Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-07

he hoped that every one in the audience
could lead the letter in full.
Judge Thurman then turned his attention
10 Mississippi and read from the American
Encyclopedias for 1875 the proceedings OF
the Taxpayers Convention of that State
held at jackson on January 4, 1875, when
il was shown that the last levy which In
1869 was ten acres on the hundred dollars
of the assessed value Of lands was four
times as great in 1871, eight and half As
great in 1872, twelve and halt times as
great in 1873, and fourteen times as great
az in in 1874. Atthe same time the asses
ment Of property greatly exceeded its mar
ket value and the public debt had been In
creased over $50, 400 annually. The same
extrayagauce was shown in the manage
ment of county affairs. He stated that
The Democrats Carried Mississippi
in 1875, it was said it had been through
teIritorism and fraud This was false and
be read letter from United States Senator
Renels TO the President in support OF his
ascertain. He promised its reading b.
stating that Renels was colored minister
and a Republican. BE had served in the
Senate with him and found him to be man
of education and respectability. He was q
Republican, but his strongest wishes were
for the prosperity and happiness Of the col
ored race. He then read the letter, which,
after stating that the blacks we're naturally
Republican said they had been imposed
upon and robbed by q set of scoundrels and
unprincipled sdventurers until they had
risen in theis might and overthrown their
oppressors. The letter closes as follows.
The bitterness and hate created BY the
late civil strife have in my opinion been ob,
liberated in this State, except, perhaps, IN
some localities, and would have long since
been entirely effaced were it not for some
unprincipled men who would keep alive the
bitterness of the past and inculcate hatred
between the races IN order that they may
sggrandize themselves By Office and emolu.
uents to control my people, the effect OF
which is to degrade them. / give you my
apinion, that had our State administration
adhered to Republican principles and
stood by the platform upon which
It was elected the State to-day
would have been on the highway
70 prosperity. If the State administration
had advanced patriotic measures, appointed
only honest and competent men to office
and sought to restore confidence between
the races, bloodshed would have been un
known, peace would have prevailed, federal
interference been unthought Of and har
mopy, friendship and mutual confidence
would have taken the place Of the bayonet
The speaker then read Grants last mes.
sage, as read to his old companions in arms
Oy Col. Fred Grant, aud closed his speech
by saying, Il have no time to speak Of
State politics, except to say that
| believe q good license law
would be the best solution OF the liquor
question. In 1851 voted against the pro-
hibition and the constitution forbidding
license, ind have not changed my opinion
since. A word more. You have State
ticket composed of competent men, aud that
was fairly nominated. l earnestly appeal to
you 10 give it your warm support and think
It is your duty to show By your votes that
you have confidence in the existing admins
iration Of the Federal Government.
"Do your duty, and your whole duty and
never despair of success"