Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-22
MIR. HOGG In RITCHIE.
Nominees of the County Convention-Mr.
Hogg's Ringing Speech.

WAS gaia Gay iOr tue DtnOcTacy OF hlUcnne
county, and the rock ribbed Democracy
of the county gave grand and enthusias-
tic welcome to the young and gallant
standard bearer of the Fourth Congression-
al district.
By order of Executive Committee the
Democracy met in mass convention for the
purpose Of nominating delegate to the
Legislature and County Commissioner,
and right royalty the Democracy of the
county responded to the call of the ex-
committee. The county convention met
at the Court House, and organized by the
selection of the Hon. Robert Blair as
permanent Chairman, and B. F. Ayres,
editor of the Rerielc as Secretary. A dele
gate srom Murphy district nominated Hon.
Greed Collins as delegate to the Legislature
at the mention of Mr.. Collins name the
vast audience went wild with enthusiasm,
and Mr.. Collins was nominated by accla-
nation. Mr. Prunty was then nominated
by reclamation for County Commissioner,
and after the adoption of ringing plat
form, the convention adjourned. Mr..
Collins, the nominee for delegate to the
Legislature, was born in Richie county,
and from early manhood has been identi-
fed with the leading business interests of
the county. He has been for years the
leading merchant of Pennsboro. In his
nomination the Republicans read the fiat
of fate, and it is acknowledged on all
hands that Mr.. Collins will be the next
member of the Legislature from Richie
county, and the county will have
in Mr.. Collins representative who
will take care of her interests
and will be the peer of any delegate to the
Legislature from any section of the State.
1t is also conceded that Mr.. Prunty will
be elected.
Hon. Chas. f. Hogg was then introduc~
ed to the vast audience, which competent
Judges ESTIMATE to have numbered about
1000, and in speech of one hour and q
half long, held the audience spell bound
by his mastery presentation of facts and
his matchless elOquence. In the opening
of his speech, Mr.. HOgg said he did not
propose to slander his opponents and was
opposed to any dirt throwing in this cam
paign, but proposed to win on the splen
did record of the Democratic party, whose
standard bearer he was proud to be, since
its formation in 1901, down to the present
time. Mr.. Hogg rapidly and eloquently
sketched the history Of the Democratic
party, its triumph and defeat from JEFF
ferson to Cleveland, its tariff record,
the distinguished gentleman's argument
was simply unanswerable, and his allu-
sion to the grand record of our party. Its
Jefferson, It's Madison, its Jackson, its
Cleveland were applauded to the echo by
every Democrat present. Mr.. HOgg rap
idly reviewed the good work done for the
people by the Democratic party since it
came in power in the lower house of Con-
gress and the Presidency; its restoring
back to the public domain 10000, 600
acres of land for settlement, which was
voted away by the Republican party while
in power to railroad mOnOpolists, and
which would have been l3,0O0,OOO acres
more hut for Republican Senate, of the
liberality of the Democratic House of Rep
resentatives to the boys who wore the
blue as is evidenced by the fact that the
pension appropriation bill passed
! by the first session of the Forty
ninth Congress was 50 900, 600 dollars more
than was ever appropriated by any
previous Congress, of the passage by a
| Democratic House of the Reagan Inter
state Commerce bill and its defeat by the
Republican Senate. Mr.. Hogg brought
down the house, when he read the plank
of the platform adopted at the Republican
Point Pleasant Convention, which de-
manded the establishment of bureau of
labor and statistics by the general Govern
ment, when such n bureau has been in OPP
Grafton three years; of the Republican cry
for a navy, when they have destroyed the
best navy of the world, and when the
| Republican party spent the last five years
it was in power so, 900, 900 and had not
built single vessel, and in contrast Mr..
Hogg stated that the Democratic party
had appropriated $2O,OOO,OOO for
navy and we would have lS
steel cruisers completed and
equipped in q few months, and which
would be able to uphold Uncle Sans hon
or either in Canadian waters or on the
gulf Mr.. Hogg conclusiyely showed that a
high protective tariff does not protect the
laborer, and was the most infamous policy
ever adopted by any party, especially when
the Republicans passed that infamous Con-
tract Labor bill in 1864 thus permitting
Corporations to import the Pauper Labor OF
Europe and Asia, to crowd out OF our
workshops, factories and mines, honest
American labor protection such as the
wolf gives the lamb, and which bill was
repealed by the present Democratic House
of Representatives under the able leader
ship of EA- Governor Curtis that true friend
of Americas Labor and which was signed
by Cleveland. Mr.. HOgg declared him
self in accord with the National Democrat
ic Platform adopted at Chicago in 1884 on
the tariff, Silver, and the payment of the
surplus in the Treasury. He ell
oquently endorsed Cleveland's Administra-
ton and its brilliant record made the
Is months it has been in power, and which
was only an index of what it would ac-
complish during its term, he alsopredicted
long lease of power for the Democratic
party, party which had seen the downfall
of all isms, such as Federalism, Whigism,
know nOthingism, and would shortly wit
ness the downfall Of Republicanism. The
party although 81 years old was still in
the bloom Of youth.
Mr.. Hogg paid his compliments to Hon.
Jno. A. HutchisOn, showed while a member
of the legislature, his resolution instructing
the committee on taxation to inquire as TO
the valuation Of school houses, churches,
cemeteries and charitable institutions
which were untaxed and also what
revenue could be raised for the state if
they taxed such property. Mr.. Hogg was
enthusiastically applauded during his
speech, and the effects will be noted the
2nd day Of November.
Hon. Ira d. Post, Of Harrison county,
the nominee Of the Democratic party for
State Senate from this Senatorial district,
was now introduced by Mr.. Blair. Mr..
Post is a well-to-do farmer Of Harrison
county, and the farmers of the State will
have in Mr. Post an aggressive and an able
advocate Of their interests in the Legisla-
ture, and he will, have no doubt, be
elected over that man Of all Others in this
State, distinguished for his disfranchise-
ment and prescription record, Judge
Edwin Marcwell.
Mr.. Post'sspeech was bristling over with