Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-12
THE SPEECH AFTER THE PARADE.


Tremendous Outpouring to Greet Hon.
j. c. Monaghan.
1t was half past nine o'clock when the
head of the column turned into Capitol
SQUARE from Sixteenth street and marched
10 the speakers stand at the northwest
corner of the building. The stand had
been neatly festooned with flags and bunt-
,ng while four pronged gasoline chanda-
lier threw bright light over the immediate
vicinity. Before the column arrived fully
ne thousand people had assembled in an
cipation of the oratorical treat IN store for
IN, and the extent Of the gathering can
ae imagined after the clubs and their at
;-ndant spectators had arrived on the
square For half a square north and south,
Ou Chapline street, and east on Fifteenth to
Eof there was
SOLID MASS or HUMANITY
Nhich rent the air at intervals with loud
cheers as club after club marched up and
;OOk vantage ground in the adjacent street.
The capital building looked as pretty as a
lecture from Chapline street, and the win
COWS and balconies were alive with eager
iStePers.
At qnarter to ten the distinguished
orator came upon the platform, escorted by
treasurer o Brien, J. B. Taney, Dennis
OKeefe, and Col Robert White, amid the
cheers of a vast crowd.
After an air had been played by the band
Dennis 0Keefe came forward and called
the meeting to order, saying:
FELLOW CITIZENS Il was few moments
ago asked to perform duty which is always
a pleasure to me. 1t would be more so this
evening if were better stump speaker.
But to be q Democrat does not depend on
oratory. [CheerS. The display which you
have seen this evening, proves beyond
doubt that you are alive, and is a complete
refutation Of the Republican boast that they
have q fighting chance in West Virginia.
But am no orator, as my friend here Is.
He will inform you fully and much better
than /, as to the great questions the Amer
lean people are about to vote upon. | have
the pleasure of introducing Mr.. J. c. Mon
oghsn, Of Rhode Island. Applause.
Mr.. Monaghan came forward and said:
THE SPEECH.
Nh. President, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
-Twenty-seven years ago tonight / was
born within the shadow of Bunker Hill,
and have come to Wheeling to celebrate
nv birthday BY endesvoring to aid and en-
courage the Democratic party in the great
fight it is making. | have come clear
from Rhode Island to help you,
and see that you are not i'm
posed upon by strangers. Some
time ago the Republican National Com
mittee sent gentleman named Woods, an
alleged IrishmAn, out in this part of the
country to aid Blaine, but it came out after
awhile that Woods was not an Irishmsn at
all, but Seotehman, and to rectity the mis-
take Mr.. Blaine personally asked Hon.
Alexander Sullivan to come here and en-.
deavor to turn the Irish from their
OLD POLITICAL FAITH.
Recognizing the fact that Mr.. Sullivan was
giving currency to some untruths, volun-
teered to come here to West Virginia and
refute his statements. Cheers. A cor
respondent of one Of your papers has
anticipated my visit BY maigning me, but
that is but part of the
enemies tactics. / stand upon this plat
form neither as an Irishman nor as Ro-
man Catholic, but as q representative of q
party that has made it possible for all
natl ons and people to live together in this
country. Cheers l do not propose to
criticise Mr. SulEvsn's position. He may