The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-29


to enter tho convention with his minority
report, after the nomination oi n candidate,
As was telcgmphcd you, the platform
was purloincl from the printed report Of
the Harrison county Democratic Conven.
ton, with tho following resolution, TO
which MIR. Turner cluug, carefully clipped
out:
1--WE further affirm our adhesion to the
following principles, which we believe U.s..
sentlal TO the preservation OF liberty and
the rights Of the citizen, to wit: That
government is instituted for the purpose of
securing TO the people who live under It
the equal enjoyment OF life, liberty and
property; that all taxation should be equal
anu uniform. SO fur us the nature OF human
government Gun make It 10; TINT every man
has natural right to the fruits Of his own
labor, which fruits no government can
rghtillly take from him without Just com.
pensatiOn, except for the maintenance OF
the government ITSELF that any law which
takes more than this is tymnnic;ll and
wrong. We therefore favor II tariff for
revenue only, or such revision OF our
tariff and internal revenue system Of tax.
alton us will reduce the amount Of money
derived tllerefrOm TO the lowest sum neccs.
sary to pay the expenses Of the federal
government, economically administered;
qhd We nre opposed TO the system OF
| so CALLED PROTECTION, .l5.
by which the grcat masses OF tho farmers
and other laboring men, arc plundered for
Tue benefit Of Il few manufacturing capital.
lists"
| T. NJ, TURNER.
whatever may be said OF his peculiar no.
tions of political economy, is u gentleman
whose sincerity Of purpose entitled him to
better treatment than he received ut the
hands OF the brethren here. Believing
honestly in free trade, md being unwilling
10 swallow the Republican dose Of protrc.
tion, he demanded that the Convention
honestly return 10 fundamental Democratic
principles, or acknowledge themselves iu
error. Instead Of treating such IN i'm.
portant matter with the dignity it demand.
ed, Good and his hackers howled down all
protests and impudently slapped in the
lace every card inal principle of the party.
Lively, OF Lewis, the great
NORTH AMERICAN YAwpER
Of tho convention went so far us to say:
NV Int do We want, sail, with.a platform?
We hhre.a Candidate. Can I'VE not trust
to his honalI? And, sab, there may be
Two repohts. causing trouble, sall, coniu.
sion, sab, and we may have to sit here,
sali, until the harmony OF the convention
is disturbed. Let us adjourn" 10 an I'm.
preJudiced observer the mere idea of nom.
mating n candidate for Congress without
any reference TO the principles Of the party
honorlns him with lis nomination wis 50
absurd us to cause even the tlint.ock Sen.
aior from Harrison 10 blush. As Newman.
ol Marshall, properly remarked, ale must
be a singular candidate who can swallow
any set OF resolutions which may hereafter
be reported to the conventions" And, said
another dia.usted patriot, "I came TO
Weston to vote for principles Now am
! requested 10 vote for n man who is void ui
principle. D-n sucl, Democracy" Sen.
ator Woods, like the man who was asked
to kiss his sable sweetheart, twas carving
the Joke too fur" when hr induced l.iyelv
and the rest OF the bush.rangrrs To ioin
him: The people here know them, and do
not iorret that two years ago Mr. Lively,
AS an independent candidate (bollcr) for
Prosecuting Attorney, received about o0O
| 'olcs III the county.
nEuTEs HANSON uoou.
Goods speech accepting the nomination
was not creditable TO him. 1t must he said
in his favor that he is pleasant and able
orator, but whether from recollec,ions of
the ways and means" by which he Ind
RECEIVED the nomination, md that as VET no
platform liad been adopted, or from some
| Al I,ts l,lr Al.
approach 10 failure ever heard him
make. | have heard Mr.. Good make some
able spceches-notably in the prosecution
Of his brother Democrats, Bennett and
llnrdett, and liz did well. Ills greatest
effort, | lelieye. was at Charleston, in 1875.
The Legislature had COMMITTEES OH
Federal Relations, Gust think u il) Of
which Mr.. Good was Il member and ex.
Confederate Bob Dennis WIS chairman in
the Senate. Phil Sheridan had been ciitv
Of preserving order in louisiana, whrrra,
the Democracy felt bound To Vrlie and re.
snil'ie-hrncc the srenc | am aliunt TO re.
late: Good WIS III conclude the discussion
on the part OF the Democrats, Hutchinson
having r. performed that duty well for
the Republicans. 1t was bright
wintry morning, and the clear
beams OF tile sun clnie aslapt through! the
long windows Ul the Capital, castin. up N
y portion ot the House Il peculiar brilliant
light. In the midst OF this, (which showed
that he had II good eye to stage etIec,lj i.
Hanson posed; und lis scattering deuu,tcia.
ton OF liic policy Of the Union General and
the Federal Government was one Of the
most nlastprly pieces OF eloqueuce | ever
f Fp,,fI I..H hi,.t.,
Ike an eagle from the Senate Chamber to
the camp OF secession, was not Goods
superior us he appeared on that day. At
the close Of bis speech, remember, that in
tragic mode, with hands elevated towards
heaven, and with body shaking rs with
suppressed emotion, and with The bright
rays OF the morning sim pouring upon him
Il flood Of golden light, he said: "Werr
such IN outrage as this 1.-THE Lonisiana
affair, TO be perpetraletl here by the Impe.
ralist lGrantl who now misrulcs the land;
were members OF this House to he driven
by hirelng troops from their seats in this
body, it would be glory enough for me,
Mr.. speaSer-ayc, sir, repeat, il uould be
glory enough Jor me could l be the Ilruius uho
Should plunge M dagger into he hear! Of Me
caear" ] remember, that peculiar
sensation ran through the House at these
words, and whatever. Mr.. Good had OBJ.
tained by his powers Heretofore, was
more than counterbalanced by this most
foolish and wicked expression. lie will
find that speech rise up in judgment
against him go long as he lives. 1t was un.
called for, inexcusable, and showed reck.
less disregard OF propriety which clearly
indicates his untitness for public life.
THE RAGING LITTLE KASAwHA RIVER.
Inever knew, until Col. Ben told it TO
the convention on Thursday, how impor.
tant was the Little Kanawha, and its bro.
ducts 10 the world. In cxc,lsing himself
for voting for the river and harbor bill he
spoke OF such incxhanstible resources
along the Little Knnawha, that ones mind
could hardly grasp the immensely. Col