Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-17
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SUTTON, w. VA, October 15.-Gov-
ernor Fleming had grand outdoor
meeting at this place to-day. The
crowd was too large to get into the
court house. fully 500 people being pres
emit. The Governor, in the clear and
forcible style that is peculiar to him,
discussed the tariff, the Force bill and
State issues, and speaking, as he did
for three hours, he held his audience In
wrapt attention every minute OF the
time.
His exposition of the Force bill was
strikingly effective. He made q COM
parison between the policy the Repnoli-
cans did pursue in this STATE during the
days of registration and what it was not
only fair to presume but most abso-
lutely certain they would do should the
exclusive control of elections as contem-
plated by that nefarious bill be placed
In their hands and showed how the
would-be Republican Congressman In
this State were going about claiming
that the Force bill is dead issue, that
| they were not in favor of it, and that 4
Republican Senate defeated 1t, wien,
the truth is, tits very live issue, In
deed, endorsed by the Republican ma
tional platform advocated by both Har-
rson and Reid. He called attention to
the fact that its defeat was not
owing to, but in spite of the Republican
Senate, owing TO the superb generalship
of our own Charlie Faulkner, and 9TH
ers, who managed TO postpone 1t until
the expiring hours OF Congress and
then talked 1t to its grave despite the
bowls of Ben Harrison and his admins
tration, who had steered it through
Car Reeds branch Of Congress and
were in perfect frenzy of rage that the
Senate did not violate its established
precedents by applying the gag law and
rushing IL over the heads OF these pa
triotic defenders of the liberties OF the
people.
On this point the governor declared
that should these congressman get In
they would, under the party lash, vote
for this same bill, under a different
name, perhaps, and it would require
little lashing either, for Republican
in will do anything to keep from being
q Republican out. He also showed that
while the Republicans had persuaded
the People Partyites to proclaim that
the Force bill is scarecrow, their own
Peoples Party platform declares against
this very federal interference with
elections.
The tariff question he handled Ia a
very impressive manner and presented
many new phases of the subject. On
State issues, the Governor surpassed
himself with the minute details OF its
administration ever since our State was
formed. He is perfectly familiar with
the subject and his comparison between
Republican and Democratic methods in
connection Herewith, showed the
former In very unanvabe light. The
school fund, the jumbling OF accounts,
the uses of the peoples money in the
defense of criminals charged with viola
tions of the peoples laws and various
other indefensible acts of the Repubii-
can State official he held up in all their
hideousness.
He paid his respects TO A. r. Camp
bell, ''the whIpper-snapper stumper Of
COW proxy notoriety," and showed up a
number OF his silly perVersions OF truth.
Governor Fleming as an expounder of
the principles of Democracy and good
government has few equals, and it is To
be hoped that he may preach those
principles in every quarter of the State.
Hon. |. V. Johnston, the next Auditor,
aud P. T. Duffy, the present Auditor,
were present. MI. Johnston was intro
duced and made few remarks. He will
carry the full party vote in this, Mr.
Hyer's county.