The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-27

GUtSHA AFIAIAAAGt " NAS AAttNlHGlNNTs
MANNISdToN, W. VA, Sept. 26.-This
evening the town of Monuiugton waa
througOd with people who came to
hear Hon. A. G. Dayton open his cam.
paiGn in this portion Of the Second con-
gressional district At 1880 o'clock q
procession moved to tho new opera
house, headed by tho Manniugson cor.
net band, and in less than fifteen min
utos that spacious building was filed.
Never before in the history Of Marion
county has q more intelligent or more
appreciativo audience greeted m ex-
ponent Of the principles involving their
vital interests. The enthusiasm was
intense.
The meeting was opened by the band
playing "Hail to the Chief" and as the
strains OF tho music died away Mr.. E.
NJ. Showalter, chairman OF the county
executive committee, came forward and
with an appropriate speech, introduced
tho speaker OF the evening. Hon. A. 9.
Dayton, who was greeted with round
after round OF applause.
Mr.. Dayton began his address with q
happy reference TO the great coal and
oil development in Marion county, and
with words OF congratulation to the
people OF tho Monongahela Valley upon
that development. He expressed fee!-
ing of deIicacy in opening his canvass
hore before his distinguished competi-
tor, Mr.. Wilson, should sound the key
note OF his campaign before his British
constituency at the banquet 10 be given
in his honor tomorrow evening by the
London Chamber Of Commerce. IN his
own forcible and eloquent manner, Mr..
Dayton contrasted tho prosperous con-
dition Of tho country in 1892 with the
present condition, and made very
strong points in favor OF tho former
condition and theory. Quoting from
Mr.. Wilson'S speeches in 1880 he
showed how far he (Mr. Wilson) had
wandered from the interests of his dis
trics. He showed that in 1880 Mr.. Will
son had been in favor OF protecting the
interests OF his own state, and that
Mr.. Wilson said to remove that protec-
ton would be to lay unevenly and un-
Justly the burden OF taxation upon the
great coal, iron, lumber and wool inter.
ests he represented. Dr.. Dayton showed
clearly by those quotations that Mr..
Wilson docs not now represent those
interests when he socks to place them
upon the free list in open competition
with English aud Nova Scotia products,
In support OF his arguments Mr.. Day.
ton referred to such recognized Demo.
cratic authorities as the New York Son,
the New York Herald. and such non.
partisan authorities as Dun & Co.'s
commercial reports.
Referring to the threatened change.
he cited Mr.. Cleveland's utterance at
Madiaon Square Garden. He showed
that for the first time in the history Of
tho country tho Democratic party de.
cided to thrust upon the people in
times OF unprecedented prosperity
change in the laws affecting and con-
trolling tho nations commercial and
financial welfare, and by communistic
appeal, arraying class against class, in
duced tho people to vote for the change.
After drawing vivid comparison be-
tween the old Democracy and the new,
tho old wisconsin aud the new, he
closed by asking, in the language Of
President Cleveland. how Mr.. Wilson
camo before his people after the passage
of bill that was brought forth in mi.
quity, and clothed in party perfdy aud
party dishonor.
Ono man in tho audience was moved
to cry out "Extradite him meaning
Mr.. Wilson and wo will try him here"
II there is one thing that is more sp-
parent in Huntington tonight than
any other, it is that tho nomination OF
Mr.. Dayton was no joke.