The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-23
RITCHLAND DISTRICT.
Meeting Last Saturday, ana foie
Raising Next Saturday.
RITCHLAHD DISTRICT,
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RIrcHLAND DISTRICT,
August 10, 1876. !
Editors OF the Register:
I thought to drop you few lines from
the banner township and let the people
in the other districts know how we take
rilden and Reform.
A club was organized al Glenn's Run
school house under the most favorable
auspices, starting of with fifty members.
and before many days will be three
times that number. The following are
the principal officers: Hon. A. NJ.
Jacob, President; four Vice Presidents,
Peter Delaplalne, Jos. W.eMorgan, VIM.
Bruner and A D. Garden; Secretary,
Silas Wharton; Corresponding Secretary,
Thomas NJ. Clarke; Treasurer, James NJ.
Sawtell; Executive and Finance Com
mlttee, Peter Delsplalne, j. E. McCord,
Silas Wharton, VIM. Connolly, Robert
Marshall, A. D. Garden, William d.
Caldwell, Jas. Robinson, l. B. Kelley,
Geo. w. Wilson. After the club was
organized j. 0. Pentieton was introduced
and in clear and forcible speech told
the audience Of the wrongs which had
been heaped upon them in the last eight
years; of the thieves who have been
growing tat on the hard earnings OF the
poor, the bondholders rolling 10 wealth
and thousands Of honest men marching
the principal streets of our great cities,
calling Tor bread. Taking it all in all, it
WAS a scathing rehearsal of Grsntism,
and was listened to with great attention,
showing that the people are alive to their
interest.
Well, the "bloody shirt waved, or l
should say, huttered, here yesterday,
and when the "bloody" host had mar
shaled their forces, the hutter died away
into tremble; for when the noses were
counted, it was found that they number.
ed nineteen, two of them being Demo.
Gratis, who went to see the RAIDS drive
their pets into the slaughter pen. But
Colonel North and Commander English
looked aghast at the assembled thou
no, seventeen; they looked to see
if their doom was foreshsdowed
On the wall. But the ghost being dis
PEELED, they proceeded to lay out their
friend, preparatory for burial next Octo-
Der. The bloody shirt won't wave in
Yichland; the people In this district are
too intelligent to be imposed upon by
such worthless clsptrsp. They know that
the Blue and the Gray march in solid
phalsnx 10 the tune Of the Constitution
and the Union, Dr. English and Mr..
North to the contrary. Doctor heaved
sigh; North felt sad, but ventured TO say,
II guess the voters have all gone to the
Centennial, and to Independence Hall, to
renew their allegiance to the great party
of moral ideas" What sad commentary
for the RAIDS to contemplate. But their
doom is written, and next October they
will be buried SO deep under their own
corruption that the angel Gabriel will
fail to raise them. Excuse my lengthy
letter, but you will hear from me often.
The club will have pole.raising on
next Saturday. August 18th. A cordial
invitation is extended TO all other clubs.
A number of speakers will be in attend
ance, who will discuss the great questions
of the day. Roll on the ball, and let US
have big turn out. The pole is to be
raised at two o'clock precisely.
Yours, respectfully,
HIGHLAND.