The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-29

ihS VI ttlht utleTanCe, tne only fCply |
was able to get was from M Ohio coun,
Y delegate, "Ratst" fLaughter.1
Compare that utterance with what Il
Republican party says: ave stand u.
!. eompromisingly for tho system OF Ame
lean protection There Is no jugrin
with the words, and there Is an expre.
sion OF belief which Is held us well m
as strongly by The Republicans oil Bra,
ton as by those OF Ohio.
There is another matter that vital
, Affects the interests OF the city. As ha
been said elsewhere, tho Republica
party has been Keeping Its pledge 60 il
Z as 1t has had power to do no, but lher
, Is one Of those pledges which I hope Il
see kept III fuller measure than has ye
been done. The Republican platform
OF 1883 advocates tho improvement o
harbors and Of the channels Of the in
ierna! coastwise and foreign commerce
and declares that that policy will civ,
employment TO labor, activity to ou
various industries, increase the securit,
OF cur country and promote trade, open
new and direct markets for our products
aud cheaper tho cost OF transportation
There could be no better fultillment oI
such promise than thorough and
systematic
| IMPROVEMENT OF TIE OHIO RIVER,
80 that upon every day OF every year OK.
cept when closed by tho severity OF
winter that river might be available for
transportation. What a boon to the
material interests Of this valley, already
fertile and henIthfut and rich. II there
were added to its advantages this cheap
water transportation. 1t would make OF
this whole valley and distric. from the
river shore 10 the mountain ridge ut
once garden and Il market. Nor would
such an improvement injure the rail.
road interests, present or future. 1t
would build up in this valley a trade
mat would increase the business OF ex-
lsting roads and require the additional
facilities which new ones would give.
Mr.. Hubbard then pointed out the
merits OF the candidates upon the
county ticket, and urged the hearty sup
port OF that ticket, aud the reasons why
such support would secure its success.
During bis remarks he also con,rasted
the two parties, the Republican Party as
one OF progress and action and the Dem.
ocratic Party as one which seemed to
feel that its sole mission was TO hinder
and prevent. The latter party sought
10 carry out its policy only by voting
against such measures as make for
The prosperity and progress Of the coun.
try, but lis representatives not satisfied
with the sort Of fillibustering which
might be recognized as u protest against
supposed haste in legislation, so far for.
gnt their duty Gs to absent themselves
from their seats, with the avowed deter
minatlon OF preventing the maiority
from discharging what it conceived to be
its duty. He said:
"Even in the determination of con.
tested elections, which the constitution
entrusts to the Judgment OF the House
OF Delegates, q judgment which in the
nature OF things, must be exercised by
the majority, the minority undertook to
exercise that judgment by preventing
vote, insisting that they were at the
same time present and absent, present
to draw their salaries and obstruc: leuis-
la'lou and absent when called on to die.
charge the duties which they were sent
to discharge. Before the organization of
Congress, the Democracy had auuounced
that although it was in the minority in
the House, nothing should be done with.
out its consent. The brains and courage
OF the Republican party, led by Speaker
Reed, (cheersl have demonstrated that
they were mistaken, and there ia gone
Elimmtring that piece Of parliamentary
foolishness that members OF the House
in their seats and able to exercise all the
functions OF their position should not be
counted as members OF the House be-
cause they choose to sit dumb. II the
control Of the House shall ever return to
the Democratic party, and may that day
be far in the future, mark the prediction,
and dougtles5 you have made that pre-
diction for yourself, that party will recog. |
niza the justice OF the position taken by
ths Republicans and follow in their foot.
steps, as it has done in 30 many other in.
stances. Hearty applause.
AN EMBLEM OF LUCK,
at the conclusion of MIR. Hubbard's
speech, he was presented by the chair
man, on behalf Of Wheeling workman,
Mr.. Peter Greer, with a composition
metal horse shoe, as good omen to 60
with him through the coming campaign.
Mr.. Hubbard received the horse shoe
with hearty thanks to the donor, and
said he would treasure the gift which
WAS so kindly given by the chairman.
This incident provoked great euthus.
iasm.
Mr.. Hearne was then called for, and
responded as follows:
MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF
THE CENTRAL REPUBLICAN CLUB:-rhls
is an unexpected pleasure. had no
idea that should be here until late this
afternoon. ! want to correct that re-
mark that my friend has made in saving
that justice has always been done, by
saying that hope in this case that in
accordance with the interests of this
district and oi this State, that his ma.
jority will be 80 big that he cannot be
counted out by any Democratic Cover.
nor. We have had one sample OF tha,
in this State, aud hope both Demo.
crats and Republicans will be sa,islied.
and from this,me forward we shall have
honesty in political ballots as well as in
any other business transactions. While
| was sitting in my office to-day after
had been reQuestC ! to come here this
evening, it occurred to me what change
there had been since tho first time had
made a speech iii behalf of the Repub.
lican party, during the Blaine campaign
OF 1854 Az that time l found it neces.
sary in going from place to place and
from county to county to prove to the
people or to endeavor 10 prove to the
people from tho conduct OF the Demo.
CRATIC parry through its leaders ia Com
gsess that the Democratic party was a
free trade party, and talked ahort the
Morrison horizontal bill and OF the nun.
Der OF Ccassessmen that voted for and
against It, and Of the ones iu certain dis.
tEic!s THAI voted to keen their political
heads on their shoulders, and it occpr.
rcd to me when I read Of something
that occurred down here ut Moundsville
the other Gay, where they declared it
unconstitutional to have a tarifl-why,
yDu would have ipsuted a Dea1orrat