Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-26
THE WAR AGAIN.
OLD SECTIONAL ISSUES BROUGHT TO THB
FRONT, LAST NIGHT,
By Governor FOraker's 0oly Rival, Hon. A. W,
Campbsll-General Beaver Makes
Short Address.

Almost the entirs male population OF
the Eighth ward. to which was added
about five hundred Republicans from the
upper part of the city, gathered in the Al
hambra rink, lYst evening, to listen to
what was advertised to be an address b.
Governor Beaver, of Pennsyivania. About
hslf-psst seven O'Clock the Junior Knights
left their Market street headquarters and
marched down town to Fortieth street,
where it had been arranged General Beaver
should ali ght from an Ohio river railroad
train, and thence be escorted to the rink.
The club, together with about one hui
dred others, arrived at the designated spot
about twenty minutes past eight, when it
was announced that the train was half an
hour lats, AID the Knights proceeded to
put in the time as best they could until 1t
arrived. just befJre nine o'clock the dis
tinguished visitor al'gdtsd from the train,
and was escorted to the rink, where he was
accorded q reception BETTING the conspic-
uous position he occup:e, in his native
State.
Pending the arrival Of Governor Be 1ver
at the rink things hal been drifting along
ia rather q desultory and queer way. The
crowd had begun TO gather the!e before
eight o'clock, and for half an honr about
fifteen hundred people, among them many
ladies, occupied thu front rows of seats and
chatted about one thing and another until
almost tagged out. OTer in one corner
there was a little knos Of anxious leaders
gathered, who, between expectant glauc's
at tie door, discussed what was best to be
done to amu.c aud hold the crowd. Conn
Gilman Ed. Wheat, who sppeaie1 in
shiny and becoming plrg hat by virtue of
his icing the member OF the County Exec
utive Committee from the district, was
fitting uneasily about and was ably as
sistsd in his agitation by Prof. Gage,
Police Court Clerk Thompson, and one or
two Others. 1t was finally agreed that
something in the way of Incidental d.
vert sement was necessary, and q htte pro-
c~essiop, inside up Of Hen A. w. Campbell,
PEI jones, Prof. Crago, Clerk Thomp-
SOD, Mr.. Wheat, and several others,
was formed 10 one corner of tie
hal and e route Of march taken up
towards the platform. As the squad
mounted the SIT ps to the spaakeIs' eSsnd
there were loud cries OF "J.nes," Jores,"
but the colorsd orator was not to be heard
from. Mr. Wheat advanced to the railing
with q deprecstory wave Of tie hand, and
cheerfully and familisrly said: "Now, if
you'll Just keep quiet III say what lSe
got to say" He than. procee1ed, to The
accompaniment Of 8 crying baby and q
barking dog, TO introduce Mr.. A. W.
Caupbsil, NAH Jag. as lie did 80, a n unique
remark 10 tie eff ct that Lie hoped ''sll
Republican would vote for Grover Harris
sop." .".'..
Mr.. Campbsll was very Cordially rs.
ceivsd, and proceeded to hold out thu very
doubtful encouragement that he believed,
from what he hsd seen and heard, that
the prospects were somewhat better that
they had bsea since the Republicans lost
the Stlts, for Wrsstting it from Democratic
control. "If nothing m;sc ~irrite," h3saii,
II think we will al be surprised at the
measure Of our success"
This was by way of introduction. Mr.
Campbell then Jed his audience buck to
the days of the Rebellion, snd brought ont
the bloody shirt in a somewhat unusual
but still perfectly recognizable form, and
for about twenty minutes he laun!e1 the
~ensanguinei garment over thu heads of his
49, l,rnoa -, N u.hs,h uonll ho-a dana !
credit to tn only Ingalls, or the inimitsble
Foraker, He charged that the MIli bill
Wa a measure dictated by the Sout1, t1st
it was in q direct line with the teachings
of Confederate le sdersan n in keeping with
the Confederate policy, end then Irotted
Gu. the ghost of the late grim-visagsd war
and paraded it up and down the platform
rafting the dry bones Of a tomb sealed up
q quarter ola century ago
A few Minutes pat nine o'clock Mr..
C4mpbsll YVES interrupted in bis pleasing
discourse by the entry OF the Piumed
Knights, tsc,rriag General Beaver, ard
was forced 70 suspend for ten minute.
while the Pennsylvania GoverGo; mount
cd the platform and bowed his thanks
to the sudierc, for the volley OF
cheers which greeted him. This over,
Mr.. Campbell proceeded, dsvotiDg about
hslf an hour 20 eulGrgipg upon his chosen
theme. His spesch evoked very little en-
thusissm, and at ba'f pat nina c'clocklhe
subsidized, while General Beaver took the
stand amid cheers and cries of What's thu
matter with General Beaver"
1t was very evident sven before General
Beaver essaysd to spssk, that he was not
a. his best, and at the outset Of his sp 3ech,
he said hs had already made his address
for that day, bad ridden twenty miles
through the deepest mud to be found up:n
the American continent, and was q trifs
weary. He complimented his audience,
and said he had the plsa7ure Of addressing
Just about such an as semb,age Of West
Virginia wage workers in this city four
years ago. He said that as his time was
so short he would not make a regular
speech, but would instead sst fo:th a few
ideas, illustrated with appropriate incl
dents coming under his own obs rvatiop.
With this preliminary apology, General
Beaver took up the tariff issue; clsimed
that it was q matter Of vital importar c, 10
everyone. urged that Americans ought to
stand by the Ameiisa system OF pptec.
ton, rurg i ntae Golden club, told s~evsrsl
little stories in his very taking wsy, and
after talking for atoat twenty-five min.
utes, expressed bis thanks for the enthu-
siastio welcome which bad been ex!e 1ded
to him, and his regret at not being able to
arrive ct the rink promptly, and then re-
tired.
When tAs meeting had sufficiently die.
persed, General Beaver was taken into a
buggy snd escorted by the Knights 10 tbs
Mcclure House. where hs will remain dur
ing q portion Of to-day.
Taken in its entirety the meeting vas
not a con,picuous success. Its preiominat-
ing feature was tie rsurreotion of the war
by Mr.. Campbell, and his effort to have the
sudiercs bslieve that the stars
and ba were st Il foatirg over a
large proportion OF thel ,ountry, end that
Confederate lsader', defeated in their re-
sort to arms, were s,ealthily ~endeavaring a,
to ruin the nation Though Copgres. ior al +.
legislation. His effort part,ok Of tie ns- f.
ture Of q very bad break. ]
Mr.. Csmpb9l seems to have en- amb;. !
ton in the direction OF contss;ing with !
Mr.. Foraker, for the pos session of the /