The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-08

would have translated us from q Condl-
ton OF war TO one Of profound peace.
But he was no SOONER gone than his wise |
and humane policy was cast to the
winds. The whole South was disfran-
chised, and the people put under such
ban that here in West Virginia a girl OF
fourteen couldn't teach school until she
had raised her arm to heaven and sworn
that she had never borne arms against
the government. The South was ~.
ing PROSTATE under the horrors OF
war. Ii she had been wrong, she had
certainly answered for it. Her in
situations and industries were swept
away; and in her extremity, her
sitizens OF capacity to conduct the affairs
focal government were prescribed and
sat upon, and horde OF carpet baggers
were turned loose upon her, who in a
few short years added $50, 100000 to the
already crushing burdens OF stricken
country. Here in our own State a law
yer couldn't practice law. Why, had
TO waitsix months myself, after thought
I was competent to take part in a tan
bark case or defend man for assault
and battery, before / could go into a
court Of justice and say as much as "lt
your honor please" Men could not go
into jury box, act as witnesses or exer-
else any OF the other rights common to
freemen, and all that and much more
under the rule OF a political party which
is now asking to be again restored to
power.
How did this Republican party con-
duct itself? Let me give you an exam
pie, which will do for many things. They
make grave declarations about the Nor
mons, and in that connection refer to the
Democratic platform, with which some
Republican editors do me the honor to
say had something to do. Whether
that is true or not, endorse it. But let
us look at this Mormon matter little.
When the Democrats first said the Nor
mons had to go, they were in New York,
and they went. Next they located in
Ohio, and again the Democrats said they
had to go, and once more they moved.
They went to Illinois, and the Demo
cracy said "go," and they went. In
Missouri the Democracy again said go"
and once more they Travelled, taking
fight 10 the great West and hiding in
the great wilderness, where they located,
a pitiable handful OF misguided fanatics.
The Republican party came into power,
and declared that Mormonism could no
longer exist, but there they have abided
ever since, and the handful OF Mormons
who fled beyond the Mississippi before
Democratic legislation have grown to be
100000 as determined fanatics as this
country or any other ever saw.
Then they said they would eiViIize
the Indian. How did they do that? II
you will take tho reports OF the War
Department, and examine the records
you will find chargcabie to the Indian
wars, and to tse subsistence and support
OF that part OF the army which took part
in those wars, during the last ten years,
an expenditure OF $4,000, 600. But
from the time Grover Cleveland lcheersJ
came to the Presidential chair, March 4,
lSSt-trom that day to this, my fellow
citizens, there has been no Indians gun
fired at white man IN this country,
Lcheersl and for the simple and honest
reason that at no time in our National
history has there been SO careful regard
pad to treaty stlpuiaLons with the So
called wards oil the NalGn.
lake our commerce. Before the war
America led the nations OF the earth,
and we occupied the first place. When
the Republican party went out OF power
we occupied place No. IL, and we only
occupied that place because there were
only twelve other nations on the llst.
Applause. Iaere was q time when the
white sails OF Americas commerce kissed
the hreeEes. Of every sea, but That time
has passed, and to-day, under laws en-
acted by our Republican friends.
We can't build shipss to carry curry
commerce, and can't import a ship
upon which to place our flag and
our seamen. Republican laws say no,
and | want to say, contidentially, and !
want it to, go no further, ii James G.
Blaine and Andrew Carnegie had re:
manned in Scotland until they could
have come home In an American ship
and under the American flag, they
would have died and roItcd on foreign
shores. ..........
Look at the navy under Republican
administrations. Laughter Should
we forget thatf or, should we forget the
period when in time of war twas the
pride OF the country, and never knew
defeat? That was under Democratic
administration. But when the war
period was over the navy disappeared.
II ships ever climbed poles, they must
have taken to this form OF gymnas.
tics few years ago, for when the Re-
publican party met in convention, in
Chicago, in 1884, it solemnly fell to de-
nouncing itself, and demanded the res