The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-20

Martins Ferry, from Etnaville, from
Bridgeport, from below Bellaire and
from back OF BelIaire. AS the sands Of
the sea, they were beyond numbering.
In front OF the speakers stand aud
around it they were packed so close
that it would have been easy to walk
on human heads. Men and women, not
the least enthusiastic OF them all the
women; merchants, mechanics, farm.
ers, old and young-all out in the chill
October air to hear the great champion
OF protection. 1t was triumph for q
great cause and its great champion.
Governor Mckinley noted every detail
OF it, and was moved by the cordially
and enthusiasm OF the greeting. He
knows West Virginia we'll enough to
recognize her in crowd, and he took
occasion to recognize the compliment
paid TO him from this side OF the river.
Mr.. W. f. ZanR mad gone over with Q
beautiful bouquet, which he presented
to the governor in behalf OF himself and
the Tariff Champions of Wheeling,
who took this occasion 70 say that they
were sorry they could not help to swell
his majority. But there were plenty
there who can and will.
There was n shout when the Bridge.
port BOYS came along with the music
and their corps OF colored torch bearers,
their transparency showing on one side
a busy mill in 1892 and a closed mill In
1893 Then there was the shearing Of
the sheep, the Democratic shearer going
at the mutton from the rear, being
ashamed to look him in the face. The
banner, zone Of Hoke Smiths Victims"
aroused the crowd. A veteran in blue
was hobbling along on his crutches and
his one leg. A man in the crowd, with
an appreciation OF the fitness OF things.
remarked. "Hogg Smiths" and tho
boys laughed and shouted. 1t was not
Hoke Smith crowd.
1t was Mckinley crowd from the
time the governor made his appear
ance. So many wanted to take him by
the hand that it was with difficulty that
way was made for him from his carriage
to the stand. Reaching the platform
there were cheers for Mckinley, and he
was obliged to step forward and show
himself. 1t was an enthusiastic crowd,
but close and intelligent attention was
still more agreeable feature to the
speaker. Through the whole hour OF
his speech not a word wasalost, not Q
point missed. Always clear and logi-
cal, linking his points together as
though he were forging a chain, he
went at it in more Of sledge-hammer
style than is his custom. He talked
money, tariff and pensions, protection,
free trade, patriotism, and when he was
through nobody who heard him was
without full understanding and APP
probation OF the issues Of the day. He
said nothing about state questions.
National issues are at stake in the Ohio
campaign, and Governor Mckinley
gave the people what they had come to
hear, n fair and candid discussion OF
those issues.
There were no flights OF oratory.
There was no time for that. The hour
was devoted to a plain discussion OF
practical things. The governor made
strong point on the administration and
drove it home hard when he said that
any common murderer would have q
fair trial in Ohio and be confronted by
the witnesses, yet the administration
did not grant this much TO the PEN
sioner who had helped to save the
Union and had been placed on the PEN
sion rolls The crowd responded heart
lily to this drive at the Hoke Smith
policy OF the Cleveland administration.
At the close OF the governors speech
the crowd made a rush for him and IL
was with difficulty that he was led to
his carriage and taken to the Globe
hotel. He had no sooner reached his
room than an impromptu levee began
and ended only out Of consideration for
tired man who had to be up by six
o'clock in the morning to resume the.