The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-12
Observation-Disclosures
NIGHT.
A Large observation-disclosures by
q. Crasraft, Geo. o. Daven.
port, Esq, and Hon. Oksy johnson,
Of RaPksrshurS.


According to previous announcement,
an enthusiastic sssemblage, which more
than filled the Court House, collected on
Saturday evening. About quarter be-
fore eight the meeting was called to
order by Mr.. James NJ. Todd, chairman
of the Democratic Executive Committee
On motion, Michael Reilly, Esq., was
called to the chair, and Mr.. Ralph Ankle
WA chosen Secretory. The
chairman announced that the
object Of the meeting was to hear
addrsssss on the various issues before
the people to-day, and that E. G. Cra-
craft, Esq, would inaugurate the pro-
cesdiags. That gentleman arose, and in
a, interesting and earnest speech which
retained the attention of the audience
until no finished, he showed up clearly
the record Of General Gofi, showing him
70 have over been a most radical Radical,
vet that now he was afraid to announce
himself IS an exponent Of the principles
of his party, and was simply a dema-
gogue. He claimed to be nondescript;
and hybrid, and endeavored to shield
himself behind the word ring.
The speaker asked how copper-bot-
toned, iron-ribbed Radical could speak
Of rings, and what he thought Of the
Boss Shepherd ring in Washington! the
y-Packard-Dure rings in Louisiana;
the Pacific Railroad ring, and all the
other rings, the creatures Of the Radical
Congress, as well as the custom house
and postoffice rings in Wheeling. He
gave this main argument Of General
Golf a very thorough overhaullng, and
said that on Tuesday next he would find
the Democratic party indeed ring, and
OF the true metal. His conclusion was
an earnest and eloquent appeal for union
in the party, steadiness in the ranks and
a march to glorious victory.
Mr. CracraN was followed by Geo. o.
Davenport, Esq. This gentleman COM
menced by apologisng for introducing
in his speech private and personal mat
ten. He alluded to attacks which had
been made on him personally in the
columns oftAe nteugsneer, but he defcd
| that paper - say that he had ever failed in
his duty towards his constituents, as a
member Of the Constitutional Conyen-
ton or State Legislature. He further
stated that the Intelligencer, as the organ
Of its party, was continually harping on
walkers having stolen $4,000 AZ pub
lie printer. Yet during the Stevenson
Boremsn Golf administration of the
State, that journal had received three
dollars where Walker ever received two.
Who authorized the printing of the
Governors message three times when
once was sufficient? "a Radical legisla-
ture.' Who received the benefit of this
ring legislation which made it the richest
printing concern in tho State? The
Wheeling Intellige"cer This, and kim
dred cases, were brought forward and
proren BY the speaker, and he clinched
bis remarks by turning to the reporter
Of the Intelligeneer and saying, Take
down what say" He then exposed
tho utter ohurdity Of General Gof's
claims As, = military hero, a legal gentle
man, q statesman. First: That General
Golf received the commission of General
. commander Of a brigade Of Sunday
School boys, and lost in his
furious fights three men (') one drowned
bathing in tho Ohio river, and two who
died on the meadow farm. The speaker
then very psrtinently asked: "Wo"dd
am poor mans son hnr, crer bern made
sergeant for mch a campaign az Mi,'"
Yet Mr.. Golf became General Golf
Second: General Golf received the
appointmsnt A United States District
Attorney, when he had no reputation as
lawyer; that since his appointment he
has never convicted even. q poor fellow
for not placing stamp on the stump Of
. stogie cigar, and that the only cases
before him which ware not tried by Gen.
eral Wheat, are on the docket yet. He
then showed the grea. benefits that the
Democratic party had conferred upon the
State in is management Of the Insane
Asylum, and ponitentiary; how, when
the Radicals were In power they got upa
ring which purchased the Agricultural
scrinof thNS tate for SO cts on the dollar,
when the same was selling for 90 cts. on
Wall street. This was a r-r-r-r-ring
which was 4 R-R-R-R-Ring, but
Gotf didn't fnd il out. when
he VA In the Lcgis,urc,
Twas loyalty then, but ring now.
Third-Gofs craftsmanship WAS only
in the Legislature when he
voted for every measure which tended to
and Acknowledgement. and
he Was only creature, throughout, Of
Arthur I. Foreman. The speaker al
luded to many other Radical r-r-r-rings;
but lack Of space ecmpcls us TO omit
them. His conclusion was most eloquent,
that II the people wished to be always
free from the Federal bayonets which