The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-21
LUCAS A NoN IuoENno,
Or Dan Lucas as u stumper, who EmiiS
No Real Light and knowledge.
MARrfSsBuRo, May II.

language Of Mr.. Garfield, We have heard
he first rustling Of the political tornado
hat Is to sweep over the country in June.
4 came in the form of Democratic mass
meeting. Flaming posters summoned the
.itirens Of Berkeley to the court house on
Saturday afternoon (l5th) and, then and
here, the note Of alarm was sounded
forth by Mr.. D. B, Lucas, who kindly
came over from Jefferson, as an aVaunt
courier that he might aPprise Us oil the
terrible and portentious omens his quick
discerning eve had seen. He said we
were "a quiet people"-"otten TOO qules,
and SO he came TO arouse our siuEs9n
apprehensions to some sense 9! i.e ., ~
pending danger. He had "snunsq gaam
nv in the breeze" and he woulu nav
prepare for It beforehand oy unLtns Sn,n
The great Democratic party, wnUse ~!
and mission was TO resist every ehcLya.n.
ment upon the rights and iioetIieS VI 'n'
people. ....,.h,,or. den,cted
mon many countenance as the VOICE
f,oln Jefferson fell upon our ears ID shriil
accents informing wonder stricken au'
dience that the Republican party was
making tremendous efforts 10 overthrow
onr Institutions and convert the Republic
into an Empire. This, In the ears o. a
neople who had seen gigantic rebellion
rTnsbed out by the Republican party, "a
TebeIlion in the interest OF the worst form
of tyranny the world ever saw, and large
~ sustained by the Democratic partyh
Who. for twenty years, had enjoyed pro-
lection. and the amplest security Tor every
r,Sht under the Republican administra
,;Sn of the Government; who knew also
that hundreds OF traitors and rebels had
been pardoued during that time and re-
stored 10 all the privileges Of citizenship,
now to be told that the party that had
heen the staunchest defender oil liberty
and the strongest advocate oil human
rights, had turned about and against
avery position OF its past history, was
strugelinp TO erect an Empire in our
midst-is 1t wonder, II even Mr. Lucas
reputation for veraCity, could hardly as
sure our credulity? Many might have
given the prophecy better credence, but
enr orator was unfortunate in his pro offs,
which in q cage OF such in portance, aud III
the face OF such q record, ought TO have
been as strong as Holy Wit. The shades
OF departed wisdom were invoked, and the
spirits OF Hamilton and Jefferson were
brought forth the one Ut was declared
leaning toward Monarchical principles and
tho other toward Democratic views o. gov
eminent. (which OF the leaders, il now
living" it was asked. "would the Republic
can party be found following" ANY
body doubt?" piped the prophet OF evil
| HE was sure they would follow one OF the
other.) Assuming that his auditor would
take 1t for granted that Hamilton was q
Monarchist-full blooded-Mr. Lucas pro-
ceeded to show that all Republicans were
his disciples, and the way he.did 1t torcibly
reminded your correspondent OF certain
minister who said that he had been &C.
customed to inform his congregations alter
the Introductory part Of his discourses was
delivered, that he would show, In the first
place, so and so; in the second place, he
would show, so and so; each time an
nouncing some proposition that he intend
ed 10 establish, but he said, 1t not in
frequently happened, that alter saying he
would show thing, he failed to show 1t,
and so, he changed his form OF speech and
instead OF saying II will now show" he
found the more correct way OF saying II
will now try to show so and 80:
For the sake OF his reputation, COM
mend TO Mr.. Lucas to this bit oil pulpit pru.
dence the next time he undertakes to
speak upon so large theme as "tte duty
and mission of he Democratic party"
Before the lively Imagination OF our
orator, the impossible became the posi-
BILE; the possible became probable; and
every probability grew into the full pro-
portion OF unalterable fact In high
sounding and lofty phrases be declared
that the Republican party advocated
strong government, and that strong gov
eminent meant imperialism-never, for
an instant, discovering any disadvantage
in weak government, but able to bridge
the whole chasm between government
with sufficient power to enforce the Con-
stitution and laws, and crowned mon
archyl
Take one or two illustrations OF the way
Mr.. L. proceeded, which may be regarded
as fair samples Of this whole two hours
speech. He quoted from the remarks OF
Messrs. Conkling, Blaine, and others, to
produce the impression that there was an
| i'll disguised scheme on foot 10 make Cen
eral Grant dictator, and through him to
pave the way for formal introduction Of
the Crown and Scepter. One Senator, adj
vocating the election OF Grant, was rep
resented as saying that that the country
needed man Of nerve" and in that ut
terance the prolific vision OF our Charles
town orator discovered the most infamous
and diabolical invention. How he rung
| I. ka oh ~ ka
was man OF nerve: Napoleon was man
Of nerve, and upon each of these ambiti.
Gus warriors he dwelt with much particu-
larity. Now, be cried, cit is said we must
have iparrior President man OF nerue,"
and then in tones OF CONSERVATION, he up.
pes!ed TO all present to unite with the
Democracy OF the county in resisting the
manifested purpose Of the Republican
party.
Whew! what demand upon our intel
ligencel We could not forget (who can p
poor Buchanan, the child OF Democracy,
whose lpdRl of nere enabled horde Of
traitors TO perfect their conspiracy; TO
openly possess themselves OF government
property and TO trifle with its authority;
TO inaugurate civil war greater than the
world had ever known. But for the vacil.
lation OF this nerveless man, it is possible
the country might have been saved mil
lions OF dollars and thousands OF the lives
OF her citizens. Neither could we forget
Jackson-a warrior President also child
OF Democracy, whose firmness and indom.
liable courage nipped treason in the bud
In South Carolina when he was at the
head Of the governments man esteem.
ed above all others by the Democratic
party and whose image TO this day ap.
pears on the tickets they vote. Its well
known that no man ever occupied the
Presidential chair with more nerre than
Andrew jackson. For the sake OF our
Union, now eemented in blood, for the
sake Of the Constitution, the great char
ter OF our liberties; for the sake OF the
freedmen OF the South, threatened with