The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-05

"Greenback," dc.
CLARKsBuRG, W. Va, Aug. ID,
Correspondence Of the Gatellisencer.
The Democrats had Il County Conven
ton here yesterday. Committees ap-
pointed and retired. Col. Ben. was called
and came forward and spoke about 40
minutes. Laid hard times to the Repub
lican party, said he was the first Green
back politician South Of the "River Ohio
lin point Of time), that he had been in adj
vance OF his party on that question, vel
he claimed the Democratic party was the
Original and genuine Grsenback party ofhi'
country" And then abiding to the Nat
ionsl Banks he called Andrew Jackson
shat wise old patriot, and Democrat
He said history told three great trlumphf
Of the people against the money power IN
this country, and they all added lustre
and glory to the Democratic party. They
were lat, Jacksons abolition OF the Ma
tional Bank; I'd. The remonetiSins
Of silver; and Sd. "Our house mad
ueenbaeks as good as gold BY passing bill
10 make them receivable for duties on imports
I.had hitherto supposed the Republican
party had had something TO do with the
appreciation OF the greenbackS; but Col
Ben says, "pahaw nonsense Our HousE
did thatl' The Col. don't talk in rela.
ton to himself as he used to. He gets uT
in dignity. He refers to what the Wash
ington, New York, Philadelphia, Gin.
cinnati papers, and in fact the paper
"thoroughout the entire country" say OIL
him and his Statesman like opinions
"My views upon that subject, gentlemen
have gone to the countryp is a very
pleasant sentence for Colonel TO get Of
now and then, and right often too. II
must make the Hon. John J. Davis feel
awful bad 10 see what failure he was
in Congress as compared with Col. vii
sons brilliant ~ and successful ~ career
in the same body. They say Col. Ben il
not saving any money out OF his $4,000 q
year. Presumably not. II costs, nc
doubt, good deal 10 pay for those "puffs'
10 those city papers; those comments
upon his opinions that be would have q
confdiug constituency believe were
entirely vOluntnry,-that indicate that
he Is ItatemGn OF equal rank and dig.
nifty with Thurman, Conkling, Blaine
Randall, &c. In short it seems to be hii
aim to have US believe we would ever.
laalingly disgrace ourselves II we failed
to return such mighty man as he is
when we had the chance. One truth the
Colonel told we must give him credit for
He said, "No country erer has, or ever car
lire, Nth one Kind Of money for one elaSs, and
another kind for another cLqSS." Now, il the
Colonel will just stick 10 that "a golden
text he will never make another green
back speech. The convention afforded u
number Of amusing incidents; but wa,
orderly for Democratic pow.wow.
had almost forgot TO say the Committee
on Resolutions reported, after the speech
Was over, u platform that chimed in with
Col. Wilson's speech in every note
It Was first little bit singular
what Il unnminity there wM between the
views OF the committee and the Colopel.
John Basel was Chairman OF the Com,
rniltee. The relations between him and
the Colonel have recently become a.
pleasant and intimate "a those recorded
OF David and Jonathan. After the nom
ination Of ticket, 10 be knocked over by
n Ten strike on the 9Th OF next October,
Mr.. John Basel offered resolution
which he said he would read, as II was in
his Gown handwriting" 1t would have
been Just ~ hard to read, yea, 4 little
harder to read, II II had been In Colonel
WiIson's Town handwriting" And who
would have supposed for moment that
Mr.. Turner, The Secretary oithe Conven'
tion, and who Is Mr.. Bassel'S partner In
the practice Of tho law, could not have
read Mr.. BASSerS Gown handwriting y
The resolution eulogized Colonel viii
sons course In Congress, and instructed
the Harrison county delegation 10 sup
port him solid at New MArtinSville.
leave Il TO your readers 10 draw their
own conclusions Of the whole affair, and
what part the "ASpiring StateAman" had
In II. SIMON.