The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-28
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A THRILLING SPEECH.
General woodfnrd's ltrnly to Mr.. h"ech'
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General woodfnrd'. ltcrly to Mr. ft"cct'sr.
Blnckgunrdi,m I" u" itobnkcd.
General Woodiori's speech 1t the
Brooklyn Rink on recent night was one
Of the greatest oratorIcat successes Of his
lie. Tho following extract Is mado from
the report Of tho speech in the Brooklyn
Times: t.
There lives In this city one OF tho most
eloquent clorgymen In tho land and one
whose services IN behalf OF humanity have
been OF tho most eminent character. be.
tieve most thoroughly In the honesty and
purity Of TINT gentleman. My confidence
and faith In TINT man nro absolute. Hut
not many years ago there came nm hour
OF trial to that gentleman when there was
nothing between him and utter ruin but
confidence OF the loving hearts OF the peo'
pte OF Brooklyn. There were letters pro.
duced and read upon II public trial then
held In this city, and which lasted many
months. lad those letters been read and
interpreted In tho spirit and by the meth.
DDS nursucd BY Mr.. Schurz IN reading and
explaining tho Fisher letters agains. Mr.,
BIaine they would have driven that cler.
yy,nau from every pulpit III the land and
| from every home and .irtsidc in thu ronn-
,rv, Immense and prolonged cheering,
mingled with cries Of "Thats So" And
why. nv friends, was not that base attack
ur6in tho character OF this man successful ?
| Simply and alone because the good people
OF brooklyn had faith in the honesty and
integrity Of their ReSelibor. EGrcas cheer.
ing We stood firmly between him and
his slan,lereH anil We saved him.. Great
appausc.l want for my old friend
who entered the Fremont campaign with
me in 1856, who for thirty years has lived
i'll the full sunlight OF public life, who
faced Ben Hit and his rebel colleagues,
whose name is forever associated with all
the great Issues which the Republican
party has carried through. ! want for that
man the same kind OF justice from the
people OF Brooklyn that they have eNer.
cisc, i'll the past. Let Brooklyn be to-day
AS lust to the Statesman, rs SHE wits Il few
years ago to the clergyman. The effect on
tho audience OF General Woodiordswords
was electrical. 1t rose en- massc and Tor
several seconds there was 4 sea OF waving
hats and canes and roar OF cheers and
stamping OF feet that fairly shosk the
building. But that is not nil the depth to
which this political canvass has stopped
| is enough to bring q blush OF
shame to the cheek OF every
honest American. l said when the
Democrats went into the home OF our cam
lida;c and slandercd the woman who is
wiie, mother and grandmother, surely the
men and women OF this land who know
what iathcrhood aud motherhood means
will rise up and bury this Democratic
party forever. Whatever may DO the re-
suit of this campaign, believe twill
teach us one thing very eilectually, and
This is that hereafter we must be gentle
men in politics and not blackguards.
| There wis mouleut OF silent indignation
ON the part OF the audience that
listened intcn,ly to the speakers
words, and then ii broke ont in
round after round Of applause, showing
that it heartily Endorsed General Wood
for,l's characterization OF Democratic prac-
tees | used that word deliberately, RS
the only one adequately expressing what
mean. The aisacl upon Mr.. Blaine's
home and wife and family was and is
blackguartlisn pure, simple and nnadnl-
terated. The decency OF the people re-
quircs to-day that this attack be con-
,!emued by the utter and crushing defeat
OF the Democratic party and the Demo-
cratic candidates. !. will be. Continued
applause.