Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-01

hv tbe storm OF applause when aross
.when the point was closed. -.,,;,,
The decided and belittling snnooing
.%a.,sn,lv administered to Garfield oy
Grant ami Conkling was deity brought
ont and significantly commenSeo uPo..
Here were these two great iesueio :
Warren. recently, almost unoer .ne
shsdow of Garieid's own root, TOO, YET
nn, : word of praise had either LOT tneli
nsrty.s nominee. no, not though tna'
party
on ITS BESDRD KNEE
asked the poor boom; ,.,.. tho
And Garfeld's old constituents tne
o;,;zsns of Trumbull county,, now
aid thew regard the purity Oh tne
uha rac,sr of their ongressman! In
smswsr he read the series Ofcharges pre-
sarped nv them and the resolutions
defined. asking the man who had solu
his influence for S5,0OO shouiu !es Ss,h
The speaker had this VIII
him. or a copy OF it, and he read cnoice
excerpta thereirom, AMIDST ooun
cheers and laughter. This line oil argu,,
ment was pursued for some time anu
vsry successfully. The Major is an I'M
nsnallv good talker and has at his com
mand besides a steady flow oil language
a ready fund OF anecdote and iliustra'
ton. which he used to advantage. ne
wonnd ND with a brilliant peroration
and was followed by
COL. JOSEPH THOMPSON,
o MARYLAND sneaker. of wide reputation
He is a singular speaker and has q re-
markable voice. He is full OF humor
and dry wit, and occasionally would go
into a flight of beautiful language tnat
brought rounds Of applause. come
from the sunny South, he SAID, anu a
great burst OF applause followed. Nota
solid South, unless solid in Democracy
for the great iron arteries have been Nc
,thicklv laid by the hand OF man mat
time and distance are as nothing and We
can almost hear the heart beat to heart
envy Maryland" and West Virginia have
ever been as near as the stripes on our
banner, and | do not come here TO IN
s;ruct YOU in Democracy, but rather 10
encourage and to be encouraged. am
one of many speakers from that state,
for her Democracy is certain and can
well spare a few. Applause
He proceeded to pay his respects to
John Sherman, as Garfield had been
sufficiently wilted. He told OF the
MARYLAND sugar frauds and Sherman's
polariscope in q most humorous way,
that kept his auditors in a continuous
roar OF laughter. John Sherman's say
ing 1--WE brought good times" I'VE pro.
tect our industries" &c, reminded
him of the mai who went
to a lunatic asylum and by
mistake got to talking to n OF the
patients. He talked OF the terrible hur-
ricane that had recently blown over the
country, wrecking houses and prostrat'
ing forests. "When was this?" de-
manded the ~lunatic. Last Tuesday
'Oh, YES; | whistled them" -.
This speech was one OF those which
cannot be reported, and would he
marred il it were. 1t was entirely eS-
temporaneous and abounded in fine
passages. From a witty remark the
speaker would pass to n brilliant COM
pa,ison. with a ~suddenness that can be
compared only 10 the change in ,
! Kaleidoscope. He was undeniably witt.
For instance, he said: "Oh! yes, they
brought in Mr.. Garfield as a dark horse,
but ne will make a poor run and has
already lost his Ma(i)ne"
The meeting closed with a speech by
DAVID CRAWFORD, ESQ.,,
of Waynesburg. This gentleman was
mot down on the bills" hut be could
not have done better il he had been
advertised for a month. He started of
and at once won the good will OF his
hearers by saying: 81 come from the
keystone State, and if We look
at things right, old Pennsylvania
will wheel into line as q Hancock
State" The roar Of applause at
these words fairly shook the building
and carried far away down street to al
fright wondering Radicals. .
Mr.. Crawford, in his speech, showed
himself thoroughly familiar with Ma.
tioual affiirs and with the great ssues
between the parties at present. The
| lateness of the hour at which the meet
ing ended alone prevents the printing OF
q full synopsis OF the speech. lie Sc
| sec,ed vital points and CAV to each a
thorough ventilating. His remarks on
the imperialistic tendency OF the Re-
publican party were iorcible and timely
aud his overhauling OF Garfeld's free
trade record should have been heard by
every mill man in the city. The inter-
est manifested in his speech was APP
parent in the hearty applause which
occasionally burst forth.
The meeting adjourned with three
rousing cheers and the speakers were
escorted back,to the st. James by the
Young Mems Democratic Club.