The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-30
4 JOINT iSiSCuSSlOS,

Hetwecn thctwo Candidates iorC0uErc.s
in the second sirlcI-Thc timex pcctc,l
I.itiiene,s of MIR. Wilson, the DcInucrn.
tie Candidate.
RoMSEy, WA, September %.
Elllon In,ellISencer.
The death like slumbcr into which the
politicians OF Hampshire county had fallen,
was broken to-day.
1t was announced some time ago that
John W. Mason, the Republican candidate
for Congress in this district, would address
the people Of Hampshire at Romney to
day. Shortly before the speaking began
W. Il. Wilson, the Democratic candidate,
made his appearance and asked for diyi.
sion OF time, with Mr.. Mason which was
cordially granted. The result Of the con.
test was IL complete vindica,iOn OF
Republican principals. Mr., Wilson is
IL fluent speaker, but manages TO
entirely conceal his ideas. lie male yery
bitter speech. II he really entcrtains the
views Of the good Republicans OF West
Virginia expressed here to-day, he is very
poor nlan TO educate the sons OF Republi.
cans ut the University. lie should either
stop his yilitications Of the Republicans OF
the State, or resign us President OF the Uni.
versity. The Republicans OF the State do
not desire TO assist in paying man SALARY
Of $500 per annum while lie goes around
the Slate abusing them. AS is the practice
with Democratic orators, he very udroitly
avoided expressing any opinion on the
tariff question, although expressed time
and again by Mr.. Mason to do 80. He con.
demned it in one breath and approved the
Republican doctrine Oh that subject in the
next. lie left the question without letting
any one know whit he does believe. lie
only knew he WIS Il Democrat and came to
speak to the people Of n reunited and
triumphant Democracy" In other words,
lie had heard tho Hampshire county Dem.
ocracy were, not altosethe harmonious,
that there are Il large number OF free and
independent Democrats in Hampshire who
decline to cat the plum prepared for them
by boss Davis. Old hampshire county is
II bad place for bosses
Mr.. Alason's speech was n plain, straight.
forward statement OF the living issue of the
day. People may not subscribe 10 his
political creed, but there is no trouble in
understanding what his creed is. No, A
single unkind or harsh word fell from his
lips duringthe whole discussion. The con.
tras: was so marked that it did not fail 10
make deep and lasting impression on our
people. Mr.. Alason's plain statement of the
tariff question will be remembered and dis.
cusscd around tho lireside long after Mr..
Wilson's defamation is forgotten. The
Democracy not being satisfied witt, the 70.
suit OF the discussion, called n meeting at
the Court House for this evening, when Mr.
Price, the Democratic candidate Tor Senate,
in this district, spent an hour and half in
reply 10 MIR. Mason. The people not vet
being satisfied with the answer 10 his ar,u.
ment called for Mr.. Gilkeson, our talented
! young Democratic candidate for the Leris.
aturc, who hammered away ut Mason for
Il time, and yet not satisfied with the
answer they called for Mt. Fornev, an
eloquent young lawyer. Florney tried his
hand, and still the verdict OF the people is
that the argument OF Mr.. Mason in favor
Of a iair protective tariff remains unan.
swered. a. s25 IT,
When the meeting this evening nd.
journed, the crowd, though largely Demo.
cratic, locked around Mr.. Mason who was
in the court room, and from the hearty
haud.shaking II was plain that whatever
the people Of Romney think Of Mr.. Mason
politically, yet personally they have the
highest regard for him. The result OF this
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