The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-06
THE EXPERIENCE.

Col. Hugh Sterling said that 1t was no
necessary to ask how or why 1t was that
this meeting had been called; 1t was
sufficient for the audience to know that q
prominent young Republican had origin.
ated the affair, arranged for its successful
carrying out, and requested him (Sterlingl
to act as chairman.
| will now introduce to you the col.
ored gentlemen. who will entertain you
with some music. After the music DR..
Logan was introduced and spoke substan-
TALLY as follows:
FELLOW CITIzgSs:-I was told to-day
that this would be an experience meeting,
and at it would be expected to give my
views. The most prominent thing In all
this rejoicing TO me is, the Republican
party Is not dead yet, not BY 1929" sight.
II has run the gauntlet Of New York re-
peaters, South Carolina shot guns, Eng.
iish's 'bar'l-the vest pocket edition
heather Chinee forgery, and 800 chalked
upon the pavements, and still II runs, and
comes up as lively, as healthy and as
rudy as an active boy from swimming
bath.
l had occasion to say some time ago
that this was grand party, that 1t had Q
grand history, and now 1t has just added
another victory more illustnous than APP
pomatox itself. This victory Is in civil his
tory what Appomatox was In
the history Of the war. The
Republican party is party OF great
emergencies. This party has come TO the
rescue OF the country more than once be-
fore this time, and last Tuesday II said,
snow we shall stay until there shall be
free speech, free ballot and free press"
1t has Raid more than that. II has said
this Nation must be cared for by its friends
instead OF its enemies. Aye more. 1t has
said It's industries must be projected by
the proper legislation, and that legislation
must be upon American ideas and not
upon ideas suggested by foreigners.
We rejoice tonight not because we have
been victorious as a party, but because we
are right, and have been right, and We
now rejoice because we have been vindi.
Gated. believe that notwithstanding the
iorebodings OF friends and the sneers Of
enemies, the Republican party has never
swerved from the path OF duty or OF right.
1t has swept down that old dogma OF
States Rights. 1t has stood up Tor an hon:
est currency, and the rights Of all, white or
black. To the young men would say:
There IL something in the Republican
party that appeals to your honesty, 10
your reason, 10 your intelligence, and to
everything OF manhood that Is In you,
while there Is nothing In 1t 10 be ashamed
Of. Under Gen. Garfield the country will
be led on TO 4 career Of unexampled hap.
piness and prosperity.
JUDGE COCHRAN
said he had been out OF the city, but had
watched the progress Of the canvass with
much interest, and he had to confess that
before the Indiana election he had felt q
little blue. The Democracy had been
crying for change. "Well, they haye
got Il. Indiana has changed, 30 has New
York. The HouSsot Representatives has
changed, and indeed the change has gone
so far that the Republicans are now &C.
cupying Democratic headquarters. The
Democratic party has q capacity for blum.
derS never before seen In any time or In
any age"
The Judge, with great effect, sang the
song composed by himself and published
in Thursdays IsTELLlaEScER, TO the tune
OF "I'il bet my money on the bobtail nag"
the audience joining In the chorus,
Judge Cochran wRB followed by
CAPT. 3. .. povKSER,
said, the Republican whose heart does
not beat with an enthusiastic throb In the