The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-19
GOV. FORAKER SPEAKS
TO A BIG cRowDAT ETNAvlLLE.
A Fine Meeting and a Regular ovation to
ohio's Gallant Governor last Might
The Democracy AFraigued by one
who Knows what he Is Say Ing,

who Knows what he Is say Ing
An immense crowd was present last
evening at the Republican meeting at
lEtnayille addressed by ohio's gallant
and much admired Governor, General ].
B. Foraker Owing to 3 mlsundels!and-
ing as to the train upon which the Cover
nor would arrive no wss little late in
reaching the stand, but the time was well
put in by the Union oornet Band, Whose
sweet strains entertained the crowd well
In the interim,
Governor Foraker was expected on the
afternoon q. & P, train, but came instead
on the B. 4 o, road, He was joined at
Bellsire by Col, Q. j.. PoOrmRu, aud the
two distinguished Ohio Republicans made
the six Miles from B,llairs TO E.nayille
via Wheeling, crossing to Bridgeport 10 the
street cars, There DR.. ]. NJ. Todd and
number al prominent local Republicans
met them, and they were escorted TO the
place Of the meeting IN a carriage.
At E.nsVille COmmodious and sub
stsutial stand had been erected just across
the O, Il 7. track from the lEInS mill,
facing southwark, and here all the neCOs.
sary preparations had been well attended
to BY local committee, the chairman Of
which was Nj, Robert Smith, President
Tsllman, OF the Lima mill; ] l.. B. No
Donald, Ex-MAyOr Robinson, Judge Hot,
Mr., David Thomas aud number OF other
prominent citizens occupied seats on the
platform. Iu the crowd were noticed j.
d. EIaon, Squire II, @. Peterman, Mr., r,
Muhp, j, h, Cowden and other prominent
Wheeling men, Editor Hunt, OF the St.,
Clsirsyille Chronicle, David II, Darrah and
Charley BAltzsll, Of Bellaife.
Mr., David Howell was chosen chairman
Of the meeting on motion OF Mr.. Smith,
d9v. FoRAHRR's SPEECH. y
Mr., Howell introduced the orator OF the
evening without any EemaF ks o! bis own
Gov, Foraker was received with cheers
and applause, He said he was always
glad TO como into this part OF the State,
especially to advocate the principles oil
tho great Republican pRrty-to the wis
dom Of whose administration for quar-.
ter OF q century here abounded splendid
testimonials, like this great rolling mill
near.
Before he came to this part OF the Re.
publican record, however, he wanted to
talk about the war. He hoped no Demo.
crat would bs startled. He did not pro,
pose to talk about the part the Democracy
took in the war; that part was scarcely
worth mentioning on any occasion. lie
was not going to arraign the patriotism or
craftsmanship OF Vallandigham, or any
other great Democratic light oil that per-
iod. He merely wished TO recall enough
OF the causes and consequences Of
that war 10 draw q moral that was timely
now. He BketChed briefly the great anti.
slavery agitation before the war. Ills
mention Of the name Of Lincoln was re-
csiyed with applause. Lincoln was fairly
elected, aud deserved the allegiance Of
every section, every Slate, every inha6.
liant Of every section and every State,
But he did not get 1t. They attempted to
form new Government, with slavery
and free trade as Ito cardinal principles,
and jeff Davis as its President. But
Abraham Lincoln forbade, and to enforce
his order, millions Of mon came FROM the
mills and meadows OF the North--thsre
were few mills, though-and stood DO.
tween the Nation and the Nations danger.
TIE WAR RECALLED.
That war lasted four long aud bloody
years, coat nearly 10000 lives, aud billions
OF treasure. But when the boys came
home, they came In triumph, having
made labor honorable and per.
petuated popular free government, And
all the people Of tho South had to do was
to throw down their arms, 80 home and
behave themselves. The war was not 2
war Of conquest We thought too much
OF them to let them 60 10 ruin, They
we're invited to return Of once In peace.
What would have been the conSe'
auence Il Gen. Lee had taken Grants
sword? fVoice-"He didn't get it?"] No,
he didn't; and We woIld be fighting yet
before he could have taken III Zap
plause.1 But II the result had been the
other way, they would have taken mol
only old Virginia, but West Virginia, too
bridge and all LLaugbter.l and then there
would have been row between Pitts.
burgh and Wheeling over that bridge and
the steamboat navigation OF that beautiful
stream; and when you wanted 10 90 oVel
to Wheeling you would have had to ge
q passport. That you'd have been for
eiRn country.
Then we Of the North would have bad
to pay the debt Of the south--half The
country pay twice the debt the whole
country now has to pay Why do Ire
mind you Of this7 That may bring you
to realize what q debt we owe those who
saved the Union [Cheers We owe
them not only boundless debt Of grail
tude, buta houndless debt OF dollars and
cents as well. Applause. When thai
great army was being organized to save
tho Union, we promised The boys who
went that their loved ones should be
they came disabled by honorable
wounds.
MRS. DRADLKY's PENSION VETOED.
The speaker told Of Thomas ]. Bradley,
OF Highland county. Ohio, who followed
his four sons into the Union
army. Wounded severely at Stone
River, he refused to 20 home,
but recovered and fought It ont to the end.
Two Of his cons were killed, another hsd
bis right arm shot of, and the fourth l9st
his right eye. Three or four years ago the
old man died. Under the pension laws
his widow was not entitled TO pension,
because the immediate cause OF hiB death
was not his wound. His widow was old
and helpless. Her neighborB-thres hpn.
dred Of the best and noblest citizens OF
that county-aBked Congress to grant her
a pension. Congress passed bill putting
her on the penaion rolls, authorizing The
government, which Vs heard SO often in
1884 had 100000 piled up in the
treasury, to pay old Sarah Ann Bradley
Sl2 month. President Cleveland vetoed
the bill, because II "might establish q
dangerous precedent" Derisive Laugh.
nv Tho Jauuarn,,u nvanadnbt NINA nat1I,.