The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-22
COY. Hill. AT CANTON.
ilo Makes n Set Speech to 700 People aud
Talks About Eysrythipp


Talks About Everything.
CANTON, O., Oct. el.-Gov. David ..
Hill arrived here ut $50 p. IN. to-day.
A large throng greeted his appearance
as he alighted from the train here. A
torchlight parade OF Democratic clubs
took place tonight, about 1900 men
being in line. An old skating rink,
accommodating 1000 people, was filled
to ogetilowi2g to hear the Governor
tonight.
Among other things tho Governor
said: :" AN important political cam
paign is that upon which our country
has entered. No one more important
has been held within generation. The
contest is not merely between men or
parties, and not only between govern
mental policies. The questions pre-.
sentcd is not whether the next House
Of Representatives will be Republican
or Democratic, but whether the nature
OF our federal government is TO be radi.
cally modified and the integrity OF
our institutions successfully threaten.
eu' LIZ Eie"t issle ~ Liz IecOTu
OF the Republican party in its
brief control OF Congress. No party has
more recklessly dtiied precedents, more
lsgrantly disregarded principles, more
boasttully overturned traditions,
more seriously invaded private rights,
more arbitrarily encroached upon pre-
negatives Of States, or more tyranically
used the power Of a partisan majority.
The animating motive OF it's acts seems
to have been only the perpetuation Of
its own power. 1t has cared nothing
for the constitution, nothing for the
treasury, nothing for the people. It's
chief desire has been 10 get such firm
grip or control Of government that for
generations 10 come its politicians may
feed on the power.
Hour institutions arc to be preserved
pure and intact, every patriotic citizen
must do his duty in rebuking this
graspiDg and tyranical political dig.
grchy. When the present Congress
convened in December last the Repub.
licans had majority OF three in the
House OF Representatives, wtichwas soon
increased to eight by the admission OF
the representatives OF the New States.
Notwithstanding this majority it was
difficult for the party in control to re.
tain quorum present, and the leaders
Immediately took arbitrary measures to
carry out policy previously agreed
upon, namely to oust enough Demo-
Gratis and seat enough Republicans to
give good working majority, Eigh-
teen contested election cases were sub
mitted to the committee on elections.
All but one were brought by Republi-
Gang, and that one by q man who alter
wards acted with the Republicans on
condition OF his being seated.
DEMOCRATIC FlLIsusTERING CAUSED IT.
In order to facilitate the process OF
counting Democrats out and Republi.
cans IN, no rules were adopted for q
space OF three months, and then only
when the loud protest Of the country
made it impolitic to outrage public sent.
iment longer. The House proceedings
were conducted on what the Speaker
called general parliamentary law" but
what, in fact, was his own arbitrary will,
Sacred parliamentary rights guaranteed
to the minority during century OF gov.
ernment were ignored. With the brute
force OF the majority and without any
show OF reason, nine Democratic Con.
gressmen bearing official credentials
from their States that they were legally
and properly elected, were turned out
TO make room for Republicans.
Here 10 the list Of martyrs to Repub.
lican tyranny: Peudle,on, Of West
ginia, elected by plurality Of 100;
jackson, OF West Virginia, elected by a
plurality OF %; Compton, OF Virginia,
elected by plurality OF ISL; Wise, Of
Virginia, elected by a plurality Of 36l ;
Breckenridge, OF Arkansas, elected by a
plurality OF $40; Venable, OF Virginia,
elected by plurality OF G42; Gate, OF
Arkansas, elected by a plurality OF !, 3iS ;
Elliott. Of South Carolina, elected by a
plurality OF 1855; Turpin, OF Alabama,
elected by plurality Of 49,
WHAT ABOUT THE EIGHT DEMOCRATS THE
RE.UHLlcAN COMMITTEE sEArEn2
Four other Democratic members who
have good pluralities are awaiting de.
eapitation OF the political assassins at
the next session OF Congress.
After discussing tariff so far as it re.
lates TO the interests OF the farmers, the
Governor continued os follows: But
not only has the Republican Congrese
stopped 10 sharper trick to hoodwink
the American farmer in the matter oil