South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-12-12
The Language Of . Patriot.
SPEECH OF lDHN W., DANIEL.

AT the drupQ DEMONSTRATIONS In
Richmond on Taesaay night, Novem-
Der 10Th. among the many excellent
epeeches made. fe publish the follow
ing of Msj. JOHN w. Daniels, the re-
Gently elected Copgressman from the
Lynchburg District. The speaker.
the Dispatch says. uas greeted with
the widest cheers as he spoke, and n,
iimes he had to stand for minutes nm.
til tue applause subsidized. He said:
With thankfulness to Almighty
God, who has given as the victory,
with joy ia yourioy, and gratitude for
the JOY of al, hail you. bio.her vir.
ginians, brother Americans, in this
happy hour! Wherefore "has the
city cast her people out upon her p
Wherefore is the nation Las he'd intv
an ocean of fire? Wherefore have
tbs streets run flame, that ,seemingly
b. eak into fiery pathways to the skiesa
Wherefore are there grand hosannahs
uplift, d to "the tinkiing starsap na
Right has broken the chain of might.
Virtue hae stricken down corruption.
The onward tread of imperialism has
been arrested. Sectionalism has beeu
rebuked. Unionism is triumphant.
"Public office is public trust" has
been proclaimed as by . trumpet blast.
"Te'l the TRUTH" as by light flash
ed down from heaven, has been bla.
zoried upon the armament in a rain.
bow OF peace. .s,s,,, o.
The nation wears a crown Of civic
victory, unspotted by IA single drop
OF fralricidai blood.
The Constitute and the Union are
rewedded. Up from under the fresh
two-dollar bills of Dudley, up from
uuder the lying wires and PRISON bar
suits of Jay Gould, up from under the
fierce grip of one hundred thousand
placement. up from under the clubs
and bulldog revolvers of the deputy
marshal., up from under a mountain
oil lies and threats, the unmagnetized,
unr urchasabIe, un,errifed Democracy
has risen in mighty majesty. III
The people have risen in their full
stature and have come again unto
their own! The spendthriits and the
spoilsmeh OF the treasury; the ram
bling recreants from official duty; the
greedy monopolists; the ambitious
the "soap" ballot man.
lpulators, and the false counters, and
the plotting lobbyists; the star-route
thieves, the land-grabbers, the civil
service debauchers-have heard a
voice crying through the wilderness
OF jar rlng-faction MAKE their way
straight; Grover Cleveland and Tho
mas Hendricks are President and
Vice President of these United States!
They ehall not be counted out -
And in this saying "the voice of the
people is the voice of Godr'
Around the feet Divine Of Him who says:
MY truth shall make you free. forever Free
Break, break, a1d clash and clang. ye chorus
of praise, fn st
Till earth one grand deliverancs shall see.'
Break, burst ye feusrs Clashiug, changing
fall,
Break g,ind to sbapele;s dust your cruel mass:
Free feet ! Free souls Free hearts are march.
To God and truth stard back and let them
pass ~
My countrymen, you celebrate the
greatest event of the nineteenth CEN
tury-one of the grandest events OF
history. Magnificent is the spectacle
the greatest republic, the very bios.
som OF the ages, with ifty-five MILL
ons of freemen, changing its rulers at
Ito own free will without cannon
shot or bayonet thrust.
The contest was between the Re-
publican party and the republic.
Thank God, the republic has won -
This mighty Issue OF free thought will
break over every monarchy of the Old
World. Every pillar of the French
repui lie will be strengthened. The
liberal movement in England goes
with incalculabIe refreshment
and reinforcement. The spirit of
J Jefferson reiufrses itself into every
fibre of our national being. Had the
result been otherwise the hand upon
the dial of time would have been turn.
ed back century.
Let us take TO heart the lesson of
this victory. Democracy will never
crow over an honorable foe when he
is down Ii comes Lot for vengeance.
Ii bad rather pick up than cut down
that hits hard where neediul. Bat
be it remembered that The Republic. n
leader one OF the most brilliant men
of lie generation-after tremendous
has been beaten bv hls own
record. Had he been in bio public
career public servant instead of
self servant, enricLing himself ia de-
vious ways, be would now be Presi-
dent
Had not Grover Cleveland been AN
honest man who dedicated bimself TO