The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-16

government. This Is infamous. ZAP
Splause.l The United States claims the
r;oht 10 draft every, citizen into the army.
II claims the right to stand every able
bodied man in front Of 0 cannon in time
Of war, and now to say that when peace
has spread her beautiful wings over our
land, when some citizen Is struck down,
10 say that the United States cannot pro.
tecE him when the United States will
make him protect II, is Infamous. APP
plause and cries Of "Good, good" The
nag that will not protect its protectors y
a dirty rag. Applause.l It contami:
that Is the true theory Of our government
l despise 1t. [Applause.l It's the duty
OF the government 10 see to It that
each and every American citizen has all
his rights in every State OF the Union
tapplansel, peaceably II we can, torcibly
II We must. [Great ,applouse. The, Re:
publican party made the black men Of
this country citizens. Il put the ballot
in their hands, and II is the duty OF the
Republican party 10 see 10 1t that they
have peaceable opportunity to cast their
ballots. Applause. There are plenty
OF men in the South who fought against
the government and who were satisfied
with the arbitrament Of the war, and
who laid down their arms and are Union
men to-day. I want the government 70.
protect them, too. Applause). AS "a
general rule, however, the population Of.
the South is turbulent, and the best men
cannot control It, and men are shot down
for opinions sake. II ought to be stop
ped. It is a disgrace to American civil:
ixation. They tell us that the colored
men are treated very well. Oh, yes, very
wellt-I read every little while Of
two peaceable white men going
along not thinking OF anything, as,
harmless and inofensive as lambs, and
they arc approached by ten or twelve
negroes, and the ten or twelve negroes
are shot, but the two peaceable white
men don't get scratch. [Applause.l
The negroes are the ones to bite the dust;
It is infamous. [Applause. The Dem
ocratic party don't care. Samuel J. TIL
den don't care. he knows that many
Southern States are TO be carried by as
sassination and murder. He knows that
II he Is elected President Of the United
States It will DO by assassination and
murder. Applause. And he is willing
that they should 60 on. It is Infamous
beyond the expression Of language. What
party will be most apt to preserve the
liberty Of the negro, tile party that gave
Il or the party that denied 1t !? Who will
be the most likely to preserve the liber-
ties OF the loyal white men Of the South,
the men that fought for them or the men
that fought against them? ,.',
rlIpEN AND THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
The Democratic party have as their
candidate for the Presidency Mr.. Samuel
]. Tilden. It in enough for me to say Of
him that he is Democrat. He belongs
to the Democratic party Of the city and
State ofNew York. The Democratic party
OF the city ofNew York, as understand 1t,
and we have heard it out West, never had
but two, objects, grand and petit larceny.
rGreat applause. live have always
heard out West,ha Tammany Hall bears
the same relation 10 the penitentiary that
Sunday school does to u church.
{ Laughter and applause. understand
that the Democratic party Of the city Of
New York got control Of this city when 1t
didn't owe dollar, and that it has man.
aged to steal until il now owes about
Si60,00O,000. I understand that every
contract ever made by the Democratic
party OF the city Of New York was lar.
ceuy in disguise. Applause.] ! under;
stand that every election they ever had
was fraud. understand that they stole
everything they could lay their hands
upon, and, oh 4! what hands! Laughter
and applause.l They grasped and stole
all that it was possible to pay interest
upon, and then, clapping their enormous
hands to their bursting pockets, they be.
gan yelling for honesty and reform.
Laughter and applause.1 | understand
that Mr.. Tilden was pupil in that school
and that he is now u teacher in that
school. ~
The Republican party is the one that
oelieNtS AL tHo eIu@iJ ~ huht" aA'S''
I believe il. l am willing to give to
every human being every right that l
claim formyself. Every man who won't do
that is rascal. My friends, I believe
the world is going to get better. I do. l
believe we are getting better all the time.
Samuel ]. Tilden, says we are n nation
Of thieves and robbers. don't believe
it. II we were, he ought to be President.
[Applause.1 Let me say, Mr.. Democrat,
wesare keeping the country for your child
dren. We are keeping the education for
your, children, We are keeping the old
flag floating for your children; and let
me say, as prediction, that there is only
air enough on this one continent to float
that one flag. [Cheers.l Well, you have
heard from me, and you will hear from
Ohio and Indiana, and those three silver
bugle sounds, Hayes and Wheeler, and
the nation hearing those next November
will say that the men that saved our
country shall rule; will say that the men
who saved the ship Of State shall sail it.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, ] thank
you again and again. loud and long
applause.l sIgiil. z 90 .l.,..itol