South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-10-10
RoMNEY. OCTOBER 10. 1850.
Wilson. and Harmon
Meet at an Alliance Picnic in
Randolph County-One Talks
tense. the Other Nonsense.-
Brains va. Ignorance


account Of So called Joint discu..
sion az that place between Hon. VIM.
L. Wilson and Rev George H.
Harmon, democratic and republican,
candidates, re' pectively. for Congress
f,om this district:
oa'u. DAY was a great day at this
place, a villfge Of 100 people. on the
Dry Fork Ct Ches'. The Farmers
Alliances along this river gave a pic.
NC. which was attended by several
hundred people.
One announcement, in particular,
Increased the crowd. It was that
Hon. VIM. J.. Wilson and Rev. Geo.
Harmon would deliver addresses on
the afternoon OF the same day.
Rev. Harmon was on the ground
esrly. and as members of the Ali
ance arrived he approached them and
made personal appeals for their votes.
! saw him go up TO de mocrat named
Wilson, from Pendleton county, and
beard him say, Jack, am @ candi-
date for Congress. You and are
both from the same county, and it
viii be an outrage il you don't vote
Tor me. You'll do it. won't your
But MIR. Wilson replied that be was a
democrat, and, while he felt very
friendly towards M. Harmon, he
would have to support Mr.. Wilson,
because he was on the ticket that
pleased him.
MIR. Wilson arrived abcnt 10 o.
clock, having made tue trip from Da.
via on horseback. He was given an
ovation by the democrats, and one old
lrishman elbowed his wag through
the c'owed, and after kissing his
hand said he bad always vo;ed the
republican ticket, bat il the good
Lord gave him strength to get to the
poll this fall be. would vote for the
o'hor ticket.
AT 2 p. m. Rev. Harmon was in
troduced to the audience, and said:
Ladies and gentlemen of the Far
mors Alliance, am glad and happy
to meet you at one of your own NEE
nlgs. have hail letter from your
Alliance, signed by both democrats
and republicans, asking me to adj
dress GU today, and stating that this
meeting would not be Of q partisan
character. Therefore, l will not
speak OF the issues OF the day, but
will speak 10 favor Of the Farmers
Alliance fle seemed TO have for
gotten. on this occasion, that he had
done all he could to prevent the AL
lance from getting foothold in
Gtant.-Ed. Here he read the
constitution of that order and con =
tinued: Il never read anything that
comprehends more than this consti
tuition does. Ii is what the farmer
needs. Now. am a candidate for
Congress on the republican ticket,
but have been farmer among You
for, 10, these .Dany years, and can
not do much for my own interest
without helping you all little. My
competitor is distinguished gentle,
man with a reputation from sea to
sea and from Canada 10 Mexico, but
j am eligible to membership In the
Farmers Alliance. and be is not
But, rs l said, this is not partisan
meeting and it is unfair and ungen-
tlemanly TO take mp your time In ma
king partisan speech. [Obserye
that he had already done this.-Ed ]
Il will close by saying that am 10
favor OF farmers and the Farmers
Alliance Two or three republicans
tried TO raise a shout OF enthusiasm,
but the crowd didn't enlbuse, and he
effort failed.
AT the close of Mr. Harmon's
speech Mr.. Wilson was introduced
and said that he felt no delicacy in
discussing the great issues that inter
est the farmers at an Alliance gath
ering. As there Is no Alliance can.
didate in the field and the members
will have to choose between the can
dldates of the two great political par.
iies. they he'd a right TO demand an
honest expression OF their convictions
on great political questions. lie
thought be was as eligible TO mem
bcrship In the Farmers Alliance az
Mr. Harmon. lie had been a school
teacher Till elected TO Congress, snd
bad done nothing else since. He had
peen here What he bad never before
sen attempted. tie had seen circus
riders ride Two horses at the same
time. but they we're bon going 10 toe
same direction and side by side
Mr.. HarmAn had attempted NOR,
difficult thing. lie was trying to ride
two horses, but they we're as far a.
pat as the poles, and we're going il
opposite directions. lie wanted Il
riand with ere foot On The republi
can platform, adopted Of KeyseT, auC
tho other on the Farmers Alliance
Mr.. Wilson then began discussion
of the tariff in particularly happy
and telling manner Every blow hi
tie right place, and bis points carried
conviction with them. lie tore uI
tho Mckinley bill and let hi
hearers sec bow they are impoyer.
ishcd 10 make rich men richer. III
showed bow the wool-growcr received
less for lis wool under The presen
arrangement, on account Of shuttiDi
out foreign woods, which were require,
80 mix nth native woods, ard Set ",
arc AZ being bled by the high teril
tor the WOODEN clothes we buy. Thl