West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-10-09

addressed the people at Ciarksburg
in an able speech. Alter a thorough
review OF national questions, be
touched upon State matters and the
issues raised by the Radical po!iti-
clans of the Sturgiss school, aud
made a complete answer to the Rad
zeal howl about tue State dsgeners-
ting unde- Democratic lule. Mr..
Crscrafr spoke AS oIows:
Hsvwg concluded my bssty aud
imperfect review oi National mat
ters, ! shsG ,upou the penalty Of in =
curing yoUi llsn!e8sure for my
abuse oi your indu sonco, devote
few rluutes TO our State sfsirs,
which more Immediately concern
you. Nor would deem this at all
necessary il 1t were not that the
Republican, party 10 State conven-
tiou and IN strong adjectives and
bitter invvctlvss, had charged ne
with having unwisely, uDlustly and
coIruptiy admin Istered the solemn
trust committed TO our care by the
people OF &rs, Virginia siucs 1871.
Have you seen this arrslg 81 meut, !
me4u he p.etfoim Of the Rspubh-
can party OF tins State? IL ls, In
he ngnt Of well known record evt-
deuce, the freshest. the raUiest, the
ore,Z est and the most invigGratiCg
public document that was ever al -
lowed TO float III the puoic currents
or become a pant OF opT modern
political literature. They charge
us Democrat that is the Radicals
do, IN tins platform, with the com =
u'ssioG OF every oHense among the
objectionable Rpd pufepentable
sins. In this document they con =
jemn us aud would refuse us the
benefit Of clergy. They parade our
iancleI transgr gressions. like old
sinners usually 30. before the eyes
OF gaping pubic with much
cPuckhng and rubbing Of the
hands aud nGdding Of the head
aud with immense internal commo-
lion aud satisfaction, and swear by
ali the gods and other good people
that the black record against US is
True Snd they can prove ie Aud
that like the ghost of BAnquo 1t
will not down ~ our bidding. And
that neither salt peter nor burnt
brandy nor mercy nor all thu Rad
zeal angels that have gone to glory
will wash the record out. Why
some Of their stump orators leer a.
us like byebss aud chatter AZ us
ike apes, because OF our wlckednes
10 their eyes. sod swear that we
leyer of "nardiy ever" kept u
pledge W made .bs lear people.
That we have 40. N ten years re-
formed a.yoCdy or auytung that
We have not reduced your taxes;
,hat we bays not develoI ed the
state; that 80 have not given them
good courts 10 which to try bad
Republicans, and that's very serI-
Gus charge if true; that we have
not estshlished good schools or
cared for those We have nor built
good roads nor made good lave ;
that we haye not crushed out great
monopoiies started into existence
b. Radical Legislatures; and that
We have not as few officers as we
ought TO haye aud that those We
hsVe ere getting rich as Croesns
and o. pot -bellied ss Fslstaf on
their salaries they damn Us be-
csuss we foster corporations that
generously come with their laps
iul Df capital to develop our buried
millions Of mineral treasure, cover
our thousand hills with aocks Of
shesp and herds Of cattle, and to
touch with the magic wand Of their
wealth our beautiful valleys and
cover their faces with bountifuI
harvests Of golden grain and they
then with long faces snd whining
voices and upIited bands and eyes
rolling in holy terror, say, why you
have wllIiully neglected rich capi-
taljsis and bave not invited them
aod their means 10 aid our internal
imp 5vements aud Stale develop
meut. With eyes Of hate and lipi
\ Of blood some OF their rapid and
noisy orators, Damn US il We WIll
and damn ne 1t se don't, damn ne !
We do, and damn us If We cont
1--WE are very bad men and our