The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-30
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Il 1IehFeFs
II LEwisnuRd, W. Va, August %.
Editors IntslltEenosr.
We had with US to-day the Democratic can
didate for Governor, who for one hour and
twenty minutes held his audience spell
bound" Il think that Is what 1t Is called J
You probably have heard him. II not, seek
the irstopportunity for enlightenment. There
had been but short notice OF the appoint
ment and consequently there was buta small
attendance-not exceeding one hundred and
fifty, including ladies, Democrats and Repub-
licans. regret that there was not b tier
turn out and would have been pleased to
have had all the voters Of our county where
they could have listened to misrepresentation
man Of the Democracy
Gov. Mathews was ca led to preside over the
meeting, and introduced the Colonel as one
who was to be bis successor in office, and as
one who had always adhered to the principles
Of the great Democratic party. This, Ipre.
sumo, was Just and pr per 0 mmendation
Of the Colonel, for whatever else may be said
Of him ! think he has ever been con.
slstent t. the one great lesding principle OF
that party. thu doctrine OF Stale sovereignty.
Jackson said he had voted for the Ordinance
OF secession aud would.nOt go back on anything
he had ever done, and had no regrets crr his
e0urte.
7 The only point in issue between the parties
discussed by him In his speech was that Of
States rights On this question he Is certainly
nnmOrra IN IN the cnFa
I beiieyethe Colonel, Ike many Others Of
tho most Give sece.s 0niSk Of our State, did
not care to risk his life in def nse 6f his prin.
ciples when he had an opp nunity, but sup
pose that be. lite the late ArtenuS Ward en-.
couraged as many Of his wift's re atiOns u
sustain them as could ba prevailed on to do SO.
His speech was devoted mostly 10 com.
parison OF the candidates Of the respective
parti' for presidentHpd Vice President. He
spoke of Garfield as school teacher, prasrher,
lawyer and politician, and withai as q bassly
corrupt man, and then gave Dem cratic &C
count Of tn. De Go yer transaction, he credit |
NobilieFa alta and the Salary Graz, aud then
pitched into Gen Arthur tn nearly The shul.
style THESE he htld up as the representative
men OFF corrupt party, for whom no Demo
crAtcould vote, aud said that decent Repub.
lican to vote or them would have to turn |
hin, ELF inside out. .-..l
Helhtn turned to Gen Hancock whom he
compared u the newly cut diamond. VlOse 4
brilliant rays and clear ligbg Was reflected
from every aide on which lie might be seen
EngiSn ba advanced so far IN purity that
suppose he wSs out OF sight OF the Col. us he
said nothing about him.
He then ferrrd TO himselfas the candidate
OF the great Democratic party ler Govern r OF
bis STATE, and his hearers must have been
struck with tue Ontrast in chastity and pur
ty 0f the Deniocr tin candidate for irestlent |
and the candidate for GOV rnor of the STATE
OF West Virginia, for some OF his remarks |
were OF such characteras one would searcely |
expect 10 hear deliy red In the presence OF |
adies by any Ole MUCH less candidate for
the govern rof State.
HaS he had been Represented as teach
Ing tho roctFiDe Of hate, and that Archie
Cdmphe'lV had standing ut the head OF his
paper remarks Will h he should have made at
FHinmont He then denied most positively
OF stating what was there imputed to him.
but said that he did say that he hated the
policy OF the Republican party, and had 10th
ing to take back that he had Iheu said. be
then referred 70 the charges against him OF
voting for secession, but repeated what lie had
before said that he would not 60 back on
anything he had d1pe aud had no regrets for \
his course: that the Republican candidate,
Geo. sfurgiss had at the commencement OF |
the late unpleasantneSS, started in the same
course. as editor OF a newspaper, but TO get |
out OF 1t now he files plea OF the "haby act"
as per IS1ELLIdEscER Of Q recent date.
The little baud OF Republicans In this coun- |
ty can sand several such speeches during ths |
canvass. Indeed we can stand them better !
than our Democratic friends can, for heard |
one. gentleman "a Demoerat gay that the
ladies 9f his household would 60 to no more
political gatherings II such language as was
there used waB necessary In the discussion of |
political questions Inhisspeech he paid but
that he regarded the GretSbAek party an ad-
show to Tie Republican circus aud pepssere |
and remarked that while II cost fifty cents to |
get into Ihr IaaIu shaW, you cab get into the
side show for ten cents: ! suppose he 10,
tended This figure to ppply to West ytr2ini- ,
alonp, Rs hs did not refer 10 Ise shaw In
Maine, EebraskA or sllssswhere.
In beFa!..ng General Garfield he referred to |
rs services in the Federal Army, and said |
that as q General he had charge of wasons.
tents and pamp eQuiplge, which constituted |
his fighting for the Aion.
Atthe cl Sc Of Janksou speech Mr.. Toney. |
OF Kentucky, made speech OF about twenty |
minutes, and Col Thompson, Of Parkersburg, |
I flowed in one of about the same length, |
both OF which were very neat and chaste in
style. Thompson paid General Garfield n
as nun Of, fine intellectual en-
dOwments and scholarly a'tainments, ard
referred to tho charles against him. which he
would not say were true. but nevertheless |
they stand against him. And as an evidence |
that they might be true he gave us same facts
that were entirely new 20 us. which was that |
General Garfield had entered Congress a poor
man (nodouAt lite ally true) and had unias>eu
n large fortune, whichis something that you
corr spondent never heard before.
The first OF septeinbe ur County Court,
IL the day fixed by the State Executive CJm.
mittee forspeechrs by Republican spe kers.
l hope MIR. sturgisswi get aroHni tais way