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

The speaking campaign closed In
BeilGiro Saturday night with q grand
reception 70 Capt. Danford, the Repub.
lican candidate for Congress, Indeed
more Enthusiastic meeting was never
held, and the caeors Of the crowd that
assembled in the ElysiAn theatre loft
no room for doubt that Capt. psat9rd
Is in close touch with the people. His
very appearance was the signal for
cheers and when no entered tho car,
riage ut the Globe hotel the crowd
broke loose With three cheers for him,
and IN immense throng crowded the
streets following TO the theatre. The
night was cold and there was no FIRE in
the house. This caused many who had
turned out 70 cheer the candidate WHO
espouses tho cause Of the multitude go
mapfulIy, to Leave. and yet the hall was
well filed, nearly 200 occupying seats
upon the stage. The meeting was called
70 order by W. ID. Jones, chairman Of
the city committee, who announced
City Solicitor II. s. Armstrong as chair
man. Mr.. Armstrong made few min
utes' talk and then presented Hon.
Lorenzo DapfordNwish this tribute:
He is not nntfied. Born and reared
in the boundaries 81 Belmont. county,
he has been leader almost from his
early youth, aud he has never lowered,
during his entire life, the standard Of
human excellence. He has honoEed
Belmont county citizenship. He has
been honored by Belmont county SUI
frages Dignifed, honorable and cour-
teous, he possesses all the elements
which make up the magnanimous, libe-
raj and kind-hearted citizen, neighbor
and friend, and all this characterized by
an individuality distinctly his own aud
distinguished BY traits Of nobility which
belong alike 10 great minds wherever
found. His AK years Of congressional
life, bis leadership Of his party and his
eminent career at the bar, afford rec
ord Of parliamentary, political and
forensic oretpry unsurpassed 10 the an.
mails Of this district. His speeches at
the bar, on the stump and public plat
form haye graced and given tone to tho
moral, intellectual ani political sentl-
ment OF our community aud have loft
their impress on our society in q high
degree, They are, indeed, treasures
whiei, cannot fail to edlfy, enrich aud
adorn all the elements Of our better M
ture and call forth patriotic responses.
His public usteraaees are laden with the
purest and lottiest patriotism, breathed
forth in tones Of the apblimest clio.
quence, aud his patriotic atteraaeea
cannot fail to awaken like feelings In
the hearts OF his counttymen whose
duty it ia to preserve and protect aud
perpetuate this grand heritage OF our
iorefathers, which Is the fruit Of their
wisdom and the product Of their handi.
work. 1t is my duty, 1t is a pleasure.
1t is an honor to introduce and present
to you one who was the personal friend
Of General Grant, the companion OF
Blaine, Garfield and Mckinley, Hon.
Lorenzo panford, our candidate for
Ks Captain Daniord stepped forward
the roof was fairly raised with the ap.
plause, which continued until he raised
his right hand and said he came 10 ialk
In plain business way about business
matters. Then he proceeded. Saying It
was conceded by ali parties that pro.
ducts Of all kinds and wagea Of all
classes are lower now than at anytime
since the war. My Democratic COM
petitor says this 10 due to not enough
silver while President Cleveland In his
message to Congress said the dis tress
and distrust was due TO too much sil-
vcr, and asked for the repeal OF the
Sherman act.
Captain Danford does not attribute
ii to either the plethora Of silver or the
lack OF It, He deacrlhed the times
when money had TO be exchanged at
each state line, the possessor suffering
a discount at each exchange, but for
thirty years we have had money that
was Of the same value throughout the
east and the west Nobody looked now
to see whether the bills in his pocket
were greenbacks, blackbacks, silver
certificates or what they wero; they
were all worth their face value through
ont this land. In oil these years our
Democratic friends agree VIC had plenty
OF money-basines went along well.
the producer found good market and
the wage Garner found employment.
Nobody talked then about wanting or
needing more money, though the circu'
lating medium amounted then to about
$40 per capita, and 1t has been Increased
until now It amounts to about S24 per
capita and 1t Is Just as good money a.
in '66-7, Here no said he did not want
to deceive any man as TO his position
on the silver question. lie did not BE-
lieye In allowing the owners OF silver
mines TO present silver oulllon 70 .ne
government and have it coined at tho
expense OF the government into dollars,
when tho true value was htty;.three
cents on the dollar He believed In the
government buying the bullion Nneees'
sary at its true value and giving to Its
people tho benefit OF The 'oFty'seYen
cents difference In the value Of the
dollar today This provoked the
hcartiest applause,
The captain talked very rapidly an9
II was difficult to follow him. he READ
an extract from u speech by James =.
Blain delivered in Boston In 1888 to tho
working men OF that city in which no
congratulated them upon their thrifty
condition, otc., but predicted Jana "
CONES now like prophecy from tue
gravel that these conditions would DC
changed, and that by the aid OF the
very people whom be addressed. me
property that had come with Amerl'
can protection would DO oyerthrown oy