Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-01
A LOVE FEAST
m TINE GOOD OLD DEMOCRATIC
STYLE
At the Academy Of Music, Last Night
Interesting and Able Speeches
by Messrs. Quincy, ThOmp-
SON and Crawford.
FEAST OF REASON AND FLOW OF SOUL

FEAST OF REASON AND FLOW OF SOUL
Thew had another regular old time
love feastat the Academy OF Music last
night, and once more the building was
overrun with Democratic enthusiasm.
All these who were present the night
before came again, for they could not
get a surfeit Of such oratory, and they
brought their friends with them, so that
the house was strained to contain all
who came. 1t was a good crowd to
address, too, for it was wide awake, In
tellisent and thoroughly sympathetic,
watching esgprly for good points ana
quickly detecting and ~applaudiDg them
whenfhe came.
10 1T WAS MADE UP
~ opr sturdy Democrats who were
born and fesredea ;ae political faith in
which their;,athers grew gray; OF the
Young Democrats Just thoroughly aware
OF the reasons why they are such; OF
manv who were still to make up their
minds and came to listen to a fair expo
siriou; and last, but not least, oil our
ladies. the wives, mothers, sisters anu
sweethearts Of all the Others.
The speakers were three in number,
Major w. H. Quincy, a Tammanyite, oil
New York, who played a prominent
part in the Cincinnati Convention; Hon;
Joseph Thompson, OF Maryland, and
Judge David Crawford, OF Waynesburg,
Pa. They were escorted to the hall by
a force OF sixty OF the Young Mems
Democratic Club, headed by kramers
band and followed by the brilliant cal
cium light. Upon entering the hall me
speakers and escort we're greeted with
the usual component oil cheers ana
waving handkerchieis. Col. Robert
Delapiain presided and introduced
MAJOR W. H. QUINCY,
AZ the first speaker Of the evening. l
come, he said, from the banks OF the
Hudson, to greet you on the banks o:
the Ohio. And l am here to tell you IL
m oil YOU have doubts az to how the
Empire State will cast her vote, you
NAV dismiss them, for her 80 electoral
votes are as certain for Hancock II
English as are the 5 OF West Virginia
[Cheers and great enthusiasm A
Republican paper in your city publishes
ad,spatch saving Ben. Butler comedies
New York to the Republicans, nj IS
a falsehood; he never did. lkenewed
cheers | talked to him but recently
and ne helieves, as | DO. That State, with
the res. of the American Union. has had
enough OF Republican rule and
so decided in 1876. | never
thought the people, would tolerate,
more than once, such a fraud as tina
wears, and when We elect Hancock, as
we certainly will, be well assured that no
power in Washington or out OF wash
ington can prevent his Inauguration.
IApplause.l There is a significance IN
the fact that the Republican party has
put at the head OF its ticket the man
who was the most conspicuous IN the
preparation Of the fraud. And | Will
say here in the beginning that | will
make no charge against Mr.. Garfield that
am not prepared to prove and which l
challenge any Republican within the
sound OF my voice TO deny.
In 1876 the minds oil the people were
alarmed and naturally 80. Business
men were alarmed and feared that per.
haps serious disaster might grow out OF
the perplexing political affairs. The
Democratic party, under its wise leaders.
determined to abide by the decision OF
rhe electoral commission and TO leave to
1880, the Judgment they were sure would
follow. They looked for vindication,
not by force, but by an appeal to
. A NATIONS GRAND INTERPRETER
the ballot box. The appeal has been
taken, aud thank God! the time is near
when the condemnation will fall. Aud
when il comes it means that the Repuo.
lican party will sink into oblivion and
will be covered with the dust OF odium.
Applause -.
When the election returns came in in
1876, continued the speaker, the leaders
OF the Republican party saw that 1t was
necessary to seize upon some votes to
maintain their power. AS the result
stood, Tilden had 202 and Hayes ICY
electoral votes. Eighteen votes were
still lacking and the great Radical eye
was turned about to See an ~eXpedlent.
IL frll upon the States OF Louisiana,
Florida and South Carolina, whose cleo
toral votes Just made eighteen. Accord
incly i, was heralded abroad from the
Republican Committee rooms that these
three States were !'all right and would
give sufficient electoral votes to give
uayes a majority OF one. And accord.
ingly the visiting statesmen were sent
to the South, and among these was this
honorable gentleman, James =. Gar
field. For eighteen days he sat in the
Custom House at New Orleans
and "physicked" the returns.
Then he returned to Washing
ton, in time to participate
IN the formation OF the electoral commis'
sion, against which he voted and vet
upon which he took his place. This
fraud was dilated upon at some length
and with great force, and was heartily
applauded. 49,.
And there are other things, he pro-
ceeded, awaiting our attention. In
electing our President We must have a
man whose character is
STAIN OR BLkNTsH.
He must be like Caesars wife,
not only chaste. but absolutely,
above suspicion. Is Garfield such
man? No, on the other hand he has
been convicted by his own party OF the
crime of perjury, of bribery, and OF va
rious other offences which bIacken his
character and blot his fair fame. 10
make good his words, the speaker pro-
duced a text book containing the pro-
ceedings OF the famous Poland lnvesti-
eating Committee, before which Mr.;
Garfield figured 80 conspicuously and
in!amously. When he had read ex'
cerp.aof Ames' testimony ana come to
s.sSs9.n the-was burst OF applause that
was p5sfectly d~esiening. Again and agan
wheh 1929" was mentioned the APP
plause was renewed. This $500 was not
all. Now, Of course Mr.. Garfield never
took the certificate OF stock, for the sus-
pic;ons of the people were aroused, and
in the face of this, he dared not take
them; but he did
CRAM INTO HIS POCKET THE sS29,
and thi. in the face Of an oath he swore
before the Almighty God. lApplause ]
And this vas discovered by a Repubii-