The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-18
GOEF AT CHARLESTON.
An Immense Audience Greets
Him at the Ca pitaI.
SOME TELLING BLOWS DEALT
The Democratic Party and Free
Tradc..One OF the biggest Meet.
ings OF tho CampaiSn..Polit.
icai Meetings Elsewhere.
Np,cial pi,1n,ch 10 DE I,lltll,a.un,r.

HpscIGI DhEdth 10 hf JAifil,Genrtr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct. 17.-This
Inns beena great day among the Repub.
licans OF the Third Congressional dis.
trict. II hns been looked forward to
with much pleasure by the party leaders
and voters, rs 1t was known that Gener.
nj Nathan Coli, the sightfully elected
Governor OF this State, would speak.
by two o'clock this afternoon tho Opera
l!0uso was packed to sulocation with
both Republicans and Democrats to
listen to the truths from General GofI.
AZ he entered tho hall he was received
with ringing applause and when he
stepped upon tho stage the cheering was
deafening. General GoG opened up BY
saying: "For your generous greeting
to-day mn more than obliged. come
to-day not in the condition that would
like. For two weeks past l have been
addressing great crowds Of people as I
will attempt to do to.aay-oa two occa-
hions in rain storm; consequently l
am not in the best OF condition, but l
hope to be able to tell you why you
should cast your ballots on November
4th for tho Republican party"
Continuing he eaid: "I ain Repub.
lien and I am proud OF it. Two wears
ago West Virginia placed herself in tho
grand line OF Republican States, and, as
you well know, ths individual who
stands before You now was elected Gov.
ernol. The Democratic party, reading
the handwriting on the wall, and hon.
ing to hold on to the single remnant OF
time that was left, decided that l must
be counted out. But that has past, and
1t will never be done again. Our ma.
jority will now be so large that even a
Democratic caucus will not be able to
overcome il.
GRAND RECORD. 's
The Republican party has done more
for our down-tsoaden people, more for
humanity than any other party in tho
history OF the country. Look at the
miles OF railroad that have been built
within our State in the past few years
under Republican tariff; look at the
miles OF glttering steel rails made from
American iron with American labor;
look nt the myriads of manufactures
sending up their smoke toward the
heavens. Can it be that this change
could have taken place and can it be
true, as Grover Cleveland said in a |
State paper, I'VE are suffering under
unjust, iniquitous and vicious laws"
The first session oil the Fiity-eecond
Congress has adjourned. In it the Re.
publican party was in power and had
majority. When was in Congress l !
had to sit over on the minority side.
Our Democratic friends had the major
ity, and OF course that Congress didn't
do much. 1t is useless to expect very
much from that source. But the last
Congress wass working Congress. The
Republicans said We arc here to work
and do business. and they did. They
elected for Speaker a great big, brainy
man, Tom Reed, OF Maine, and he said
to our Democratic friends: Gentle
men, you must behave yourselves. We
are here for business. When the time
comes to vote we are going to vote, and
your iilibustering won't count. II you
are here for mischief you are here to
count And they were counted.
REED WAS RIGHT.
"Tom Reed was right, and the Repub.
lican party is with him. The last Con-
grees gave us a silver law. You know
how tho Democratic party has always
claimed 10 be in favor OF silver coinage.
You have heard them talk OF the dol.
lars OF the daddies.' Yet in the last
Congress, when this bill came up they
voted against it. The only way ! can
account for this is that it is Just as natu-
raj for the Democratic party to do wrong
rs it is for the trees upon your hillsides
to put out their leaves in the springtime,
and Just as natural for them to do right
as it would hs for your beautiful placid
knnawha to run up stream"
After counselling Republicans to stand
by their colors, General GoG closed his
speech amid loud shouts Of applause.
lie addressed an immense audience at
West Charleston, suburb. to night.
These meetings have put the party in
good shape aud there is no fear that a
single member Of the ticket will be lost
on election day. DH