The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-29
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made by the OlhCihuAt. SVH
vsntion The Benwood brass band was
marched about the streets during the
early part Of the evening, and finally sent
over the river to gather q crowd Of the
Io;,hfnI from Bellaire. The crowd that
na,heTed by about O'Clock was quite
ereditable, and filled the school house
The meeting was called to order by
Frank McJilton, who named ]. L. Burnley,
Chairman. Without even thanking the
crowd for the barren honor Mr.. Burley,
In obedience to the suggestion Of Col:
Wilson, introduced Attorney General
White, who spoke his little speech, which
differed in no particular from his sopho'
moric address on Saturday night, except
that he appropriated Hans Goods ex-
preston, "John Kelley, that noble Irish
man" and Haunted It before the other
"noble Irishmen" that formed the major
part Of his auditors. until they were as
gusted, and one OF them was moved 70
say, "Dom John Kelley What did ne DO
last iall?" ~,
When Col. White concluded the Chair
man introduced Col. Arnett as the ele'
phantine exponent OF Democratic princi'
pies. a, r..
some time, and would have been speaking
vel had not Colonel Wilson nudged him,
and suggested, "you had better cut II
abort, hadn't your" The General promised
that he would, and began narrowing
down to the end by naming the State,
that would 90 for Hancock. He named
Georgia and Kentucky, and was going on
TO name Mississippi and Texas, when Col.
Wilson suggested Indiana and New YORK.
The Colonel grew holder, and claimed not
only these two, but took in Pennsylvania
Connecticut and Massachusetts, and was
sailing in for Iowa and Illinois when he
was choked of and turned into another
groove by his prompter; He concluded
with this beautiful period: 1--WE will win.
We will go into the fight with colors ny
ing, and amid the shouts OF the Union
soldiers commingled with the wild rebel
yells, and we will achieve the victory"
He began by askingwh it is that the peo-
pie prefer Hancock TO Garfield. This was
a conundrum that none OF his auditors
were prepared to answer, so he tried to
demonstrate it himself by telling a story,
The Youngest boy who heard him last
night will die OF old age or insanity before
The point OF that story will be seen by
him. The burden OF the Colonel's speech
anc OF all who preceded or succeeded
MIN, was the attempt to show that the
letter OF General Hancock while he was
Military Governor in the South was the
only document OF any ability that was ever
written, and the only letter eyinclng any
craftsmanship emanating from military
man, and as such was not Inferior 70
Washington's farewell.
When Col. Arnett had concluded his
little speech he introduced Col. William
G. Handlan, Of Wheeling, asia man "the
more you rub the more he glitters like
true gold man OF sterling integrity, and
one that can always be relied upon'and
trusted"
Col. Handlan said he was no speech
maker, but he could, in lieu Of q speech,
give them description OF the ratification
meeting in Wheeling Saturday night,
and over which he had presided.
After Mr.. Haudlan Mr.. Harvey b. Fer
gusson was introduced, and gave rather
sophomoriac address full OF Roman
antiquities and antediluvlan sketches.
Mr. Ferguson is very happy speaker,
and was well received.
Col. Ben Wilson In starting out, as Is
usual with MIN, again deprecated Central;
ization and centralized governments, and
after giving this, his fayorite hobby, no.
tice said: ~ am asked to say something
about General Hancock's connection
with the execution OF Mrs. Surratt, and
in this connection I am pleased to see and
proud to know that some Republican pa
pers had the honor, the manhood, the
nobleness, and the truthfnlness TO excul.
pate Gen. Hancock from the charge OF
numbering that good old women. The
Wheeling INTRLLIGENCIR, in clear, able,
impartial, and lucid article, on last satur-
day morning completely exculpated him
from this infamous charge.
As to the platform adopted by our party
at Cincinnati, I wish to speak OF one
plank, / mean the tariff; and on this
question think Horace Greeley was cor.
rect when he said this matter Of tariff
should be RENTED to the people, that is,
to the people OF the various Congressional
districts, and that their interests, though
local in character, should be considered,
and il there was necessity Tor a tariff 1t
should be established. | spent week
four and a.half years ago in your midst,
when was a candidate, looking at your
factories and studying your interests,
which furnish employment food and rain.
ment to thousands OF men and boys, and
through which hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars are annually distributed. In Con-
gress I have voted first, last and all the
time in the interests OF these factories that
have sprung up among us and upon which
80 many OF our citizens are dependant,
Iron has absolutely required protection
and OF late the producers Of wood and
iron in our mountain regions have also re.
quired protection and, in word, we
must 80 legislate as to protect all OF our
interests wherever they may be, and OF
whatever kind or character may have
the honor to represent. II we strike
down these manufactures 1t will recoll
heavily upon West Virginia, and with ad.
ditional force upon the agricultural and
farming interests, which will have to pay
q far larger proportion OF state taxes than
they otherwise would, II manufacturers
were not crushed by the want Of protec.
ton. You know my past course and II 1t
shall be your pleasure TO send me back TO
Congress, you may rest assured 1t will
ever be my aim to protect your interests.
Colonel Wilson then went on to refute
several Misrepresentation that were cir.
culating about him in this section: 81
have been wounded and mortified this
day by report that has come to my ears
in regard to claim alleged to have been
run through Congress by me for Colonel
Hearne, OF Wheeling, This is wllful,
malicious falsehood. The bill passed the
House and went to the Senate which dis
agreed upon 1t and asked for committee
OF conference, upon which were appoint
ed Judges Thurman and Davis and Sena-
tor Blaine, and from the House, Chalmers,
Banks and myself. Judge Thurman drew
the bill which passed, and, al this late
day, it is too late TO impugn the motives
OF these gentlemen in their action. /
appeal to you, my fellow-citizens, to the
public records and to my God.