Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-31

of Wheeling, ard oar neighbors OF Ohio
and Pennsylyania, and said the dey he had
spsnt among us would be ems Icing remsm-
bersd by him.
The programme set aside for the day
was so successful throughout, and p:esants
so many points fer fe,icitation, that it is
difficult to particularizs, or TO point out
wherein the success lay. From reception
of visiting organizations to parade, f-om
pacads to the dinner spread for the thou
sands at tbs rink, from the dinner to the
informal recs ption rendered Judge Thur
man at bis hotel, from this to the sere-
nades, and handshskings, and congratula-
tions of the afternoon, from these to the
big meeting at the Plolic Building, ard
on to the torchlight procession OF the eaily
evening, and the enthusiastic reception
and speeches at the rink in the later hour,
everything passed off in ths most satistac-
tory way.
Enthusiastic somshow doesn't seem to
reflect the humor of the people. They
were boiling and bubbl ng over with the
spirit OF the hour, and 80 happy were they
in the presence of their distinguished
guest and in their belief in victorious
Democracy, that they seemed to have diff
Guilty in giving proper expression to their
sentiments. They couldn't do the subject
justice.
This ia illustrated by members Of many
of the organizations. Ore would think
that a tramp of about six miles through
the streets of Wheeling, following in
many instances by hours spent In the cars,
and the less of meal or two would satis-
fly almost anybody, but it did not suffcs
for the Democracy, yesterday. There was
an incessant trsmping of marching clubs
up and down the streets, from the time
tie parade was over until the meeting at
the rink, membsrs- Of dczsn different
organizations got together and started mp
! little parades Of their owD, with bTass
bands ct their heads, glse clubs marched
about singing campaign songs, aud every
thing was animation, life and hustle.
AS night fell the streets presented a
most interesting spectscl". Red tlre
blazed at every corner iu the business paI t
of the city, fireworks were sent up, fire
crackers enough for an ordinary old time
Fourth of July were produced and con-
sumei, and every body was happy. The
crowds of tie afternoon were almost du.
plicated at night, notwithstanding thous-
snds Of strangers had left the city, and
the fun was kept up until q late hour.
Rsp1biicans were compelled to admit
that the demonstration was in every re-
spect a most creditable one. Many OF
them, for the time forgetting psrtisanism
in their admiration, >rejoiced almost as
much as the Demo cJsts, and were glsd, as
citizens of Wheeling, that 80 great thing
had passed off so successfully and so pleas
sntly. Tee more bitter. of tie &. o. p,
while admitting that all their past efforts
had been dwarfed and cast into the shade,
drew comfort from the assertion that the
foe weather was to be given the credit for
the tremendous crowds, but they could not
explain the wild enthusiasm upon that
basis, and had to give it up with iu-con-
cealed disgust.
This is the time for Republican disap-
psarirg. -,
Yesterday was the beginning Of the end
for the &. o. p.
They may live in hope until next Tues
day, but on that day they die IN Despair.