The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-24
SAM JONES AND SMALL
Talk on What They Are Pleased
to Call Temperance,
EACH OF THEM HAS HIS say.
Jones on the "IIoraI" Side and
Small on the Polltieal-Joucs
and Excel Take Their Leave.
The Day Not a Success.

Yesterday was u notable day at the
camp ground. 1t was one
Of the special days of the Wheeling Dis
trict camp meeting of 1888, being billed
as Temperance Day, and tho exercises
were the most entertaining Of any that
have yet been held or that are likely to
be held during the remaining days OF
the meeting.
The day was notable, not for the crowd
that was present, but for the character of
the entertainment found in the two
principal meetings. It was understood
to have been set aside as Temperance
Day for the purpose OF furthering the
cause OF temperance in general, and not
any particular method OF temperance
work. There must have been some mis-
take about this understanding however,
for it was made Third Party Day, pure
and simple.
The morning meeting was addressed
by Sam Jones, who announced that he
proposed TO discuss the moral side OF the
temperance question.
II was his farewell appearance, and the
most that can be said ofhis effort is that
it was characteristic talk.
In the afternoon Sam Small made his
first appearance on the grounds this sea
son, and by way OF discussing the polit'
icaI side Of the question let loose a polit,
ical stump speech, in favor of the Third
Party, that was corker. Both he and
Jones urged the idea that no one could
vote with either of the old parties and
be consistent temperance man, and on
that line doomed it for the Third Party
and the prohibition amendment all they
knew how.
Between these meetings, especially
Small's, and the several political discus
sions, many heated, that took place be-
tween Third Party men and adherents
OF the two old parties in various portions
OF the grounds, one WINS liable to lose
sight OF the fact that he was attending Il
religious meeting.
Tie day on the whole is understood to
be regarded by even the most pronounc-
ed Third Party men as unsatisfactory in
its results. Democrats and Republicans
who are conscientious temperance men
and had INTENDED to vote for the amend
ment were not pleased with the Third
Party turn that was given the day. Sew
eraI expressed the opinion that votes
had been lost 10 the amendment rather
than won by the efforts OF the two
Sans. The number OF visitors, while ii
was large for week day, was not up to
what had been anticipated. Many from
back in the country were kept away by
the high water and the damage done to
their places by the storm, and many
did not 20 down from here because they
knew they would be unable to reach
the camp by rail but would be obliged
to 90 the old roundabout way through
Moundsville.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired. In the early morning expor-
fence and class meetings were held, at
which nearly all the exercises had n
bearing on the cause for which the day
had been set apart.
EXCELL DEPARTS.
The first big meeting was held in the
Auditorium ut 1880 O'clock. The GUS
tomary half hour song service was held
previous to this, under the leadership
OF Ed. Excel, Jones's musical director,
who was engaged to conduct the sing
ing during the entire camp meeting,
at least 80 he was advertised, but who
skipped out with Jones yesterday after
noon for Round Lake, New York. Ex-
cells departure was sudden and uneX-
pected, and several expressed themselves
as not being well pleased over this break
in the attractions advertised. The
singer will be missed, for he had gotten
the choir into good shape, and under his
able direction the singing had become a
delightful feature. Excel is not only u
good singer but he has an eye to bust
ness. In taking leave OF his choir after
the morning service, he stood up before
them, shook hands with himself and
said: "I'm sorry can't do this with all
OF you Now, don't forget that you can
purchase the Triumphant Songs here
on the grounds, and then you won't
have to send to me for it. Goodbye,
alp
triumphant Songs" lisa compilation of
his own, and he gets the usual per cent.
During the song service he called the
Of the people to the book sew
eral times.
When it was intimated TO Jones that
in his opening remarks on last Friday he
had talked politics, hepromised to make
the political fur fly on Temperance Day.
He did not make it fly as much as had
been expected and in this disappointed
his audience. He himself was not salts
fled with his effort and so announced ut
the conclusion OF his talk, saying it was
the most unsatisfactory effort he had
made for long time, and excusing him
self on the ground that he had been so
worried over getting away by reason Of
the flood and the irregular running Of
the trains.
The talk was in many respects like all
his other talks. He usually addressed
his audience rs "Now, ole fellah,"
laughed at some OF his own breaks and
preached" rs only Sam Jones does.
The applause was an indiscriminate
OF 'amens," laughter and clap
ping Of hands.
JoNEs's TALK.
In commencing his talk, Jones aa-
nounced in his own peculiar manner
the arrangement that had been made be-
tween himself and the other Sam, for
the discussion Of the temperance and
amendment questions. He said that
the arrangement was mutual one, Civ
ing to Small the political side, which
would be discussed in the afternoon,
and to himself the moral side Of the
question, which he proposed hand
ling at this time, "and I'll tell
you right now, ole fellah, that between
us individually and collectively we'll get
thar on these lines. There are reasons
why the question has been divided be-
tween us as it has; not because am
better posted morally than Sam Small,
but because he is the better politician,
but graciously n preacher. For fifteen
years he trained with the Democratic
party in Georgia and was one OF their
best politicians. He used to drink
whisky with the Democrats, used TO hus-
tie up the vagabonds TO the polls and
used TO buy votes and stuff ballot boxes;
he's thoroughbred politician and for
that reason can handle the political side