The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-17
oARsKApoN an ELK GARDEN.

cARsKADoN ATELK GARDEN.
The Great Prohibition. Farmers AllIanOe-
Peoples Party Man Addresses tho Poo
Piles Party Club Mt Elk Garden--His
spsoeli nm Abuse of Old PARTIES.
spceidi Correspondence 10 the Iatellfgenesr
RLK GARDEN, W. Va. August 15.-The
Hon. Thomas R Carskadon, OF Keyser,
who poses as an unfinching advocate
OF the Prohibition party and was their
nominee for governor four years ago,
and who also advocates the principles
Of the Farmers Alliance, addressed the
recently-formed Peoples party club at
this place on Saturday night 1t has
been only o few years since Mr.. Cars
kadon was a great Republican was
member of the state central crrnmittee
for his county, and spoke eloquently IN
defense OF Republicanism. With a
great deal OF gusto he resigned from
the state committee, renowned the
Republican party, and allied himself
with the Prohibitionists. In that party
he got the prominence that he crayed
and made the race for governor in 1SSS.
Time passed, and the Farmers Al
,liance sprung up, and Mr.. Qarskadon
embraced it with open arms, and final
| ly in this year Of grace he, while still
claiming to be party Prohibitionist, is
making Peoples party speeches. 1t is
only fair to state that Mr.. Carskadon
! does not work without money and with
out price.
AS has been stated the Peoples party
has been organized here. Henry Cook,
q former Republican, is the president
and @. /. Wiseman, Democrat, 10 sec
rotary. They had arranged with Mr..
| Carskadon for speech in Nethkens
hall on Saturday night. The meeting
was called to order by John A. Meth.
ken, who has been Wilson Democrat
for years, in fact, ever since he leit the
GreenbacS party after he had been It's
candidate for house OF delegates. Mr..
Nethken has a grievance against the
Democratic party, which is. understood
| to have been brought about by his party
failing to reward him with an office, and
SO he has come over to the Peoples par
ty, body and breeches. Mr.. Nethken
| introduced the Rev. Beilaski, OF Pied
mont, who prayed that more wisdom
might be given unto tho politicians.
Mr.. Nethken in q really towery
speech then introduced "the Hon. I. r.
Carskadon, OF West Virginia, not Sim
| ply Of Keyser."
Mr.. Cafskadon began his speech by
saying no was not there ito cry peace,
peace, when there is no peace. The
people are robbed in the United States
to-day moro than any other people on
tho face Of the earth ever WERE"
HIS PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
"Iwant to make personal explana-
tion," the speaker said. lam aparty
Prohibitionist. / believe in the Peo-
ple's party because think it represents
very nearly the same principles as
! the Prohibition party" Mr.. Carska-
don did not stop to explain that the
Prohibition party declares 'unmistaka-
bly, in favor OF prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale Of whisky, while the
Peoples party is as much in favor OF
whisky as even the Democratic party.
And yet Mr.. Carskadon fayors the Peo-
ple's party because its principles are al
most exactly similar to those OF his par
After abusing the old parties, espec-
tally the Republican party, MIR. Carska-
don made q lengthy reference to o
speech OF Mr.. Elkins, which, he said,
was written, or at least endorsed, by
Blaine and Whitelaw Reid. He under
took to show that Mr.. Elkins was not
consistent, and announced his readiness
to discuss the issues with that distin-
guished gentleman, or any one else.
"There ia in Preston county," said
Mr.. Carskadon, "a rising young Repub-
lican (meaning Edward s. Elliott who
is posing as a great speaker for Republic
can principles. / say to you that |
should like to meet him here in this
town, old farmer as l am, and discuss
with him before you the questions at
issue" A Republican from Preston
county who happened to be present in
formed MIR. O. that he would speak for
Mr.. Elliott, and that that gentleman
would meet him.
In conclusion Mr.. Carskadon said THAT
We are almost cracking our skulls try
ing to make ourselves believe that we
are prosperous when the facts are
against US. His speech throughout
was abuse OF the old parties, and he
failed to discuss one principle Of any
party to which he adheres, to advance
one single idea Of the remedy for the
existing dangerous condition Of the
country. 1t must not be omitted that
he INDUCED in an uncalled for attack
on the ministry. There were three
prominent Methodist ministers in the
audience, and he made repeated refer
ence to them, asserting that as minis
tiers and voting the Republican ticket
they were as great sinners as the saloon
keepers.
lated to provoke disgust in the minds OF
sensible people, and members OF the
Peoples party admitted to your cores
pondent that it did their cause more
harm than good. G.B.B.
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