The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-05

Saturday night tho greatest demon,
stration Of the present campaign. on
either side, was given inihonor OF Capt.
B. B. Doyencr. Nothing like 1t for
numbers and'enthusiasn had been seen
outside Of presidential year in the
First congressional district. Long be-
fore the time for the. escort TO organize
the streets were so lined with people
that the sidewalks were simply i'm
passable for squares.
Mayors band met In front OF the IN.
rELLIaENcgR office, and after a lively air
marched to,the I. o. o. F. hall, where
the Young Men's Republican Escort
club, in high elk hats, had gathered to
the number OF GOO, under command oi
Capt. William Travis. The baud was
followed by at least 200 other voters
who spontaneously fell into line, in
command OF George Kemple. There
was plenty of red FIRE, and the parade
was one OF the largest, most brilliant
and In every way most creditable Of the
AT the Windsor hotel Capt. Dovener,
Hon. W. P. Hubbard, Committee Chair
men Richards and Hall were seated in
carriage, and they were escorted by
way OF Main, Tenth and Market streets
to the Opera House. All along the line
Of march the enthusiasm exceeded any
thing seen in this campaign. Yelling
men, cheering women. waving handker-
chiefs and hats greeted the champion
,of protection every foot Of the way.
When the speakers reached the hall
they entered with difficulty. The house
was packed to overaowing. even the
stage being literally solid mass Of
people.
THE SPLENDID MEETING
was called to order by Congressional
Chairman H. Q. Richards, who intro.
duced W. NJ. Clemans, who sang very
effective campaign song Of his own
composition, which brought down the
house. .........
Mr.. Richards then introduced Hon.
W. P. Hubbard as chairman of the
meeting. There was renewal OF the ap-
plause which at the entrance OF the
speakers had been simply deafening.
Throughout the meeting the enthu-
sia.m was simply tumultuous.
Mr.. nUpBARp's TALK.
Mr.. Hubbardf after the applause
which greeted him had subsidized, said:
Fellow CrrIzsSs:-This Is fit time
for US home folks to get together and
talk over our family affairs, for the af-
fairs OF this community during the last
two years have not beeh altogether
comfortable. There has been in this
community such a season OF distress as
l do not remember, as I will venture
that YOU do not remember, since you
have been members OF this community.
For the first time, since the Democratic
party two years ago came into control
Of all the departments OF this gov
ernment have We seen within
this community tho necessity Of
establishing organized methods OF
charity; for the frat time have we seen
strong men, mon able and willing to
work, unable to get work.
I had occasion to look into the rec
ords OF the county court OF this county.
wondered II 1t was true that men had
been driven by their necessities TO bor-
row money and mortgage property to
the extent 10 which 1t was said they had
done 40, and found from an actual in
spection OF these books that during the
TWENTY-FIVE years up TO the election ot
1892. It took thirty.fye books to hold
the mortgages upon property OF this
county that were admitted to record, or
about one and third Of those books
every year. And In the two years that
have elapsed since the Democratic par.
ty came into power in this country, 1t
has taken five and one-third books to
record the mortgages, or about two and
tyo.thirds books every year-just twice
the amount. Talk about the Republic
eau policy making the rich richer and
the poor poorer.
rHa DEMOCRATIC POLICY
makes everybody poorer. [Applauso. ]
What arc tho causes Of this distress,
nv friends? Our Democratic friends
tell us that We are wrong when We say
this has come upon us because tho
Democratic party hos come into power.
Wo are mistaken about that. This ia
the result OF a disease that has been
nreying upon the vitals Of the Ameri.
can people, say they, during the whole
thirty wears that this doctrine OF pro-
lection has been In force in this eoun.
try. Think OF that as a reason for the
distress which II is admitted has como
upon Us. But, say they, we arc calam-
ity howlers. Well, II you iutlict calam-
ity upon us, shall We not how'll Zap.
piause.l II you prick Us do We not
bleed2 II you tickle rs do wo not
laugh? II you poison us, do We not
die? II you wrong Us, ahail we not
have. on next Tuesday. our revenge Z
Now, we had supposed among our.
selyos, conyorsant with our own inter-
s,ts-wo had supposed We might per.
hans hero in the city Of Wheeling and
state of West Virginia. find ont what
was best for ourselves, but our Domo.
cratic friends would not have II that
wav: nnd so thoy have brought here,
from week to week, during tho past
cam pHirn, gentlemen 10 instruct us as
to what We wanted and what was for
our good, and strangely enough they
bring into this manufacturing aud pro-
ducing community, gentlemen from the
importing citios OF New York and Balti-
moro. 10 tsll US what Is for our interest
and what wo should do.
Il would have been great deal more