Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-19
A FAROICAL AFFAIR,
The Republican Meeting at Pleasant VAL
ley Falls very Fiat.
To the Editor OTthe Register.
PLEAsANTVALLEY, MARSHALL
COUNTY, w. VA,
September 16.

PLEAsANTVALLEY, MARSHALL
COUNTY, w. VA,
September 16.
This matter may be a little late, but
you know the country people have not
all got telegraph and telephone lines
yet. But if you had been here yester-
day at the Republican meeting you
would have thought that just as soon as
the Republicans got into Office we
would have both telegraph and tele-
phones without any cost. The people
out here have been taught that this was
a campaign Of education and one would
have thought, yesterday, to have heard
the dirt that was thrown that they
had changed the programme. First,
we heard the Pittsburg boy orator, and
sure enough he filed the bill to a 'Ty,
then Campbell was next and he threw
open the throttle and away be went after
Gov. Jennings speech, 10y the way
they don't any Of them like that
speech). He said they used too much
coal and drank too much water at the
Capitol. He said when the Republi-
cans were in power, way back in the six
ties, that they did not use one-half the
coal the Democrats do now. l heard
some one say back in the
crowd there was not half the
people then that there are now. He
then went for the Democrats for not
improving the State more, and then
gave the Democrats down-setting for
having the experimental station at
MOrgantown.
He said things about Col. D. D. John
son he would not have said if the Colo
mel had been there. Some Of we farm
ers read a little, and We find that we
realize a great benefit from these prac-
tical experiments, which do not amount
to two cents a piece to us. 1t is not the
State tax we are grumbling about, it Is
our county tax that hurts US, and the
county has been Republican for To-,
these many years, but they did not say
a word about the county tax.
Capt. B. B. Dovener came next and
tried to be nice, but he forgot himself
before he got through. We were
diverted by him. He gave US speech
here about two months ago; then he was
a Methodist. He had forgot what
church be belonged TO yesterday and
so ne leaned toward the Presbyterlans
this time. He told US their party was
keeping wool up to the price il was now
and II we wanted free wool we must
not send him TO Congress. Don't be
afraid, Captain; we won't this time.
Why did you not tell Us that every time
there has been q tariff put on wool II
has gone down. You told Us four years
ago when we were getting 30 and 80
cents for wool: II Harrison was elected
he would put 10 cents tariff on wool and
make 10 AZ cents or more. We have
been taking since that time 25 and 20
cents for our wool. Answer this, Cap
tain? Will you say overproductlon? A
proof OF the pudding is tasting 1t. Why
Sid you not give US late news; some
thing like how the election went In
Maine and Vermont?
"Blrdie" Hart next arose and "oully-
ragged" the Democrats in such manner
that you would have thought they were
a terrible set Of people and there were
not many of them, but we thought II
the Democrats are scarcely saved, where
will the Republicans be? When he went
70 distribute his paper (which was got
I'D for the occasIon) he said, Come up
and take one, Democrats, too, II there
is any ignorant enough in the crowd to
be a Democrat" Well, il we thought
there was no more brains in a common
Democrat than there is in his Uranium,
we would leave the party at once. We
went there, "Birdie," 10 hear the pres
emit issues discussed, and not to hear
our neighbors blackguarded.
LASTLY. there was a man, as we under
stand. from Berkeley county, who rep
resented Orator Puff very much his
name was Jacob Bristor, and he ap-
peared on the platform after the meet
ing had been dismissed. lie surely
would have exploded had he not got to
saw something. The way he flung the
bloody shirt was caution. Poor Eel
low. l suppose he thought we were like
thew were in his county, but we have
dro1ped such things as bloody shirts
and advocate a union OF people as well
as a union of States, and we consider d
man who will try TO keep up emnlty
and diseord among our people a pollti-
cal demagogue. IL you have not got
living principles 10 ulSOuSS ~
m keen up a strife among our people
What would we think OF Corbett throw
ing q stone at John L. Sullivan every
time he sees him because he has been
wbipped. Corbett would do 1t TOO, II
he had the same principal in him Bristor
has. But we have little patience
with them, for they came out here ex-
necting TO have good time and a Dig
rrowd It was reported that Mckinley
and Golf were to be here, and i've or SIX
tbonsand people and three brass oands
- ba in the grove; also an OK roast.
Mckinley and Golf didn't come, 4'Soo OF
the people didn't come, ana TWO orass
hands didn't come, and they olon roAs'
the OK, but think they buried tne coon .