The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-20
MONDAY, SEPT. 20. 1873.
STEuDENviLLE, September IS

Correspondence Ol the lnltLlbtuutIl
To-day was gala day in Steubenville.
From 0 O'clock in the morning the streets,
Notwithstanding the chillinessIof the at
mosphere, were crowded with strangers,
Each train arriving during the day added
Ia the numbers. Many we're drawn
thither to hear the eminent speakers who
were announced to be present and discuss
the various issues which the people OF
Ohio will be called upon to decide ut the
ballot.box on the 18th day Of October
next. A great many Others were here 70
see the boat race between Pea Of this
city, and Pedgriit, OF Chicago. It was
announced that daylight meeting would
be held at l:30 in the afternoon Win A0n.
Alphonse Hart, Lieutenant Governor oil
Ohio, as the speaker. The Central Com
mittcc for some cause did not get the
music on the street until the time an
nounced ior the speaking to commence
delaying the opening OF the meeting unit
. O'Clock, when the speaker was esrorlct
from the Cochran Central Hotel and in
troduced 10 the audience present by Hon
Robert Martin. Mr.. Hart upon coming
forward said that as Senator Boutwell, wa'
to speak in the evening on the subject o.
finance alone, he would devote himself
TO discussion vi the affairs Of The State
commencing with review Of the New
Lisbon speech Of Hon, George H. Pen
dIetun. The speaker was interrupted b!
an enthusiastic Democrat who had beer
INDUCING in too much tamarack, wht
wanted 10 know when Pendleton mad'
the speech referred to. lie didn't bclicy,
it was his speeels Ryhy thought no donb
thatit was another Abolition lie, got NJ
for political purposes. Alter this inter
rupiion tho spepkcr proceeded to speal
Of the last Legislature, OF the conduct o
the Democracy in regard To our pena
and other State institutions, &c.
The speaker occupied about one hOul
and haltin the delivery ri his remarks
which were listened to Nttentivcll
throughout by all present he crowd
although not very large, MACS up in in
tclligcnce what it lacked III Plumbers
Still, everything considered, il was a
large rs anticipated, there being abOu
live hundred present \ prominent
Democrat remarked that about half o
those present were Democrats. Ii he i
correct all we have to say Is that the!
attend Republican meetings better than
they do their own.
BOuTWELL's SPEECH,
Hon. George $, Boutwell, arrived II
the city at $40 this evening, lie was me
ut the depot by the reception committee
and preceded by ZellOr's military band
escorted to the Central Hotel. DurinI
the evening he was calledupou by n mum
Der Of citizens. r4a..
The meeting ut night was the larges
that has been held here since the lIrougl
campaign, there being fully five thousan,
roople present. The city was beautiful
iy illuminated at different points, AM
the Hayes marching clubs were out l.
the number Of about four hundred, an
paradcd through tho principal streets
The Hayes club Of WintersvillC wcr
present sixty strong, mounted on prAnC
Ing steeds. The display made was grant
and imposing,
Hon. George s. Boutwell, was intro
duCed to the large audience by lion
Robert Martin. Mr.. Boutwell, SPOKE
with earnestncss and power for over al
hour on the financial features Of the Dem
ocralic platform, showing conClusivel
that II was but the fOrprunnCr ofrepudia
ton. What the country wanted AM
what the laborers wanted was that tn
greenbark and National bank note
should he convertible into coin.
The speaker referred to the old styl
ofbanking in vogue before the establish
ment Of the National banking system
When nmanweht awayirOm home to max
purchases 10 had to undergo system o
brokerage before he could get money l.
pay for his goods. There Il no distres
In this country at present that Is to b
permanent. The speaker said that tn
backbone Of the pariC was already broken
and before n great while the wheels Of In
dustry would again be set in motion.
The speaker referred at length to tn
recent murder Of negroes in the South a
the work Of the Democratic party. Mr.
Boutwell, spoke eloquently In defense O
the common school system Of Ohio, urg
ing upon them the necessity Of voting in
telligently in support Of schools sustain
ed by taxation-schOOls not for the rlcl
alone, but for all the people, thus placinl
all on an equality.
After the speaking Governor Boutwel
and Lieutonant.GOyernor Hart were ser
enaded ut Coohran's Central Hotel by Eel
ler's military band. b.