The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-09

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aginary outrages-neither are they made
to encourage Democrats to retailste In
kind, but given simply as record OF
shameful facts concerning the Radical
proceedings in Wheeling on Saturday
night, October Z, 1876, in comparison
with the orderly and discreet enthusiasm
of the Democrats which marked their
PROFESSIONS in the last two weeks. The
Radical carousal on last Saturday night
was all the more cowardly, because OF
the fact that the Democratic forces
in immense numbers were at the
same time engaged in procession at
Bridgeport, Ohio, and it is reasonable
conclusion therefore, that no excuse was
offered to encourage the violence of the
Grant-Hayes party at every step OF its
march. On Democratic procession &C.
caslons, no attention whatever was paid
to the yells given now and then, from the
sidewalks, for Hayes, but on last Satur-
dsv night 1t was dangerous for any man,
woman or child on the street to say "hur-
rab for TildenW The most shameful act
committed was the assault upon Mr.. John
Durken. He was standing at the corner
of alley 10 and Chapline streets, quiet
looker-on at the procession, as 1t passed
in force down Chapline, when he was set
upon by the negroes for saying "Hurrsh
for Tjldenr' His words were first
caught up by squad Of negro women
on the pavement, with billets IN their
hands. who turned upon him in menac-
ing attitude, then the negro men in pro-
cessisn broke ranks, ran up and sur
rounded Mr.. Durken. when one of them
struck him in the face with stick, and
no doubt they would have killed him.
but for the timely arrival and manly
energies of some of the white soldiers
who happened to come up at
the moment, and drove them
back into the ranks. This account we
have from an eye witness of the unexam-
pied outrage upon free speech in the city
of Wheeling, and the blood which flowed
from the wound in Mr.. Durken's face,
inflicted by negro, yet stains the pave
ment where he stood.
At the corner of Twenty fourth and
Main streets, another man was knocked
down for saying, "Hurrah for Tilden "
and all along the line of march greater or
less outrsges were committed, bu: none
more cowardly than the frequent vulgar
replies to the ladies for their hurrahs for
Tiden.
Of course every order-loving, we'll
behaved man in either party must deeply
regret the violent doings of last Satur-
day night; yet such outrages upon free
speech are but the ripe rank fruits of the
teachings of the Radical press. Not only
in Wheeling, but, indeed, all over the
land, the Grant-Hsyes newspapers have
been engaged in making appeals to the
worst passions of the human heart
thereby hoping to hide the claims of the
people Tor good, honest, faithful govern
meut, such as Mr.. Tilden will surely in
augurate, if elected.
Democrats of Ohio county keep on
with your well-tempered zeal, and to-
morrow we shall win the dayl Do your
part faithfully let no intimidation move
you from your purpose to vote the
straight Democratic ticket, and thus you
will aid the State ticket. Remember the
importance in the present state of pollti-
cal affairs of Democratic Governors
Democratic majority in both branches of
the State Legislsture-that both United
States Senators to be elected should be
Democrats, and that all the way down
from Governor to Sheriff, we have a
majority to win control if we choose to
exercise it Alright.