The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-02

REPUBLICAN MEETING AT BRIDGEPORT
LAST Observation-Disclosures the in
clemency Of the weather, and the short
notice given, Holloway's Hall was filled
to its fullest capacity last evening to hear
the political issues Of theday discussed by
the Hon. 5. L. Milliken, Of Maine, who
for nearly two hours held the rivcted at
tention Of the audience with argumenta-
tive cloquence that is bound to bring
forth good fruit on election day, except
perhaps where it may have fallen on bar
rem, stony Democratic ground, where it,
like their rag baby, is destined to wither
and die.
The meeting was organized by DR., jun
kins, President oil the Hayes Club, an
nouncing the name Of j. B, Smith, As
chairman, which being unanimously rat
iticd the speaker was introduced to the
enthusiastic audience.
Mr.. Mlliken at once proceeded to adj
dress his hearers, not SO much on our
local issues, but more ON those OF general
Importance. lie said the 18th day Of
October in the result OF its vote would
ioreshadOw the next years election and
sound the key note Of the national cam
paign. Marathon decided the fate Of
Greece, Gettysburg the fate Of our cOun-
try, and now it remains for Ohio to de.
eide the political fate OF the party which
through war and in peace has shown itself
the vcriest Hercules to support the life,
the honor and the integrity Of the nation,
The currency question was then freely
discussed by Mr.. Milliken, he showing
that the Democratic party had no policy
OF their own. Nebraska has theirs I;
Massachusetts and New York turn up
their noses at Ohio's and PennsyIyania's
rag babies, and will have nothing to do
with the iathering OF such soft pro-
gcny.
10 give complete idea Of the speech
on the question Of currency would be
simply impossible; it was exhaustive.
In his remarks on initiation he said, and
in the most forcibIe language: "luIlatc il
you please; but there are but four ways
Of getting money; First, something to
sell; second, muscle to work and willing
ness; third, beg; fourth, steal"
Mr.. Milliken then commenced on the
school question, and handled it without
gloves, asserting that our schools must
develop our country into future great.
ness which no Democratic party, allied rs
it is with the Catholic Church, can ever
mar its onward course.
Here he spoke Of an article which
charged that he opposed Lieutenant
Governor Young, and that he was CRU
sadcr and u Prohibitonist; to all Of
which he gave most positive denial.
Although very correct in his habits, he
was no Crusader, and was n warm advO.
cate Of Tom Young for Licutenant.GOv-
CrnUr.
We would like very much to write up
his pcrOratiOn but can not, and will only
say John A. bingham in his palmiest days
never excclcdit, Much credit Is due to
DR.. j. NJ. Todd, in whose hands the
management Of tho meeting was Gntrust.
ed. lie summoned the ST. ClairsvillG
band to the field Of action, secured the
hall, and in fact worked like II "nailer' all
day and must certainly have felt pleasure
to see his efforts crowned with such splcn.
did success.
Hon. Lorenzo Danford, will address n
similar meeting in the same hal, on next
Monday evening, at which, having lar
ger notice, we hope to see u still larger
crowd,