The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-11
For COuEress--Flrst District,
GENERAL NATHAN GoRR,
Of HNriEOn.
Ben Wilson on the Stump.

Ben Wilson on the Stump.
IN Outline Of Hi1 EpeetI al Ntp Martins.
tile on Monday Hiskt-BOb AeRld0p-
ntyS Nomination for he RouM Of Del
egate', and Tie 0PpoatiOB 70 II.
NEw MART1Esvn.LE, /
WETzRL Co., VIVA, Sept 0, IA. I
Editors Of The IntsllgenesG:
The Democratic Convention Of Wetzsl
was held at Wiley & Boughnet's store
yesterday. Colonel Ben Wilson and
Colonel Dan johnson ("howery DAM
were there in attendance. They came up
on the boat the evening before, and held
3 meeting that evening at the court house
here. After music BY the band, ringing
Of the bell, and general searching up 81
the faithful, about sixty people asSFaoled
70 hear the speeches. Bob NsEldoWney
introduced Colonel Wilson In a few
words, but neither the few words nor the
Colonel met with any cheers, which was
singular, considering Bob wound up with
head erect and hands elevated 10 high
heaven as he sent forth in tones Of thun.
der the sentence,
"ouR MKT MRNDER OF coSGREss.",
In attempting to give q synopsis oil Col.
Wilson's speech, IshGll endesvor 10 touch
each subject mentioned by him, giving q
iaint, but fair, outline OF al he said. He
commenced BY saying he was 3 candi.
date OF no clique, no ring or section, bot
u candidate Of the whole party, nominA.
ted BY a. able and iully represented con.
vention q ever assemble 10 the State;
TO this convention the delegates were all
sent, - far a. he was concerned, unpledg-
ed and untrAmmeled. He conlrAsted this
with the nomination Of Gen. Gof, saying,
and dwelling upon the fact, that some
counties were not represented in that
convention. He next attacked Gov. Ste.
venSon and his speech in the Wheeling
Convention, saying that the Governor had
there said that the issue this fall must
be fought out upon State politics, leaving
national politics in the background. To
this the speaker said "he would make the
Governor wish before the close Of the
campaign that national politics were
under the ground" For that speech,
the Colonel said, he thanked Governor
Stevenson. The issue was not or should
not be, the speaker said, upon State poll.
tics, q member OF Congress being alto.
gether in national politics and dealing
with political questions and issues Of the
nsiion, and
not OF THR STATE.
The.Colonel then said the Republicans
raise great hue AMI cry about the Con.
suutiOn, and particularly about the home.
stead law; but, he said, q Republican
Legislature had seen the necessity Of such
8 law and had passed one, but afterwards
repealed it. He was not, he said, in favor
OF every provision Of the Constitution,
And while in convention, be worked
sgairst some, one provision, forming
county courts, was not his choice, and yet
he thought the county courts q good
thing and far better than the old Com
miSsiouers or Supervisors. In the County
OF Harrison, speaker said, the county
court had already reduced the county ex.
pense one hall, and in all other counties
thst he had heard Of q great reduction
bad been made. Then he touched the
Walker steal. He said the CRY was raised
that Walker stole 10000 or $4,000, but
It laid not with the Republican party 10
raise such cry, for Democratic Legs.
l4ture placed 81 the disposal OF Gov.
Jacob 81 900 TO prosecute Walker, and If
guilty Of stealing one cent they wanted
him sent TO the penitentiAry, and tken he
was taken before Judge OF Jacobs own
choice, and then the Judge said the money
was drawn on Jacobs own order, and
there the matter must rest. The Dem.
ocratic party had done all in It's power 10
get "
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER.
He said it was silly and absurd 70 charge
The party with the affair, as the Demo
cratic party always Furnishes it's thieves,
IS for Instance Tweed, white men in the
Republican party, like SheppeEd, go on
higher and higher. When things are run.
ming smooth and prosperous, the speaker
said, no change is needed in politics, and
then he pictured prosperous and happy
people and contrasted Ii with the present
hard times, which he said were getting
harder and harder. Mol money to borrow
on best Of security. There had been no
such times in this State Tor twenty years.
There were now more forced sales than
since the war commenced, and more want
and suffering than for many years. And
then he told how money could be made
easier and times better by paying of The
Government bonds in greenbscks and
putting more money in the market lie
said West Virginia paid more tax 10 the
Government BY $4,000 than Maine and
Vermont, and Virginia paid more by
$4,000 than all the New England states
combined; and yet these States held the
bonds and got the money wIung from The
people OF these States. Then he said he
had read an account in the Wheeling
Commercial Of 3 forced sale Of land at a
loss OF $3.50. Citizens Of South Carolina
had lost last year 20S000 acres Of land,
being sold for taxes, in one county ECO
farms being sold, and in West Virginia
more sales than before.
FOR MANY YEARS.
Then the Colonel referred TO the land
grants to the said roads, saying more
value in land was given 10 two or three
than all West Virginia, cock, lock, stock
and barrel, was worth. &c said the in.
terest paid on the public debt went from
the West Virginia cabin to the eastern
palace, AID then was sent back by the na.
POD 70 oppseaa the people by buying up
bonds paid and inteie.s stoned anS ,S '
this money would seek o stSs, anu ma n men
State would be opened up Gne. the neo ME
become prosperous and happy, the Sheriff
notices torn down from the Court H.
doors, and good times will be at hand.
The Colonel then said that the admins.
trAtion had last year cost more than ever
before in the history oil the country, and
the number Of employees under the gov