The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-03
JOHN nowAl.D's MEETING.

Ho Appeals to Eighth Ward Voters In
Personal Way.
Last night saw tho Democrats great
est effort on behalf OF John A. Howard
for Congress. An escort procession,
headed by Myers brass band, marched
with him to tho Woods planning mill, in
the Eighth ward. The young mems
Democratic club, the South Sidera aud
tho German American Cleveland club
made up tho procession, tho last named
organization being headed also by the
Opera House band. Lots OF red fire was
burned.
At tho place OF meeting ]. B. Hand
Ian called the crowd TO order and pre-
seDted Q. W. Brockunier as chairman.
BY this time tho large hall was very
we'll filled. 1t was q splendid meeting
so far as numbers 90.
Mr.. Brockunier in n very brief speech
introduced Mr.. Howard, who was re-
ceiged with enthusiasm. Ho made q
Enthusiastically egotistic speech, say
ing that ho relied Tor votes on what
his hearers knew of him themselves.
uo seems to to think the campaign is
simply whether he shall win. He ds-
votes twice as much timo to ~, "me"
and "myseli" as he does to the Issues
now before the people, and on which
the Republicans arc making their
appeals 10 the intelligence Of the peo-
pie. It is with him case of what l
will do" or "what they say will do"
II he has over referred to tho fact that
1 =. Al. af Hthtnh
stands for certain ideas; II he has ever
said he is q Democrat and stands on
the Democratic platform; II ne has ever
made Gght for the party principles or
the party platform, 1t has not been in
Ohio county. Here 1t ie: "You elected
me several times to Office. and you
showed your confidence in me then.
What have done to sacrifice that con-
fidenceW He went on last night to say:
"Whcn you appealed to me for aid, did
ask you what was your politics or your
creed2 When the potters asked for
protection, who gave it to them2 1t
was went down in my pocket and gave
them the protection few dollars
would afford. Ask Capt Doyener II he
did as much"
While 1t seems almost ridiculous, this
is really q fair representation OF Mr..
Howard's personal style Of campaign.
He is running aa John A. Howard, not
as Democrat.
He said in all the other ten counties
the people assured him that he would
not be defeated unless Ohio county did
it. This is a great responsibility, and
would be great glory, for Ohio county.
Ie talked about the Eighth ward being
the part of the city in which he had
"eaten his frugal lunch by his fellow
workmen's side" and toiled with them.
He expected gratitude and love instead
OF defeat.
"If should tear down tho wages Of
you men l would tear down my own
wages. Who pays my wages2 Who
must pay all professions aud callings?
Necessarily the laboring man."
He said his opponent had ridiculed
him at tho door OF hip mother g home,
"and the egotistical fop who acted with
him" had stood there and done the
same. Then he said he had mo time =
for epithets."
He asked under what administration
puddlcrs' and nailers' wages were re-
duced, hut he did not say under what
system they grow to q reducible point.
All the wages paid either class OF work.
mon under any Democratic tariff law
were so low that it would be impossible
to reduce them.
IIe attempted to make point on Mr..
G. Is. Hart which he know could be as
forcbly urged against the Register, aud
this is but ono instance Of the pure,
rank, inexcusable demagogy OF his talk.
He rang tho changes on his mothers
kneo business by introducing his boy,
"but year old, on whose head l would
like 10 heap some honors before die"
And when he quit anybody who did
not know him would have had hard
work to guess whether he was Demo-
crat or Populist. Col. AFnett followed
with u set Democratic speech. He
talks straight Democratic doctrine, and
Howard does tho rest. 1t should be
long rest.