Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-14
TIE BOY ORATOR.
A Grafton Correspondent Charges Him
With Plagiarism
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10 the Editor orths Register:
GRAFTON, w. VA. October Ill
have at hand neat pamphlet, contain
ing the speech of Mr.. Edward 5. Elliott,
before the Soldiers Reunion at King
wood, ''the boy orator with the waxed
moustache." 1t is very ingenious
grafton, because the Yankee ingenuity
of his name is used to inject two familiar
extracts from Col. Robert Ingersolfs
famous reunion speech. 1t has been
whispered to me that he is fixing up his
fence-a neat, but small paling fence
around the Republican nomination
for Congress in this district
Now the Assistant District Attor-
ney should not use other peoples tools.
He should have his own Ratchet, nails,
and hew his own timbers. "a hoyel
gained by honesty is enjoyed far better
than a stolen mansion" Following are
the two extracts side by side, and the
reader must be the Judge as TO whether
there is any similarity between the two
or not. 1 claim that Mr.. Eliiott's eX-
tracts are taken bodily from Ingersoll.
II he will steal two well-knOwn extracts
how are we to judge but what others
are stolen goods also:
Extract from Col. Bob Extract from Edw. 5.
Ingersolfs famous re- Elliotts reunion speech
union speech at Indian-lat hlngwood. w. Va,
apolis, 1885, August %, 1897
We are with them The company were as
when they enlist in the sembled In front OF the
great army OF freedom. little village church.
We see them part with Some are parting for
those they love. Some the last time rom the
are walking for the last maidenS whom they
time in quiet, woody love, and we can hear
places, with the mai-.the whispered vows OF
dens they adore Weeterrsl love as they
hear the whisperings part perhaps forever.
and the VOWS OF eternal Others are pressing the
love as thew lingernglyllast kiss upon babes
part forever. Others asleep IN mothers
are bendiug over cra.larIns and taking an az
dies kissing babies thatlf ctl a te leave OF
are asleep Some arelfaithful and loving
parting with mothers wives whose hearts are
who hold them andIbursting with grief,
press them TO their while with cheerful
hearts again and again, words ana smiles they
and say nothing; Andlare endeavorlng 10
some are talking withldriye away the awful
wiveE, and endeavor- fear. Others still are
ing, with brave words receiving the parting
spoken in the old tones, Ing blessings OF father
10 drive from theirland mother. Mhen the
hearts the awful fear final moment Of depart
We see them part; we ure had, etc, etc.
see the wife standing
in the sunlight, sob
bling; at the turn OF the
road hand waves-she
answers by holding
high in her loving
hands the child. He is
gone and forever:
We see them all as And In memory to-
they marched proudly night we shall go with
away under the haunt-It e NV h I he m
ing flags, keeping time through the streets OF
&c the wild, grand mu. towns and cities, across
sic of war-marching prairies, down to the
down the streets Of theihelds OF glory, to battle
great cities, through,for the Union and the
towns, and across theiRight! We are with
prairie, down 10 the Ithem on the weary
Fields OF glory-to do marches in the bivouac
and die for the eternal. at night. and on guard
right with them beneath the
We 90 with them one silent stars. We are
and all We are by with them on the CORY
their sides on all the heids, and in the hoSpl-
CORY feds, in all theItas OF pain and suffer
hospitals OF pain, on alllin torn by shot ana
the weary marches shell, or wasted by dis
We stand guard WITH ease. We are with
them in the wild storm them rs they march
and under the quiet triumphant with Sher-
stare. man, etc, etc.
PUBLICUM CUSToDIs.