Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-06

you shall harvest at least nunuTeu
fold. BY common consent this great
Commonwealth has once more been. Sc
lected as the battlefield on which TO de-
termine the policy of the rulers OF the
entire country. Many leaders will be
presented to you to-day-all OF them
true and good men. All OF them
have proved their fidelity on many a
field ofconflict. We are here totight none.
We make war upon none. We have a
greeting for all, and we have right to
demand that in this hour we shall have
a pure standard-bearer-not the leader,
not the prime and chief leader OF them
all. Voice us have ballot. ]
Gentlemen, we are here to place before
YOU a man who in the war fought IN the
same cause, carried the same banner,
fought side by side with your temporary
chairman, the old hero OF Chicamaugua.
Applause From that hour to this he
has been found nearest and dearest to
the hearts of the people. Our candidate
should be a man in person incOmpara-
BILE; he should be i'll intellect a
giant; he should be in courage
hero, and the man is here, but not III
person. Heisnot seekingt denomination,
but the nomination seeks him. Great
applause Under his command, fight
ing for Just cause, we can 60 forth and
claim our inheritance of old. Coming
from a county which a few years ago
cast 200 Radical majority, which IN
two wears he has wiped outand placed the
county squarely on the side OF Democ-
racy and refOrm-by the instruction OF
that county, at the request OF many
counties throughout the State, | have
the honor to nominate that great chief
tain, that portly gentleman, that great
statesman, that leader among all
men, Thomas Ewing. Long-prolOnged
applause. Gentlemen, | desire to state
that he is a victim of the financial
policy of the money power OF the Re-
publican party. We have it in our
hands to-day TO make him the victor
over both. Cheers. ] While We dellb-
crate forty thousand National votes are
now resting on their arms, ready to 20
in with us and 90 for Ewing. lGreat
applause. With that hero for our
leader, with such aCcessions, with union
and firm faith and firm toll, we will
march forth over Radical power, over
bayonet rule, over all the obnoxious
laws, and establish over all ourresistless
SWAY. Cheers. | nominate, gentle
men, the people choice-Thomas Ewing
[ LApplauSe.J
Major Russell. of MeiEs County.
Mr.. PRESIDENT-I have the honor TO
second the nomination OF Gen. Thomas
Ewing. Applause. The campaign is
one iraught with the most important re-
suits of any political campaign that has
ever been fought in Ohio. If the Dem
ocrats are successful this fall they secure
Democratic Legislature, with the State
officers and United States Senator, and
the President in 1880, beyond Il perad-
venture or doubt. Cheers. Ii we
lose Ohio this fall everything Is LETT In
uncertainty, and it becomes our duty
to-day 10 select a nominee Tor our can
didate that will command the most
votes. Gen. Ewing is the great repre-
sentative and exponent of the ONO
Idea. Applause. His principle IN
tinanCcis justand right. lnevery contest
in which he has been engaged he has
been found on the side OF the people,
and i'm favor of the masses, and against
the exactions OF the money power. lie
is in favor Of the reconciliation and un-
limited coinage of silver [applansel; in
favor OF the substitution OF greenbacks
for the national bank currency. Ap-
plause.l The tried and brave warrior,
true, trusty and brave statcsman-li
YOU will nominate him to-day 1t will
send a thrill Of Joy to the hearts OF the
people of the State OF Ohio Applause,
and a voice, That's so, and he will
secure to the Democratic ticket next
October 10000 more votes than any
other candidate. Cheers ] Therefore,
| second the nomination OF General
Thomas Ewing, tine most illustrious son
of a most illustrious sire. Great APP
plause.