The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-20
The Hand OF Providence In the Late
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Ohlo campaign.
live remember right, Senator Thurman
said in his Bellaire speech that after all it
was Providence, and not the Republican
party, who was to bs thanked for the re.
turn Of good times. We always admitted
this claim Of the Democracy, not only in
the late Ohio canvass but in pretty much
all the victories Of the Republican party
since It's organization, especially those Of
the war. We always considered 1t great
compliment to the party to be thus identi.
fied'with the highest and most powerful Of
all alliances, and 50 long as the victories
were vOuchsaied to the party its member
ship could both modestly aud reverently
afford to have the agency ascribed to
Providence. The Democratic party can
never gain anything by confessiug that
Providence is against them, for most peo-
pie like 70 be on the strong side, and they
generally believe that the Provldential
side is the one that is bound to win.
Wedo not know that we have seen the
Democratic party, as respects the claim OF
the Democracy in regard to what Proyi.
dence has done, and what the Republican
party has not done, better answered than
in the following speech made by the Chair
man Of Republican meeting over in Ohio,
on the occasion Of the appearance by old
Zack Chandler,w whom he was about to In
trOduco 10 the audience. Said the: chair
man:
Fellow CirlzESs-We are gathered here
this AFTERNOON, not so much as partisans
as loyal people who have received the
inheritance Of Nationality, and TO assure
to our tosterity that we are a Nation, and
not q cpnIederacy. tApplause
1t has been said by our opponents that
the good Providence above has been in our
favor, and has filled our barns with fatness.
Providence hasalways been in favor OF the
loyal men Of this Nation. Laughter and
applause.
When slavery was surging towards the
North, Providence provided for us Charles
Sumner, who hurled II back. Applausel.
hHu hHeu lu6 WAT Op6ueu Ou Iuhb sCalcl
and the hosts OF secession came out At
Hampton Roads, that same Providence
provided the means for their repulse at
the very nick OF time.
When there were four millions OF slaves
to be disenthralled, that same Providence
gave US Abraham Lincoln. [Great ap-
plause
Aud when the war was trembling in the
balance, and we were in fear az TO the re-
suits, that same Overruling Providence
provided us the greatest general Of the
age General Grant. Renewed applause
And when the BrIgadier Generals Of
the South gathered themselves in Wash
iugt0n, and talked again Of treason, their
words were hurled back with scathing
sarcasm by that man whom God raised
up-Jtm Blaine, Of Maine. Applause ]
And Rhen our finances were entangled,
and it was desired that the great burden
should be lessened, Providence provided
again for US in, the person OF that great
tinanCier, John Sherman. Applause.
And at the last Presidential election our
victory was won, aud these men Of the
South would have cheated us out OF the
place bud not Providence found US man
who was aware OF all Of their tricks aud
saved the Nation from Samuel J. Tilden,
in the person Of Zach Chandler, Of Michi-
gan. [Great applause