The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-15
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GARFIELD AT ETNAy1LR.
HIS GREAT SPEECH OF sEPrEMBER
I3rM, 1879.
His Review of the Panic, the Tariff
and the Two Eloquent and
Mastery Presentation ofyL
taIIssues In the Pres. Nt..
ent Contest

ent Contest
On Saturday night, September Is. 1873
General Garfield made an address a
.Etnaville, across the river, that was heart
by three thousand people, and that wa
pronounced atthe time, and at the clos
Of the canvass, TO be one OF the most effec
tive speeches ever delivered in Belmon
county. The INTELLIGENCE made {
pretty full synopsis OF the speech at the
time; and inasmuch as the orator OF thai
memorable occasion now occupies the
high position Of Presidential candidate
his remarks TO OUT neighbors at so recent q
period as last fall must be matter OF deep
interest to the people Of this region and to
the public generally. We therefore re
produce our synopsis Of his speech, as 1t
appeared in the INTELLIGEScRR OF the 18th
Of September, 1879, as follows:
The meeting was organized by call tc
order from Mayor McConnaughy of Bridge,
port, who nominated Lewis Jones, Esq,
ofthe Rtna Iron Works, for President,
which nomination was endorsed by loud
FAYE" from the great throng in attend
ance. After 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
Updegraf, OF Mt. Pleasant, and DR.. Todd,
OF Bridgeport. The General has been over.
worked in this canvass, and his voice was
husky before he commenced speaking,
bat alter he got underway aud warmed
to his work this huskiness disappeared,
and he was heard without difficulty by
most OF the great gathering, General
Garfield is a man OF fine presence-a little
abovethe average heighth-rather portly-
large and fine balanced head-an open
and pleasing face. Lit up by pair Of
large and expressive ewes a full, round,
well modulated and engaging expression
OF voice; a seli.possessed manner, and O
clear articulation OF his words. 1t was
easy to see that he is no ordinary man.
he is in every sense good type OF the
Scholar in Politics. All bic utterances
are cultivated and high toned. He has a
most excellent fancy and keen sense OF
humor He knows how TO phrase his
thoughts to the incest shade OF xpresSion,
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 q
dead and barbaric past in the history OF
the republic, andof living snd progressive
present, between men who ARE striving TO
galvanize into life and power theories OF
our Government that were shot to pieces
on the battlefield OF the war, and those
who were striving to move on to the
grand possibilities OF the future. The
Democratic party ia seeking TO turn back
the hands Oh the dial plate OF progress,
while the Republican party seeks 10 60
forward in the logical direction OF the re.
suits OF the war. He thanked God that
his lot had been cast in party that be-
lieves in something; that holds principles
that have been tested In the cruCible OF
/ q
record that does not smell 10 heaven when
1t is uncovered; that has ideas that COM
mend themselves 10 the approval OF the
sober second thought Of the people, and
that from out the distresses OF the panic
and the din OF Democratic demagoguery
have again come TO the front for approval
ut the ballot box, He thanked God that
he belonged to party that did not bemire
itself in the mud after the panic in order
10 catch votes; that did not teach the peo-
pie, contrary to all human experience,
that out OF lamp. black and rags, in the
shape OF paper money, substitute for
economy, industry anu Temperance could
he found, and by the adoption OF which
the edict OF Holy Writ could be reversed,
and bread be found and wealth accumula-
ted in some other way than by the sweat
OF mans face. He reioiced that through
all these years OF darkness and distress the
Republican party had held aloit the ban
ner OF honest money, Of good faith, and OF
public and private honesty in the pay
ment oil debts, and that despite all the
aluremeuts OF falsehood and lemagoguery
the masses OF the people, with patience
and fortitude that was sublime, had
rallied around that banner and carried it
triumphantly through the night into the
dawn OF the glorious day now bursting
upon us. He thanked God that he did
not belong to a party that found 1t neces.
sary to deny self.evident facts in order to
catch votes: that did not insult the intelli-
gence OF the people by telling them that
specie payments had not been resumed,
and that good 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 adj
vance as the country sinks. Peace has
her victories no less renowned than war.
In the war the Democratic party rose as
the country fell, and fell as victories
crowned the Union arms. So 1t has been
since the panic. When the clouds thick
ened and the horizon grew black the
chances OF the Democratic party increased,
but now that the sun has nfted the
clouds, and light once more Eliminates
the morning sky, the hearts Of the Demo-
cratic leaders grow sad, and they try to
persuade the people that the clouds are
still there, and that there Is no real light
in the sky.
Fellow:citizens! that is a.bad predica.
ment for set OF men to be caught in,
Yet it is the exact prediCament in which
the Democratic leaders now find them
selves. l don't envy them, and am sure
you do not
GOOD CROPS AND REsoUSDINd INDUSTRY.
The Democratic party fights against fate
They are unhappy because We have good
crops and heavy exports. Yet General
Ewing says that he finds misery and want
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