West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-08-28

tod His Partner, Potter. BIOVintc
at Pleasant Dale.

oeds'b bJbIt rom lnelr uens al TIE
braying Of the mighty men.
AS it was announced that there
would be public speaking before the
Garfield and Arthur club, at this
place, your reporter stroled into the
presence Of that august body that he
might see the sights and behold the
lions in their deus.
The first speaker was VIM. r. Pot
ter, Of your town. rs he stepped
upon the rostrum the audience wac
spell bound. tn e scene was magnif.
icent, nay beyond comparison. New.
or did Cicero stand mere gracefully
Upon yostrum; never did Demos
themes make more noise. Never did
man 20 far surpasa the eloquencc OF
Webster as did this man. Never
was The wit Of Artemus Ward and
Mark Twain so completely lost IN
oblivion, and never was there an
audience more Disguised VITA a
speaker lie eaid he would be able
to prove all his statements, but that
he had lett his books at home, and
we think he would not be able TO
prove them, but as to the rloof OF
some statements he did not make
there is no doubt. He did not state
that Garfield was a perjurer, for this
be can prove by the records Of his
own party. He did not state that
Garfield accepted bride FROM Cakes
hmes, and this he can prove by the
records of bis own party. lie did
not say Gan field should have been
expelled from Congress, this he can
prove by the Cincinnati Commercial
nov one of the leading De Golyer
organs. But he did say that he had
booted Jacob B. Jackson the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor. This,
Mr., Editor, needs no comment, for
if he ever did it the people who are
acquainted with Potter will know
that it was done while Potter was
in Kingwood, and Jackson in Park
ersburg, or they may think he did
it by telegraph.
After having spoken for one hour
and ha.f in that uncouth style,
which is no hidden treasure of his,
he gave way for his colleague.
Mr.. Gipson came into the arena
with yell and jump, who, like
unto Cincinnatus of old, had been
called from the barber chair to lift
up his voice in defence Of hi5 coun-
try. He unraveled with the great
est CELEBRITY the issues which had for
many years burdened the minds OF
the American people. His discus
sion Of national affairs was of that
character that will cause the great
est men OF our country TO blush al
their insiSnifcance. lie said he did
not stand upon De Golyer pave
ment, not upon a Democratic plat
form, but upon a platform built by
God Almighty. eve suppose he
meant the one upon which his feet
were resting). He said he was not
g colder. but had it not been for hia
color stranger would have taken
him for second Wellington or Al
exander the great He thought the
Democratic party committed a great
crime in making the negroes work
while they resided in the South. II.
irPeech was characterized By misrep-
resentation and ignorance Of the
principles Of any party or nation.
His speech was better received bv
the few Rspupicans present than
that Of his predecessor. yet the peo-
pie in this ueichporhood think that
! the Republicans OF Kingwood would
! better furnish the barber with more
customers aad fewer campaign
speeches TO recite OF they will not
get many votes from this place.
expect TO be with these gentle
men at their next appointment not
witbstandinP that we are informed
they are billed to speak ct Iozoc
City, Miss. IIo En- U5IouE.
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