Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-18
SITUATION ABOUT ROARING CREEK.
Ons of Dayton's Speeches - Coal Mines
ana Lunber Mills Busy Things are
ProsperIng.
ROARING CREEK,
Randolph County. w. Va,
OctnhAr Ia.

4 EEo8peEN1E.
ROARING CREEK,
Randolph County, w. Va, :
October IA.
10 TIE EDITOR OrRe Register:
SIR:-A. G. Dayton and Ulysses
Grant Young, candidate for Senator for
| the Tenth District. and Mr.. Lipsconb.
| candidate for the House OF Delegates,
spoke In Womelsdorff Grove. There
were rs Democrats present to enjoy the
| fun.
The local Republican candidates took
seats in the amphitheatre. The Rev.
Joe Teetsr, of Barbour county, assisted
by Judge Camden Corley, introduced
the speakers and managed the meeting.
Mr.. Dayton is the first Congressional
candidate that ever ad dressed Roar
ing Creek audience, but We are trying
TO get VIM. Wilson here this week.
Mr.. Dayton told the Catholic part Of
his audience that he knew nothing
about the A. P. A. Mr.. Dayton brought
forward two indictments against the
Democratic party, and declared be
would sustain his indictments by Dem
ocratic evidence.
To that end the speaker called on
Brother Teeter for his scrap book. The
speaker here read from the New York
Herald OF July II, 1898, showing what
6 prosperous year 1892 had been, and
that the hard times that were pressing
GA the people were caused by tariff tink-
ering.
Then clippings from the New York
Sun were read. These were In the ad-
monitory and prophetic vein; they
limited TO President Cleveland and the
Hon. William L. Wilson to go slow.
He then suddenly began reading Presi-
dent Cleveland's message. After that
the literary exercises closed for while
and the speaker set up William l.. VIII
sons London dinner, when all al once
the cry OF Flight, fght!" vas heard.
The beligerents were two leading Re-
publicans. Judge Findley and Constable
OConnor soon restored order, and we
went back to the banquet. There were
tons of foreign viands in sight. After
q description OF the affair from Mr..
Dayton's standpoint, imaginary dis
patches were read from Boards OF Trade
and other British organizations and
dignitAries.
Mr.. Dayton then blew the horn OF to-
tai destruction and utter desolaton.
He sounded it loud and long. He
played on two tunes-ClevelSndism and
wisconsin; silver and coal mines all
shut down; factories all closed; business
suspended and the wolf barking at every
door. The speaker gave the tail of the
British lion fearful twist, read two
essays from Welsh newspaper, and
made frantic appeal to the working
man. Then the West Virginia editors
received the speakers attention. He
gave the editors Of the Martinsburg
Herald, Fairmont ITdeU, aud Grafton
Leader q slap. He quoted the Wheeling
REGISTER frequently, but passed IL by
gently. He charged these Democrat
editors with everlsstingly writing free
trade articles and keeping the business
of the country in an unsettled state,
and had made it impossible for the pro-
lection baby to get one good nights
sleep during the last four years.
Mr.. Ulysus Grant Young was intro
duced by Mr. Dayton. This gentleman
did not detain US long. He said Ben
Bassell was gentleman and a good
fellow and that he himself was q nice
man.
:. Mr.. Young introduced Mr.. LilSiiSg Pbr
delegates. He came forward without
library, newspapers nor'clippings ana
made the speech OF the day. Mr.. Lips
comb did not make the usual calamity
Grafton aut blew the horn OF fame for
all Il was worth. He created quite
favorable impression.
The Democracy Of Randolph county IS
in line. We will help wean the BABY In
November.
Times are good here. The Roaring
Creek and Charleston railroad is pro-
crossing favorably. The line is ready
for the rails, twelve miles south OF the
city of Womelsdorff. The lumber busi-
ness is active. The Howell Brothers on
Cssada's Fork Of the Middlefork river
are running two mills. They employ
ffty men. Wright & Showmore are
busy numbering on Rich Mountain.
They employ twenty-five men. There
have recently been large sales OF timber
lands here. Now coal mines are being
opened on Roaring creek. Quite an
advance In the cattle market is report
ed Tygsrrs Valley.