The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-13
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80 'Sh'NSs
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Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew delivered
an address yesterday Mt Burlington.
Vermont, tho occasion being tho cello.
bration Of tho birthday Of Abraham
Lincoln. Tho Grafton was In voin
characteristic Of tho great orator. Ito
was ut his bost and his tribute to tho
martyr president was thrillincly clio.
quont.
In closing tho address DR.. Dopow 70.
iorrcd In q striking way to tho crisis
that confronts tho country at present.
Wo cannot, no said, pass by this cele.
bration without enforcing. by Lincoln's
example and teachings, tho sentiment
OF tho hour. There are always groat
crises coming periodically in the history
OF nations. 1t was a revolutionary war
which gave us our republic. It was
Lincoln's debates with lIaync and with
Douglas which gave us tho lovc OF tho
Union. 1t was tho civil war which
ended slavery, and now 1t Is the mighty
contest OF individual forces, Of economic
principles, OF tho propor rotations OF
tho currency and tho credi. Of the
United States to its trade and credit in
o.hcr countries, upon which arc builded
our hopes or our fears.
This placing OF tho period through
which wo arc now passing in the cate
CORY OF great crises in our history Is
striking indeed, and Mr.. Depow COOS On
to show that it is worthy to DO so
classed, for no declares that there have
been moro desolated homes, moro
closed industries, moro sacrifices Of
property, more ruin and misery than
was occaaioned by the war from 1861 to
1865" We have had, indeed, a civil
war with all its Affections save the
shedding Of blood, and it has been
caused by the same forces springing
largely from the same territory. After
thirty years, he says. We have tried tho
Democratic party in power, again, aud
We havo had repeated. industrially and
financially, the experiences OF the
Democratic party in power prior to
1860. This leads Mr.. Depew to say:
NJ b.y ,a1
his greatness by a specdier settlement OF tho
issues which arose out OF the civil war. Mr.
Cleveland was President for four years without
power. and had he never been reelected, with a
Democratic party on his hands. he might, with
the halo which was thrown around him. have
gone down TO poSterity As one OF the great Prcs!.
dents OF the country But Cleveland wls re-
elected aud did have the Democratic party on
his nands. aud what might have been Is not, and
Cleveland Is not regarded as one OF the great
Presidents OF the country.
"We have won our victory" says the
great orator-"the victory OF returning
common sense, tho victory OF expert
ence over hope. But we arc not out Of
the woods. Tho Republican party can
only hold the country where it is and
prevent further damage until it assumes
tho responsibilities OF power" In the
meantime, Micawher 10 tho financial
authority OF the Democratic party. Il
is, to use the language OF Dr.. Dspew,
"suspending credit by the eyelids aud
business by the. hair in tho effort to
solve the currency problem, which
needs little better solution than 10
leave it alone"
In showing that, in spite OF the ait
uation. it is no time for despair, be.
cause the hand OF tho Republican en-
gineer in on tho throttle. and the party
will hold the fort until 1896. when re-.
Lief viii come, DR.. Depew draws an illus
tration from the siege OF Lucknow. A
handful OF soldiers were defending
their wives and little ones from tho
Sepoys, and it seemed that the day OF
relief aud salvation would never come.
We quote from the address,:
Suddenly the keen cars OF the Scotch woman
heard the distant bHgpipes and she shouted.
.'Dlnna, ye hear the slogan! It is lIhvclock and
HIS Highlanters." DlnuE. ye hear the slogan
Itcame III the last election and gave the Repub.
lcanS the house OF Representatives "Diuna. 70
hear the slognu?' II came from the h.eakIu. OF
the solid south. "Dnun ye hear the slogan -
Il came from Missouri, from Maryland. from
Tennessee from West Virginia "DIuuR &c hear
the slogan" II Is tho marching Of the array
which answered once. I've arc coming. Father
Abraham. three hundred Thousand more" 10
the victory Of 1888. Then the Republican senate
will respond 10 the Republican house. and The
Republican house will respond 10 the Repub.
llcan President, and the county will receive
prosperity. happiness and peace.
Aud 80 it will be. Tho slogan tina.
sounded last November horalded the
return Of the party Of business methods