The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-28

Saturday was an ideal day for tho
great Republican rally and barbecue.
Clear skies and genial sunshine smiled
down upon Pleasant Valley until that
garden spot OF Ohio county never looked
more Inviting. The sturdy wool grow
| crs OF the Pan Handle were out In force,
| and every succeeding motor brought
larger crowds from the city than the
| first.
Upon the arrival Of the o'clock motor
tho scene around Scibcrts Garden re-
called that OF the old time political meet
Ing. Farmers rigs were tied around at
many points. and IN the chatting groups
could be seen many hard working tlllers
OF the soil with their wives and sweet
hearts The pike was thrOng-d with
buggles, bringing additional crowds
eager 10 take part and lend their pres
eRce to the grand demonstration In
| favor OF sound tariff and sound money.
Captain Jack" Crawford. the Poet
| Scout" and Mr.. Charles Burdctt Hart
were the speakers Of the afternoon.
These spoke from the stand In the field,
west OF Selbert's Garden. Facing the
| stand, and connected by strlnSer Of
electric lights, was monster flag pole,
and from which suspended In prOmi-
| nence large pictures OF Mckinley
| and Hobart. The speakers stand was
| gaily decorated. as was every household
Of the Republican faith along the pike.
| Some OF the decorations on the houses
were very artlstlcally arranged. The
view along the valley from the speakers
| stand IpgnirIDr ~ n
Republican. Flags and bunting In pro-
| fusion met tho spectators gaze from
every point TO which the eye was turned.
When Mr. George W. Humphrey.
president OF the TriadeEphia district
\ club, called the meeting to order, there
was 4 goodly crowd In front OF the
stand. He named as chairman. Mr.. S.
| S. Bloch. who in fittIng speech, intro
duced Captain Jack" Crawford. The
latter was received with hearty ap'
| plause.
Captain Crawford, picturesque as he
IS, tall and sodlery, with his long hair
| clustered around his shoulders, and a
grey sombrero In hand, made favora-
| BILE impression that increased with every
eloquent sentence falling from his lips.
he spoke but a brief time, In fact too
brief for his hearers. Much OF his
| speech was entertaining, aside from the
political references: hut he made a
practical talk. well Illustrated by hi:
| own experiences.
Captain Crawford Is interested In
mines In New Mexico. There Is no pro-
tectivc tariff against the ore shipped
| frou Mexico. This ore Is smelted, and
the silver resulting therefroms COM
| petes with that mined In New Mexico.
Miners In Mexico are paid one dollar
| day; In New Mexico the miners receive
from three to four dollars a day. Hence
| It Is impossible to compete with Mexican
| labor.
Turning to the presidential candidates.
| he made Il humorous comparison be-
| tween the two, that the crowd did not
catch on to at FIRST. He said that In
1861, both Bryan and Mckinley were In
| the Infantry. Both were before the
| breaStworks. In 1865. Bryan got on a
| hobby horse. Nav he rides the hobby
| OF l6 to !, In bucking broncho style.
| The Joke. when Il became apparent, was
| greatly enjoyed.
Captain Crawford Is 4 poet, natural,
| original. pathetic and humorous In turn.
| HIS version of "Mary and her lamb, n
showing the decrease In the wool pro-
| duct ani price. was appreciated so
much,. that he had TO copy Il afterwards
| to give 10 the large numbers who begged
| for copy.
After Mr.. Hart. who followed him.
| had concluded. Captain Jack" rcclted
| nnc OF his poems. Sunshine" BEFORE
| he did so hA told OF the circumstances
that induced him 10 write II. And he
| told them very earnestly and eloQuently.
Mr.. Hart was received with cheers, He
| spoke mostly on wool. This topic came
home 10 many present, and he frequent
| ly met with responses from the crowd
approving what he said. He had Statis-
| tics with him that he, had collected, and
| In making comparisons, he gave the
| Democrats the benefit of all existing
| doubts. In order TO he fair in striking
| the average prices OF wool for each OF
| the four years under Democratic sway,
he sometimes quoted too high for the
| farmers present. who would eXc!aim:
I'VE don't get that much"
The wool question, and the losses
therefrom by tarlff-tinkcrsng. were eH-
| pounded With force and apt Illustrations.
| The farmers Of the Pan Handle keen!y
| feel their losses OH wool, and Mr.. Harris
| logical and lucid arguments met with
many a hearty response. He also show
| cd up the free silver fallacy to the audi
ence's keen appreciation.
At the close or the speeches the crowd
adjourned beneath the trees In Seibcrts
| Garden. Here back OF the pavilion. the
drawn crowd. About n dozen butch.
| crS and assistants were NJ work around
tho pans and fires The roasting was
skillfully done, and the sight OF the
juicy meat, coupled with the September
air. made everyone within the magic
circle experience an aching void.
As soon as lll was completed. bread
and meat were served to the eager
crowd, some OF which were really too
eager All through the day everybody
was In sood spirits and the samples or
the OK and sheep put them In better
humnr. The afternoon was grand
success. and all waited for the brilliant
spectacle at night.
The Night Meeting.
The night meeting was hummer and
the crowd that attended cxccllcd the ex-
pectations OF the most enthusiastic Re.
publican present II there was 1000
present, there were S.0OO all Of whom
gathered to hear the speeches aud have
a grand love feast, and that Is Just OK
actly what II was.
The marching clubs went out at
o'clock and II required four trains to
transport them and their friends. They
left the cars at Echo Point and formed
IN line for the procession. The Grand
Opera House band. which had rendered
good music all day. met them and
marched ct the head Of the Droccssion
The clubs formed "a follows: @
Marshal Robert Anderson, Chief Of StaN
John F. Wright and Aides,
Grand Opera. House Bnnd.
Elklns Cadets Buglo md Drum Corps, :
Elkins Cadets -, IA
G: W. Atkinson Club. with Drum, Corps.
II, II. DovOncr Club. with Drum Corps.