The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-15
!, FLAG PRESENTATION.
speeches by @. b. Caldwell, Joseph
Deyine and s. Is. MeCoIIoeh, ESQ.

speeches by @. b. Caldwell, Joseph
Deyine and q. Il. AIeC0IIoeh, Esq.
westwood's Hall, in the Eighth ward
was packed last night by crowd oil ladies
and gentlemen who had assembled to wit
ness the presentation Of q flag to the
Garfield Club by the ladies OF that
ward This club, we may remark, is one
nj the largest, fines, best equipped and best
drilled in Ohio county, and is a natural
source Of pride to the citizens Of the
ward.
Col. George B. Caldwell was invited to
be present and make the presentation adj
dress, while Mr. Joseph Devine was
chosen to receive the flag in behalf OF the
club.
Tie Eighth ward Glee club was present
and alter some vocal selections had been
rendered BY it, Mr.. John Brown, Presi-
dent OF the club, introduced Mr.. Caldwell,
who thanked the ladies for the honor they
had conferred upon him. He predicted
that the Solid South (Wheeling) would set
up solid vote for Garfield and the ticket
this fall. He then paid handsome and
eloquent tribute to the stars and stripes
that had received their baptism OF FIRE al
Bunker Hill, where they waved for the
irst time as the National emblem, at York
town when the sword OF the naughty
CORVALLIS was handed over to the gallant
American General; at Baltimore when
mid shot aud shell, mid smoke and
tire, and by the rockets red glare,
the star spsngled banner could be seen
IN Mexico when 1t waved over the
$500 Americans surrounded by the % OOI
Mexicans, and old Zach Taylor said, "Giv'
em little more grape, Capt. Bragg, nnt
when the sun went down the MexiCanI
we're gone, but the flag was still there, ant
later they waved where the stars an'
bars" went down together and formed bn
the crucifx OF the lost cause. They ar
the emblems OF human liberty, OF humal
rights; they protect labor. They give Yol
!, the protection OF that tariff which pro
vides steady labor for you, remuneratiV
/, wages, which makes the wheels go arount
and make old Wheeling hum with tn
sounds OF factories and mills, all in opera
ton; they make your homes sale an
: bring the dancing light into III
eyes OF your little ones; they give you
: lsmiy education and progress, and max
, iaboring man man among men as Go'
Almighty intended him to be"
Mr.. CaIdwelPs effort was peculiarl
!. happy one and elected the heartiest 81
D. plause.
. Mr.. Joseph Devine in very felicitou
8 and eloquent speech accepted the presen
o OF the ladies. Mr.. DeVine ia very youn
7 man but is an eloquent speaker, and tn
speech he made would have retleCte
u credit upon much older man.
3 Mr.. S. L. MCColloch, candidate for tn
n House Of Delegates, was next introduced
= and for half an hour demonstrated tn
!. untitneSs OF the Democratic party to cor
troll the State. His address was an adm
!. tsble one and bristlcd with statistics, whic
showed the rise and progress OF the con
mon school system in the State, which wa
: attributable altogether to the exertions
!. the Republican party.
VIM Richardson, Esq, and 7. J. Hugh
: we're called upon but on accout OF the late
ness OF the hour declined. The meetin
? was an earnest and enthusiastic one, an
! the Eighth ward can be relied upon for
solid Republican majority.