The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-01
DON'T CARR FOR THEM.
John Q, PendIeton Says County
Candidates Must
TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.
All Ncis ConctrLed About is Him.
sslf-ilis Speech ut rino Grove,
Wctxcl County = Tho Cundi.
dates WIN Resent Il. o.
spetiat Correspondence ofne Ia.e,lioenctr.

!
| PINE Grove, WIrzEL CcpNrY, W. VA
Oct. SO.--Ths only John 0. pendletol
Grated here to-day. The country 70
miles around had been thoroushlybille,
for the performance, and personal solici
tatlons had been used to induce th,
Democracy to come out and give til,
young man a "rousing reception" but
whatever may be said Of tho Wet1s
Democracy, they "know when they have
agood thing" and were generally con
spicuous by their. absence. The audi.
ence consisted oil 81 men, women aud
children. There we're IS voters present,
one-third OF whom were Republicans.
Dr.. Stone introduced tho speaker as
the gentleman who was legally elected
70 Congress two years ago." The ap.
plauso which followed this declaration
con sisted Of sarcastic smile on the part
Of Ben Earnshaw, and an approving nod
from Hon. John o. Peudleton, who i'm
mcdiately took the floor aud began the
same old speech which has delighted (7)
so many audiences. ~
1t was soon apparent TINT there was
not much enthusiasm and even Johns
best jokes were unappreciated. John
became desperate, and finally concluded
to try the effect Of little profanity upon
the audience. One "cusa' elected a
faint ripple OF applause-he used two,
and the applause was louder, and when
he finally managed to work In three
"swears" in a story there was Cloud ap-
plause.n
The "Robber Tariff Barons" and
Protected Monopolists" were used up
in his usual happy (?) style so familiar
to the citizens Of Wheeling.
John was evidently not in "good
form," and the almost total absence of
evidences Of approval by the audience
was enough to discourage anybody. His
treatment Of the tariff question was oven
weaker than in the joint debate at New
Martinsville and could have been effect
lively answered by number OF gentle
men present. The following is q speci.
men OF some OF his assertions:
Before Christmas tin will advance
from 20 to 10 per cent on account OF the
Mckinley BILL"
when the English Parliament meets
in February it will adopt measure to
prohibit the importation OF American
cattle. l,s5..
THE supervisors under the Federal
election law would be appointed by
Judge Bond, bitter Republican, and
citizsns would be dragged from their
homes to Parkersburg and be- indicted,
tried and convicted on the mere charge
OF these supervisors or those appointed
by them"
In referring to local matters he said:
II was not brought into the county to
take part in the local contest. ] know
nothing and care nothing for any candi.
date except for Judge, Congressman and
State Senator. All l care for on the day
OF election is that you have on your
tickets the names OF John c. Pendleton,
Daniel L. Lucas and D. A. Dorsey. The
other candidates dou't interest me and
and they may take care OF themselves"
A friend OF one ofthe other candidates
remarked that III he doesn't care
a - for tho other candidates, then why
should they and their friends care for
nam z" and that seemed to be the gener.
al feeling.
1t had been expected that he would
say something about having been cheat.
ed out Of his seat two years ago, but he
had been informed that this was in the
vicinity Of the Upper Green and Arche.'s
Fork and that there might be men pres.
sut TO deny suca assertions as he has
been making elsewhere, and he was
afraid 10 say word. II John only
makes two or three more speeches euch
as ho did here you can mark bis Wetzel
majority way down" below the lowes.
estimate.
Tie sober thinking voters Of Wetzal
are determined to wipe out the disgrace
thst has attached to the county through
this man pendleton, and il he has any
sense at all he realizes that fact. The
meeting closed with an earnest speech
by tho Chairman urging the support of
the Irregular" nominees. 1t didn't please
the snodgrass men, but it seemed to
strike the keynote much better than
Johnny's speech.