The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-02
GhegntelIf9etreer.
The Democratic Meeting at Bell-
mire Last Night.

down on the Market Boy at 7 o'clock last
evening to hear the venerable William
Allen .peak at BeIlairc, They were met
otthe BelIairc wharlboat by a committee
and brass band, and escorted to the
.opore back Of the @. 4 P, depot, where
two stand. had been erected and where a
large crowd had gathered together to hear
tbe music and the ancient Allen compete
with each other for the possession OF the
cIreum.ambcnt air.
About o'clock the Governor and the
Committee Of Reception made their ap-
pearancc at the principal stand, and along
with them, on the stand, were Gen. George
W Morgan, ex.member Of Congress from
the Mt, Vernon district, and some
what noted character known as "Dick
Treyillick," Of Michigan, the so'called
workingman's champion, who has been
performing in that character throughout
the country for years past, and who was
with Sam Cary on Wheeling Island in
1868, and who no doubt makes a good
thing by playing that role,
The meeting was organized by calling
Mr. George II. olmstcad, Of St. Clairs-
vile, to the chair, who introduced Gov
ernor Allen to the crowd as the next
President of the United States. This Is
the delicate ilatlcry with which the old
gCnlleman's ears are being tiCkled in this
canvass, and they do say that 1t inspires
him wonderfully and makes him very
dcsirous to meet the people at rs many
places as possible. Judging from what
took place at BCllairc last night,
the Governor seems to be under the
impression that the mere sight Of him has
Presidential effect on the people, for his
speech was very short, very sparing of
facts or arguments, and not at all what
We had expected 10 hear from man OF
his reputation. lie excused himself from
speaking because OF the fact that he had
to speak every day between this and the
llth Of October, and was therefore obliged
to husband his resources. lie was happy
to say that there was no truth In the re-
ports that had been circulated by his enc
niles that he contemplated retiring from
the canvass. Nature had endowed him
with the physical vigOr to undergo this
campaign, and he would let his enemies
see that he neither intended tO spare him
seli or them. There would be no break.
ing down on his part as long as he wa,
neryed by the presence Of agreat people.
But inasmuCh as two able gentlemen
accompanied him at Bellaire he was
disposed to take advantage OF the
circumstance and let them occupy the
time. lie referred to the fact that he
had been very kindly treated since ar.
riving in Bellaire; that the Belmont
Glass Company had presented him with
a beautiful Inkstand, and the Baron Man
utacturing Company with n handsome
lantern, A lantern, he said, was n most
appropriate gift to him, as lie was, like
the Greek philosopher, in search Of an
honest man these DAYS. The inkstand
he would keep as long as he lived, and
at last bequeuth II to kis eldest grandson.
He received these gifts with infinitely
more gratitude than certain "other
great man" had received money gifts.
lie was grateful to the wOrkingmen by
whose hands they had been fashioned. II
was the right OF all men who were willin;
to labor to be supplied with work and 10
be we'll paid for Ii, All Of us have right
to live US long us nature permits us, and
we have right to live comfortably, ard
in 40 far Ns we do not infringe on any
fellow creatures rights, we have u right
to live according to our own ideas Of hap
plness. No government has right TO
adopt financial system that invndes this
right Of the people and destroys their
prosperity The party In power has
adopted such n System and we're bent up
on perpetuating 1t. A state Of things OK.
lists that everybody, save bondholders and
bankers, feels to be oppressive and de.
strnctiye. and itS our rivht nnd dnty 10
come together and consult for the COM
mon good, and sec il there Is not way
to remedy our wrongs. We bear with
the wrongs for the present because
We think we can right them at the
ballot box. Otherwise the people would
be tempted to violence and revolution.
Next year is the Presidential year and the
popular hope Is that change can 10 Of
IeC,ed. A great national interest sur
rounds the Ohio canvass this year. II Is
because We are discussing the financial
policy Of the general government and
will pass Judgement upon II In October.
Everybody il ready to rise up and say we
can bear our wrongs no longer. We. de-
mtnd two things and we intend to have
them both, and they nre more money and
ls,S missry. We intend TO turn out the
men who refuse 10 redeem our wrongs
and grant us these demands. We would
have the right to turn them out even II
their policy was the resnlt of honest mis-.
take, and much more have We that right
when 1t il the result Of fraud and CorrIp.
ton.
With these ,cmntks ihc Governor
bowed his obcisnnro ~ ,hc crowd and
gave way 10 Morrsn.ond Treyiiiick. The