The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-18
4 sSPLE1ND,tr, i1IFFET me-
- 49, Frs AT CAPITOL SQUARE
= as. AH Evening, Entertained by Two Colored
orators and nh 1rlsh.A merlcnn from Inll.
aha-A Louisiana Creole Sugar PInnt.
or on tho Tarif and Other Issues,

The meeting at tho North front Of the
Capitol last night, coming so soon after
the Wilson and Drannon meeting at the
same place, was naturally compared in the
minds OF those who had seen both, Will,
tho Democratic gathering. The crowd nj
the opening OF the meeting wns no, 20
large rs on the former occasion, but It was
larger ut the close. The people stayed Inst
night, and were not tired when the meet
Ing adjourned. Another contrast was In
the temper OF the speeches. Everything
Inst night was good llumorcd, and thc
Democrats themselves could not feel OF.
tended. 5s q. yl, NJ IA -,
Tho meeting was preceded by n very
crelitable parade by the colorcd Blaine
and Logan club, commanded by Cnptajn
Liam Davis, and headed by the famed col.
ored drum corps Of the plumcd Knights.
Red fire md Roman candles were con.
Isamed with prodigality, and the limo OIL
march WIS crowded with mn adm;rinu
multitude OF people from beginning &c
end. II ~" i
' THE MEETING.
A large crowd had collected in Capitol
Square by half-past seven, though the
, meeting was not announced to take place
/ till 8. by this time 4 dense mass Of people
, packed the space about the speakers
! stand ut the north end Of the Capitol
which had been very handsomely deco
rated with flags andtri-colorcd bunting
/ md was lighted with two electric lights
The arrangements were complete. Mlessrs
Whiting, Lewis, llollinger, Rolls ant
others having done their work well.
= Prof. james II. Jones called the meet
lns to order and nominated DR.. i. II
stillyard for Chairman. This nomination
WIS unanimously ratified by the crowd
which was constantly growing, until whcl
the speaking began several thousand PEG
pie Of both scxea and both colors. ant
;; natives OF ull nationalities, had gathered
DR.. Stillyard introduced Col. William
Murrill, Louisiana creole, and cx.mclnbcl
Of the Legislature Of that State, and now F..
} Journalist Of Washington, D. G. Col
! Murrill said he had been up In New
) York, Maine and New Jersey. lie pre-
, diuted that New York and New jersey
, would SO for Blaine. As to Maine, III
, would refrain from referring to the lat,
. election there in the hearing Of Democrats
I because that would be in the nature o
cruelty to animals. Laushter.l
8 THE SOUTH SOLID NO LONGER. l.
With this he commenced an entertain
Ing and often eloquent running common
tary on political issues. lie quoted from
the Register OF yesterday the statement il
an alleged telegram from New York tia
all the New York papers but ORC Ia,
printed the "late issue" Of Aiulligan let
tors; this ono, the Tribune, had not. Thel
he showed the Tribune Of the 10th con
taining the letters. IIe also referred {,
8 the statement Of Carl Schurz made il
1850 that the Democrats had bee,
out OF power 20 long tina. II they wcr'
then 10 get back In they would eat all thu
grccnbacks in the Treasury. Laughter.
Perhaps the most interesting portion o
the speech was that in which the speaker
told OF tho breaking up Of the Solid South
lie said that IN New Orleans, where before
+ this year he never saw n white man in ;
. Republican procession, twcnty.one white
4 Blaine clubs have been formed, and anon,
their members Ia every lrlshman in thu
town. [Cheers.]
lie said their would be no counting OIL
or bull-dozing this time, 'ior the fellows
who used to do that are with lis now
[Cheers and laughter.]
| GI TARIFF THE ISSUE.
| The speaker said the reason Of
this tidal wave was that the South had
forgotten politics inhersclnsl interest in Il
protective tariff. [Applause.] He said hi
was himselia sugar planter, and he knew
I what he was talking about Cuban plant.
ers sold in this country sugar grown by
| slave labor and refined with yellow fever
] Laughter. four cents lower than il can
be made i'll this country and pay laborers
lair wages and capital Il modest profit,
The interest OF England in the triumph
OF Cleveland and free trade was shown
and the movement OF the masses Of the
Irish Americans to the standard of Blaine
and protection WIS also eloquently alluded
to. The speaker predicted that ii Cicvc-
land were elected 4 subscription would
have to be raised TO keep Wheeling mer-
chants out OF the poor honse.
lMpoLlrE DEMOCRATS.
Throughout the speech Democrats
through the audience kept in,errupting.
1t might be wclito print the names OF Il
few OF these, particularly of one very per-
sistcnt young man who learned valuable
lesson. This youths remarks became SO
annoying that Col. Murrill stopped his
speech, and addressing him personally re-
lated q little story OF goat which was too
iond Of butting. Finally its owner rugged
upa dummy OF iron, dressed it like n man,
and set it up in the goats pen. lie then
retired to watch the fun, but the goat but
ted away ut the iron till the man rot tired
and went to bed, leaving it butting. In
the morning went out early, and u funny
sight met his eyes. The goat had but
ted out its brains and worn away all of
itself hut the tail, and the tail was still
butting.
"Now,"' said tho speaker, "thc Demo-
crazy butled its brains out on this very
platform Monday night, but the tail is still
buttins away" s,s
Amid the laughtcr,which followed this
neat application, the troublesome youth
sncaked away.
The speech was enjoyed throughout,
and at its close was applaudcd to the echo.
/ TWO snoRT SPEECHES.
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