West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-10-25
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Correspondence OF Tho Argus.

Correspondence Of the Argus.
The Democratic rally at this place
Saturday night oct -. was the first
actual opening OF the cauiplign. The
speakers of the evening were Hon ID.
T. Murphy OF Philadelphia. Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions. and the ell
oquent Col Arnett Of Wheeling 1t
was rousiug success and in striking
contrast to the Republican meeting
held here the previous week. when
Dayton. contrary to the average of
public speakers, m.stook abuse for ar
gument and heaped all the vile epithets
his troubled brain could concentrate
on the shoulders OF the Great Tariff
Reformcr" When il is taken into con-
sideration that we are largely in the
minority, indeed out numbered by at
least twenty TO one, il will seem al
most incredible TO outsiders that we
should have an audience equal TO or
greater than the one Day addressed.
Never heless, its true. Notwithstand-
ing the prediction OF Mr.. Ilvs, (the
Peter r. Smith of this place. that the
next rain would bc now, and il rained
al day. Our Republican friends wore
a bland smile ami chucilled to them
selves, and said that the day was too
bad for the farmers TO come in.
and the laugh would be on Their side
this time. But they forgot to reckon
with their host, not knowing that the
tried democracy Of Preston county
would go throu sh fire and water for
their gallant leaders Most conspicu-
Gus among the crowd was IA number o.
ladies whose bright smi, es revealed the
fact that they were juUilant over the
thought of getting an Australian wool
jacket at shoJdy price this win,cr
The room was artistically decorated
with choice flowers and ported plants
while at the back ground OF the STAG.
hung the StuIs and stripes with a life.
size portrait OF the Hen William +.
Wilson beneath. The speakers arrived
on the : - train and a committee wa,
there to meet them and escorted them
to the commercial Hotel, after wh.cn
they repaired To the hall xnidsta crow.
of unterriEcl Democrats =. }. Damn
presided and introduced III. Hon -. T.
Murphy, who made the first address.
lie dWelt principally on the pensiOu
question, and as the Hon. gentleman
has been Ia taGt department. since
Grants time it is need e,s 10 say he
thoroughly fdni lar with the pension
question. He clearly demonstrated tn.
fact that the present administration
5 in sympathy with tho odd soldiers
ana showed how the Democrats OYER
awed the Republican oppo, ton in
granting the widows AMI orphans
pension and by their indon.taule cour-
Ugc secured The same. Many old sol,
d.ers nodded assent as they listoae to
the able discourse
Then the eloquent COL. Arnctt arose
and handled the tariff in manner
that would swell the heart of every
democrat and make it trot OF at Il
Nancy Hank pace. lie satisfactorily
explained why tn. Wilson Bill woul
cheaper clothing and at the same tim.
secure hig Ter pric, TO the farmer for
his wool. The an Hence bee me frantic
with enthusiasm as the speaker dealt
with telling bows the nails which are
20 secure the political coffin of Dayton
lie closed mis- speech b. saying that we
will not have the opportunity to cleci
him TO Congress ag in; that he will
be lie 'erved for u broader, larger field:
that he wontd be selected to lead the
National ID nocracy TO the pinnacls OF
glory in 90. Had everything passed
of without an interruption, we would
not feel like we had gran rally, for
that would b. contrary TO precedent
Groans, Kisses and other Interruptions.
50 characteristic in the average young
Republican hoodlum of this place, yer.
freely INDUCED in, and more than once
the speakers had TO stop. 1t is with
reluctance we say that some of the sub
bosses of the e. o. p. were present AMI
instead OF discourdeeing it, they smiled.
as if TO say, I'VE rather enjoy it,
Did you ask where were our Town
authorities? O!it was Democratic
meeting.
oct 10, 1894