Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-26

strong protective sentiment was forming
lin that country. This completed Mr..
Pollack's argument on national issues.
s.Now, q few words,s he said, "as to
the national and State Republican ticket.
The Republican party Is 20 DO congratuia-
ted ON the selection Of such men &c Harri-
son and Golf. Their confreres were all
worthy to Re associated with them.
eEoReE wEsLKY's RECORD. :,
Some exception had been taken to the
candidate for CongreR, because he simply
held views on the prohibitory amendment
not in harmony with the views Of its OPP
ponents As if o me,e matter Of local
concern should affect q great question like
the select on Of a Congressman. Mr. Pol
lack made q very labored effort on
this point, insisting that Mr.. Atkinson's
personal opinions ought not 10 be consid-
cred in the election.
A $40 suit, ia which the remains Of Col
Birdie Hart we're elcaed, had been placed
conspicuously on the platform. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Pollack's address some
one started q feehls cry for Hart A
bass drum started mp ut the same instant.
The $40 SOL gave signs of.life. It struggled
to the stand, and the voice OF Col. Hart
issued from the depths. 1t was q threat
to the bass drummer that il he didn't stop
he would come over and pi .ch him out. A
little darky who had bren doing the drum
act sank into the floor, and the heroic
Birdie saw the first effects Of his oratory.
Rolling MP his sleeves and assuming q dig
nified sir, Birde posei himself for flight.
This suit lie had On didn't cost bim ten
dollars It cost only nine dlltars, and for
q So bill anyone could duplicated it. Hany-
one thinks il is shoddy he can examine it.
The eloquent Col. held up a ragged and
discolored remnant, which he said had
been cut from his leg, or the leg of his
trousers, or from Mr.. Atkinson's legs or
trousers, or from both of them, (it was i'm
possible to investigate CLOSELY, J and any
body could examine il and see it was all
wool. In the meanwhile the coat collar ofthe
50 suit had began to crawl up oil tho Col
onel, and he had to stop and adjust it,
After arranging this part of the apparel,
the trousers. Of the 50 suit, which looked
ike they were cut from Mr.. Atkinson's,
became manageable, but were finally re.
dueed TO Submission aud tho Colonel con
tinued.
FRoLICKsOME BIRDIE.
He branched off into the tariff and in
ternal revenue. MI. Campbell wasn't
there to do the speaking act, and the gay
and risky Birdie frolicked around with
the internal revenue at his own sweetwill.
IF / were the whole Republican party
he said, land I wish for q moment I were,
I would with one stroke of my pen wipe
ont every branch Of the internal revenue
system" The Colonel then made q weak
little effort to apologize for his party's &C,
in inviting TIE importation of cheap foreign
labor, aud said Trey would do better the
next time they had a chsnte.
TIE Color els performance closed The
exercises Of the evening.
NOTES.
Some parts Of Col. Hart's $40 suit have
begun to look very tired.
II seemed that Mr.. Atkinson was too
modest to display his new clothes before
the audience.
A liberal estimate would place the
audience at two hundred and fifty. Many
Of them became very tired.