The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-08


happiness for Rutherford B. Hayes,
and whatever may be the outcome Of
this convention it will put upon record
its pride in the wonderfully useful and
patriotic administration OF Benjamin
Harrison.
Our Democratic friends seem to be
remarkably deficient in Presidential
timber. It Is Cleveland or Fill, and
nothing beyond. Cleveland and reform,
or Hill without reform. That peerless
journalist, Henry Watterson, has re-
Gently said that the Democratic party
was between the devil and the dark blue
sea. BY which one Of these metaphors
he intended TO refer to Cleveland and
which one to Hill he did not say, but
he left the Democratic voters who are
seekinglight and safety in=the condi-
ton OF the colored convert when the
preacher declared that he had hell on
one side and damnation on the other.
''Then," saws he, "dis darkey takes to
de woods" But the Republicans
ARE EMBARRASSED WITH RICHES
Ohio, the mother Of Presidents and
the mistress of offices, has upon this
platform admirable qualifications for
The chief nlagistracy in Governor Nc
Kinley. She has a statesman whose,
curative mind has formulated the best
legislation OF the country and whose
name will live forever as one Of the
greatest of American statesmen-John
Sherman. Iowa has the experienced
and alive Allison; Vermont, Edmunds;
Michigan, Alger; Wisconsin, Rusk;
illinois, Cullom and Lincoln. ! might
exhaust your patience before / ex-.
hausted the list.
There are two names which at present
belong to no state, but TO the country
One, that singularly gifted statesman
who has contributed SO much to the
improvements Of our industrial possif
bilities aud the glory Of American
diplomacy-James g. Blaine. The
other, that level-headed, wise and elo-
quent soldier, senator and President,
who, upon the platform Of the people
and in the chair OF the chief magistrate.
has maintained the best traditions OF
the presidential office Benjamin Har:
rison. The Republican party is united
in its policy in every part OF the Union,
except where here and there the bugle
may give shriller note. because there
is moro silver in the instrument.
The Democratic party is hopelesslyJ.
divided upon its industrial policy and
on the neutrality-suspicious. OF sound finance
and honest currency.
1t is eminently fitting andproper that
this great hall, which was built to house
the products of the factory and the
farm of Minnesota should be dedicated
to the use OF the Republican party, The The
Republican party has solved tho prob
lem OF the harmonious activities and
mutual prosperity of the farm and fac
tory. 1t represents that industrial en-.
ergy and usefully employed capital
which is so rapidly developing the re-
sources Of our country, with employ
ment and good wages to the laborer,
and ever increasing homes tothe thrifty
and industrious.
! THE PERSONAL PASSAGES
of Mr.. Depew's speech were accom-:
panied by most magnificent demon
strations. After he had run through
the list Of "favorite sons" each receiv-
ing q scanty measure of applause, he
reserving to the last the names Of
Blaine and Harrison as belonging to no
state but to the nation, his point was
anticipated. A voice in tho gallery
cried Blame" and such tumultuous
burst OF cheering arose that the orator
was compelled to halt. After waiting
some time for the noise to subside he
finally remarked: "I'd like to know
who is making this speech" This
caused laughter to take the place Of
cheers and restored silence. Then he
delivered his eulogy on Blaine; and FOL
lowed it with an equally graceful pane
cyric ON Harrison as "tRs man on the
record OF whose administration any
candidate must run to win, or be de-
feated." Once more the cheers broke
out in tumultuous volume and itiwas
hard to say which received the greater
need OF approval: