The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-30

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appearance. Col. Witcher failed 10 70.
port B. W. Byrne, State Superintend
ent Of Schools, made his appearance ID
company with Billy Burdett. Mr.. At
kinson proposed to divide The time, which
was accepted by the opponents Of free
government. According to arrangement
Billy made the first speech. He was FOL.
lowed by Morrison, who made the fur
fly In telling speech Of one hour. The
next speaker was g. w. Atkinson, oil
Charleston. BE spoke On hour and q
quarter, and 1t will not be denied by any
party that Mr.. Atkinson made 0 splendid
speech on his side Of the question, and In
order to give the people an opportunity
to read both sides, give you the leading
points in Mr.. Atkinson's speech.
SPEECH OF q. W. ATKINSON.
Mr.. Atkinson claimed that he was o
Republican because that party represent.
ed the interests and claims Of the masses.
BE talked at length upon the history and
record Of the party. Said Il was the
grandest political organization the world
has ever seen: That It has accomplished
the grandest schemes Of public improve
ment that astonish the world. That II
has establiShed freedom, free labor and
free speech throughout the Union. That
1t is progressive organization, and Is
THE ONLY PARTY OF PROGRESS,
that It reforms itaelf and 10 the enemy ol
peculators Of all parties. he claimed
that the only National issues were
finances and the great water lines. As
expected, however, the Democracy, not.
withstandlng: their adoption Of Horace
Greeley and the Cincinnati platform,
which declares equal rights to
race, were forcing the negro
into the present campaign. Thus
they will continue barking on the
track Of Republican progress until they
will die 90 dead that no trumpet tongue
can ever resurrect them. he said the
Democratic party was opposed to lending
Government aid to internal improve.
ments, and besides that 1t was o free
trade party, consequently Democrat
COULD NOT REPRESENT THE THIRD DIS.
TRICT
in Congress for the reason that the con-
struction Of the James river and Kama
wha canal, and protection to the iron,
coal and salt interests were the only hope
Of the district. =
He then took up Mr.. Hereford, and
showed him up In the most gentlemanly
mRnner-frst as q salary grabber, Hec-
ondly as land grabber, and thirdly as a
free trader. He showed that he kept the
5000 back pay in his pocket until the
indignation against him became 90 strong
that he gave It 10 the school fund Of the
State as the only means Of Kidding him
sell OF the odium that It had fastened
upon him, and hoped also BY this course
to secure third term in Congress. Mr..
Atkinson also presented two bills intro.
duced by Hereford in Congress, which
proposed TO donate over ten millions oil
acres OF the public domain 10 two Cali.
fornia and New Mexico canal swindles,
although Mr.. d. claimed TO stand upon q
platform which declares that the public
lands should DO reserved for home0teadS
for the people. As q Free Trader, Mr..
Atkinson introduced
Mr.. HEREFoRD's voTR N CONGRESS
removing the tariff from salt, coal and
iron, which was death blow to the In
dustrial interests Of the Third District
BE then presented the claims Of Mr.. Hall
in an able and satisfactory manner to the
large audience OF Democrats and Republl
Gang. Next he took up NJ. Brdett,
| THR RING NOMINEE W.
for the State Senate, and riddled him &c
thoroughly that Mr.. B who was present
turned pale and trembled. He called or
Republicans and Democrats who wanted
ring frauds and printing steals investiga-
ted TO vote ior Mr.. Morrison, the Inde-
pendent candidate, and the people will d.
it, TOO. Mr.. Atkinson then spoke fol
three quarters OF an hour upon State poll
tics. He said that the cry Of the Demo
Gratis In favor Of a Constitutional Conyen-
tion was, give Us convention and we will
reduce the number Of officers and theil
salaries; will give you cheaper and bet.
ter system OF county organizations, snt
will wipe out forever the pIoscriptvC
measures Of the old Constitution. He con
tended that they had not fulfilled sin gle
lpledge; that they had
INcRRAsKD BOTH THE oFFIoRRs AND THE
| SALARIES
Of tho officers. That the proscripdv(
measures that were forced upon the peo-
pie in 1865 by Henry G. Davis and jim
Ferguson were wiped out by the adoption
OF the "Flick Amendment" which wa
introduced by 3 Republican. he camt
down heavy on the County Court system
the Road Law, the Landlord law, thC
crippling Of the Common Schools, and thC
prescription Of the Governor and the In
dependent Democrats Of the State. III
spoke At length upon tho
RINGS FOUL TREATMENT OF THE
GOVERNOR.
because he refused to wear the collar o
Il. 8. Walker and "Jonse" Camden.
Colonel Byrne was the next speaker.
He seems 70 have been on the track OF thI
Radicals ever since 1872, and never founC
out the trick that they agreed at the Graf
ton Convention TO support GoVerno
Jacob in the event that he was an indie
pendent candidate, until within the las
few weeks. Whether this startling new
will create any excitement remains to b
seen. Up to this writing no one seems 4
be alarmed In this matter. The Colone
seems to be terribly frightened about III
proposed Civil Rights BILL In speaking
on this subject he becomes frantic AM
kicks clear out Of the traces. We fail I
see the point in wasting 90 much breAtl
3 on this subject when II Is generally know
Q that Republicans and Democrats N thi
State are opposed to the Civil Rights bill
Mr.. BYrne,s great effort
WAS TO vHDIcATE THR LATE P. p,
: : and II We are TO believe one hall that th
: Colonel says the late public printer 10 h
y ! lpurest man Of oil men and Governo
! ! Jacob . slAnderer and delamer, let th
! people be the Judge. Byrne and Burde,