The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-04

store for YOU. These lciends present,
and they are ali friends OF yours, have
assembled here tonight for the
purpose OF saying few words to YOU,
and they have asked me to do the talk
ing. l have agreed to do so. because
It IL a pleasant task for me to perform
and especially so when / consider the
principles and facts involved in this
social gathering. ] want to say 20 you.
my brother, that ! have been pretty
careful student of history. and there
fore know something Of the history OF
men and Affairs from Adam down to
Mckinley, Iaughter), and my studies
have convinced me that true merit
through all the years of the past has
always been recognized and rewarded,
Sometimes the reward Is little slow
In cominE-Rometimes 1t comes quick
Iy and unexpectedly. but It sooner or
later comes to every deserving man
and woman. desire to say this TO you
for my friends and for myself. that
Notwithstanding the fact that your
majority in Ohio county. for the high
and responsible Office OF sheriff, was
moi so large as you anticipated-not as
great as YOU desired, and not as great
rs YOUR friends desired for you'll want
70 say to You what believe to be true,
and that Is, with all OF the clements
arrnysd against you-with all the op-
posIfion which confronted you, you re-
ceIyed a majority of the votes OF your
native county-the best Of all the coun-
lies in the state, (applause), greater
than any other candidate for that Of
fee IN my recollection, II not, indeed
In the past quarter OF century. You
must bear In mind, my brother, that
YOU were singled out by our friends, the
10 NNntuNHnaI
who was 10 be defeated; not because
OF any weakness Of yours, nor OF any
lack OF qualification Tor the office on
YOUR part, but simply because they
needed the Office In their business
With this united opposition against
YOU, you came out OF the contest VIC
torious, and made for yourself re-
cord as a campaiqner which any man
might envy. take pleasure, therefore,
in CONCENTRATING YOU upon the greal
tight you made and the great victory
YOU won, have known you long
enough to know that there is no streak
OF rabbit In you. Applause,)
I'VE hear n great deal about ring
ism in politics. ! have been In poll
tics n long time and / hnYe heard q
great deal about all kinds Of politics,
and when I hear men talking about
rings / always believe that they them
solves ore OF n ring, and that the trou-
bic Is, that they are not In the right
ring or In The big ring. (LauHhter,)
heard n great deal OF It in the last cam
paign. and of'your having been ring
candidate, when the fnct Is. you were
the candidate OF the Republican party
the noblest and begi political party
the world bias ever seen, applause
You were nominated fairly. honestly
and squarcly, and you were elected
fairly. honestly and gqunrely. and It II
because AZ this that your friends feel
that you are true man-that you are
mi wool. a yard wide and square In all
your acts. (Applausel. In confederation
Of these facts, and OF the race you
ran, and Of the victory YOU won, these
your friends, have united and purchaH-
cd a memcnto-a Jewell which II 81 my
privilege and which / um pleased u
now present to you II Is OF pure gold
richly engraved. and II only n slight
expression OF the confidence and os-
teom which your Republican brethren
and friends OF Ohio county entertain
for you. ] hope you will receive Il IN
the kindly spirit In which Il ls offered
20 you These friends are all Republic
canB--and when say that ! do not In