The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-09-20
Enthusiastic Meeting-Mr. Glib.
sons Speech.

Congress, spoke at the Court House
in this place, last Friday afternoon.
There was quite large crowd pres.
ent, but there was conspicuous ab,
senceof Republicans. 1t is proverbial
that Republicans never attend Demo.
cratic meetings. The can't bear to
hear of the misdoings Of their party.
Mr.. Gibson was introduced to the
audience by the Hon. Chas.'E. Hogg.
AS Gibson arose he was greeted with
round after round of applause.
He began by saying that he was
willing to divide time with any Re.
publican present who desired to en-
gage in joint discussion of the is.
sues now before the people.
He said he had now the honor of
addressing for the first time a Mason
county audience upon political topics.
We have not been idle in the past ten
years; prosperity has crowned the eff
forts of our young state; our increas-
ed population gives US increased rep
resentation in Congress. Upon me
devolves the duty Of making the
first congressional fight in the new
Fourth District, and have the plea
sure Of announcing to you that l will
carry it on to victory. Everywhere
the Democracy is alive and promise
increased majorities in the Demo
cratic counties.
He said, we have in this State
three parties. | will refer to the
Greenback party first. The party
was formed at time when the Re-
publican party had involved the
country in deep financial distress
and misery. You thought that par
ty the nearest and best way to get
relief. He believed in many of its
principles then, but though the
greenback doctrine was good, it has
been carried too far.
The evils of which the greenback.
ers complain was the work of the
Republican party. The Democratic
party has done all in its power to al.
leviate them, and yet you who claim
to be Greenbackers are now trying
to aid and abet and perpetuate in
power tho very party which has fast
ened on you these very evils, and
you are binding letters which may
not hereafter be easily loosened. Do
you doubt it? A few days ago DR..
Barbee, greenback candidate for Con.
gress, was in the city of Parkersburg
in close, secret consultation with
Judge LOOMS and other prominent
Republicans. Why was he with
them? What meant this conference?
He said, stop my greenback friends
and listen to reason. What are your
issues? Do you complain of the de.
struction Of greenbacks. Four years
ago Democratic Congress put stop
to their destruction. You demanded
tho reconciliation of silver. A
Democratic Congress- remonitized
silver. You demanded the paying
off and refunding Of the bonds; they
have been refunded and cannot be
affected by legislation. You clamor.
ed for the 'wiping out of National
Banks. The last Republican Con-
gress rechartered them and legisla.
tion cannot affect them. All these
issues are beyond our reach. What
living issues have you different from
the Democratic party that should
Keep you from returning to the fold?
From the earliest days there has
been but two parties. The parties
to-day are the Republican and Dem.
ooratic.
He said, that at the formation Of
this government certain powers were
surrendered it, the rest reserved to
the people, to protect them from the
greedy grasp Of the office holder, is q
mission Of the Democratic party.
He said the Republicans charge
the Democratic party with being ex-
travagant with the public funds and
false to the free schools. Let us sec,
about 1870 the Democrats came into
power in this State. From the for
NATION of this State up to 1870 the
Republicans had unrestricted con.
tuoa of the finances of the State
How did they manage them2 The