why Republican,
sbhfla foin IL '{oi any purpose; for the, Re
nntIIcaps ma satisfied with theirown or
sSniSation- relying as they do on the his
EtoFy-of rs achievements for the last sew
enteeu years 10 our State, the honesty, 81
| ia nur6ose and the Justice Of lie cause
TbE Republican, artytofI Ohio Is UNITED
ard c6ns0lid and hopefuB and MARCHES
onward, as I believe, 70 certain and decis
i've victory. IApplause. a.ila5.l
Two notable speeches have been made
on the olheEside, inSthis political CAM
paign, one of them bysW nL1AM;AILRN
Democratic candidate for Governor, The
other by his nephew LIEN e Thur
Man, The candidate forthe United States
Senate aud prospective candidate for,thC
Presidency OF: the United States Mr.,
Allen. made his Speech partly 10, bis
own proper person, and partly through
thelips Of Senator Putnam Of Ross county,
Putnam was put forward to soy certain
things which Che distingu ished candidate
for Governor did not care 20 say for him.
selt--among other things that the Repnb-
lican candidate for Goyernorhad SANDER
cd Mr.. Allen when insisting that he was
opposed to The war, ithathe sought to en-
.barrass the Government while carrying
onlthe war, that he gave sympathy aid
and comfort TO the Rebe lIion when4 these
should have been given 70 the cause -ot
bis country. Further along Ishsll have
occasion TO quote from the speeches OF MIR.
Allen in order that this audience may de-
eide whether the criticism oil Senator Put
man was well made. In Air. Aliens part
OF the performance, he lays down several
propositions. First, he says this is rep
resentaIiye government; second, II being q
representative government, tits the duty
OF candidates when elected to office TO
carry out the will Of the people who cleo
ted them; aud, thirdly, iftheY do not do II
it Is the privilege and duty OF the people
TO select somebody who will. Now, il the
speech Of Elk. Senator Allen contains any.
thing else Of Importance but an elabora-
ton Of these three propositions ] have
failed TO discover II; and having examined
/. with all that careful attention which tits
proper for an opposing candidate 10 give
10 Il, am compelled TO say thatl fully
agree with Mr.. Allen. This Is arepresen-
tat,ve government. 1t Is the duty Of can.
lidates when elected 10 carry out the will
ofthe people; and II they. do not do 1t, tits
the privilege and duty Of the people toise-
lect somebody who will. So + have moth
ing at issue with my distinguished com!
pelitor so far as his first political speech
in this campaign is concerned.
Mr.. Thurman two or three days ago
delivered o speech down In Pike county.
an able, elaborate, interesting, ingenious
speech, such as he always delivers; an
unfair and bitterly partisan speech, as !
hope 10 be able to show you. The whole
speech IL taken up with an attack upon
the Republican, party, upon. the ground Of
corruption and fraud in. the ranks oil that
party, and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are made.
The flBt one which ] care 10 notice is the
connection oil the Republican party with
the Credit Mobilier swindle. lie exoncr'
ates James A. Garfield OF our own State
and says the evidence does not implicate
him In any degree. He holds responsible
10 for as our representation in Congress is
concerned from this State only the repre-.
sentative from this district; but he deals
freely with other names from var
ious parts Of the country, aud
charges on the Republican party that II
Is responsible for the internal swindle
pracliCed on our Government II per
haps would have been candid In Senator
Thurman Ii he had said To his audience
that Mr.. Brooks, OF New York, while
director Of the Union Pacific Road, whose
duty Il was to guard the interests OF the
Government, held more o! the Credit
hIobilier stock than all the Republicans
together who were implicated IN the bust
ness. He discusses at great length the
connection OF Thomas @. Qurant with
the Credit MobllIer, and claims and states
that he was the head and prime mover in
the whole business; but he falls 10 say
that Mr.. Dnrant was q Democrat who
never, 80 far as know, voted the Repuo.
licau ticket in his whole lie. l agree
with Mr. Thurman as TO the character Of
that Credit Mobilier swindle. do not
care To follow him through all the details
OF that business regarding the various
votes which were taken upon the meas
ures In Congress. II is sufficient Tor my
purposes tonight to agree with him that
it was n theft, and. that oil persons who
engaged Ia II, whether Republican or
Democrat, ought 10 be held responsible to
the people, as they will DO. What l
claim for the Republican party Is this,
that 1t was the first to move investigation;
1t was pressing In making inquiry regard:
ing Il; It attempted no conccalments; II
covered no man'a crimes; but when they
had been exposed, itself applied the lash.
That the Republican party was ioln "t
willing and able TO DO IDS IS the surest
indication that as political organization
1t Is pure aud patriotic and worthy the
confidence OF Tic people 1t has so long Gu
ioyed. That party, ja,t so long as II Is
found willing 10 expose and punish cor
ruption when discovered within It's own
ranks, will be continued In power and
will increase In usefulness, hold, there
fore, not parties responsible for the In
diyiduAl action OF tho men engaged IN
this swindle, but the men themselves
All parties agree as TO the character oil the
transaction, and all agree In condemning
those engaged init
rsoo,or 1'brrman nnsoea IN thu cOnsitl.