Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-14
THE FIRST DELEGATE"
H.w He Led the Advance with u Ho
Political stump speech.

H.w He Led the Advance with IA Hot
Political stump speech.
The first Of the delegates to the National
EpampmeGt of the Sons OF Veterans to
arrive in the city, was Hon. Leland ].
Webb, ci Topel,s, Kansas, and although
he comes A. the representative OF an order
which, like tire G.. A. Il from which it
springs, claims To be entirely unpartizin
and to hold alool from politics, he prompt.
ly sought 10 secure nou-partizln welcome
by launching into politics after the peculiar
manner affected hy Blaine, as We quote
from the MtHjg,Hcar
Don't he surprized,' - said he, 'if you
should yet report from NJ that we have
gwen -, 600 majority. Our war cry is
Harrison, Morton, Blaine and Protection,
GuG with il We will sweep the State. lea,
sir; the great agricultural State of Kansas
ia for Protection with b,g i. oar farm,
ers are intelligent and know that what 4
best for the interests Of the country is best
tor their interests They donOtregard the
issue Of protection rs sectional one. |. is
national.
"Yes; think the outlook for a National
victory il good. The Protection reyolutiou
now in progress is one Of the most remark.
able IN the history OF the country. As
came up from BeuwGOd on the train J was
struck with the remark OF ncwshoy whn
was peddling campaign badges. He said
81 l,8 I 80, al
them he had sold lOi Harrison badges and
but four Cleveland badges. To-day, said
he. 4 have sold twelve Harrison badges
aud but one Cleveland badge This is
only a straw. but there il virtue in straws
sometimes. am glad to see encouraging
signs in Weat Virginia We are hoping
out our way that you will break away from
the party OF Fee Trade this fall and that
your little Stale will enroll itself in the
Protection column"
Mr.. Wehh certainly dId a strange thing
il this; and, 10 dn mm Justice he seems Ia
nave early recognized the injudlCiouI tree
dom with which he replied 10 thsIuestions
Of the r"por."r, and 10 have feared loT the
consequences for ne followed up his p0lIti-
cal stump speech with
"Bu, no more politics, / am here on
hn-ine.s cl IN entirely different nature
We will all meet together this week,
Democrats, Republicans and Prohibition
lists, on a common footing and AZ in past
years, You will not hear politics men
TONED
Bat the MiNjgWcTr was not going Ia
mi-- a chance OF doingsOmethiug 10 aid Its
causc, even il sting was thereby
ln'"Jec'ed into the National EuCampment
O: the Sons ot Veterans and Mr.. Webb's
remarks were rushed into print under the
CAptiOutl announcement that NE was "the
first delegate" " and that he was "a distin-
rnished leader OF the Republican party in
kAn-Pt'
II the use made OF this first delegate"
is IN indication OF what we are 10 expect,
this week, from the members Of an Organi-
zttiOn which claims 20 have no part in
politics, and which is seeking 4 public
welc0mr from the people OF Wheeling, it
ought to he early made known. Buti is
to he hoped that this public and conspiCu'
ous exp ession OF political opinion, made
from beneath the flag and from be-
hind the badge OF the Sons OF Veterans. is
merely an instance where an unsuspeCting
stranger has been led by designing news
paper man 10 say things he would not OF
his own volitiOn, have trumpeted forth al
this particular time.