The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-21
WHEELING VA, MORNING SEPTEMBER

nent by our own errors OF judgment Q
OF conduct. There are already dswnine
Of renewed activity in the channels 3
industry. .s.1- M. .a.tI ~
A COUNTRY WITH SUCH 1MHENsE powEl
Of production can't long continue unprol
porous. No portion Of the Union has 8,
deep an interest in preserving internal OF
der, which Is essential 10 the successful d
yelopment Of our resources, as the Souti
none which would be affected 10 disai
trously by It's disturbance. The publ
quietude can't be maintained by Mr.. I'll
den. He has no other prestige than tha
Of u party manager, and u is now under
stood in his own State, and will be clearl
shown throughout tho Union, that hi
claim to be a reformer Is baseless an
fraudulent. ..-. E..,.,ll,., r.. #
! leave for discussion elsewhere hi
long continued association with III
profigate politicians by whom the cit
Of New York was plundered and the Dc
yelopments which have SO seriously i'm
paired thu. public confidence in his per
Sonal integrity. II is enough for US tina
he is presented to the people as the eex
ponent Of the principles and policy o
the Democratic party; that he declared
the war a failure when you were bringing
It to a triumphant conclusion, and tha
he refused to take part in upholding tht
government when Il was rnenaced ant
imperiled-a government which woult
not be in existence II his example and hil
counsels had prevailed with his country
men. -Fr
Comrades, in seasons Of danger, ant
trial you have fastened to the suppor
IL the Republican party with devotion
and an energy which have been crownet
with success. It appeals 10 you again fol
aid in a contest involving the pnbli,
honor and prosperity and The continued
tranquility OF the Union. No party il
the hundred years Of our national life has
done so much for the good name and well
fare OF the country. By its patriotism, It's
frmness and its perseverance it upheld
the government and saved the union
from destruction; II abolished slavery and
obliterated forever the only blot on oui
national. escutcheon.. In. eleven years. BY
prudent financial management II has
paid 500, 900, 900 Of the debt contracted
for the preservation OF the Union. ]
conjure you by these triumphant achieve
msn.s Of 16 years, by lthe remembrance
Of your heroic comrades who are slum'
bering in honorable graves, and by the
memory OF the martyred Lincoln, under
whose guidance in saving the Union and
abolishing slavery we achieved the great
est Of all human victories; by all these
hallowed recollections l conjure you to
stand by the party which was inspired
and ennobled by his example, and the
cause which was consecrated by his blood
Your fellow citizen, comrade and friend,
[Signedl JOHN A. DIX.
While the committees. were out Gen
Logan, in response to loud calls for him
appeared and spoke as follows;' :
., GEN, LoaAs's SPEECH.
Comrades, / shall respond but a mo.
ment to your call while the committees
compare their reports. We have met
here to-day as fellow soldiers who have
served in the same great cause and as
fellow citizens. But ! have been sur.
prised TO hear il remarked that this is q
political meeting. Suppose 1t is. Who
have a greater right to meet together and
consult in regard to the political future
Of their country than the men who in
its hour Of peril went forth for the
flag and the Constitution and fought
treason 10 the death, swearing that this
republic should live and be for the benefit
of-all.-- [Great' cheers: Why -shall-we
not consult together?, Does any one
charge that we hold political meeting
answer yes, and / have right to. do So
The soldiers WHO fought and who are
still faithful, who are mot soured bypetty
personal grievances, have met'to
~ ,RATrFY THE NOMINATION ahi
OF one of their comrades, an honest, faith.
full, patriotic citizen and brave soldier,
Rutherford B. Hayes. When they say
the soldiers have no right to meet and ex-
press their views on the political future
Of. the country, ,you-,have !. but-to-ask
them who, when the country was be-
ing severed by traitors, the treasury
plnndered, the army destroyed, and the
navy scattered, who then came at the
call OF the President to save the govern
ment? Whose strong arms steadied the
mighty fabric when its great pillars
rocked and tottered in that hour Of su-
preme trial? The. soldier. Citizens,
who rescued the nation, affirmed the right
that never should be questioned, to con-
suit and to be heard In regard To. our
national affairs. For this only are We
here to-day. Look at this mighty as
semblage Of soldiers TO ratify the nomi-
nation Of ....... .,
- HAYES AND WHEELER. N
Then look across the river at such n
meeting Of soldiers as would ratiiy the
nomination Of Tilden and Hendricks.
OF what material would that soldiers
political meeting be made up? OF rebels,
Of conquered traitors, Of broken down
secessionists, Of negro traders, OF every
sort OF enemies OF the country. We are
told, "let bygones be bygones and look at
the fdture.P Yes, but upon one conai-
tion. When the men who tried to de-
stroy the government, to tear upthe flag,
to trample the Constitution under foot,
shall become law-abiding and love the
Gag and obey the Constitution with all
It's amendments, and protect every citi-
zen, white or black, IN all his rights, and
say We have had enough war and tfeasop
and murder; .1rTi7P .sfyj1 ~ .
THEN AND NOT TILL THIN Il Z
we will shake hands across the bloody
chasm. Talk about their being satisfied
with the constitutional amendments and
the condition OF the country as 4 Union
Of free citizens, with equal rights. It's q
mere sham. They present NO candidates
who ever endorsed Republican measure
or upheld the caused the Union during
the war or since the war. They opposed
every law that gave freedom or guatah.
teed Il; that conferred the right 10 vote
or protected the ballot box. They now
pretend to acquiesce in The great enact:
ments OF freedom, that they may get
control and leave these measures
null and iruitless for want Of legis-
lation to carry them into effect,
but these declarations now are as
misleading as they were during the war.
They have nominated Tilden Tor Presi-
dent. What did he ever do to suppress
the rebellion2 Nothing. And Mr.. Hem
bricks for Vice President. What did he
ever do TO encourage men y fight for