The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-09
A GREESDACHER's VIEWS.

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an address, and in response highly enter.
tanned the crowd with psppery speech
against tho Inde1, which has been bclt,e.
Ing the meeting as much as possible. llo
did not spare the man, or men, who startled
the "infamous fa'sehoods" the article cou-
tanned. 81 am no politician" /" he said, rais-
ing his voice until it fairly shook the room.
Look at my brawny hands, Do they Look
like the hands Of politician Of the present
day p. But am something oil a politician
after all. Yes, l have the iron in my back,
the steel in my nerves and the fire in my
blood to say what l think. l will say II,
TOO, and 80 help me. God, il am apared
till the elections this full, I'll do all in my
power to put the Government in new and
better hands" MIR. Sturm's speech wss
cheered to the echo and often interrupted
by laughter. 4.
Mr.. Burt, Chairman OF the Convention,
followed MIR. Sturm in a brief speech, iull
OF good Thoughts, closing by ssying 1t WAS
not question OF party, but OF s.ofping The
tag. I'D just as liet pay a big tax 10 tho
Democrats rs to the Republicans"
After repeated calls Gov. Plerpont took
the stand and, with only the intention Of
making few remarks, warmed up and
made tho effort Of the afternoon. lie lo-
lowed the history OF tho tax on personal
properly since it's introduction in Virginia
10 the present. Double taxation was always
guarded against. II a hotel was taxed all
the furniture necessary to running lhs
hotel was exempted. Exemption Of GER
tain articles is pari Of the common law Of
Virginia The tax law OF Virginia was
copied into the constitution OF the new
State at lis formation. and from 1868 TO the
present time, exemptions ns therein laid
down have stood good. He named tho
action Of the Governor and Auditor Miller
as an usurpation and raid, "iffthe peoples
ticket winB this fall, aud the Goverdor and
Auditor are notimpeached they can thank
their stars" He advised, the listing OF
properly according to the law laid down
in tho acts o! 1881. "But," says some one,
Auditor Miller has ordered all names re.
ported to the Grand Jury who fail TO re-.
turn their lists according TO the new order"
|"Why," said the Governor, .ihere is moi
judge in the State who will stand for
this order when it is brought before lis
tribunal"
~ HON. JESSE sTuRM's OPINIONS.
Hon. Jesse +: Sturm, member Of tho
House Of Delegates, closed the discus .ion
inashort speech. The resolutions as offered
by the committee and printed in yester-
days 1NTgLLldENcgI, were unanimously
adopted and the convention adj ,urned. 1t
is now a thing Of the past, but its influence
lives and already the leaders Of the
Democratic party in Marion county are be-
ginning to look blue. 7 Lis IL not the only
reason for an indigo cast OF coun,enancs.
Fusion in the county il MI accomplished
fact, and the fusion ticket will have flva
hundred majority.
Under TIE new order Col Geo, W.
Manly will be Sheriff The present Elf.
cient Prosecutor W. S. Meredith will be-
reelected and W. L. Boughner Clark
OF tho Circuit Court. Mr.. Bouehner ia n
young farmer Of more ti.sn ordinary quail.
ficationt; a graduate Of the Uniyerslty: n
lawyer and staunch Republican. lie
| will be the right man in the right place,
, " couae, John Crane will be Reelected al
Clerk Of the County Conrt, the election
being, in his case, matter oil form, The
committee Biya, POT Marion down Tor 5DO
majority on the fusion ticket" JLs.