The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-05
A GREAT DEBATE
Between Judge BranuOn and Hon.
Nathan GOtf at GlenyiIIe,
ON THE ISSUES OF THE DAY.
The First District Chestnut Has
the Bell Pulled on Him.
BRANNON "AIRS" HIMSELF
On the. Tariff Question and is Et.
fectually Squelched
BY HARRISON'S DOUGHTY SON,
Who Tells His OppOuenta Thing
or Two He Did Not Know.
crInnTTTct TNr NITn my, MI CTrI11y
SURPLUS IN THE TREASURY,
Tho Difference Between the Party
md tho President.
THE MERRY CHESTNUT BELL.

Specid! Correspondence " the httlIigMctr
GLENvILLR, w. Va, Oct, IA joint
discussion between Golf and Brannon, at
GIouville, on Friday, October lst, was ar
ranged after great deal Of dodging ard
quibblipg upon the part OF BrAnnon'a
friends, They were evidently seeking adj
vantage and had no intention whatever,
Of consentiug to ioIntdiscussion, If 1t
could be avoided without fatal results to
them; they took the time to count noses
by labelling every man with Brannon
badge, who would consent to wear one.
by this meAns they asCertaiUed that the
crowd would be pretty evenly divided.
The Republican delegation from Weston,
alter rsipg every means to determine
whsther or not Brannon would consent,
before starting on the trip, decided that it
was the intention Of Brannon'a irienda to
try 10 capture the crowd, they then deCid.
ed to take with them tho Weston CoTnet
Band asa persuasive method to bring them
to time, aud it had It's effect. AS soon az
Brannon's henChmen learned definitely,
tbRt the band would be present, they &C.
cepted the proposition for q joint discus.
sion. GoF was to occupy the tlss hour
aud Brannon was to follow for an hour
and . hslf, and Cotf 10 Closs in half hour.
GofT opened by Saying thatit was a great
pleasure to meet face TO face 90 many Of
tho cjtiasnB Of Gllmer county to discuss
the vital issues Of the canvass and ths iu-
ture success Of West Virginia; that he
was glad to sec 90 many wearing the Btan.
non badge, as they were the men hO
wanted to reason with, aud II 1t could be
shown that he wns wrong in hiS ideas lie
desired that they shonld know it. He
stated thEt two years prior 10 that that he
had given them reasons for the faith that
was in him. He spoke very respectfully
OF his opponent, and said he had known
him. when the flush OF boyhood was on
his (GoiT's) cheek. He was not there to
seek their suffrage by personal abuse.
Tho interests OF Harrison and Gilmer arc
alike, though wa may b' political oppo.
nents and TO imaginary line can divide
our humanity. oppose the Judge politi.
csliy. told him two years ago that !
would beat him, aud l did It," Turning
to tha Judge Il intend to do 1t again"
{ Loud cheers.
TRUE TO MS TRUST.
He paid therS was no mistake abolt
that; tina! he did not want the nomipN.
tion-.it Was probable that the Judge did.
Not that he failed TO recognize the high
honor 10 represent his noble constituency,
and It Ia for them to say whether or no.
he had been true 10 the trust imposed In
him. Cheers, and "you have."] He had
naysr snirked responsibility, and with
Coda help he never would. They were
told two yO&s ago by tho Judge that
Gol'a cause was not worthy tneir consid-
Grafton or ballot. He asked them II they
remembered tho promises made by Bran.
non on that occasion, and th9 predictions
made by Gof in the event Of Democratic
success. ("Yes, yes, you Raid that calls
hide would bring about rs much then IS
calf would under Democratic iule, and
yonr pred Ctions have come true.' Loud
cheers The General then asked Bran.
non 10 please show wherein they had full
filled his promises, and pleHss not to
forget 1t when his turn cams TO sneak,
He referred To the sum Of SiOO,00O,OO0
that was locked up In the Treasury, aud
promised 10 pay 1t out when they came
into power. He asked II money was more
plentiful now than then. ("Nov)
Cleveland had shown q disposition to
still increase the amount instead OF pay
Ing it out.
The Republicans paid out $3.50, ,0O0,00O q
year, Brannon wanted them turned out
because they didn't pay out more. And
that there was not $4O0 100000 in the
Treasury at that time. Just here BrRnnon
Jumped up and stated that he had sRld
there was only $685., 100000. ("Don't deny
It Judge, We remember what you said."
Gotl inquired II money was moro plentiful
now than then. ("No, Sir, not hero.")
[OheerH, They adopted Wall street tao
Tics aud put II under lock and key. Cleve'
land said we will not only keep what we
now have but pile millionO upon 1t. Was
that the promised roiorm2 Our friends
met In Clarksburg and nominated judge
Brannon, and pissed resolutions 0ndOrs'
ing ClGVelNnd's policy. For tho last elk
months Bome money has been paid out,
l. made great difference about gonle'
things when voters were asked for. When
banda began TO play and the flags began
10 iloat then they commenced paying out
q little money with the faint hope OF satiG.
flying a complaining people.
pRATn.HED REPENTANCE.
Death.bud repentance was thu novel
kind and not at oil advisable in this case.
In caucus at Washington tho Democratic
leaders met with grave faces and shook
their heads, saying that "the man up tho
Avenue and Manning are violating the
promiGea made by us." Morrlson's Bill
reoulred aud demanded that tho money
boarded up in the Treasury should be
paid out. Never before In the history oi
this Government was party In power
compelled by Congress to do what II was
right they should do Motrison's resolu'
tion required II to be paid out. Cleve.
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