Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-06
GIBSON AT POINT PLEASANT.
A Throng Upon the streets and the Court
House Filled From Old Mason and Ad-
joining Counties.

Special 20 NF Register.
PoNr PLEASANT, May THE May
term of Circuit Court convened this morn
lug and brought with iC many who are 80
unfortunate as to have business before that
tribunal. This, OF itself would not, how
ever, explain the presence Of the large
crowd which oil day throngsd the streets
ind filled the Court House. The Repub-
ican boast Of carrying the Safe IN the
ne xt contest has been heard down in the
Fourth District, and the large gathering Of
the masses to-day from the hills aud va!st
of the lower part Of the kansTha valley
evidenced the fact that the Democracy II
awake aud ready to meet the foe.
As per announcement, Congressman
Gibson arrived last evening, and at l:32
D m. was introduced 10 the large audience
gathered in the court house By Hon. Chas
Z. Hogg, his competitor before the next
congressional convention. After u tea III
u~roductory remarks tho speaker began 10
hauule the Republican party in which he
does it When occupying his seat in Con
gress-without gloves.
Said he: No law has been enacted for
more than twenty years that has not been
written By Republican hands. That party
must therefore be credited with whatever
100 has come upon ths country snd hello
TssnonsibIe 80 whatever i'll has OefAllen 1t.
Among the latter be I'D Inc present tsIor
difficulties to the class legls.~'oa OF 'ls
last two decades by which the laborers
he laEd are to-day mnrshaled together Ia
an Unarmed array, aud O half dozen lnoi
viduals have arisen from pauperlsm TO De
the pcssessorso OF hundreds OF millions In
connection be reviewed J. Gould's manip-
ulstion of the Missouri Pacific Halt
road, and showed how it, stock had been
purchased for So 900, 900 and wstered mp
30 1000. 900. Then he continued: Twenty
years of Republican rule gave to railroads
q lage portion ofthe public domain u
more money that was required TO build IN"
roads, these corporations receiving Stu UOO
in cash and $4,000 in land per mile.
Then turning his attention TO the exist
ing discriminating tariff LAVE, he SAID:
" twenty-five years ago American mer-
cban,nen were seen in the pOrts OF every
oation; today our flag has been driven
from the high seas. By that tariff the gov,
eminent collected $500. 600, 900 annually.
But what has been done With it2 The
navy is so much depleted that the
half savage sailors of China or the two
meuof.wsr of Chill could destroy San
Francisco and rsvsge toe entire Paclhc
coast, while Spain. q fourth class European
power, could lay New York city IN aste5
There is not to day in ali our coast line
defences a single gun that can pierce al
iron-clsd ship" $3.50,
Speaking of the Senatorial contest he
counseled harmony, and said: Some want
Camden, some want Wilson, and sill oh
srs want Davis; but | ssy TO You that We
can stand any or ell Ct thsm Istael
than have the enemy carry the State De
cause of Democratic oisseusloR. Some
! ssy FIGHT Camden, others saY fight Wilson
Why fight the former? he Is oenalns
evefJ energy and spending his money ''
develop the State he represents and hs
made 8 good Senator. Why fight Wilson
lie is giving the State Al able, wise aHt
vigorous administration. O~thsht'Dg ant
~dissfection, there shall be none 80 lar a
( am concerned. l may rs vel cay her
that | am q candidate for reelection, ou
.hould the convention be pleased to besto,
the nomination upon Mr., Rogg, he VII
not bave q more ardent supporter IN tn
district than L.
CAPTAIN Gibson vas we'll received az,
undoubtedly increased the Eumber Of h.
friends in Mason.
1t now appears that the race hes oei~ee'
Gibson and Hogg, and We await results.
TUCTAHuE.