The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-22
SPEECH BY DOM PIATT.
His JOcularity Oh the Success OF His
BrOther.in-Law.

Stevenson, Republican, in the Second
Ohio district, is brother-in-law of Dom
| Piatt, and was serenaded Friday night at
| his home in Cincinnati. Banning owes
his election as much to the efforts of his
brother-in-law, Piatt, as to anything else,
and of course the latter was present to
! share in the serenade. Dom was called
on for speech, and said;
Nv fellow-citizens and gentlemen of
the brass band, thank you for the COM
pliment of this call rs thank You
! for the inestimable privilege Of
! free speech. You know that for
some weeks past ! have been sadly af-
I flictcd: | have been suffering from the
combined attacks of rheumatism and
brothcr-in-law. Laughter. l hardly
! know which was worse. The first de-
priyed me of motion, the last of speech.
! NV doctor said that must abstain from
! LIQUOR. and nv friends assured me that
INV only hope of recovery was in entire
quiet and no talk. Think of a poor fel-
| low being deprived of both wind and
whisky (laughtcrl for days and days. l
| languishcd to such an extent that l
began to doubt the existence of an
overriding Providence, and added
to this came the cruel taunts
and jeers of wicked men who edit
newspapers. Day after day, in the soil
tude of my chamber, | was panied to read
these cruel filings ut q brother editor, and
although amounting my aching shoulder
and arm with healing ointments, ! had
no balm for my wounded spirits other
than that which comes of all innocent
mind void of offense. Job had his boils,
and, although tainted by his mother-in-
law. refused to boil over. Laughter.
But he never was afflicted by the Cincln-
natl Commercials and the Times, that
mighty organ of the reading idiots. l
firmly believe that had job been afflicted
with rheumatism in the left arm and
brother-in-law all over, and forced to
read those wicked papers, he would have
incontinently risen up, cursed God, and
died.
NV fellow citizens and gentlemen of
the brass band, in this | refer to the real
Job-IlaughtcrIHI mean that patient
Londholder of the land of--now, really,
| have to confess to YOU that | have sut-
f,r,d 50 from my combined disorders
that forget the nationality OF that truly
GOOD and patient man. A friend at my
elbow suggests the land of w, which
means. I suppose, Dick d Me. Excuse
me gentlemen. if decline availing my
| self of that information. | receive with
much caution aud some dlstrust any
Biblical knowledge coming from the
Democr tic party. Laughter. lfyou
have ANYTHING to say concerning Cen
eral Jackson or the resolutions of 80, |
am with YOU. But for Scriptural intor-
nation give me Christian statesman.
But TO return to the real Job. l am
sure his land was not Ireland, nor the
Fatherland, and | can make affidavit
| that he WAS not an American citizen OF
African descent. refer, however, to
| IN. real Job-the patient old patrlarchal
Granger, [laughterl and not to the iml-
tatiun Job, the bad man who has gone up
and down the land advocating nicklc
r,sumption, and heaping abuse on poor
me and nv brother-in-law. He wanted
, Joint discussion. Ny fellow citizens
and gentleman of the brass band, | have
suffered so from pain in my joints that
ANYTHING referring to that locality made
me shrink. Laughter. 1t was weak
I allow. but / told my brother-in-law
that ANYTHING on the joint would prove
my death, and he being kind-hearted
man, fought it OFT, for which he mas my
| thanks.
Then. what docs this wicked man do
this mistaken Job, son of stephen? lie
writes letter for the depraved ClncIn-
natl Commercial, asking me for my views
! | have NV views, my tcllow-cltizenS
and gentlemen of the tnot-horn.. l may
say that | have All assortment OF views
! too suit customers, and ut their request
/ | wrote out few. | was In great pain,
and, | suppose, weak and de,lrlous, Tor L
spoke the bad man kindly, and said the
Lord forgive me- that he this cruel man
WAS a gentleman and a friend of mine
Then immediately he went forth In the
night time; yet, even unto briShtoh'
where cattle pens scent the circumah-
bient air. TLaughter and from an eleva-
ted structure of planks, termed stump
because it is not a stump, reviled me. He
did abuse me most fouliy. he sa'u l
was n brother-in-law. Laughter
NV fellow citizens and gentlemen OF
the musical instruments, since the eieva-
non of General Grant to the Presidency,
! or rather since the depression OF the
Presidency to General Grant loud ap-
nlsusel to call man brother-in-law Is
slander-to print is libel. 1t means the
sum total of all villainy. A man had
better indulge in "mutusl friend or
.wish he were dead than to be open TO
the charge Of brother-in-law.
| This charge of job, soE of Stephen,
filled me with anguish, not only because
of its severity, bu; because of ITS source;
Here il was from man had befriended
when, through his poetic fancy and pow
erful lungs, he excited the dreadful )ea'-
ou.y of the House, and Mr.. Speak
or Blaine, who is one-third FAR
! liamentary law and two-thirds gravel
knocked over my oratorical friend. L
fastened to him, picked him up tenderiy
and poured into his wounds the balm OF
praise and sympathy, and this was my
reward. He called me that vessel OF
wrath. Samival," a brother-in-lsw. he
said | being in the lobby wanted a
brother-in-law upon the floor. What 3
sad wicked world this is! Now, Job the
SON of Stephen, had been my ocnndentiai
friend and bosom associate for four years
at the National Capital. ! knew that l
was struggling against odds to establish
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