The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-01
FROM GRAFTON.

The Republican Rally Not Success
The Parkersburg Platform Made
10 Catch GudgeOns and Foolish Fish
democratic whisky too Good for
Repablican StOmachs-A Mess Of
Crow Composed Of Related False
hoods. Bloody shirt, Stale Jokes,
Tadpoles and Wiggletatls, Dished
Out to Mixed Multitude-MOdern
Christianity I'm Great Need Of Re
formation. "
GRAFTON, July 20, 1876.
Editors OF the Register:
The town of Grafton was in state OF
excitement all day yesterday, in expec
tation OF the great Republican rally that
was to take place last night, under the
auspices of the Hayes and Wheeler club.
at All ca;ly hour groups OF anxious
Democrats might have been seen scatter
oil ut intervals along Main street, tremu.
lousy waiting TO behold the grand tri-
umphal march other exulting opponents,
who were expected TO be out in all their
strength and glory. A small party OF
great braves wer6 assembled in front Of
the Peoples Store, where straight Repub-
licanism is dished out morning and
evening, to the weakened, while here
and there might be seen Il solitary negro
or government official, with his little
lamp, vending his way to the scene of
action. A home made pop-gun cannon
gave the signal, ard rs the martial strains
of the file and drum burst upon our cars
we all started
"Black spirits and white,
Blue spirits and grey"
to headquarters TO learn the programme
of the evening. In front of the Hayes
club room, III the narrow confines OF
LStrobc street, where congregated II
mixed multitude OF about three hundred
Republicans, nearly as many Democrats
and an endless host OF boys, where rude
temporary platform had been prepared.
The Tilden and Hendricks club, in
a spirit Of friendliness, had cordially
rendered them the use of the commo-
dious stand erected by them for cam
psign purposes in front Of Nuzum u
Brinkman's store. But this profiered
kindness was scornfully rejected by the
Hayes club, contrary, however, to the
protest of few better feeling and mere
honorable members. Their policy, l sup
pose, is neither to give nor receive favors
to or from their highly detested politics!
enemies. .....
As soon as tho crowd convened, the
chairman announced that on account OF
the ineiaHhency Of the weather they had
concluded 10 postpone their ratification
meeting AND torchlight procession to
Some iutufe time, but that the assembly
might not DO entirely disappointed they
would be treated to some good speaking
from some of the most talented leaders
of the party. And thereupen he intro
duced the portiy would be,if-he could-be-
Judge Flick. The judge, rising with
all imaginable dignity, began by saying
that this was his first speech OF the
campaign, and he expected it to be his
last, and no doubt he wishes by this time
that it had never been uttered. ..
He sand that party platforms are
adopted tor the Same purpose that fish
traps are made3to catch the gudgeons,
and foolish fish Of the opposite party
and not for the purpose of being
kept sacred, so the Sgudgeons
and foolish fish of the Democratic party
may now beware OF the meaningless trap
that has been set for them at Parkers-
burg. He complained of Baltimore poll
ticisns for stutfing the ballot boxes by
means 81 puddin' tickets. The Repub.
licans are too good to be guilty of such
thing, although they introduced the bal
lot box for this self-same purpose, but
they are not too good TO stand over it
with the bayonet and enact odius regis
trstion laws to prevent honest citizens
from voting their true sentiments. If
the ballot box can be corrupted let US re-
turn to the old system or viva voce
voting. AHe tried to make capital
out OF tAdfSft that q great many Of the
Door n,sn who 1--WE IN the alleys and
by-wsys Of New York city voted the
Democratic ticket and yet attempted to
curry favor with tho poor men OF this
state by stating that the Repu olican
party had done great things for them by
enacting the homestead law and granting
large portions of the public domain
to railroad corporations, this raising the
value of alternate sections almost be.
yond the reach of the poor classes:
Heiound fault with Demo cratic leaders
because they bad the hsrdibood and
magnanimity TO bury the wsr issues and
start out on an entirely new platform.
seeking to restore spirit of harmony
and trust throughout the union, heal up
the wounds and heart burnings of the
past, dispel the causes of the hard times.
reform and economize in the administrs-
ton of government affairs, and bring
about state of peace, prosperity and
contentment throughout the land.
After the judge flickered, there arose
tongue-tied elocuhonist from Harper's
Ferry to make his maiden effort This
gentlemen was most peculiarly affected
in his style Of oratery. He stated that
be had naver before engaged in politics