The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-09
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The DsmoeratIe Meeting At BelIaire Yea
,teFday. a..,.t ~
The Democratic gathering at Bellaire
Yesterday aiternoOnwas a big boom In
mint Of numbers. The size OF the crowd
n attendance, as in the case Of the Blaine
meeting, was variouSly estimated by Va.
,ous persons. There were those Demo.
Gratis who said that 1t was from Eve to six
thousand, and others who claimed that II
TO twelve thousand. We presume
that not one person in hundred can es-
innate the size OF animmense crowd. We
shall not attempt to decide as TO its num-
bew, but content ourselves with remark.
Ing that 1t was a large meeting, alto
gelher the largest Democratic Assem-.
bsgc that has taken place on
our immediate border here during the
Ohio canvass. The indications were that
the Republicans had large representa-.
ton in the crowd. This could be inferred
from the lack Of everything like boom In
the way OF enthusiasm. The cheers we're
neither numerous nor tumultuous. II
could also be inferred from the fact that
in one boat load Of 27 persons, passing
oyerat Benson's Ferry, an actual count
was made, aud resulted in % for Foster, 4
for Ewing and l for Platt. . l5Jl
The attendance was worthy OF better
speech than was made by the Sycamore
gentleman. We only state the fact when
we say that his effort fell short OF popular
expectation, and that during a considerable
portion OF tue delivery it fell fat on the aud.
ience. 1t was delivered from manuscript,
to which the Senator kept constantly re-
Ierring, and each sheet Of which be showed |
under box as it was finished. This, for |
Aproiessional stumper-a veteran on the
hustings showed, we thought, rather a
Pacity Of resource. Imagine Blaine,
Garfield or Gibson going about the coun.
tv with written speech for delivery.
How eau man be au effective stump
speaker who has to put on his glasses and
look for secondly and thirdly in his manu-.
script2 The magnetic power Of the men
named consists in their ability to
look their audiences in the face,
to read their success in the eyes Of
their hearers. and to warm to the
inspiration Of the occasion. Tom Corwin
aud Henry Clay did not come before the
people with manuscripts, over which they
were obliged to stoop and potter. They
had something to say that forced itself to
the iront 10: utterance, and dsomething that
aroused and enthused the people when
they heard it. But all stumpers can not
be Corwins and Clays, nor even Blaines
and Garhelds Some of them, like Mr..
Voorhees,, must be common. place and de-
nunciatiye. As q specimen OF the Indiana
mans subject matter, we may refer to the
TACT that he spent full two:thirds OF his
tune over the Election Laws. Senator
Thurman said more in twenty minutes in
bis Bellaire speech on that subject
than Voorhees, said in all his long drawn
out denunciation Of the Republican party,
and did not have his remarks written out
either. The practical test OF brains Is 10
say the most In the shortest compass Of
words, and not TO dispense a mere "half
penny's worth OF bread 10 an immense
deal OF sack, as was the case yesterday.
The man who uses three adjectives where
one, well and appositely chosen, would
be more effective, may pass for smart
man on the Wabash, but he will never
take rank as an orator before intelligent
people,
Senator Voorhees, took up the first half
hour Of his speech in denoincing the Re-
publican party as the most corrupt party
ever known In the history OF this country,
and as the enemy OF free government. It
Is, according to him, such party as the
Tories oi the Revolution would have de-
lighted in; such party as the monarchi-
cal followers ol Alexander Hamil-
ton were looking for, and such
party as the "blue light federalists, ,"l
who were opposed to the war OF 1912, II
were in quest Of. Its makeup, spirit and
purposes, were wholly antagonistic 10 the
good old Jeffersonian and Jacksonian ideas
Of government. The Democracy believed
in frequent popular elections; in the
greatest distribution Of power among the
people; in the greatest possible trust'in
tue honesty and capacity Of the people,,
Ana IN all these things they were, accord
!,6ngto VOORHEES,, the perlectantipodeso Of the
Republican party. The Republicans
we're corrupt schemers against popular
ll0erty, aud II they were not put down
they would eventually overthrow our
present form Of government This state
ment, aS "a mere statement, he iterated
aud reiterated we don't know how often,
but to the point OF extreme attenuation
and weariness. He denounced the Re.
publicans as in favor Of military inteffer-
ence at elections, and claimed that such
interference was not only part OF their
history, but also illustrative OF their ideas
Of government. On this proposition the
Sycamore man spent his adiectives with.
out stint. sss
Now We have o word TO say on this
point; The only case that We ever read
or'heard Of where the army Of the United
States was used at the polls in the way of'
such an interference as Voorhees, alluded
to, was In Maryland in 1861, by Gen. Geo.
y. Mcclellan, subsequent Democratic eGE-
dldate hs Preaaent, who was supported
by voorhees, himself We win quote
this case, as follows:
HEApQuARTERS Army or rnE PoroNAc,l
WASHINGTON, Oct %, 1851. J. 4
GENERAL; There Is 40 apprehension among UpiOn
citizens 10 many parts Of Maryl Of an attempt at
interference with their rights Of suf age BY dsuniOn
uIsas 90 Of the election 70 take pAre
We 90 q November next 10 order 10 prevent this,
tae AAleF General commanding directs that you send
deaehlnentS Of Slcient number Of men to the dli-
Snt PStnS III your vicinity where the elections arc
70 " held 10 protect the Union voter and 10 see that
~ ahHai"niAtS re allowed to lntimidAIe them, or In
.1 way % Interfere with their rightS He also do
hIsa you 70 arrest and hold 10 confinement until AL
;ef he election al dIsunOnlsS who are kn0Wnto
Hne returned from NlrgiriA recently aud who show
SSisve1 At tue POls and TO gulra ehssuAlly against
y! y! IaIAsan Of the peace d order Of the election.
Lne purpose eorFyIng out theSo Instructions you
" authorized TO suspend the hAbeAs corpus. Gen,
S!Sne has received similar Instructions TO those
l9a VII please confer With HIN a 70 the particular
aha nk.t ~ .