The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01
GEN. IoE GElGER.
"Tbe Ugliest MAN In Ohio" Makes q
speech at steubcnyilIe.

sTEuBRNviLLR, October 81.
Correspondence Of the IptellIseneer.
Political matters have been very quiet
in this city and county since the October
election, neither party making any pre-
tentions Of working. Two meetings have
been held by the Democracy and two by
the Republicans, the latter being address.
ed last night by Gen. Jos. Geiger, Of
"Snapping Turtle" fame, and Jacob KEN.
pie, Esq, Of West Virginia. The General
is well.known humorist, and he sustain
ed his reputation last night very successful
ly. Alter speaking at some length, and get
ting of some side splitting remarks on.late
comers, occasionally taking his seat until
those who came In late could get qnieted
down, he began to speak Of the country,
and in the course OF his remaria
said: "Onr expectations and our hopea
are all with this land-we love 1t because
1t is our own-and when we survey i,s liz
stitutions, carried ttiumphantly through
an unsuccessful rebellion by the soldiers
OF the Government, we cannot but thank
God that we live under a free Govern.
ment And yet the Democratic party is
not happy" In speaking OF the State he
said: "We have State great and mighty
among the sisterhood OF States de.
partment Of industry teens and moTes
with evidences OF prosperity. And vet
the Democratic heart Is unhappy. We
have produced great men, great statesmen,
great Genersls-General Grant, General
Sherman, General Sheridan, General Nc.
Pherson, and-General Geiger. laugh
ter We have produced the greatest
fnaDcier in the world Sherman.
Applause We have the lesding judpes
on the Supreme bench. the best debating
talent in the lower House OF Cor g, ess.
the President OF the United States, aud we
intend TO have the next. [Great enthusi.
asm The Democratic party says Provi.
dence has favored the Republican party
by giving.t the land good crops and pros.
perity. l am glad Of II, and II the Re.
publican party and Providence can't beat
the Democratic party they had better shut
up shop. The Democrats have no more
chance in this election than cat in per.
dition without claws. They wan, change
"a change Of whatH OF ofIicers2 But
there are more Democratic calves than
there are Tits" to the COW, and what A
woeiul condition the COW would be in II
they were all turned on her At once They
want to investigate, they say.
The books OF every officer
Of the administration are open for every.
body, and they have been Investigated by
a Democratic Congress. They have been
tried and found true. They have come
out with q reputation for political iategri-
ty, unsullied and without scratch on
their political escutcheon." At the close
OF this remark the General wss interrupt.
ed by storm OF applause, at the conciu.
sion Of whicn he again proceeded, bat
space will not allow US 10 give them il
full. At length he got upon the pIudi.
dates, 50 TO speak, giving Hancock n vs!J.
respectable send Oft aud the Republican
candidates brilliant eulogy. bu, for Bill
English he could not say 10 much. Itvea
q mystery TO man how he came 10 be
nominated; he-the man born without
any bowels OF compassion, and who
has never had any new material injected
into his system. He Raid Il was like that
old Niger story, where JEFF jumped into
the river after . boy, and when, on com.
ing out ha was asked why he had Jumped
In for him, II he was his son: "So.n re.
piled JEFF, ''he amt my son, but The did
little nigEer has all the bait in his pocket,
and now he won't shell out" This raised
q great deal OF cheering, after which the
General, In few more words, bade his
audience good night, advising them to be
alert and on the watch, rs they had an
interruptions enemy TO deal with.
Jacob Kemble, Esq, OF your State, was
then introduced aud made o fifteen min.
utes speech, and good many points,
which we are sorry We cannot give In
full. Suffice It to say, be was well received
and at,entiVely listened to, and when he
speaks here again he will again be re
eeiyed by large audience. ALwYx.