The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-06
MEssRS,. THURMAN AND MERRECK
AT FAIRMONT.

! Ii the people of wheeling thlnK tha'
all the enthusiasm of this present cam.
paign Is confined to Ohio county, they
are very much mistaken. 1t extends
over the whole State, and most certainly
casts its influence over Fairmont.
Yesterday, the announcement was
made that Senator THURMAN, OF Ohio,
and Hon. r. L. MERRICK, OF Washing
ton city, would speak there, and the an
nouncement was sufficient to draw to-
gethsr an immense, audience anxious
to hear those distinguished gentleman
on the issues of the day. The speaking
was held in the Town Hall, and long be-
fore the orators of the occasion presented
themselves, the building was crowded to
Its utmost capacity, while many were
forced to remain outside, and many more
were forced to leave altogether for lack
of space to accommodate them.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. JAMES F. MORROW, the chairman,
who introduced first TO the aldience Hon.
Mr. MERCK.
That gentleman had hardly commenced
his address before it was evident to all
that he was about to make Il
telling effort. His clear ring
ing voice; his graceful delivery
and his oarnestness in exposing Radical
Ism in all its hideousness won the eyes
and minds of his hearers from the first,
and as sentence after sentence fell from
his lips, 1t was received with rapturous
applause. He touched eloquently, ably
and polntedly, upon Radical misrule ard
spollation in the South. He showed how
the people are groaning and suffering
from hard times, all brought about by
excessive and most unjust taxation; how
class legislation. for the benefit of the
few at the expense OF the many, had
characterized the Radical Congresses, and
had shamefully robbed the people. He
showed how silver had been demonetized
in order that our boated shoddy aristo-
cratic bondholders In America, and their
fellow bondholders in Europe might
profit to the utmost on their bonds Will
the people labored under the taxation. He
overhauled in an eloquent and scathing
manner every member Of GRANTS Cab
lnets by name as they each and all had
been forced to retire before an outraged
public opinion. He exposed the reeking
corruption of the whole government from
the highest 70 the lowest official, and
showed up the perfect folly Of the hope
that HAYES could possibly effect reform
IN his party when he was absolutely
indebted to these same corruptionIsts for
his support, and would be indebted to
them directly tor his election if such
misfortune should occur. The gentle
mans remarks were, rs we have said, re-
ceived with tumultuous applause, and
the ladies (many of whom were present)
signifed their appreciation of them by
presenting him with beautiful boquet, for
which he returned his thanks in most
happy manner, begging them to use their
powerful influence to crush the head of
the serpent of radiCalism which had en-
twined itself about our body polite and
perneated with its venom, the entire
land.
Mr.. Merrick was followed by Senator
Thurman, wAo, rs he Was introduced,
was received with a yell oIapplause, cor
roborating the fact. before well estab-
lished, that his name was tower of
strength, and that had he been the nomi
nee of the party at st. Louis for the
Presidential Office, he would have created
equally as great enthusiasm as Governor
Samuel J. Tilden now does. He COM
menced by saying that the zeal and
earnestness which he had everywhere
seen exhibited in the canvass, and which
the people of Farmont and vicinity
now manifested filed his heart
with iov. He alluded to the time when,
few years ago, be addressed West
Virginia audience, and that three-ftths
of those who heard HIM then were dis
franchised citizens Men, Virginisns
born, deprived of their rights as Amer
lean freemen right here on their native
soil He prophesied there that the day,
of their deliverance would come, and
thank God, the cause OF reform and civil
liberty had already progressed so far as
to enable this prophecy to be verified.
He SAID that the true question
which presented itself to the people
to day was not that Of bloody shirt,
but whether they should have any shirts
at all on their backs. Whether we should
have honesty and plenty. or continue
tion OF corruption and want He dwet
earnestly and with immense effect upon
the suffering OF the people, caused by the
immense taxation with which they are
burdened. and sho we'd how, BY practical
illustration, how they were itaxed direct
ly and indirectly upon every article of
clothing they use, and every
article of necessity they were
forced to purchase. as he PiaihiS
and practically showed up these thihgs,
the applause which greeted him, and the
eager attention paid his remarks, showed
how his listeners were affected by them,
and gave evidence of the way they would
vote on Tuesday next. Upon being
asked to tell them something about Ohio,
he said he did not wish to deceive any
one. but from all the information he
could gather, he felt convinced that. were
the election there to come of to-day.
Ohio would go Democratic BY from ten
to fifteen thousand. He knew though, that
the Radicals would reg rd defeat
there as vital.snd would expend vast sums
of money between now aud Tuesday,
ana what effect that would
have. he could not pre-
dict He hoped. however, the citizens of
his own state would prove sufficiently
| honest 10 resist all bribsS.
Just as the applause that followed his
address subsided. Mr.. Davidson of Fair
mont arose, and on behalf OF the ladies.