The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-10-10
The Isnson CIV gTee1Inp.

son City, last Saturday, was grand
success, and the crowd present we
should say was from 1900 to 1900
and soIae put the number as high
as 2,oOO.
The meeting was called to order
at 10 a. m. By Harry Hart, Esq,
and Rankin Wiley, Jr., Esq, of this
city, was selected as Chairman.
The morning meeting was ad
dressed by Hon. Geo. B. Grow, OF
jackson, Democratic candidate for
State Senator in this District, and
Hon. Chas. E. Hogg, our present
representative in Congress, Both
of these speeches were mastery Of
forts, Mr.. Crow combining himself
to State issues
Mr.. Hogg discussed national is
sues, dwelling at length upon the
iniquities of the Republican tariff
laws. He showed himself to be
well posted on this all-absorbing
question, and in eloquence and ear
nestness he surpassed himself In
the strongest and most earnest Ian
guage lie urged his friends to stand
by and vote for, and work for the
election of Judge Jackson, who by
the will of the party in convention
was fairly and honorably selected
to1sueceed him in the next Congress
of the United States. His speech
was well received and made good
impression upon his hearers.
In the afternoon Gov. Wilson was
introduced, and addressed the meet
ing for something over an hour in
his usual forcible and captivating
manner, discussing the issues in a
plain, fair, truthful, honest and sat
isiactory way to Democrats and
making it warm for the high pro
lection advocates, who favor a tar
Tiff that makes the rich richer and the
poor poorer. The Republican sche-
mers and tricksters who were pres
ent moved around in very restless
and uneasy way and stood aghast
when they noticed the close attent-
ion his words were receiving and
the effect his penderous blows were
| having upon the people. At times
his eIoquence was grand in the ex-
IRENE, and he seemed to have cap
tivated and enraptured his vast au-
dience with his logic, his eonvin-
cling arguments and his eloquence.
That his speech did good, is evil
denced by the fact that seven Re-
publicans congratulated him upon
his magnificent speech, and an
nounced their intentions to vote for
Cleveland and Thurman.
Mr.. Wiley, in few well directed
remarks introduced Judge Jackson,
Democratic candidate for Congress.
When the Judge stepped to the
platform, he was greeted with round
after round of applause. He spoke
about an hour discussing the tariff
and pensions to soldiers. He made
a splendid speech and was listened
to attentively throughout. In the
course of his remarks he said he
had nothing but words of Kindness
for his opponent, Capt. Smith; that
he would not utter a word against
him, for he did not believe in pull
ing another man down to build
himself up, which showed him to
be the honest, upright man that his
neighbors always claimed he was.
His speech showed that he was a
man of ability and statesman, and
it made him many friends. Judge
jackson is the Democratic nominee
for Congress, and as such is entitled
to every Democratic vote in. tho
county Thisis ne.time to vote for
his opponent because of your per-
sonal friendship. The matter up
permost IN your minds should be
Democratic success. This is not a
campaign of personal friendships in
this Congressional District, but a
question of political power in the
halls of Congress. No Democrat
can vote for Capt. Smith for Cong
ress without striking blow at his
political principles and party power
in the nation. When Democrats
look at the matter rightly they will
see the urgent necessity of sticking
closely to the National, State, Con
gressionar ard Legislative tickets.
Mr.. Wiley then introduced Gen.
Robert White, of Wheeling, who
made a strong and convincing
speech upon the tariff, which he an
alyzed in way that it had never
had been handled before a Mason
county audience. He struck some
sledge-hammer blows right from
! tiie shoulder He had the ear OF