The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-27
MONSTER MEETING
IN wAsaINGroN DISTRICT LAST
NIGHT.
m, R.uubIlenp. Turn out En- Iasse TO
Greet Gallant General Con and
near: HIS Eloquent E1posi.
tion OF the Living Is.
sues, OF the Day.

The Republican Club Of the First ward
honored themselves last night in SO hon
oring the distinguished gentleman whom
they had invited to present to them the
side Of the case which Is now
on trial at the tribunal Of the ballot box.
The issue has been joined, the parties
brought into court, and the pleadings
commenced, and prominent among the
counsel for the party OF liberty and equal
rights stands Gen. Goff.
The arrangements for his reception
last night were fitting the occasion and
the man. A neat stand was erected at
the triangle formed by the intersection Of
The National road and Market street. AT
the rear was the neatly painted legend,
"wAsHINGToN DISTRICT WELCOMES GEN.
ERAL 6oFF,"
and beneath this were large portraits oil
Garfield and Arthur. The stand was also
tastefully decorated with flags, and Chinese
lanterns we're hung about 1t, while string
Of these lanterns extended across both
streets.
Alta reasonable hour large crowd gath
cred at the stand, and this was shortly re.
inlorced by the Washington District Club,
with torches, and accompanied By the
Wheeling City Band, whose music was
one Of the pleasant adiuncts Of the occa-
sion. They were soon followed by the
,Junior Garfield and Arthur Club in taste
TAI caps and capes, with torches, and 9
handsome Transparency upon which they
promise 10 do what they can to redeem
The Mountain State in 1884. They were
accompanied by their excellent drum
CORDS. and closely followed by the Fourth
Ward Club, also having torches, and ad'
ding much 10 the imposing character oil the
gathering. -,
lected was gigantic one. The meeting
was admitted by Democrats to far exceed
their rally at the State House, and was
greatly in excess OF any other assemblage
Of Inc campaign. The crowd was various
" estimated, but the 10 west We heard was
that OF a quasi.prominent Democrat who
placed the number OF persons at three
thousand. The presence OF prominent
men from all parts Of town attested anew
The popularity OF the speaker. We noted
the presence OF such men as Hon. Q. D.
Hubbard, DR.. Logan, Col. Sterling, 6. W.
Atkinson, W. ]. W. Cowden and others.
The workingmen were represented by O.
b. Thompson, Lewis Jones and other rep.
resentatives OF the industrial interests.
Mr.. Charles Hamilton called the meeting
10 order, and nominated Hon. A. w
Campbell for chairman, which nomination
being ratified unanimously, Mr.. Campbell
briefly introduced General Gotf, "a man
who needed no introduction to West
Virginia audience" He referred TO the
old regime when Republicans who at
tempted to hold public meetings were in
danger OF mob violence, and contrasting
that condition OF things with the freedom
and security which prevades society to-day
presented General Golf as one who had In
In large measure contributed to bring
about the change. The appearance
OF the General was the signal for hearty
applause. He opened by thanking thu
audience loE tuo Ah"6HNSSAS ,r, -"
sembly of people before him. Thai
"sea OF upturned faces" and tina
ocean OF enthusiasm indicated deter
mination on the part Of the Republican
hosts to press forward to agloriols victory
In November. Some time ago the differ,
emit members OF the Republican party had
different views as to the most available
and most desirable candidate for the
Presidency. The speakers references tc
Blaine, 1.-THE Plumed Knight OF oratory,'
and TO Sherman, who had placed the
country's business interests upon stable
footing, awakened considerable enthu
siasm; but when he said the legions o.
the Grand Republican army are now
everywhere following with cheerillness
and enthusiasm their worthy leader
General James A. Garfield, yociferoui
cheers rent the air.
This campaign, he said, Is magnificent
beyond precedent. Ten million freemen
are about, with that grandest, brightest
Jewel OF American citizenship, the ballot
10 choose ruler for themselves and theil
people. As applicants for their sutfrages
there were two great parties, and he asked
to which OF them they would entrust the
rulership Of the land for the next foul
years. He proposed to show that the
Democratic party was not worthy in this
campaign OF the confidence and support o.
the American people. He was not here
TO INDUCED in Billingsgate or abuse, but
he wanted to attpmpt to show that there
were no reasons Why g patriotic and
wise citizen should vote the
Democratic ticket, and then ask
them to vote for Americas greatest
statesman, Gen. James A. Garfield, the
Republican nominee for President; for
that magnificent gentleman, George O.
Sturgiss, the Republican nominee for Gov.
ernor; and for Hon. John A. Hutchinson,
that man OF grit, tho Republican candidate
for Member Of Congress. This programme
was received by the crowd with marked en-
thusiasm, which gradually changed 10 rapt
attention as the speaker proceeded to carry
the programme out.
The Republican party is essentially the
party OF liberty. TWAS born Of the unien
Of champions OF liberty and equal rights,
and it has never sold It's birth right. It's
keystone is National unity, as distinguish
ed from State sovereignty. The Constitu-
ton is not o mere league among the States,
neither Is 1t scheme or partnership by
virtue OF which the government exists. II
ia solemn and indissoluble bond Of union,
q holy wedlock, OF the American people.
The truth Of this claim Of the Republican
party's was settled, finally and forever set.
lied, by an appeal from the decision OF the
judiciary to the arbitrament Of arms.
And the doctrine OF State sovereignty re.
ceiyed It's death blow when the principle
was established. BIG
The Democratic party has shown no
honor, kept no faith. II surrendered our
armies, abused our trust, injured our
credit, and tried TO starye our Govern.
ment into submission to It's audacious and
demands. We ask you to throttle
It You can stiae the lie outofit by casting
your ballots for Gen. James A. Garfield
Cheers and applause who stands to-day
1t the head Of brilliant galaxy OF our
most distinguished men.
An eloquent review of Gen. Garfeld'a
life, from his obscure situation in youth to
the commanding position he now occu-
pies, followed, and was frequently inter-