Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-02
PENDLETON AND ARNBTT.

They Have . Rousing Meeting At Bea-
wood Last Evening.
John 0. Pendlston opened his Congress
sional campaign ct Benwood last evening,
and had rousipg and most enthusiastic
reception.
Mr.. Pendleton and Col. W. W. Arnstt
went down together. and each spoke
for over An hour, meeting with hearty
welcome from the great crowd which had
assembled.
Mayor J. Mshood called the meeting 70
order, and after music BY the Benwood
City Band, introduced Mr.. Psndlston -
the next Congressman from this district.
He WA received in the most hearty man
ner, and at once launched out upon .
splendid speech, In which the vital issues
Of the campaign were ably discussed, and
intelligsntly explained. Steel and wool
were the chief topics dwslt upon by Mr..
Pendlston, and the figures Ipon the latter
commodity, Published In yesterday morn
ing's issue of this paper, were ussd with
telling effect. Harrison's Chinese rec
ord, Mortop's contract labor indis-
cretion. ClevelAnd's splendid policy upon
the tariff, public lands and other msttefs,
and Judge Thurman's ffisndlinea towards
the laboipE man, ~ shown by the early
record be made In the Senate In pointing
out the dangers Of Chinese emigatiop,
were taken mp and elaborated upon, TO the
intense qualification Of the great audiepcs,
which responded tins and again with
cheers. He showed that wbeu Judge
Thurman had, ~ b suppossd, retired per.
mansntly from political life, bis innate
honesty was ~ marked, that, upon the
outbreak Of the Hooking Valley coal mipsr
difficulty, be had decided, % bsins called
upon, that the mins ownsss
could we'll afford TO pay the prios
asked, and this In the fscs Of the fAct, that
be never expected 10 again be candidate
for any offics. This manly and boSs.sbls
course Wa contrastsd with the scts Of Mr..
Morton, In importing oootrsct labor for
his own use. A question by one of The
audience introduced the subjsct Of Mr..
Carnegie 10 The sttsation Of The speaker.
and Mr.. Peodlstou took occzsioa 70 refer
10 the way this great beneficiary Of Reyab.
libap high taxes had compelled his en-
ployes 70 work twelve hours . dsy, and
more recently 70 accept tsn pr eset ~
ductiou. A little further alosg .
Republican present sasd Mr..
PsndIeton's father had sappostsd
the Know Nothing ticket In 1860.
To this Mr.. Psndletou rsplied that Usst-
or mistake had pSvr besu msds. Hh
father hsd bssn N old lins Wing. but
when, In 1856, the WhiCs bad sappsgtsd
the Know .Nsthisg idss, hi fsthss sspoassA
the Democratic csass, sidsd In ths triumph
Of GovRpoe Wiz, and vss ssves sftssvsrds
. consistent DemocsHt nr. Psndlstsu
refesred 10 The undoabssd honesty q bSth
The Republican candidates psnoeally, bat
denounced thAr Political shilistisas,
records and msthods.
Col. Arpsts was tin intssdsesd anA
spoke fse sbost . hem, nAktag - ex.
ceIlsnt speech, which W. lsodly ehsesd
st frequent intssvals-
Among thoss peessat-aad thrseqaaFtsS
Of the town waS SthsU ssvefAi SsgD4
RspubIicsss, whe hass ds1ssMtDsd - vste
fa the DsnseEa1Se tickst u ~ esoasg
election.
Mr.. PsadlsGoa VIII spsak = Ebssr1d,
NsshAll county, Rhesy.
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