Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-06
PARkERSBURG.
A Review of the Political Situation In the
Fourth District.

Fourth District.
PARkEEsBuRc, October 81 Exclu we.
The best meeting of the campaign was held
BY the Democracy Friday night and stir
ring and eloquent speeches were made BY
Ex-Governor Pillsbury, of Maine, and that
sterling and eloquent young Irish Demo
crat, James Monaghan, Of Rhode Island.
The meeting was called to order BY Colonel
G. W. Thompson, the efficient Chairman Of
the Wood County Executive Committee, in
a stirring speech referring to the presence
Of Governor Pillsbury and Mr.. Monaghan
in his usually happy way, and very appro-
priately named as Chairman Of the meeting
former resident of Rhode Island, who is
now highly esteemed citizen Of Parkers.
burg, the Hon. S. P. Wells, ex.Mayor Of
our city, who on taking the chair made a
brief address and introduced Governor
Pillsbury. The Governors speech was
principally reyiex..pt the life and public
success Of
James 6. Blaine.
A residence of many years in Augusta
the home of the "Tattooed Knight" enabled
-rhe Governor to obtain an insight into the
lie and motives of the would be President,
and wildly did the speaker portray the am
bitions and INSCRIPTIONS Statesman (2) in
his true colors. The "Plumed Knight" is
for James G. Blaine first, last and all the
time. The Governor review OF the general
issues we're scathinz and unanswerabe, and
the tariff question was intelligently discussed
and the unjust and
Unnecessary Taxation
of the people was touched upon in mas
terly way, showing that the speaker vas IA.
milar with the subject. Many Of his hear
ers were enlightened upon this much
talked-of subject, and now see it in its true
light. The Republican policy seems TO be
to tax the people, if you want them to be
happy and prosperous. The Republicans
are simply using the tarilf for scare, and
are dodging the real issues OF the csm'
raign. The issue in comparison with
which all others sink into significance, is
pure and honest government as represented
by our noble and truthfll standard
bearer Grover Cleveland. When the Re
publcans charge the Democratic party
with being a free trade party they know it
is fBlse The Democrats want TO reform
The tariff and relieve the people from the
burden Of TAXATION now impo ed.
The surplus
derived from taxation is now equal to the
eLIre taxable property of Of ". Va in
lss0.
Referring TO Baine's early religious
views the speaker said that Blaine cam. to
Augusta Catholic and carried with him
his Catholic Bible and Rosary
but when he thought that
the religion of his childhood stood in the
way Of the aims OF his political ambition
he renounced it and sanctioned the perse-
cutions heaped upon the Catholics in New
England The record Of Blaine in regard
to his knownothing associations, as shown
up by the speaker, should have been heard
by every foreign voter in the State The
speech Of Monaghan carried the meeting
By Storm.
No synopsis would do the eloquent young
lrlSn orator Justice. Inc SpybhcF r. Stclteu
that the sacred cloak OF religion had been
dragged into the corrupt depth of-Amesi-
can politics as practiced by the
Republican party, but the claim Of that
party for the Catholic and Irish vote Of the
lsnd was of the most absurd claims ever
advanced, and he warned the laboring men
OF all parties not to be misled by the prom.
ses of the Republicans for reform in that
WAY. His life in the factories Of Nex Eng
land enabled him to present the dark side
OF the alleged prosperity and happiness OF
the employees OF the workshops The history
of the 6. o. p in Rhode Island in their re-
Iations to labor was given in the speakers
happy way. His appeal to the young men
was an effective one, and carried conviction
with it, and there will be no vsyering Irish
men at the polls on the 18th. The Irish
men were wild with delight and will stand
hy the party which has ever proven itself
The friend Of old Erin. The good results
y! the meeting cannot be overestimated.