Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-01
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In Debate at Concord. Mercer County-A
Notable Meeting.


Notable Meeting.
10 he Editor Of the Register.
PRINCETON, w. ", October 2j.-On
the day before yesterday Gen. Nathan
Golf entered this county amidst the loud
huzzahs of his motley crowd of lackeyS.
On that day he made a speech to his
colored friends at Bramwell, the sub
stance of which we know not. On yes
terday he appeared at Princeton and
edited the people of that place with a
long delineaton of things hoped for by
the Republican party but never seen by
the people. In his speech ut the latter
place, he boosted of his own goodness,
his popularity and his powers in debate,
told of the mighty men of war he had
met and that were his, and averred
his ability and readiness to
meet and annihilate any and
all of the mightiest chieftains of Democ-
racy. The Kennas, Wilson's and Walk
erS were absent, and the little General
talked with an uplifted arm and out
stretched tongue. But behold, young
David dwelt near by that has hitherto
slain a Republican lion or two. To him
the Democrats, in their distress, applied
to go forth and do battle with the Re
publican Goliath. The name of this
young man is c. w. Smith. He had
been giving no attention to politics for
several years, but answered that he was
subject to his party'S and his country'S
call. To-day the General was booked
for a speech at Concord, in this county.
The chairman of the Democratic Coun-
ty Committee wrote and sent to Mr.. GOff
a note requesting him to divide time with
Mr.. Smith, it being supposed that no
member of the Republican Committee
was present. The challenge was accept
ed, but bubbles were made about time.
Smith must open and Golf conclude-or
no debate. But even these unequal
conditions were accepted, and the doom
of the little god was written. Mr..
Smith spent the opening hour in Wig
orous exposure Of the fallacies, false
hoods, sophistry and demagogy of COTS
previous speeches. The General was
surprised and confused, even beyond the
most Sanguine expectations of the Dem
ocratS. His reply of an hour and twenty
minutes was spent in lodging, and his
usual buncombe and dcmagogy. He
made no attempt to SubStantate the
! false statistics he had placed before
the people, but tacitly admitted
their falSity. Then Mr.. Smith, amidst
roarS of applause, spent thirty minutes
in reply. None but those who know
Mr.. Smith can appreciate the way in
which the little god WINGED and wither-
cd beneath his sarcasm. One matter
deserves mention. Golf : representa-
ton of his treatment by the Democrats,
in his gubernatorial contest, made one
feel as though he had read chapter
from the lamentations of jeremiah. 1t
was nothing else but the prophet
scroll. full Of Lamentations and mourn
ing and woe" Like all unfortunate
llitigants, he fain would traduce the
Judge and the jury that decided against
him.
Mr.. Smith told him, in his most Sar
castle and ironical way-which means
much-that he was elected, of course
he was, because he had said so himself
And when Mr.. Smith, in a well tolC
tale compared the piteous and vocifer
Gus bawling of the calf that could no
get hold of the tcat of its dam, TO thu
wailing cry and unceasing bawling o
the little General who fain would sucl
, the political teat, the applause was pro
longed and deafening and it was som'
time before Mr. Smith could proceed
with his speech.
COTS rejoinder consisted, nearly alto
gether, of personal apologies and ex
plantations. The crowd was large one
The Democrats were enthusiastic il
their loud proclamationS of victory
while the Republicans, with lugubriou
looks, departed reticent and the genera
opinion is that when General Golf agail
visits Mercer county he will be NOR
conservative in his assertions and les
presumptuous in his challenges, at leaS
so long as she and the Democracy a
large have so able a champion as Hon
c. w. Smith to defend the rights o
American citizenship and to espouS
the cause of an honest government
economically administered.
JOHN NJ. MCGRATH.