The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-26
THE DEBATE AT FRIENDLY.
Falsiiy Of tho Nsgisisr's Rsport--Iopo-
Gratis were tho ARgres,ors and Caused

Fai.ity Of tho NsHisisr's I,.port--Popo-
tfats were tho Aggres,ors aud Caused
tho Trouble. ..
10 the Editor OF the inteiiigencer.
slR:-ln the Wheeling Register OF
September q, we fnd an article under
the heading. Serious Provocations
Given Democrats by Republicans Of
Friendly" The article IL 50 misleading
anu untruthful that It calls for a state
mrnt OF the facts rs they existed. The
Register writer after introducing hts
subject makes the following statement,
viz: The Republicans had arranged TO
huve Hon, A. II. Campbell. Wheeling,
aud o. W. o. Hnrdman present az
speakers and knowing the Democracy
was not prepared they issued n chat
lengc for n Joint debate"
Now this statement Is rs Incorrect ms
II was possible for the writer to make Il,
Wednesday evening. September 90, waR
the regular meeting night OF the Free
silver club. The evening before they
challenged the Mckinley club TO come
10. their meeting and bring some speak
rrs for 4 Joint debate. They said they
would have some speakers and they
would like TO have some gold bugs for
them TO chew up.
The Mckinley club. not knowing who
their speakers might be. I'D NOT propose
70 be caught mapping and at once tele-
graphed for AlcsSrs Campbell and
Hartman. The free silver men gave the
challenge, II they were not prepared
II was their own fault.
They should have been prepared be-
fore they gave the challenge and no
doubt were. But be that ms II may,
when the meeting was called to order.
the silver men were represented by NJ. +.
Dryden. OF Wheeling, and Oliver Cor
rell: the Mckinley men. by Hon. A. II.
Campbell. OF Wheeling. and q. w. o.
Hardman. The Democratic chairman.
Mr.. Anderson. announced that there
would be- four speakers, stating the
time each should have.
Mr.. llardmIn asked that he and Mr..
Gorrell be allowed to withdraw and the
gentlmen from Wheeling be allowed the
time OF the evening. The chairmen OF
the different clubs consulted and tho
Democratic chairman again announced
that the four gentlemen would debate.
only the gentlemen from Wheeling
would be allowed more OF the time.
After the Democratic chairman twice
announcing that the four gentlemen
would take part In the debate the anOny-
nous article IN the Register yays the
Republicans. after finding they had got
ten the worst Of the argument. request
ed that Mr.. Hartman and Mr. Gorrcll
he allowed to debate. The writer was
certainly asleep when the meeting was
opened.
IA 10 had the worst OF che debate It Is
only necessary 10 say that man not
well enough posted TO know how Sena-
tor Sherman voted on the act OF 1873 and
would make the assertion that the
American dollar was not worth dollar
outside OF the United States. Ia not ut
all likely TO give Mr.. Campbell the worst
OF debate. His slur at the American
dollar was the beginning OF the trouble.
Mr.. Hnrdman In his speech, said to as
scrt that the American dollar was not
worth n dollar outside OF the United
States was to assert lie.
The chairman called the speaker TO
order and MIR. Hartman at once adj
vAnced 10 the chair and upologiZed by
saying he and Nr. Dryden were friends
and he meant nothing personal. The
Democratic chairman accepted the apol-
ogy and allowed the speaker 20 pro-
coed.
The writer also states that Mr.. Hard
man called all Democrats anarchists
He did nothing OF the kind. He said
he would advise the Democrats not TO
accept a. leaders such anarchists as
AltGeld and Ttllman. The Republicans
gave no provocatlon whatever Not
Republican lifted a hand to Interfere
with the meeting in any respect. All
the cries OF rats" shut up" &C, came
from the Democrats. II was their meet
Ing and they broke K up Themselves.
But Y the Register thinks for mo-
nent that the cause OF Democracy will
be advanced at Friendly by a party In
wiling another to joint debate and
when they find they are being defeated
play the baby act AMI break up che
meeting. Il certainly does not know the
people OF Friendly and vicinity. for
they arc. regardless OF parties. an intelli-
gent and respectable people.
ONE WHO WAS PRESENT.
Friendly, W. Va, Sept. n.