The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-15
LACK OF ENTHUSIASM
Marks the Republican Rally on Tues
day-A Fair Sized Crowd and
Throa Sneaebas


Three Speeches.
That factor in Republican politics
in Monongalia whieh puts the ring
boys and ali others on an equality
for the brief time it takes to accom-
plish it, namely. the parade of the
thuse. look place on Tuesday, and
every man who took part was as
much figure as any other man.
They all had the privilege to
howl or keep still, just as they saw
fit, and in numbers it was large, but
lacking in enthusiasm that has mark
ed such performance in campaigns
gone. They came in all the ways
known to mountainous locomotion,
full of the comforting delusion that
the tariff is not tax, but the lack
of ratifying wells as the procession
moved by was some evidence to
show that they were not so sure
about that. But they still stick to
the sinking ship, and they moved
around town ostensibly under the
direction of some bright young men
in brighter red sashes. with their
hats pinned in shape intended to
represent colonial ehapeaux, the
column 'punctuated now and then
with some melody producing organ
ization. Every street in town re-
ceived the line of march, and thos
who marched got to see all the pre-
ty decorations on the houses 1t
was a regulation thuse, every fes
ture of the ones gone by being re-
peated except the hurrahs and yells
generally. The banners and all
we're there, and the flags and gew
gaws generally. The town was full
of people after noon, and il was but a
short time after o'clock until
the people gathered in Academy
yard, where stand had been erect
ed for the speakers. There were
three speakers and the oratory con-
tinued until the patriots felt that to
appease the pangs of hunger were
greater attraction.
The speakers were Hon. Victor b.
Dolliver, A. w. Campbell and Ben.
Butterworth, Mr. Deliver was raised
among us. now resident of Iowa,
was the first speaker, and on his
coming forward he received such an
ovation that native, long resi-
dent abroad, would receive, which
he answered very nicely in a vein of
loyalty to the hills and their peo-
pie. He has the eloquence which
has made his older brothers famous
and delivered speech that for pn-
rity of diction would be bard to ex-
Gel though his political argument
was the other extreme-it was very
bad, but he no doubt had the sin
certify in it that he said he had. 1t |
was not bitter, but discussed from
the wrong basis
Mr.. Butterworth, the former Con
gresham from Cincinnati who spoke
in favor of the Mills bill, and who
with equal hostility to the party to
which be belongs. spoke against the
Mckinley bill in Congress, was the
next speaker, and he simply reversed |
in his speech here, his former posi-
ton on both measures. Mr.. Butter
worth stands in now with several big
protected monopolies of Cincinnati,
and such TRADES against Democracy
as he INDUCED in here are probably
necessary for him to hold his job
His speech was not so much favor.
able to the Republican party as on
general principles opposed to the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Campbell, of Wheeling, con
cluded the oratorical seanee of the
occasion. Mr.. Campbell is well
known here, as are also the character
of his stump utteranees, which are
in accord with his Republican edi-
torials. 1t was one of his character
istic speeches, neither better nor
worse, not making a vote nor caus
ing one to be lost. He argued from
the Republican standpoint and made
all that could be made out of it, and
to the unprejudiced, disinterested
thinking man what can be made is
mighty slim picking.
The bands played tor time after
supper, but by ordinary bedtime ev-
erything had assumed the normal
condition of matters at home.
The course of true love and thnse
arrangements never did run smooth.
When it was decided by some of the
younger and less discreet RAIDS to
have banner or two in Tuesdays
procession which should falsely re-
fleet upon Mr.. Cleveland as not be-
ing a soldier, the older and wiser but
less brave RAIDS objected, as history
glows with the fact that they stayed
at home when the calls for troops
we're made, and they didn't want so
much to have remembrance called
to the fact. The greatest war howl
ers in Morgantown were stay at
homes, but they hate to be reminded
Of it. But the people know all about
it. The young men thought, in their
blissfnl ignorance of fact. that the
conspicuous war tale tellers we're
surely soldiers, and these romancers
didn't care to disabuse that belief,
but the banners made their lack Of
! LOYALTY in war times stand out In
bold relief, and they kicked, but the
enthusiasm of youth prevailed.