The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-28
SECOND DIsrRICr coNyENrIoN.
s Ime Reflections ON the Speeches Of
Faulkner and Jackson.

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FAIRNoST, July %.
Special correspondence of the InteIlIgencer.
This is great day in Fairmont, the Dem
ocratic Convention, circus and menagerie
all on the same day. The two brought in
quite a number OF people. Jefferson
Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Hardy
Pendleton, Mineral, Grant, Randolph and
Tucker are all represented. presume
many comrades of Gen. Jones are among
them. Before dinner the crowd was quite
orderly, having sobered down from the
drunken orgies of Sunday. Two Demo.
cratic hotels, we understand, dispensed
enough OF the liquor yesterday to largely
demoralize a vast number. Whether
they were citizens or visitors we don't
know.
The convention is to nominate can
didate for Congress. Two speeches were
made before dinner. Hon. James Faux.
ner led of, followed by Hon. J. B. Jackson.
Both, we understand, are candidates before
the convention at Martinsburg, for Cover
nor.
Faulkner was not felicitous. He looked
solemn and tried to play orator. We
never heard Faulkner in his palmy days.
His effort to-day was about like former
ones OF late, nothing strong, no points
original or striking He eulogised Han
cock, but it was up hill business. There
was no heart in his words, and his words
were iusipid. l think, take it all in all, it
was as insipid talk as ever listened to.
For instance he made this declaration:
thereafter we will hear no more talk
about solid South, or a solid North, but
the Democracy is one and u1ited both
North and South" The fact OF the Kill
ing OF negroes and white Republicans IN
the South, by Democrats, to make solid
South, isnow beginning to tell, and Demo-
cratic orators would make the public be-
lieve the North is solid Democratic as well
as the South.
Hon, Jake followed. jackson has a
large corporal, and strong voice, but an
unfortunate manner OF shutting his eyes
while speaking, which gives him very
innocent look TO say the least OF 1t. We
had supposed Jackson was man OF some
strength, but he is weak and unscrupu-
ous. He goes off like parrot saying
his piece. He retailed the SANDER on
Garfield, started by the Democracy, that
Judge Swayue, OF the Supreme Court OF
the United States, in delivering an opin-
ion in the De Golyer pavement contract
case, had declared such conduct as that
Of Garfield in the case contrary to public
policy, II we understand the question,
the case in which Gen. Garfield made
up the brief, in one OF the De GoIyer
contracts, was never before the Supreme
Court, and therefore Justice Swayne never
uttered the words attributed to him in
regard 10 Garfield, as uttered by Jackson.
But Jackson is evidently an ignorant man.
He has learned the story and has no
scruples in telling it. From the general
appearance Of the man we should think
he would not sCruple over old rye whisky.
After making many efforts and drinking
much water he cried out in the ecstaGy OF
his soul, "Look at the history OF the DEM
ocratic party" For sixty years it has fur
nished Presidents of the United States:
Under its fostering care our sails had
whitened every ocean; our commerce had
gone to all parts OF the world. But now
we have no ships. They were lost under
Republican rule-yas, he hated Republic
cansw -.
Poor jackson! He was in the Republi.
can bastile and did not know that piratical
ships, built by the English, and manned by
Confederate officers and English seamen;
had, during the late rebellion, destroyed
tens of thousands OF tons OF our shipping
and caused more OF it to be sold to for
eign countries, and thus we have no mer-
chant marine. Neither speaker said q
word about finances, banking or tariff. l
have heard many speeches, but never one
80 narrow eVincing so much ignorance as
Jake JacksOn's.