The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-08
The Democratic Meeting ut Bell.
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Editors lntelllgener:
The Democrats Of this city and vicinity,
"a a last "Grand Rally" to concentrate
their forces ior the forlorn hope In the
political struggle on tomorrow, held q
meeting. or council OF war, on the public
square Saturday evening last, which was
addressed by Ohlo's Democratic shining
star Of oratorical eloquence Of bomblsL,
Gen. Tom. Ewing. In consequence oil
the pleasantness Of the evening, the meet.
ing was largely attended, including a
brigade oi street urchius who added
charms upon the splendor Of the occasion
by their hideous yellp; In fact, without
any exaggeTation at all, the meeting in
Il characteristic point OF view, was Dem.
ocratic "all over" The speaker opened
his remarks by sweeping lightly over the
labor question, but without discussing
the question in any Of its bearings,
pitched headlong into the financial sys-
ten oil the Government, u lavorit0 hobby
Of Gen. Ewing. He attempted 10 show
that the Republican party within The last
fifteen years OF successive and sue
cessful supremacy in the Government,
had never enacted any laws apper.
tanning to the finances OF the Gov
ernment which were calculated 10
improve the industries Of the country
or benefit the mechanical and laboFing in
tcrest in any respect whatever, but, were
aimed solely and purpOsely to enrich the
already b!oated money holders and spec.
ulators, bankers, large contractors, man.
uiacturers and importers and such other
rascally men who in time Of peril and
need came 10 our Governments rescue,
with tue necessary ways and means" to
successfully conduct and crush war OF
rebellion and slavery; for the perseverance
OF the constitution, liberties and laws,
which were bought by our forefaIhers at
the risk Of their 'lives," fortunes" and
sacred honOrs." The resumption act
was, the speaker declared, ruinous in
itself its effect upon the industries and
labor has in the last year been felt The
real injuries, and final dead stroke to all
business throughout the land, however,
was yet to come. But words failed him
to give description Of that event. He
knew, by reading history, how England's
resumption policy sowed ruin and desc.
lRtion among the poor classes OF people,
and crippled almost every industry Of
that country and the same had to
be expected here. Ewing then went
on murmuring about everything
the Republicans had done at former elec.
tions in order TO carry the day. He re.
terred TO the school law humbuggery,
brought before the people OF Ohio in
1915, making some believe that Pope Plus
OF Rome, intended to capture all the pub.
lie schools Of this country. Next was the
Southern trouble, which was successfully
used rs the stump song, in 1876, 10 elect
Hayes as President, who, the speaker
acknowledged, should be endorsed by
every voter in the United States ns pa.
triot General Ewing, before winding up
his sheet, openly declared that he enter
tained no sympathy with the Working.
mems party. There was n party called
GreenbaCkerS, Of which Horny-handed
Sam, Carey, the political jack ass, was
the leader, and in them he had no faith at
all. lie then implored all good Demo.
Gratis TO stand by their colors tomorrow
and vote either the Democratic or Repub.
licAn ticket. No Workingmen or Green.
back trickstering should be counten anced.
After General Ewing withdrew Ross
J. Alexander Of bridgeport, a candidate
for State Representative, came forward
and said that after listening to the pretty
speech Of the General, words failed him
to say any more than Ditto TO Gen. Tom
Ewing, which signifies that il Ross J..
Alexander is defeated for the Legislature,
Ewing will not stand ghost Of u chance
for the L. s. Senate.
WaIlaces cornet band discoursed in.
strumental music. J. +. D.