Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-02
WOOD COUNTY.
A Telling Speech from Judge II.
9. Brown OF JacksOn-Ex. Gov.
stevenson Handled Without
nlAraa

Cores pOndence OF the ncsis'ef'
PARSERsBURG, October 81.
Judge r. s. Brown, of Jackson, adj
dressed a very large Democratic meet
ing here on Friday night.
No one could adequately describe the
force and point Of his speech. Thekeen
;nvictive, sharp satire and powerful
argument, delivered in his inimitable
style. should be heard to be fairly ap-
preciated. He alluded TO the long time
he had been familiar with Wood county
and its citizens, their knowledge OF his
life and motives, that we had lived in
uoublous and chsngeful times. Es
had been an ardent Democrat until the
War broke out. His love for the Union
induced him TO abandon party aflilia-
tons, and to Join with Republicans,
Wings and Democrats, to restore the
Unlon. How the Wing party entirely
disbanded, and the Democratic party,
out of power in every Northern State,
succumbed ior the time being, to the
oyershadowing power OF the Republican
party. He fully, fairly and frankly re-
lated the changes OF policy ot the domi-
nant party, in many OF which he could
not conscientiously follow, and which
resulted i'm his political punishment,
until at last when peace had spread her
broad wings over the whole country,
he had found the Democratic party
maintaining its old faith, fighting its
old battles and asserting its ancient
principe s, he had finally determined 10
cooperate with his old friends and al
lies, and no felt that he was in the home
that was familiar and friendly to him.
He charged that Gov. Stevenson had
unfairly and unyenerously assaulted
him in his late canvass Tor Judge, anu
he proposed to get even. HIS eTcoria.
ton OF Stevenson was marvei oil
humor, sarcasm and scathing rebuSe.
He said he had been placed nigh up In
the councils OF the Republican party,
because of mis- course during the wal.
After the war Gov. Stevenson AMI 9TH
ers inaugurated the proscriptire test
oath policy which disgraCed the legisla-
ton of this State. At that time he was
unanimously nominated Tor the Senate,
presided over by the Governor. the
Judge Immediately took strong and reso-
lutte ground sgiinSt the test olthS aud
other vicious legislation. lie charged
that for his manly, generous and patri-
otto attitude on this qu ton, Gov.
8 eyenson and other extreme Raider 8
brought bitter proscriptive Repubh-
can agains. him and secured his defeat
He was more proud OF such a defeat, for
such cause, than forty victories such
as Stevenson afterwards aided to secure.
That Stevens On had been repudlated by
the people even when he had the entire
vlllalnOus machinery ot registration in
his own hands. That afterwards when
the Democratic party had given Hon j.
y. Camden q unanimous nomination
for GOvernOr-a nomination which he
eminentlv had deserved for his services
TO his party, his city and the State, had
deserved by his ability, his enterprise
and his high qualities OF mind and
heart, this same Gov. Stevenson, who
now called him topper, had joined
with renegade Democrat, who had
heen aided by Camden, and honored by
his party, with the first office in the
State, and in connection with Nick
Fitzhugh, an unrepentant rebel, and
other sore heads, formed an unholy
coalition to defeat Camden, by selling
out the X publican party, body and
brs,ches, To John j. Jacob, who was
then acting traitorously 10 his party
and his benefactor, and he
said that he Judge b would not follow
the Cover nor and his abe;tors lii any
such nefari)us scheme; that lac was Tor
Camden thus because he not only de-
served well OF his party, but deserved
well of the people of his State he was
for him then, and WIS for him now, and
vet with this record he calls me \ Hop.
pei" "He votes "a he shot" Wellif flop,
| flop to follow the man 10 whom this
nation owes more than any living man.
flop to elect the hero OF
Gettysburg, the statesman who
wrote Or Ter M. 40, the patriotHwho
sheathed his sword when the war ended
and inaugurated, in the hour OF passion
and AFRO CAN'T assumption on the part OF
the military part OF the Government,
all the forms of civil Law and asserted
the rights OF the humblest citizen OF the
land. | did NO. flop to John Judas
Jacob, as oil Pat Daley, fourth Cover
nor, used 10 cali him, and in this last
canvass Governor Stevenson was down
in Jackson speaking from the same
stump and in aid of Henry s. Walker,
whom he formerly employed the litera-
ture of bllingsgate to deiame;
whom he had denounced as a
thief and plunderer, and also in
all of the election Of Col. Barbee, one OF
the greatest rebels in that section, one
who cloried in the course lie had pnr-
sued and was not ashamed OF il, but the
Governor "vOtes rs he shot. When
Hancock was the centre OF that great
fight. when he calmly held his men
against an assault IRON the most perfect
army Of modern times, when he rode
through his ranks watchlTl of all points
and the right moment hurled his whole
power against the enemy, turned them
back, never 10 advance again, saved
Washi lyton, saved Philadelphia, saved
New York, saved West Virginia. then
scarce ten DAYS old, saved the Union.
saved the Constitution, saved tue whole
county, the Governor that votes rs he
shot" had seized his grip sack and HE'D
10 a place Of safety over in Ohio. Tie
judge then referring TO the days oil
registration iniquities and coupling 1t
with the infamies under Grant saii the
scounieralism there enacted would
have among curn from the bosom OF
pity, Tie had acted with the Repubii-
can party through tie war; he had par
t,a..y c. or, rated with il alter the war
TO secure ira fair results, but he had all
along not aided or even tolerated It's ex-
IRENE means. He waS for the Demo-
cratic party because it Is National par
tv; i, iegis'a,es Tor all tbs people; 1t Is
Tolerant Of opinion; 1t opposes class
Legislation, it Opposes an arlstocraey.
OF wealth: it opposes third terms; 1t op'
roses an Imperial Republic; 1t opposes
the Capitalization OF power; 1t believes
in the written Constitution and the Jaws
made in pursuance thereof, sthe para
mount Law oi the land; it believes IN
home rule in leaving to the States con-
troll of Internal and local Affairs and 1t
leaves with the people all po~tr which
they have not expressly parted with.
The judge alluded TO the Roman Re