The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-10
GRAFTON.
CLARION, August I, 1880.


complete political farce enacted in Tay.
Ilor county as was performed here this
evening by Col. Jake Jackson and Hon.
James Morrow, Jr. AS had been an
nounced, the two gentlemen addressed the
people, bu. not, as had been announced,
on the political issues Of the day.
Mr.. jackson was the first speaker. He
commenced by saying he was a democrat.
His pronunciation Of the word was accord.
ing to the most approved Bourbon style,
and then he paused as II he expected the
announcement to be responded to by
cheers. During the short pause which
followed, it seemed as II the audience was
running back In memory in trying to con.
ceiye all that it takes in these times to
make perfect Democrat, and the review
OF the past failed to beget any enthusiasm.
He then said that he had come to talk
to the people OF Taylor upon the political
questions Of the day" from a Democratic
stand point. This announcement was re-
Ceiyed by the Republicans, OF whom there
was a good number present, with in
terest, for they have great curiosity
TO hear Just now what are the polit-
ical views OF that party. The speaker
then proceeded with q declaration
TO which his whole speech gave the
lie. He said he would not attack the per.
sonal character OF any person, high or low,
in the Republican party. Whereupon the
first point that he tried to make was that,
because Gen. Garfield had opposed the
Electoral Commission Bill, on the ground
that he believed Hayes had certainly lS5
votes and was truly elected, that he was
guilty OF great wrong, because, rs a
member OF the Commission he voted with
the eight, instead OF the seven. His logic
was 80 "too rotten thin" that his point
failed to have any effect, except to con-
vince the intelligent that the speaker was a
pool logiCian. He next illustrated the
ialsity OF his declaration by trying to de-
fame Gen. Garfield by the regular Demo.
cratic mud.slingers' version OF the Credit
Mobilier affair.
And next, by the same version OF the
De(ioyler swindle.
And lastly, by the same version Of the
salary grab steal, so called. he, In these
matters attempted, by evasions OF the
facts, and misrepresentation, TO make
Gen. Garfield very great villain indeed.
He presented no new phase OF the cases,
except that he ignorantly mistook the U.
s. District Court OF Illinois, for the Cir.
cult Court oil Cook county, Illinois, and
Judge Poland as United States Senator,
for member OF the House OF Representa-.
tiyes. In connection with this portion Of
his speech lie said that the public schools
4 OF West Virginia produced such men as
Garfield, the sooner they are abolished the
better for the State. u.
About this time we thought he would
now redeem his promise, made at the
opening OF his remarks, and give us the
, Democratic standpoint OF the political
issues. But no, we were then treated to
an eulogium OF Gen. Hancock, and the
only portion OF his speech that was worthy
OF statesman, was that which related to
Hancock's military record as made in the
rebellion, and on this point Mr.. jackson
did exceedingly well, considering his pre-
yious attitude toward the Union and his
political affinities. But this was most
: rnpalatable TO his Democratic hearers,
/. which was manifested by their receiving
; III in sullen silence.
But when the speaker had convinced
. his hearers that Hancock was In favor Of
I surrendering the results OF the war to the
4 rebel cause, then the Democratic portion
| cheered up considerably. The Demo.
: cratic party is trying hard to convince it.
self that Hancock Is statesman. They
find it harder work than "making bricks
. without straw" They started of at Gin
cinnati by calling him the soldier and
! statesman. Finding that the soldier part
should not be put first, as II was not
: sayory to Bourbons, at the suggestion
: English, they changed 1t to "the great
statesman and soldier"
. But observed that Mr.. Jackson, still
; irving by great names to find something
convincing, has given him the name OF
the 'great citizen, civilian, soldier and
statesman" Mr. Jackson has also made
another wonderful discovery, which, II
made known throughout the South, would
certainly defeat Hancock. That Is that
Hancock broke the backbone OF the
rebellion at Gettysburg" and thus he
deserves all the credit Of putting down
the rebellion and saving the Union" This
was one OF his declarations that made his
Democratic hearers feel sick.
After disposing OF the candidates for
President Mr.. Jackson proceeded to dis
cuss, not Democratic politics, as he at first
proposed to do, but the candidates Tor
Governor OF this State. The burden OF
his effort against MIR. Sturgiss was to show
that he was, before the war began, a SO.
cessionist. 1t was farcical in the extreme
10 hear man, who was himself seces-
sionist, and in full sympathy with the reb.
els during the war thus denouncipg man
before his hearers OF whom u large ma
ljority would to-day rejoice 10 see the ideas
Of the late rebels prevail. The writer OF
this knows nothing oil the truth or falsity
OF these charges and cares less.
The speaker then proceeded TO discuss
himself, which was done in the true brag.
CART style. He said he was true Demo.
Crat. He always believed in Democratic
principles, by which il Is presumed he
meant secession, rebel sympathy, State
sovereignty and free trade. Opposition to
human liberty, human rights, manhood
suffrage, free ballot and honest count. He
said he was Democrat when 1t tried
mems souls to be one. He said he cloves
everybody think that includes Gen.
eral Garfield. But men don't Islander
those they love. He denied that he had
said at Fairmont that he hates the Repub.
ltcan party, but the policy, but afterwards
said that the law OF hatred would prevail
until the Democrats get control OF the
Government. a 1854
Mr.. Morrow then addressed the assem-.
bly,. He commenced with serious mis-
take, by saying that Jackson had "left
nothing untouChed," and after trying to
demonstrate that the election in this ooun-
" has never shown that Inc Republican
party ever had majority Of the voters.
He said that Col. jackson had occupied
all his ground. "Hs would lay aside poll.
tics and proposed to run the campaign on
personal grounds,"-a plain, brief and
humiliatinR confession oil the Strengthened
circumstance Of his party, He proceed.
ed In the same line exactly, OF Mr.. Jack
son'sspeech, except that when he came to
pass upon Col. Jackson, he evidently con-
sidered that that gentleman had already
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