The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-06
SATURDAY NIGHTS MEETING.


through these columns, as well as through
the medium of posters on the street cor
ners, that Hon. HENRY 6. DAVIS, Hon
SAMUEL PRICE and Hon. WB. 81
TRAvERs would. address the Democracy
at the Fifth ward Democratic pol
near the Market House, called
forth large assemblage to listen to the
distinguished speakers Saturday even
ing. 1t was really matter of some sur
prise that such number of the sturdy
Democracy should have turned out, fol
not only is the campaign very near it
close, and therefore, in the opinion o.
msRy, the issues are already decided anc
the public mind made up, bat the
night was particularly unpleasant
one for an open air meeting, being
damp, foggy and cold, n condition oil al
fairs calculated to make it hard on both
speakers and hearers. But the Democ'
racy is still, as it has ever been during
the campaign. wide awake and on the
alert. Nothing can dampen its ardor
nor chill its enthusiasm. 1t turned out
with the same vigor it displayed
in the earlier part of the canvass, and it's
ardor presages now, as it did before the
10th of October. that it is determined, in
Ohio county at least, to do its duty and its
whole duty, and brilliant majority to-
morrow for TILpEN, HENDRICKS, WILL
SON and reform will attest the truth of
these remarks.
When the speakers arrived at the stand
it was ascertained that there was very
distinguished addition to those previous
ly advertised. This was no less per-
sonage than Col. ROBERT p. WHITE,
Attorney General elect OF the State, who
mad Joined Senator DAVIS and paid US a
visit to put in his best blows in the good
cause before the election. The result
proved, too, that he was ar addition of
no mean consequence.
1t had been originally intended that
Senator DAVIS should be the principal
speaker of the evening, and that he
would, therefore, be the first to address
the crowd al length. That gentleman,
though, very courteously gave way tosAis
associates, Messrs PRICE and TRAvERs,
and the programme was changed
so that they should deliver the
drst and second speeches, while Mr..
DAVIS and Col. WHITE would follow
them in regular succession.
This meeting was called 10 order lit
tie alter seven o'clock, and Mr., j. HANS
GOOD was chosen chairman. In taking
his place, he, in few well-timed re-
marks, introduced Senator SAMUEL
PRICE to the audience. That gentle
man commenced an excoriation of the
Radical party and Radicalism. He
showed up in glowing colors the black
corruption which has ever characterized
that party, and which has covered us as
a people, under its rule with well nigh
irremediable disgrace in the eyes OF the
whole world. 1t seemed, said he, as if
the old qualifications for Office, honesty
and capacity, had been en- tlrely lost sight
of, and the modern idea was that Ig
norance and corruption are the
principal things needed to make
man prominent object
upon which was to be bestowed official
favor. On Tuesday next, the great ques-
tion to be submitted to the people, was
whether we should have HAYES and
continuance of Grsntism, or whether
we should have Hon. SAMUEL j. TILDEN
and honesty. He did not intend to as
ssil Me. HAYES personal integrity, but
it was impossible for HAYES to effect Re-
1
no more change the state of affairs in
augerated by GRANT, than he could swim
up the Falls of Niagara. He wanted tie
submit the question to the great popular
iury, and his convictions were that the
verdict would be given on fhe side OF
right. The Senator proceeded for upwards
of half an hour in this strain. he
exhorted liberal Republicans VINO
claimed to oe in favor of reform to thrcw W
of blind allegiance to party and come
out boldly ana openly in favor OF the
Democratic ticket. He alluded to the
sectional hostility which the radical party
constantly :omented; TO the fact Of L
5. troops having been sent to the South
TO everawe voters; to the bad condition OF
our finances, aud TO the paralyzed condi-
ton of business, which all felt, 'and
which brought so much suffering to all
classes, the reason of all which troIole
was the tinkering by Congress with the
currency, and the iniquitous resumption
act which provided for forcing specie
payments unnsturally in lS79-an act
which frightened capital from investment
and brought on distress BY undue con-
traction of the currency. He wanted
the people to vote for change. He
wanted the Centennial year 10 be u
grand year of jubilee throughout the
iar d: a Jubilee over renewed industries
and country redeemed and disen-
thrslled.
At the conclusion of Gov. PRICES sd-
dress, Mr.. COOP introduced Hon. WM
II. TRAvERs, of Jefferson, one of the
Democratic electors at large, and one Of
the gentlemen who would have the honor
of casting the vote Of West Virginia IN
the Electoral College for TILDES, HEN
pRlCKs and Reform. Mr.. TRAvERs
alluded to the pleasure he would derive
from so casting the vote of his State.
He spoke Of the arrogance of the Radi.
Gals in predicting success to their ticket.
He showed up how they had well
nigh ruined the country by mal-adminis-
tration of National affairs, and spoke
feelingly of how they had acted in this
State when they were in power. Then,
they voted to disfranchise their fellow
o;,;,ans. tbay piIad un test aaths for