Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-06
A DISGRACEFUL ACT.

Republicans Attempt to IntimIdats and
Brock up de mocratic Meeting.
OLD FIELDS, W. Va, September 80.
To TIE Editor Of ths RscRter:
SIR YVES a witness yesterday to the
most disgracefDl proceeding I have ever
seen in my life. Nothing more disgrscsful
and outrageous WIS every perpetrsted in
the days Of test oaths and regi, ttation,
and plainly demonstrates that the same
old spirit Of intolerance and tyranny altu-
ates the Republicans Of Grant county now
as then.
Some ten days ego the Democrats OF
Willismsport announced pole raising aUd
pubic spes king st WiEiimsport on Satur-
day, the 29th inst, and Cereal Joe
Sprigy, the Democratic candidate for the
| HousS of Dele ates from Hardy and
Grant, and N. W. Gamble, Esq Of Moore
field, wers announced as the speakers.
About o week after this announcement
was made q mil e,stls creature by the
name Of Gardner st1ck mp q notice that he
would made Republican speech there on
the 30th, which would be 20 day Sunday
This fellow had, onssveral occasions before,
o Jted net'css that he would speak at that
point, bat bad as often failed to appear.
So nobody paid any attention to his no
tics.
On Saturday last laIgs crowd Of Demo
cra.s ass, mbled at Wil,smsport. About
II o'clock General Sprieg, accompanied by
ex-senator Chas Williams, arrived. BY
this time cousiGe able crowd of R.Iubli-
cans had also arrived in the village, and as
soon rs the Democrats began preparations
to raise their pole these fellows tegsn yell
ing for Harrison and saying insulting
things 10 the Democrats, but tia D:mo-
Gratis paid no attention to them. They
raised a beautiful pole so or 80 feet high,
without tbs Sights officially, on the toy
Of which is q lsIgs rooster, streamer with
the name of our cal d dates. As soon as
the pole was raised and firmly planted IN
the ground beautiful American d & was
run up. and the crowd, hea led by ths Bar
Band, marched in good order to the free
sci DOL building to hear the speech Of Cen
ersl Sprirg
Sea. Sprigg was enthusiastically re-
&c we'd, and made elnseIv I Va ahd cd.
mira bic address. He was repeats dig
cheered. The 4. pablicans present. il 'tsnsd
| for time, and then this man 6a:doer
Jumped mp and called on ell Republicans
to follow him. InstaIt'y oil Of them
started. Mr.. Spriyg called ppm all de-
cent Reputl cans to remain, and few did
so. Mr.. Sprgg up to this pint had zen
Masking . remarkably co lselvlt We speech,
but this prcc ,edipg forced HIM NJ, and
from that time until the close he p 'u,ed
hot shot into the enemy, making 6 and
Democratic address
The father-in law of Gsrdner, who has
always been Republican, declared that
he would not vote witi any party guilty
Of such conduit, ard that he would vote
the full Democratic ticket. But there are
! but few such men in the Republican party
in Grant No mora intol'erant te'
can b. foand enTwhere. Like most
Republicans in West Vrgi1is,
they have TO fixed political
views or policy except eternal and ever
laEtjDg hated t. Democrats and anything
Democrats do. Their conduct at Williams
p,rt only elbows that il they got into
pIwer again in this State they woald pass
registration laws or do anything e'se t.
kesp down d mocrats. There acre sererdl
icading Republicans present and they stood
quietly By and SaW this disgraeqm scene
enacted and Rerer said one tcord Of pr"feSt
against IT, Paris, the II paolicsR csnti-
due for Sheriff, was there, bat not a cord
out Of hin. Well, if they can stand sueh
conduct we eso. From this cut, however,
they can't expect Democratsro rot to rsrDl al
them of tn il tyranicsl conducs when N
power in & i, State. We intend to make
1t hot for them to the end. They have
always protested great regard for Geners
SpIigg, and no one can imagine why taey
would treat him in thi' wsy, unless they
are afraid OF his sp'echee. He will bs
elected By large majority. you bet.
| Old fields.