The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-06
The Republican Meeting at Bell.
RlFe, Saturday Night.


citizens crossed the river on Saturday
evening, to hear the address Of the Hon
Lorenzo Daniord, delivered at Bellaire'
At Bridgeport they found the train
crowded with people from Martins Ferry
and Bridgeport. In fact there were a
great many who could not find even stand,
ing room In the cars, and for that reason
failed TO attend the meeting. Arriving
at Bellaire, they found large number Of
people already assembled in the vicinity
Of the speakers stand, on the public
square, and for an hour or so the Assem-.
blage increased, until by half past eight
o'clock It had Swelled TO q crowd ol
twenty-five hundred or three thousand
people.
DR.. Junkins came forward and nomi-
mated James Wilson, Esq, as chairman
OF the meeting, and James Anderson,
Esq, Secretary. Mr., Wilson, in few
brief remarks, introduced the orator OF
the evening. On coming to the front Of
the stand Capt. DanfOrd was greeted
with three rousing cheers, He evidently
felt complimented by the numbers and
character Of his audience, lamong which
were many ladies' and alluded to It as
an augury Of Republican success in Ohio.
Only year ago, said he, so great was the
indifference OF the Republican party to
the issue before them, that 1t was with
difficulty that the town hall Of the city
Of BellGire could be filled with people to
hear the questions Of the day discussed.
1t was deadly apathy, which cost the
party the legislative majority of Ohio,
and gave to the Democratic party four
representatives. which they would not
have gained, had the Republicans been
wide awake to the issue Of the hour.
While the course OF the present cam.
paign seems to have determined that the
FINANCIAL AND SCHOOL QUESTION
shall absorb the attention Of the people he
(the speaker) would con6ne his remarks
to those issues, bnt would not admit that
they were the only questions OF impor-
tance to be affected by the result Of the
elections In Ohio.
The people are told that Ohio groans
under taxation. This had been tho bur-
den Of Gen. Morgan's speeches for the
last eight years. He (DanfOrd) would
concede that the National taxes were bur-
densome, but more than one.half Of the
National taxes were directly due to the
rebellion Of the Democratic party against
the Government, While there were
thousands Of patriotic Democrats during
the war, yet, as a political organization,
the Democratic party never did by q sim
gle act support the hands Of the Govern
ment In the suppression Of the rebellion.
Tho sympathy Of that party protracted
the war two and a half years, cost the ma.
tion thousand millions Of dollars, and
yet General Morgan and his kith had the
eifrOntery to complain Of condition Of
things brought about by such as they, and
to cry out to the people that they are
taxed beyond measure.
Now, Il we deduct
$l75 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
on account Of war pensions and interest
the expenditures Of the government for
the present year will fall far below those
Of the administration Of James Btlcha-
nan.
The Democratic leaders harp upon the
corruption Of public men. Twill not de-
ny that there has been corruption, and
who are among the corruptionlstS2 II
would be easy 10 retaliate this charge upon
the party In power In Ohio, but 1t Is
needless 10 do 80. There have been many
things done In the administration OF
General Grant, which ought not to
have bee done but the record Is as fair
as any record made by the Democratic
party. General Grant has faithfully ex-
ecutGd the laws Of the land An old
gentlemen Of my acquaintance expressed
himself greatly dissatisfied with much Of
the policy Of the administration, but, said
he when look at the other crowd am
compelled to stick to the Republican
party. So when you hear any one COM
plain ask him to look at the other crowd.
FINANCES.
The Democratic party have gone into
this campaign upon tho financial qnes-
ton as the only chance to win, and they
have been discussing II for ak weeks.
All the Democratic leaders have given tis
their matured views, with the exception
Of Allen. They have kept him under the
shadow Of Morgan or Pendleton or Cary
and they have never given the old man a
chance 10 deliver his matured views.
They were ashamed to hear the old man
stnltify his record Of the past.
The matdred views Of these men dc.
mand that the currency shall be kept up
to the demands Of trade there read the
plank Of the Democratic platform on that
Subject)
AS TO THE CONTRACTION
complained OF In that plank the Captain
showed that the only contraction OF the
currency which had taken place was pre-.
viOus to 1868, and that since that time up
to the year 1873, II had slowly but steadily
increased until II had reached the volume
Of 740 millions and yet In the latter year,
FIVE years after all contraction had ceased,
there came panic upon the country.
Up to 1875 the currency has increased to
an aggregate Of 700 millions giving an
absolute increase Of circulation Of $40
thousand dollars. Where then Is the
contraction Of the currency which the
Democratic leaders would have you be.
lieve has ruined the business interests Of
the country?
ATTACK ON NATIONAL BANKS.
National banks have been In existence
since 1862. One Of the charges against
these institutions has been that they
we're monopoly. There was some
measure Of truth In the charge In so far
that they we're limited 10 certain amount.
Last winter that feature Of the system
was changed, and National Banking Ia
now free for all TO engage In 70 the extent
Of all the bonds they can raise, even up 10
the entire amount Of the National debt.
II banking ia a profitable business, there
Is no limit to Ii except IL be the power
Of the parties 10 purchase bonds with
which to secure the note holders. Now,
that the monopoly feature Is wiped out,
these sapient leaders Of the Democracy
complain that the bonds are al a high
premium, but from Under this thin cloak
there sticks out the cloten foot; they want
a system Of banking which shall leave
innocent note holders without any sect.
tity. --
A BURrHEN UPoN THE rEorbE.