The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-06

do We want 10 put such party as that
Is power again tor2 asked Gibson. he
said that they had failed In war and peace,
and he drew q picture Of Ewing as the
leadet Of the prophets Of Ball, who
affirmed that they could work miraelesGnd
make something out Of nothing. He and
his prophets had been calling on his false
gods for yeSrs past, but their gods, like
those oil Baal, had made no sign, but had
proved themselves TO DO myths and de-
lusions, while the true God, who lives aud
reigns in the heavens, and who had deCreed
that In the sweat Of honest industry
nations as well as men should eat bread
and accumulate wealth, had looked down
from his high habitatlon and smiled
upon and belessed the courage and
honesty oithe great party that was hold.
ing aloft the honor aud integrity Of the
nation, and had sent down the rain, like
the water that had drenched the altaS Of
Elijah, and then followed II with the Gre
Of genial summer suns, that had turned
the green fields into yellow grain, and
that, more subtle than the arts OF the
alChemists, had changed the greenback
pledges Of the nation into the pure gold Of
redeemed promises. av
Is not such record in peace, said Glib.
son, united 10 such record In war, Ger.
tiacate OF character that any party ought
to be proud Of
His explanation OF tho revenue system
OF the country contained some Of the
finest touches Of humor that We have ever
heard on the stump. He showed how
much tax man paid with every drink OF
beer or whisky, and how much went up
in the smoke Of every cigar. He said the
public debt was largely paid by"absorption
and evaporation" and it was really the
most delightful way Of doing good and
feeling good at one and the same time that
was ever invented by man. He told Of a
friend his who went TO Europe, and while
there bought q Cashmere shawl for his
wife, costing $500, on which the duty
was 81, 700. Now said he, the fools are not
all dead yet, and that is another good way
to pay the debt, Collect 1t off tho vices
and the fools Of the land. lie dressed
his wife in American goods and therefore
had no duty to pay. He wanted every.
body who was ashamed to wear American
goods 10 pay as much Of the National
debtas possible in theshape Of tarifFduties,
for it was Just SO much tax shifted of his
shoulders. He said that when the war clos.
ed his share OF the National debt was SIS
and OF the annual interest about 81 80
but, thanks to John Sherman, his share nov
was only about $40, and Of the annual in.
terest only about 81 %. Ele thought he
could worry through to the end.
.Gen'l Gibson's whole speech was con
nected series Of brilliant and eloquent ar
guments, anecdotes and witty sallies. The
crowd hung upon his words with intense
interest. Every gaze was leveled upon hi
face, The street was packed with people
and the windows Of the nd joiniDg building
were filled with deeply interested specta
tors. 1t seemed as II the audience grew II
size all evening, and certainly the interes
at the close was as undated as ever. Hi
closing utterances were imprisoned ant
eloquent beyond our ability to describe
them. His apostrophe 10 America hell
the people spell bound. The suspense
was almost painful: it was so profound
He drew picture OF what the Almight,
had done for this land in the morning o
time" and what man could do for it By
wise and fostering legislation. He spokl
OF the Rocky Mountain chain as Cod
great national bank, out of whicl
the piCk-axes OF a hundred Thousand
mines, like so many checks, were drawing
deposits Of the precious metals. He drew
a picture Of the rushing railroad trains
laundering along the iron ways tina
crossed the country, freighted to their I'll
with the golden products OF the grea
West, and Of the great fleets Of ocear
steamers that were waiting for this rcl
freight at all the scaboard cities, and car
rying 1t to iced the hungry millions O.
Europe. We had bread in abundance fol
ourselves and for the hungry OF all lands
We were being blessed ourselves and be
ing made the grand instrumentaIity fol
blessing all other people. He appealed L
all men to stand by the honor and integri
ty their country, to respect its authority tC
protect the rights Of the humb!est citizen
and toso vote thatthe rights ofevery citizen
would be forever secured and the voice oil
rebellion forever hushed within our Dor
ders.
At the conclusion OF cibson's remarks
the immense crowd was wild with enthu.
siasm. The cheers that rent the air were
perfectly deaiening, and they were again
and again repeated. lie had stirred the
popular heart to its proioundest depths,
Never before had Bridgeport heard such a
speech rs that Of tho "silyer tongued'
orator Of Ohio, Beyond n doubt il will
bear good fruit ut the hallot.box on the
eventiul day.
We should have noted, in its proper
place at the outset OF the Bridgeport meet.
ing, that prior to the delivery Of Captain
Danford's speech, Warren HolIister, ESQ,
who was chosen chairman Of the meeting
on behalf Of a number of the ladies Of
Bridgeport, presented to the Republicans
OF that election precinct large and beau.
titul national flag, and accompanied the
presentation with an appropriate line OF
remar ks, in which he gave history of the
adoption Of our flag by the national goy.
ernment The flag was received on be.
half Of the Republicans by A. W. Camp.
bell, who, on behalf Of the recipients, re.
turned thanks to tho ladies' iortheir beau.
tiful gift.
We should also note the fine display of
Chinese lanterns with which the houses
fronting on the square at Bridgeport were
adorned. The good old burg looked pretty
solid for Foster, judging from tho un.
broken front presented by the illumina-
ton: We interpreted it as u sign Of very
solid boom for Foster on election day.
Pease township will give good account
OF itself on the 18th.
AIOTrrRY RoS,Hz.