The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-15
TREMENDOUS Demonstration

.IIHEMEAUUUS DEMUNSIRAHOI
The Great Gathering Over NJ IEtnavlII
saturday Might TO Hear the RraiD
lGaFaeld-An Excellent speech and In
mense Enthusiasm.
The Republican meeting over ut Ii
small village Of Etnayille, Ohio, saturda
night, was really an immense affair..
was the greatest political boom seen Il
this vicinity for a long time. The numbe
Of people in attendance was variousl
estimated at from three to five thousand
The crowd was really tremendous. Alan!
Of them were from this side Of the river
but most Of them were genuine OhiC
voters, whose ballots will tell powerfully
for Foster on the second Tuesday Of OC
tobernext, We have seldom seen suct
an exhibition Of deep interest in the Is
sues Of a political campaign. Itremindet
one iorclbly Of the great gatherings Of tht
war times. And Of like character urc thC
meetings being held all over Ohio. ThC
people are aroused, and there
will be an immense ground swell
at tho polls next month. II Genera
Tom Ewing is net swept clear of hi< leet
and left highan dry far above the water
line, then all present signs are goorl fol
nothing. AS things look. he has about al
much chance to be elected Gear Of llussiG
as he has to be the next Governor OF Ohio
He is goner sure, and don't you forget
1t, The result in California and Maine /.
not pistol crack compared with tho ex.
ploSion that will be heard over the river
when the returns come in. For all oI
which we Republicans on this side the
water thank God, take courage and abide
our time.
.. THE MEETING.
The meeting was organized by call to
order from Mayor McC Conaughy, OF Bridge.
port, who nominated Lewis Jones, Esq,
OF the IEtna Iron Works, for President,
which nomination was endorsed by lnud
"aye" from the great throng in attend
ance. After a couple Of songs from the
Etna Glee Club, excellent ones too and
a piece Of good music from the Martins
Ferry brass band, General Garfield put in
his appearance along with Congressman
Updegraff, of Mt Pleasant, and DR.. Todd,
OF Bridgeport. The General has been over
worked id this canvass, and his voice was
husky before he commenced speaking,
but after he got under way and warmed
to his work this huskiness disappeared,
and he was heard without difficulty by
most OF the great gathering. General
Garfield is man OF fine presence "a little
above the average height-rather portly-
a large and fine balanced head-an open
and pleasing face, lit up by pair of
large and, expressive eyes; a. full, round,
well modulated and engagine expression
OF voice; self-possessed manner, and a
clear articulation Of his words. It was
easy to see that he Is no ordinary man.
lie is in every sense good type OF the
Scholar in Politics. All his utterances
are cultivated and high toned. He las
most excellent fancy and keen sense Of
humor. He knows how to phrase his
thoughts to the incest shade OF expression,
and how to broaden them out to the ap-
prehension OF the dullest intellect. In
short, he is an orator, scholar, a states
man and gentleman. His first remark
was to the effect that the present canvass
involved contest between the ideas Of a
dead and barbaric past in the his
tory of the republic, and OF
living and progressive. present, be-
tween men who are striving to
galyanize into life and power theories Of
our government that were shot 10 pieces
on the battlefelds Of the war, and those
who were striving to move on to thegrand
possibilities OF the future. The Demo
cratic party is seeking to turn back the
hands on the dial plate Of progress, while
the Republican party seeks to 60 forward
in the logical direction ofthe results OF the
war. He thanked God that his lot had
been cast in party that believes in some
thing; that holds principles that have been
tested in the crucible Of war and not found
wanting; that has record that does not
snellto heaven when 1t is' uncovered;
that has ideas that commend themselves to
the approval Of the sober second thought OF
the people, and that from out the dis
tresses OF the panic and the I, din
OF Democratic demogogery have again
come to the front for approval at the bal.
lot box. He thanked God that he belong
ed to a party that did not bemire itself in
the mud after the panic in order to catch
votes; that did not teach the people, con-
trary TO all human experience, that out OF
and rags, in the shape OF paper
money, Q substitute for economy, industry
and temperance could be found, and by
the adoption OF which the edict OF Holy
Writ could be reversed, and bread be
found aud wealth accumulated in some
other way than by tho sweat OF a mans
face. He reIoIced that through all these
years Of darkness and distress the Repub.
lican party had held aloft the banner Of
honest money, Of good faith, and Of pub.
Tic and private honesty in the payment Of
debts, and that despite all the allurements
OF falsehood and demagoguery, the mass
es Of the people, with q patience
and fortitude that was sublime, had
rallied around that banner and carried it
triumphatly through the night into The
dawn oi the glorious day now bursting
upon US. He thanked God that he did
not belong to a party that found It neces.
sary to deny self.evident facts in erder to
catch votes; that did not insult the intellt-
gence OF the people by telling them that
specie payments had not been resumed,
and thatgood times had not come again.
He would not wish to belong to party
whose chances Of power sink as the
country rises, and whose prospects ad.
vance as the country sinks, Peace has
her victories no less renowned than war.
Inthe war the Democratic party rose as