The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-26
DoIefuI DurbIn.

D0IeTul Durbln.
A correspondent asks for the speech Of
General Durbin Ward, at Columbus, o.
which an abstract has already appeared III
the ISrKLLloRScER. Behold the speech:
For more than thirty years have stood
Arm by the Gauge OF Democracy ina power
less country and powerless district, and wa
ALWAYS called upon to lead q torlorn hope
when victory was impossible Now, ct the
end OF long life, when Task to be made
Governor, you have chosen toprefer another
The voice OF Democracy 10 me Is Law
[cheersl, snd when You have chosen TO nomi
nate for Governor OF the State man who
has not rendered ne-tenth part Of theseryice
that l have, bow In acquiescence. CHEERS
l shall take the stump with whatever power
I have and bring victory TO the banner. You
have chosen to call me mere TO muster me oui
ofseryice at the end OF thirty years. tCries
of "No,nl Gentlemen, regret extremely
that you called me here now. II reminds me
of the time when had fought for years and
and was wounded. Do you see that lame arm
has to lie at my baokH When you attempted
to mustsr me out went to Washing ton and
had myself mustered back again, aud con
tinued to fight for several campaigns; and 50
now I may say what did not care
10 say, but what you have compelled me to
say, ! refused to be mustered out
OF. the service [cheersl, and l say to you,
as Won have chosen TO prefer another man for
Governor, you have no place for me but the
Senator In Congress, and l therefore openly
proclaim myself here, whatever may be the
results, as candidate for the United States
Senate. [Oheera I did not desire to say all
this, / besought the committee that called
upon me not 10 bring me here, would say
nothing that would be disagreeable TO them
and the Convention. am too much OF
Napoleon to give up the battle because hap.
pened to be last. Let me add one word
more. then / shall close. [Cries OF "Go onl"l
/ shall use not one dollar to procure my
nomination TO the United States Senate. ]
shall appeal TO the strong horse sense Of the
Democratic party. As they refused me the
lower place shall ask that one, and II get
ii 'IshAll favor the doctrine that ITO the
Democrats who win the victory belong the
spoils." [Cheers.1 One word more and then
close. That word Is one OF the justification
OF myIelf. Notone man In the State has done
the work In thirty years that have done,
who has not been recognized by the nomina'
ton for Governor or Senator. They have
chosen not to give me that honor, and now
In my old days declare that will have that
place II can get It. [Cheers.l Had been
dinate place, and have some reward, would
nj once submit TO those OF greater talent
When have received nothing, come boldly
and sayI ask that Us the last one shall ever
ask fiom the American people. [Cheers
long and loud.l
And yet 1t is said that oratory Is declin-
ing in this land OF practical ideas, electric
telegraph and fast printing pressesl II the
orator be he who can stir his hearers and
carry them with him, Ward has no reason
to stand back for the shades Of Demo-
sthenes, Burke, Patrick Henry, Webster,
Clay or any Of them. Observe how the
report Of the speech Is peppered with
Cheers" and observe how the "spoils
doctrine" runs through It.
There is no hypocritical laudation Of
civil service reform, but a frank, tlat.tooted
declaration that ito the Democrats who
win the victory belong the spoils" The
quaint conceit q this variation Of the old
theme caught the boys, and the hall re-
sounded again with cheers. The conven-
ton was delighted with the idea and the
spectacle Of the man seeking the Office, and
promising to pay for 1t with many other
offices; and this Is what the hero Of the
thirty years war meant by appealing To
the strong horse sense Of the Demo.
cratic party"-the victors shall sack
and pillagel Now the General will 20 on
the stump to elaborate his idea Of 'goy.
eminent Of the people, by the people, for
the people," while in purely incidental
way he solicits votes for the IMAM who has
not rendered you one-tenth part Of the ser
vice that have" g} ti '-, pa
II the Democratic campaign in Ohio
doesn't open with boom It begins with q
boomerang, and that suits Republicans
quite % well,