The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-19
MkINLEY'S DAY.
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campaign year Of his experience that
business has been SO good. Orders we're
increasing daily, and in the last year
his business had increased 10 per cent.
The Island club made a fine appear.
anre.
The colored Washington glee club
is a great institution.
The wild cat bank money scattered in
the crowd was a great hit.
schmulbach's new big building was
brilliantly illuminated.
Twenty thousand or more paper
badges were given away by the INTEL
LIGENcER.
Mr.. Frank Hildreth's illumination on
the Island last night was immense, as
was also Mr.. William Elliott's.
On the South Side several boys burn
ing red fire were struck. Once the as
sallant WI chased several squares, but
escaped.
Among those on the stage Yesterday
we're Hon. W. L. Hearn, Gen. La. Du.
val, and Hon. S. l. Pursell, editor OF
the Logan, o., Banner.
On Chapline street between Twenty.
second and T~wenty-third no music was
allowed in the line, for the reason that
a lady was sick near there.
James NJ. Jones, the postmaster Of
Wellsburg, was in the city and heard
the speech. He says it was the finest
Grafton ever delivered on the Island.
The oxen and the donkey in the pa
rade and the drivers were loaned by
Manager Martell Of "South Before the
War" They made as big q hit as his
show, which is saying a great deal.
Hundreds of We'lsbure people were
down Yesterday. They all report that
everything locks bright for the success
of the whole Republican ticket from
President down to the smallest county
officer.
A prominent merchant on Main street
was heard to remark, after the McKIn-
Icy meeting, that he had learned moro
than he ever knew about the tariff. ut
was so plain said he, that believe |
will vote the whole Republican ticket"
Mayor Seabright was a prominent
parsonage on the speakers stand, and
applauded frequently when Major Nc
kinley made a "hit" against TIE Demo-
cratic doctrine. After leaving the stand
the mayor exhibited the portraits Of
Cleveland and Stevenson on a piece OF
cut glassware.
The old state bank note handed to
Mckinley yesterday for illustration was
dated Toledo, o., April, lS4S, and is
owned by a representative laboring
man of this city, who prizes it very
highly and uses it as an illustration
against the obnoxious and treacherous
system OF wildcat currency.
A prominent Democrat OF Mounds
vile was heard to remark yesterday
after hearing the conclusive arguments
OF Governor Mckinley that "it West
Virginia didn't cast her vote for Har.
rison it wouldn't be McKinley's fault.
And that is the sentiment Of every
man, woman and child who heard the
speech.
While Mr.. Mckinley vas referring to
the wildcat" money oftheearly sixties,
Mr.. Frank Milligan passed up a state
bank note, Whlch, ne Sald, was tne klnC
in vogue at that time. The governor
made some allusion to it, and the audi
ence was convincedthat sucha currency
was almost worthless outside OF the
state in which it was issued.
William Gromo, au old farmer Of
Washington county, Pa, vas n of the
most enthusiastic persons in the city
yesterday. To a reporter he said he
lived several miles from Little Wash
ington, and when he went there yester-
day morning on business he learned
that Mckinley would speak in Wheel
ing, and took the first train for this
city. He said he had been a farmer all
his life, and before the war he received
20 cents a pound for wool and the pro-
duct averaged about eight pounds from
one head of sheep; but nov he got 80
cents a pound for his wool and the pro-
duct averaged fifteen pounds a head.
"Why shouldn't 1 vote for Harrison,
and why shouldn't every farmer vote
for him." he asks.