The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-09-28
Tint Joint Discussion.
NEW NANEN, Sert. 81, lSl

/ We were told that one Lewis Bum.
garner, made a Hayes (?) speech last
week. \ certain young gentleman
who is usually called Bill Zirklc,
heard it. As he is opposed to Hayes
and Grantism, Hayes and corrup-
ton, &c, he challenged the "Es-
Quiro' to meet him at Broad Run
school house, to have Il Joint discus,
sion, Esquire" took him up, so they
met last evening. When wqurrivcd,
we found the house crowded with
voters, "a large majority were demo
Gratis and Mr.. Zrklc was speaking.
lie rcplicdtoMr Bumgarncr's speech
of last week, plainly showing that it
amounted to but little more than Re-
publican clcclionccringschcme from
beginning to end. He read short
sketches from several Republican
newspapers, that spoke very favom-
bic of Samuel J. Tildcn, as being en-
incutly qualified to fiji the Office Of
President. Having intimatcd that
Mr., Bumgarncr had been once CON
servatiye and twice n radical, he con
cludcd by rclatingan anccdote which
Is in substance MS follows: Mr.. \ de-
cidcd to send Il Berkshire pig to his
ncighbor B, as u present. So he put
the pig into sack, and ordered his
colorcd boy, whom he called Bob, to
take it over. Bob stopped at u sa-
loon on the way, to get something to
drink, and while he tarried, the sa-
loonist priyily took the pig out Of
the sack and put in a pup of nearly
equal weight Bobwcut on TO neigh
oor 3 =, and told him that his master
had sent him very nice Berkshire
10 as present. But when neigh
Dor y discovered the pup, he became
insulscd, and ordered Bob to take it
back. Bob declared it was Il pig
when it was pat into the sack;
though he started back with it and
stopped again at the saloon. While
he was relating what had happened,
the saloonist secretly took the pup
out of the sack and put the pig back
into it. Bob returned home and told
his master what had bcfallcn the
pig, but when they looked into the
sack and saw the pig, Bob exclaimed
with great surprise, "NIassy | nebbcr
seen dee like. He bees pig, or Il
pup just rs him plcascs!' Great
applausc.)
Mr.. Bumgarncr stepped up behind
the desk, drew one or two long brcaths
and placed his spcctaclcs upon his
nose lie had scarcely began to
speak, until we discovered that Il
squad had been secured to applaud
him by stamping, kissing and Yell
ing, whenever hcsaid something that
suited them, whether there was any
wit or reason in it ornot. Well, as.
quire" spoke somewhat at length ON
State affairs, free schools, county
courts, road law, Grantism, Rebclism
&c, though he was very slow and
irksomc, seeming to be considerably
oppressed during his whole speech.
lie gave no substantial reason for be-
ing "turn-coat." Whenever he
tells the people that he goes from one
party to the other for Office, they viii
believe him. lie said that Mr.. Zirk-
lie was a good union democrat, and u
warm friend to free schools, and
therefore he oughtto be republican,
Yes, such logic is equally as good
as this A man walks, so does a mule;
therefore a man ought to be n mule.
One thing We noticed in particular,
Mr.. Bumgarnor said that we demo
crats) have a man on our county
ticket who is so much opposed to our
free-school system, that he calls it a
"paupcr institutions" Now if this
be true, we are anxious toknow who
it is, so that we can scratch him on
the second Tuesday in October. Wo
are lead to believe however that this
is another republican falsehood.
Mr.. Zirklc closed the discussion
with Il short speech, following us
quire' very clogcly and destroying
nearly all his fine (?) points, We
noticed that he kept up far greater
interest and feeling in the audience
than Mr.. Bumgarner did; and conso'
qucntly made a better impression.
1t is remarkable that one of tho
speakers is an uncle of the other
The uncle has learned, it is evident,
that his nephew is more than Il match
for him in debate on politics.
GRAHAM.
A correspondent informs US that
Ex-senator Wiley said in his speech