The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-09-14
HON. GEO. I NIAL

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The Next Coneressnia from the
Fourth District, ~ the Cont
House.
Hon Geo. 7. Neal. Of Hunting
ton. CabeH county, arrived IN town
yesterday morning. when he was
met By numerous friends and was
called upon BY many Of our people
irrespective of party, who we're hap
py to grasp By the hand the next
Congressman from the Fourth
District
Being announced for speech,
promptly at 7 80 p. M. be was es-
corted to the Court Honse. where
a large crowd had gathered. among
which were q goodIy number of la
dies. who had assembled to greet
him and listen TO his speech.
Hon. Jas. b Menager was made
Chairman Of the meeting. and in
accepting the honor made a short
but most eloquent and e1ectiye
speecl1 which was frequeu APP
pIauded, and his allusions to our
gaIlanf young Democrat f Con
gress brougIt forth veciFeraiis ep=
pIause He introduced Nj. Neal
who was greeted With ega Ise
ovation
Mr.. Neal began his fennarks BY
stating that he did not come to
make q. set speech. as the Con-
gressional Committee has not yet
organized, and no plan of CAM
paign had yet been mapped out for
him, but that he was putting in
the intervening time to meet the
people and TO make short talks to
them. He thenteok up the FSpenS
Ger Platform and explained some
of its most important planka. and
placed himself firmly upon them,
that the voter nigh not be deceived
as to where he stood, stating that
he desired to deceive or mislead
no one. He then branched off to
a discussion of national issues. the
tariff, the finances, the Nicaraugan
canal, the war. its results, Sc. and
for an hour or moro held his au-
dience, who were sorry when he
concluded. No man ever made a
better and more effective speech in
the Court House, or one that was
listened to with more interest by
the large audiences than did Mr..
Neal upon this occasion. and he
was complimented by both friend
and foe upon the splendid manner
in which he had acquitted himself
upon the rostrum.
Mr.. Neal stated that he found
the Democrats well united and de.
itermined to redeem the district,
and was glad to say also that he
found many thinking r epnblicans,
who would vote with the Demo
Gratis this year, on the free silver
issue, if for nothing else, as they
had come to see that the gold
standard was curse to the eeun-
try and to them, and that prosperity
could not come under the single
gold standard, but that the double
standard of both gold. and silver
was the only salvation Of the
country.
Mr.. Neal showed himself to be q
well posted and able champion of
the principles of Democracy, and
a man ready and able TO meet
Judge Freer in argument anywhere
and at any time. His speech open
ed the eyes of many of his hearers.
and put them to thinking. and
when they investigate the present
causes of our great business de-.
preston. will add many yotessto
the Democratic side of The ques7
ton.
Mr.. Neal will be in this county
again, and during the campaign
viii speak at Mason, Hartford. New
Haven, Leon. and several other
points in the.county.
In these times whom so much is
being said about Cuba. 1t viii be
interesting to know that forty
years ago Hon. g. j. Faulkner,
father of the present Senator from
West Virginia, advocated the an
nexat1on Of the island inr1 858.
The recent election IN Vermont
some surprises TO ths Fifth
full. The Democrats made large
gains AMI came near. carrying the