The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-15
HARpER'S FERRY MEETING.

The Grent Backbone Stinener-A Small
o Crowd for the Blow Made.
Corresponding Of the In,llisueet.
HAHpzR's FERRY, September 1s.-The
Democrats held their long talked Of and
largely advertised interstate backbone
stiifener meeting yesterday on Island
Park, at this place. The. big guns were
here, and as it was generally understood
that their meeting had been arranged at
New York under the auspices OF National
Democratic Executive Committee ior the
purpose of bolstering up sinking politi.
cal ship which is sailing along the border
Of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia,
we all concluded that it would certainly
be big affair. Senator German was on
hand, as also ex-senator W. A. Wallace,
Of Pennsylvania; Ex-Governor Hamilton
w. Carroll, OF Maryland; Hon. II. G. Da-
Wis, George o. Converse, OF Ohio; Henry
S. Walker and other lesser lights. The
day came and with it the most delightful
weather We have had during the summer.
The crowd numbered from fifteen hun.
dred to two thousand, including men,
women and children Governor Carroll
was the first speaker, but he did not
draw well.s Henry S. Walker. follow.
ed him. in his usual rhetorical style
and fund OF anecdote; next came Mr.. Wal-
lace, from whom great things were ex.
pected, but whose TRADE disappointed the
people more than any OF the other speak.
ers. He commenced by saying that
something. was the matter! "What is it,
he cried. why" said he, cashiers and
and presidents OF banks are speculatins in
peoples funds and when found out are
either fleeing to Canada or committing
suicide. The shops are stopping work and
the mines are closing and all such evils
are on the country. And why is this?" said
he; because the same crowd of men are
holding the offices all the time, and Just as
soon as We get chance to put them all
out, times will get better and the country
will be prosperous" He, used as an illus.
tration the fact that nature changes the
body once in seven years to. make ii
healthy and vigorous; the leaves on the
trees change, &C., and in this strain he
preached change! change! change! Never
once did he attempt to discuss 4 single
issue of the campaign. Is Y azI7ai
~ When this speaker had finished, Colonel
John r. Fellows, Of New York, was intro
duced, and for three hours proceeded to
find fault with the Republican party for
its management OF public affairs. Among
the many striking Misrepresentation
which he made the following is sample
He said that before the Republicans came
in power, people could buy the public
lands for fifty cents per acre that the
Republican party was the champion OF the
Whisky; Ring. These are but two OF a
large number OF statements which be urg-
ed upon his hearers, which any school
boy conversant with the history OF the
Republican party knew to, be false0 Dur
ing Colonel Fellows address man in the
audience, somewhat demoralizcd by catas-
trophe Juice, asked him what hesand his
party had to say about the 5workingmen,
but the distinguished speaker paid no
more attention to the inquiry than, he did
to the placid flowing OF the blue water Of
the Potomac in front OF him-in fact not a
single one OF the speakers referred to the
cause ot:workins people, cause which is
most dear to them down here and
one which they viii defend asains,
the onalaught Of the Democracy by their
votes in October and November. | was
somewhat amused at the remark OF IN old
lady after the speaking was over. I asked
her what, she. thought OF it, said she, .:'it
did not change my mind, which I had
made up n few days ago" I asked her In
which direction 1t, ran, and she, replied
that "a few days ago someone In Wheel
ing sent her document in which she
read that the Democrats were in favor d
low. wages and the Republicans were in
favor Of high wages; that she had read Il
to her three sons, who were voters and
that was all they wanted to know Il tina
they intended voting the Republican
ticket this fall, although they had neve
done 10 hefore.''S This is but one oi til,
many instances which could nan,e, hu
1t is enough to show the drift OF publ,
sentiment In the Eastern Panhandle I Th,
fact Ii they see their hopes passing ava,
every day and are frantic In their effort
Ito check the Stampede, hut to no purpose
for the further, they 60 the worse they get
| The Republicans are jubilant, while til,
Democrats 4,ase, correspond adipgly despoRd