The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-01
SEIGHBORII0OO NEWS.
BELLAIRE.

no interest either directly or indirectly
in the safe OF school books, only in So far
as we purchase them for our own chill
dren, but the action of the School Board
is, however, SO manifestly irregular and
abhorrent to every principle of justice
and equity, which should should govern
all mercantile Transactions that we but
reflect the common feeling OF Il large ma
| ioritv OF our citizens when we condemn
1t. The Board, without authority Of law,
| and IN violation of its spirit, enters into
Il contract for the purchase of school
| books, knowing that they would subject
| themselves to a prosecution II
they purchased the books in the
name OF the Board, they clandestincly
made an agreement with the publishers
to have the books supplied by Mr.. Gorby,
who was then one Of the members Of the
| Board. The teachers were permitted t.
| give directions, in their schools, for all
who desired books to 90 to Mr.. GoIby
for them, and the walls of the school
| building were used as bill poster, to
advertise his books. This We consider Il
gross and fragrant injustice to three or
four other HOUSES, whose legitimate bust
ness is the sale of school books. Wcycn-
turc the assertion that no first class bust
ness man can, be found in Ohio, who will
give to these transactions his honest ap-
proval. We will say further, that how
ever honest any member of the Board
was in the first instance, there is not
single one of them, after due reflection,
so much of an idiot a. to 8D'O believe
that they had acted fairly and manly in
the matter. We eXoneratc those members
of the Board who were elected last spring,
from any responsibility in the matter, as
they were in no sense, parties to the
transactions We except to,
MILLIKIN, who made speech ut City
Hall last night, said that the colorcd
voters were the most reliable voters III
all their party, and only hoped there
were more OF them. He seemed tothinl
great deal more of them than be did o!
the white voters of the party. His whole
speech was II flaming war speech, with
out argument and without sense looking
at it with regard to thepresent campaign.
Not one syllable with regard 10 the polit-
zeal issues existing between the two great
parties escaped his lips during his entire
speech. 1t was war; war, and that con-
tinually.
AFTER every arrangement had been
made for good Democratic meeting at
City Hall, last night, and after quite "a
large crowd had assembled nj tine hall,
we received II telegram announcing the
inability of the speaker 10 come on ;,c-
count of the sudden illness of his mother.
The Democrats then gave up the hall to
be used by the Republicans who had Il
meeting also advertised, and the speak
er present. 1t was Il God send to them
that the timely shower came for from all
appearances the Democratic meeting
would have been at least twice
rs large as that of tho Republicans
Notwithstanding we had but local speak.
crs advertised. The Republican meet.
ing was organized by elccting j. i.
Smith, Esq, who introduced Mr.. Millilin
of Maine in very handsome manner
Mr.. Millikin then came forward and
thanked the Democrats TOR allowing him
! the use of the Hall. lie then said lie
would not enter INTO connected dis
cussIon of the political issues of this can
vaSs and he kept his word to the lcttor.
! ale said he would not discuss your State
issues, and again he kept his word. He
| spent about one.hulf his time and more,
eulOgizlng Hayes, IA buzz of sound without
single word with regard to the issues
of the campaign. He then passed to the
late war, and tried to arouse the feelings
that existed during that period, but most
signally failed 1t must have been an
o.d war speech which he had spoken in
Maine, some twelve years ago. lie said
hc did not propose TO discuss the subject
of finance very much, and he didn't. AS
an argument it WAS complete failure.
He tried hard to make the people believe
that there was plenty Of money, and that
times never were better but he couldn't
make 1t 90, for there wa rot one present
who didn't know he was paid by the
| Republican party 10 tall, for votes. His
story WA, very "thn' one, and if the
rest of the speakers in Name were like
him we don't wonder that the RcpnbI-
can majority in that State was greatly re-
duced at the last election. He made
several statements that were positively
ridiculous fora man claiming to have any
reputation ms a speaker To make in public,
but he was trying to administer medicine
to n patient that was very sick ut pres
ent-we mean the Republican party. lie
then passed to the school question and
fzzled completely. lie made assertions
that there wasn't one Republican in the
house believed. lie then went back upon
the war ana plead for votes for Hayes rs
hard as ever we saw n boy plead for u
piece of bread and butter. He said if
the Republicans lost Ohio this fall the
party was gone up, and if the Democrats
were successful there would be
another war But everyone in
the hail knew that if that was true,
that every leader of the Republican
party in the State would vote the
! Democratic ticket, for every one of them
got rich during the last war, and they
would all like to have another chance.
! Mr.. Milillin is no doubt II clever gentle
man and is working for bread and but
ter, but for all the good he did the Re
publican party he might have stayed at
! home.
DoN'T forget the Democratic rally on
Monday evening. Eloquent orators and
statesmen will address the meeting.
WE, the Clipper Base Ball Club, chal-
lengc the Buckeye, or any other cIuh in
W hcelng or elsewhere, to play IL match
game of bali Saturday, October ID, 10 be
PLAYED on their ground, or any ground
that they may name, suitable to play on.
Any club accepting this challenge will
please answer through the Friday oven.
/ ing Standayd or either of the morning
papers. Members of the
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