Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-10-27
DAYTON DAY
Auspicious Opening Of the
Campaign.
GREAT CROWDS or PEOPLE
Shout for Patriotism and Pro-
lection.

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Shout for Patriotism and Pro-
lection.
Tuesday was. a great day, Pc
litically, in Berkeley County. It
marked the opening of the cam
|paign on the part of the Pro-
tectionists in the Eastern Pam
| handle.
/ Mr.. Dayton had a grand meet
ling at Hedgesville, at o'clock.
The attendance was large and
the enthusiasm was marked by
an intensity and earnestness
which BODIES i'll for the Free
| Traders.
| At Bunker Hill there was a
goodly crowd which gave the
strictest attention to an able and
mastery speech by Hon. Geo.
G. Sturgiss.
But at night in the Opera
House there was the rally of the
campaign. The Oldest citizen
never saw the equal of it.
Heretofore the celebrated Golf
Wilson joint discussion has been
the criterion or record by which
all gatherings have been gaug-
ed. Tuesday evening was a rec
ord breaker. Long before the
hour for opening the seats were
filled and when the speakers,
escorted by the City Band, ar
rived every foot of standing
room was utilized, and they
stood until the close.
1t was a representative audi
ence; such an one as is seldom
seen. The interest of all classes
in the great contest was eviden-
ced by the great number of la
dies present, who were just as
enthusiastic as the men. Every
telling point, and the speeches
were filled with them, was cheer
ed to the echo.
Chairman Clohan called Hon
J. N. Wisner to the chair, who,
in his usual happy style intro
duced our next Congressman,
Hon. Aston Gordon Dayton.
Wave after wave of applause
swept over the audience only to
be renewed when he referred to
the fact that his distinguished
competitor had, few weeks
ago, been greeted by the strains
of Dixie" while tonight the
band had charmed the people
with the inspiring America"
81 come" said he, represent
ing a common bond, a brother
hood, cause-America aud
Americas interest and prosper
ity. | come representing the
laboring classes, the middle
classes natures noblemen-
who earn their bread by the
sweat of their brows. l repre-
sent the party of protection,
which has during a trial of 30
years made the United States
the most prosperous and highly
favored of all the nations of the
earth. Protection is Synonymous
with Patriotism. | would not
give a cent for the husband who
does not think his wife the
sweetest, best, and prettiest wo-
man on earth. / would not give
a fig for the West Virginian who
does not think our hills the sun
NEST, our skies the bluest, our
stars the brightest, our soil the
dearest, on Gods beautiful plan
ct. l pity the people, who after
enjoying a long season of pros
perity were induced by Calami-
ty Howlers to think their cir
cumstances might be bettered
by change. They are in the
same fix of one, indicated by he
epitaph on his tom bstone. who
had inscribed thereon, 4 was
well, wanted to be better, took
medicine, and here | lie.' Dem
ocratic newspapers, among them
the Martinsburg World and
Wheeling Register, acknowl
edged the unparalleled progress
and prosperity of the United
States in 1892, and added, Now
that Grover Cleveland, pledged
to Tariff Reform has the reins
of government in his own hands
we will soon see even a brighter
era dawn upon our country
But what a sad change one year
of tariff tinkering produced.
Long columns of recitals of
misery and want, and appeals
for contributions to swell the
funds, to feed honest, earnest,
honorable men by the thousands
and tens of thousands, whose
workshops and mills have closed.
The kings of our country, for
every citizen is a king, were
forced to the extreme humility
of eating the bread of charity
or to suffer the other alternative
-starve, while the Tariff Re-
formers legislated, making
promises of that good time to
come, if the people woEild only
have patience to wait, These
consoling promises have had the
same effect as those given by a
doctor whole sole remedy was
administering copious drafts
of hot water. To his suffering
patients, whose complaints he
thus pacified, IF you get well,
YOU Il acknowledge the cure a
great one; if you die,you'll care
nothing about it. >
Speaking of the attitude of the