South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
public Speaking
IN THE
L.
COURTHOUSE!

As was briefly announced last week,
Hon d, B. Lucas came to Romney
on Saturday evening to make u
speech on Monday. Ex-Governor
E. Willis Wilson did not come.
At 2 O'Clock Col. j. +. Russell
took the stand and called the meet
ing to order and was elected Chair
man.
Mr.. Kercheval objected to :. the
election Of Secretary. Mr.. Russell
said they wanted to proceed in tho
regular ord.r. The objection being
overruled by the Chair, Mr.. }. }.
Cornwell was elected Secretary, but
not being in the house, Mr.. Woods
was proposed as substitute; he
objected. Mir. Kerchcval said as
Mr.. Cornwell was an editor, it was
very proper that he should act as
Secretary. The Chair said he would
appoint Secretary and named Mr..
9. f. Heatwole, he refused, and
DIR. Miller having also refused, it
was decided to let the election of
Mr.. Cornwell stand and he could act
when he came In. ..rf
When introducing the speaker,
Mr.. Russell said "The only reason
the voice of Mr.. Lucas is not heard
in the National Legislative halls is
that he has had arrayed against
him the monopolistic wing Of the
party" -
Mr.. Lucas speech in the main
wac a good one. He arraigned and
excoriated in his usually eloquent
style the Republican party for its
ruinous legislation on the tariff,
the pension outrages, the Federal
elec.;on laws and the Fore. Bill.
So far as his arraignment of the re-
publican party was concerned, his
speech was such as no true Demo
crat would hesitate to indorse, but
when he laid these same evils at the
door of the democratic partys tOf
the Administration wingr+oE&the
party, as he would style it, he. was
going beyond the limits Of prudence
for II man " no has 80 nobly fought
in the Demo ratio ranks through
all their years of struggle in the in
terest of the people. Mr. Lucas is
too sensible man to even believe
for one moment that the democrat
ic party could, in the short space Of
Eve months, undo all the evils heap:
ed upon the people of this country
during the past thirty years of re-
publican misrule. He does not be-
lievc it. "''o'
Many have wondered whY,IMr.
Lucas came h, re to speak at this
time: Ger ainly.it WAS very. 'inops
perfume. VIII the remark Of the
Chairman when introduc ng him,
coupled with SENTENCES or two from
his speech furnish KEY? He said
he was not for pdrty right or wrong,
but was for party when right And
when wrong. right her DIG he
med to come h. re- TO instruct THE
Administration? A little school
room somewhere in the National
Capital would have been more fit
place to 90 and instruct the West
Virginia representatives.
At the close of the meetiDgj q
preamble and series of resolutions,
prepared by MIR. Lucas, were offered
by Mr.. Russell. Mr.. Ii. Is. G,lke.
son asked for informant II. Sail
he understood this to he " 1rmo-
cratic meeting. but rs he had MOTTO
ed that most Of the cheering came
from a gentleman VINO was Il pro-
nouuccd Third Patty leader, I've de
sired to know whether they should
be allowed to vote. The hair de.
cided that the Third Party men
should vote. Vote Stood 4G for
and SO against the resolutions.
The following are the resolutions:
We Democratic citizens of Hampshire
county in IN; SIS meeting assembled, do
hereby adopt the following preamble
and resolutions:
WHEREAS, For the past fifteen years
or more, the Democracy of West Vir
ginia has in every possible method
known to political organizations, de-
clared for the Coinage of Silver as
money. on parity with Gold, without
discrimination against either metal. And
WHEREAS, The Democracy of the
South are on record for the past fifteen
years or more against the Demonetiza-
ton of Silver, or the suspension or ces-
sation of its coinage. And /?
WHEREAS, The Unconditional Repeal
Of the purchasing clause of the Sherman
Bill means the repeal Of the Bland lii
son act, and q surrender of Amer lean
Financial policy to that of England and
Germany. And
WHEREAS, The South has identified
itself with the great Producing States
of the West, in opposition to the Force
Bill, against the iniquitous Mckinley
Bill, and as unalterably opposed to the
demonstration of silver. Therefore be j,
Resolred 1. That our Senators and
Representatives. in Congress are request
ed to oppose the Unconditional Repeal
of the Sherman Bill: and to insist that
the repeal be conditioned upon some
Su batantia1 1epislatiye net incOrDOrpted