The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-26
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENOER
Enthusiastic Meeting at BlOOm-
field. Ohio.


Special Dispatch TO tho Intelligeneer.
BLOOMFIELD, August 25.-One OF the
most interesting meetings OF the campaign
is being held tonight. The whole coun-
try is represented, and large delegations
are present from Stelbenville, Richmond,
Smithfeld, New Alexandria, Amsterdam
and other points. An organization was
effected by calling Hon, John F, Oliver to
the chair and appointing W. H. Wallace,
Secretary,
The Chairman in few pertinent re-
marks introduced W. S. Firay, Esqr,, Of
Cincinnati, Mr., F. upon coming forward,
referred to the Importance Of the result
Of the election this Fall, and said as
Ohio goes 30, in all probability goes the
Presidential contest. We must not be
derelict in our duty, The eyes Of the
whole nation are upon us, and ii the
democratic party Is successful in the
coming contest it will be looked upon by
the entire nation as a triumph Of fnan.
cial policy which the Republican party
hold would be ruinOus to the best interest
Of the country. A policy that is dis
honest in all It's bearing, and such evil
would result from It's adoption that this
generation Of men would not recover,
The speaker referred to the rawlings Of
Cary, who stigmatized every man who lent
the government on It's bonds as thieves
and other pet names, Allen and Cary
say 1t Ia not the intrinsic value OF
gold that makes it valuable, and that {
paper dollar is just US good II the govern.
ment cOmpels you to take 1t. So far rs
this argument has gone the Republicans
have had the best Of It. The speaker re-
ierred to the era Of good feeling existing
between the North and South; the meet
ing Of the blue and grey at Bunker Hill,
of the meeting Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic In Memphis old differences were
forgotten, In speaking oil the present
financial distress he said 1t was useless to
deny that the last two years were really
years Of dirtress financially, but It was
eminently proper for us at this time to
inquire as to the cause. Mr.. Furay
spoke at length Of the cost Of the war and
the National debt and OF economy, show.
ing beyond doubt that enormous evils
would certainly result from the wholesale
issue Of paper currency.
The school question was ably discuss.
ed by the speaker who said that 1t was an
issue forced upon US, and not one Of our
own seeking, We we're not making war
upon the Catholic church, il was all non.
sense to talk that way, for every man,
woman and child has right to worship
God according to the dictates Of their
own conscience. Let it be understood
that all debts public and private would
be paid, let confidence be again restored,
and we will once more be prosperous
and happy people. The speaker urged
his hcarer to hear both sides, read all the
other sides advances and then vote as an
intelligent man. Peace and prosperity
would again return then we can set down
beneath our own vine and Gg tree with
none to modest US, or make us afraid.
lie wound up by an arraignment Of the
Democratic Legislature, Wood county
corruption, Toledo and Gehan bills,
The speech was received with marked
attention, and received rounds Of ap-
nIausa utfT