Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-21
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED
By Three Orators at the Capitol,
Last Night.
Sensible Talk by Col. Ben Wilson--PIeas-
ant Remarks by NJ. 7. frame--A
Surprising Effort by John
0. Pendleton.

ant Remarks by N. 7. frame--A
Surprising Effort by John
O. Pendeton.
The local compaign was opened last
night by lively impromtu meeting at the
Capitol. Col Ben. Wilson, who was pass
ing through from Pittsburg was invited to
speak, and MessrS. John o. Pcndleton and
". T. Frame wore requested to assist at the
ceremonies. Without any advertising or
hurrah, the Opera House hand was turned
ont and at 40 o'clock a very large and in
,clHgent audience gathered at the vest
front Of the State House 1t was not
noisy, bowling crowd, but it was made u OF
men who came TO listen to Arguments
men who had judgment to he appealed to.
In this regard; it was an eminently success
full crowd and it heard an array Of argn-
ment and phalanN Of fact that fell on
good ground and will bear good fruit.
COL RrN. WILSON.
who announced himself as wholly devoted
to railroad enterprises and candidate for
no office under the sun, was the first speaker.
He devoted himself solely to national issues,
in which he coutrasted the public records Of
the candidates An interesting review of
Clevelands life WAS given and was intro
duced BY The campaign Of lSS2,
when he first came into natona,
prominence Foger. as the representative
of the Arthurian form administration was,
brought out as Il candidate for Governor
of New York and was showed under by
the man who was nationally renowned as Il
rciormcr by the unprecedented majority OF
$4,000. Col. Wilson then followed up
ClevelandS career to the present Time aud
then paid glowing tribute to Hendricks
as the living avcngcr of the fraud of Sc
Il never saw this government 50 near its
decentralization, said Col Wilson, "as at
the time when President Grant was mobiIiz-
;ng the army to scat .iaycs. The torma
lion and operation of the Electoral Commits
sion were then neatly touched upon and this
topic was wound up with:
IL never traducc an opponent and Am
willing TO give Blaine and Logan their Just
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In conrarinp the platforms Of III. two
.,.r,i,.. col Wilson made s,,nc cynIona.
ions that should be read br every workman
II Wheeling. The Republican party in its
hacknevcd and PLAYED cut claim Of being
he friend of the worlingmcn had denounced
the importation Of foreign contract labor:
the Demosrutic platform did the same thing:
now lcr rs sec which was sincere On JULY
IsCI tho Rc,nLIiron Cnnoro.s r,ssc1 a
L;II 70 rrrouogc contract manner labor and
70 lcgaI;zc rontroc,s made IN Eurone 70
;mnoTt these IImnror;ons and Italians This
noJ ,b, RernIi;cor nortv "a vo;ro. "Dnwn
,;,b ,Lo. rar+,.~I In, Tho I'm became ca
ncs,ninrn,Is 80 torrihlv obpoy;ous that thc
Porvj,I;.or. d,rod rnt mako rho annronrio.
,;op ~ carr, tLo law ;nto etfcrt WLp, is
tho rccorj or tho D,n,ocrotic nortvy Twcn.
~ wears oGerward the Democratic party
nnssrd q bill DECLARING it unlawful to make
Eucb contracts |, went further and i'm
posed Il fine Of 81 900 on any such con