The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-24
SPEECH or HENRYS. wALRER AT
GALLIPOLIs. ..

At the grand Democratic meeting at
Gailipolis, Ohio, on the DIST inst, Il large
number of the people of this State were
, present. HENRY 5. WALKER, of Charles
ton, being among the number, was called
on for speech, and in response, made
most admirable one of which the follow
ing is sn abstract
lie commenced by saying that he came
only as citizen of a neighboring State to
/ witness the demonstration, not to par
/ ticipate in the discussion, but deferring
to the desire universally expressed, that
something should be said in testimony
of the interest felt by West Nirginians
in the Ohio campaign, he yielded; though
feeling the inadequacy of words to ex-
press that interest. He alluded to the
isolation of the State; but said that in
spite of this isolation, the people were
alive to the vital issues of the day, and
by no means behind hand in interest in
that which concerns the whole country.
For example, sir, SAID he, 1--WE can un-
derstand readily why the people of this
country should spend their treasure like
water and shed the blood of their best
ana bravest to preserve their territory IN
tact and to transmit the Republic unim-
paired to posterity. But we cannot un-
derstani how, when the treasure and the
blood have been so successfully eXpend.
ed, subjugaton and ruin should be
brought upon the very States which have
been sought to be saved to the Union.
We cannot understand why the bayonet
should be established as the supreme le-
giSlutor, lone rule overthrown, govern
mcnts set up in which the unscrupulou-
carpet-bagger, the worthless scalas
wag, and the ignorant negro
with the ten thousand clustering
lnfamies of their administration, are
made supreme over the people Of those
States. We can understand why, with
out material effort as one of the legiti-
mate consequences of the war, and in sc-
ccrdancc with the prevailing belief that
the Republic could not continue one half
slave and one-halt free, the emancipa-
ton of the negro should be guaranteed,
rs we'll "a his protection in all the rights
OF citizenship before the courts of the
country. But we fail to grasp the
wisdom of tho plan for enforcing
the equality of the races by degrading
and disgra ing the white applause i
setting aside state courts for the benefit Of
the black, placing the entire Federal ju-
dietary ut his command, maintaining II
standing army to gloriiy Cuff and serve
MIN forever applause and laughter -
hanging odous pains and penalties over
the heads of those who mOdestly believe
that in the hotel, in the church, the thea
ire, the parlor conveyance and cemetery
the white man has some rights which the
black man ought to respect. Laughter.
And then alluding TO the disguise
which is assumed by the Radical party,
be says:
Among the most hallowcd passages of
our country's history are those which re-
present the fathers Of the Republic Ms
harmonizng their public duties with the
precepts of religion and administering
the Government under the guidance and
by the blessing OF God, leaving to future
times their lives as the best possible ex-
ample of genuine Christian statesman
ship. In all the intrigues and corrup-
tion of party politics, it remained for
the leading politicians OF the present
party in power to adopt Christian states
manship as profession, making 1t Sarb
with which 10 cover the arts and conceal
the corruptiohs Of the dcmagogue and
the mountebank. A Christian states
man Gorsooth. Making n profit of has
professions fphilanthrophy, and grow
ing rich from the public charities that
were contributed for the benefit of the
freedmen, whose special champion he had
become. \ ChrIstian statesman for
sooth aspiring TO return to the Senate of
the United States, through n system of
startling bribery, whose exposure shakes
the entire Nation. y Christian, indeed!
aspiring from the second to the first office
in the gift of the country, and caught
with the wool of Credit Mobiller
between his teeth. Cheers and
laughter The pet iinanciers Of
Christian craftsmanship, issuing the
worthless stock of gigantic railroad
be bile scheme of Christian stateSmanShip,
receiving in return therefor the inheri-
tance of widows and orphans and tho
unsuspecting all over the country, and
upon the collapse of their bogus enter
prise, bringing financial calamity upon
the country, and scattering ruin among
the honest iaborers Of the land! Chris
tian statesmen, caught with the tar of
Pacific mail subsidy upon their heels
Christian statesmen, found receiving fees
as counsel for services in behalf Of disre-
sutable proprietors rendered upon COM
mittees and upon the floors of Congress
Christian merchants, the pets and favor
ties of Christian statesmen, de-
tected and prosecuted for COM
mon smuggling and defrauding the
the Government, and scandalizing the
church OF which they were at once the
pillars and the pride. The pet President
of fChristian statesmanship, the high I'M
partial type of all their tribe, the munlh-
cent patron of their vocation, the IDOL at
whose shrine their choicest incense burns,
seen advocating and signing bill to
double his own compensation ana that OF
the members of co ordinate branch OF
the Government. Such is his control
over the conduct of his party that each
succeeding convention of its members,
denouncing in obedience to the demands
of public opinion, the Salary Bill and
all its supporters, nevertheless tenders to
the President by whose final act that b'il
became a law. renewed assurances OF ad-
mirauon, confidence and love. APP
plause and laughter.
We extract this much of Mr.. WALK
ER's speech to show how, behind all
other questions which the Radicals are
desirous of springing upon the people,
he Democrats of this State are not un-