The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-20
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town. and the next Governor Of West
Virginia, number of friends secured
the Wheeling Cit band and serensded
him at the Mcclure House Quite large
crowd gathered, and the next Governor
was introduced by few remarks by j. II
Good, Esq.
General Matthews spoke as follows;
FELLOW CITIzENs:-I thank you sim
cerely for this unexpected and gratifying
honor. As l have visited your city on
this occasion to attend to professional
duties, and not to begin political cam
paign, you will not, am sure, expect me
to address you a. length.
1t lis not expected that the canvass will
commence for several weeks, in. order
that the executive committees may
perfect our party organization.
| have no doubt that we
will bear the banner Of Democracy
in triumph in October. Yet to secure
victory so pronounced that the moral
effect will be seen in elections to take
place subsequently in other States, re-
quires organization, discipline, harmony
and vigilance. When The Republican
party shall have spoken and named its
candidates and announced its platform,
we will be ready for the contest, and
each Democrat will be prepared to dis
charge his whole duty.
can only consider this demonstration
as an evidence OF your continued attach
ment to these cardinal principles OF tree
government always asserted by our
party, and found embodied in the
writings of our sages, the declaration of
independence, and the constitution of
cur country, and also as your endorse
ment of the action Of the State Demo-
cratic Convention. That convention
demonstrated in its first declaration that
it was its high purpose TO promote the
welfare of the State, that the establish
ment Of correct principles, and not the
advancement of individuals, was its aim
1t declared that the Democratic-Co nser-
vative party of West Virginia is not
two parties in alliance, but is and shall
remain one homogeneous party, thorough
" united and harmonious in its princi-
pies, its aims and its organization; and
that it is the duty of all its members to
discourage every effort to disorganize or
divide it by any reference to local ques-
TONS personal animoslties, or political
divisions upon matters now either obso
lete or which ought to be subordinate to
the more vital issues of the day
Our State embraces as great a variety.
of interests as any State of the same area
in the Union. 1t has its mining districts
its agricultural districts, its grazing
districts and its commercial and manufac.
turing towns. These several interests
were considered and recognized by the
convention. All who are now Democrats
whether in the past they were Union
men or Contederates, old line wings or
old line Democrats, find upon our ticket
the names Of those VINO were in the past
rs they are now their political friends
and associates. Everything was done to
promote reconciliation and harmony and
to insure success
The great mission of the Democratic
party Is to arrest the changes which have
been going on under Republican rule
to return the machinery of government
to its corporal adjustments, and restore
to the administration its former simpli-
city and purity. The life of our Republic
was pure until 1860, and it exhibits
almost spotless career Of official
purity, with the exception of the last
fifteen years. We have no reason, then,
to despair of Republican institutions. A
change of administration, thorough and
comp etc, is the great necessity. The
era of corrupt and mercenary publics is
closing. The public mind has been
aroused by recent developments, and
higher moral tone will
clear the atmosphere now foul
with the demoralizing passions of avarice
and ambition. If all honest and patriotic
men unite to remove from power those
who have brought our institutions into
dlsrepute and require high character,
ability, intelligence and experience in
the offices of the government, confidence
will be restored, depression will be re.
moved, and new era of prosperity and
contentment will begin.
l congratulate you upon the interest
which yon have always manifested in
public affairs. No one can visit this city
without being impressed with the energy,
enterprise and generous hospitality of
It's citizens. The substantial issues upon
which her great interests rest, her healthy
financial condition, the public
spirit, hberality and sociable reputation
of her business men, the active and intel
lgent interest of her working men in all
questions affecting not only the commu-
nifty, but the State, must always give to
the city OF Wheeling an important in
fuence in the control of the destiny of
the State. That influence will be
in the future ms it has been
in the past exerted in the
interest of good government. thank
you again for this cordial greeting, and
trust that during the approaching can
vass we may meet again.
At the conclusion of Gen. Matthew VS.
speech, loud calls were made for Good
who responded in few brief remarks
Calls were then made for Hon. q. ID.
Camden, who spoke for few minutes,
and was loudly applauded.
About midnight K-amer's band ap-
peared in front of the Mcclure House,
surrounded by big crowd, and seren-
AIDED General Matthews. Loud calls
were made for our next Governor, and he
finally appeared, and for the second time
responded in short speech, which was
received with great applause. We must
cay that no candidate in this State has
ever been received with such marke d
consideration as General
Matthews.
THE BIG GAME.-The great game of
base ball will be played on the Fair
Grounds this afternoon for the benefit OF
the Children's Home and the orphans
under charge of the Sisters of St. Joseph.