Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-20
A Big Meeting of West Wrginians
on Ohio Soil.
GEN. W. H. GIBSON At BRIDGEPORT.
AR Orthodox Republican Speech, DeIiV-
cred to an Audience Of Seven
thousand People from Va
rious Points.
THE TOWN WELL ILLUMINATED.

has any unsightly objects, had them con-
cesled beneath the miles Of bunting and the
hundreds of National flags that decorated
the houses and aoated from every window.
Thousands of Chinese lanterns illuminated
the streets, and hundreds of lamps, lanterns
and other artificial lights lighted up the
houses of the Republicans who We'd
with each other in their
effort to do honor to. the "old man
eloquent" A special train from Bellaire
brought up several hundred persons, includ-
ing several ward clubs and the township
guards of Pultney township, headed BY the
Heatherington band and several drum corps.
EtnaviIle sent large delegation headed by
the McClelland band, while delegations were
present from nearly every township in Bel
mont county.
The Most Imposing Delegation
came from Wheeling headed by Kramer S
Wheeling city band. In this delegation
were the Plumed Knights the Seventh
ward, First, Fourth, Sixth and Eighth wards
and Capt. Ham Davis colored guards.
Martin Ferry was also in line. Col. L.
II. Anderson, who was present, said it was
the largest meeting he has seen this cam
paign.
The platform had been erected on Pike
street, near the C. 4 P. track. Upon it in
addition to the McClelland band were the
Hon. Lorenzo Danford, Col c. l.. Poor
man, Hon. c. d. Hubbard. DR.. 7. H. Lo-
gan. S. X. Wallace, George Wise, Alexander
Mitchell, Gen. A. B. Caldwell, Judge John
! Cochran, Z. P. Rhodes, Capt. John Carlin,
Capt. J. A. Faris, Col. 7 Fl. Anderson, Of
Cambridge Capt. B. B. Dovener, Frank
Robinson. John Frew, Col. Vim. A. Hunt,
of St. Clairsyille.
The Crowd
was yariOusly estimated at from seven to
ten thousand people. Some estimates
| placed the attendance as hi gh as fifteen
thousand, but the first named figure it is
! thought is not far from the right one.
/ Prio. to the time of calling the meeting
TO order the Hon. Lorenzo Danford called
attention to the meetings that will be held
in Bellaire, Martins Ferry and st. Glars
vile, and the Logan demonstration on the
Island next week.
Col. c. L. Poormsn and Capt. Dovener
we're next introduced and addressed the
meeting till the arrival of Mr. Gibson.
The speech.
II was lust . o'clock when General Glib
son came upon the stand. The Hon. Lo-
renzo Danford was called to the chair, and
without predatory remarks introduced Gen.
eral Gibson. He 6egan By saying that he
had been badly squeezed in the Maine cam
| paign, but felt ike doing some work in
] Ohio. The Introductory portion Of his
speech was a recital OF the birth, the growth
and achievements Of the Republican party.
The Two Candidates.
Turning to the candidates of the two
great parties, he said: The Democrats have
| named Grover Cleveland and /. A. Hen
! dricks. Is tksTe a man IN all of this vast
sssembage = no ever heard Of Grover Cleve-
land until two years ago? Oh, IS there a
Democrat here tonight who believes that
Cleveland could again 90 before the Chi
cago convention and get Ave votes? He Is
man who aas no political knowledge;
man who cold not and cannot 60 into the
home of ay man in Buffalo. BE was
nominated % please q society of cranks.
He was nominated to please george VIII
liam Curtis. Henry Ward Beecher and men
Of that s'aub.
On the cher hand, there is James G.
Blaine, wkohas for twenty-five years led IN
Tn Great Civic Battles
of the county,. He has been the leader in
Congress. ae was the chosen friend and
confidential adviser of the immortal Gar
field. generos. noble, peerless. With him
we have pu Up that type Of the civilian
soldier, that nan who ran the batteries OF
Yicksburg, tat man who famed through
Georgia Ike a thing of storm, that man
who succeedd Mcpherson and Joined in
the march frou Atlanta to the sea. 1t Is
the best ticketever put up by the Republi-
can or any oter party. II is as good on
one end as otthe other; James G. Blaine,
the invincible and John A. Logan, the
citizen-soldier. 1t viii win either way you
run il. Shall Blaine with his big family
his big-hearte sons, his wife, the no5lest
lady in the lad, occupy the White House
or shall Grovr Cleveland with his family
occupy it?
The DemOcras Had Control of This
Country
during 6fty-twryears. In twentytour years
or less the Rpubhcsn party has added
twenty-five milons to the population, and
= to-day not a aye breathes our air. In
: 1861, when the Democrats quit business, We
had two mjlEonix hundred thousand farms,
with an averag Of two hundred and three
acres to the Earl. To-day, we have eight
million four hundred and eighteen
! thousand farm. with an average OF
one hundred an thirty-f0ur acres to the
E farm. In 1861 tere Was 4,6SO, 900 families
in this country; o day there are l0,SlS,OOO
I families with auayerage Of FIVE and half
persons to a fauiy. In 1861 we had in our
manufacturing itustries l,Sls, 900 persons;
to-day we hye 5,+S0,000 persons
! We make onsourth Of all the man
ufaetured goods { the globe. In 1861 we
had 81 900 milesof railroads; to-day We
! have l22, 900 mis. We have to-day 1000
steam engines wa
Lungs OF Friend Breath Of Flame,
dragging 9OO,OGears to all parts of the
! country. We haI the telegraph and tele-
= phone, the Atlani Cable, and al because
: the Republican prty esnght the heehnng
lightning and brOkht it down and taught
il its a. B. c. NoDemocratic administra-
, ton would have printed the telephone,
. No Democrat talsof the future, but Of the
mast. He says wit his face to the wall,
| Ob Lord, wish iaes were ike they used
tobe Again the)emOcrate party don
TrSSr how to fan. Why in 1861 they
-aissa q lSO 900 bshels Of corn. Today
We - Ssvs Ia, 10000. They in 1861 81,
sSo I OOS sSeep wit 2O,OO0,o0O pounds o.
wool To-aNy we have $1,000, 600 WIN
IsS 0oo OOS pound of wool They hsc
9S 600 SSS be:.' Ofeattle, as against As,
80 oSSVOo, 80 - TS - Then the Missouri river
oOV'OSO .U, s'~~. se- :, aay we have no from
Hs O +. " ~ - have added SSS, ,00O,-
000, 600 to the Weal1 On Ine eoh 49,
I: Gsy " Wa s's s,s s slS AZ Ha 'OOo richer thar
England, 81, ,0O0, 10000 tia 80 ~
81, ,OOO, ,O00, 900 riehs than Ge.
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