Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23

ington to serve his country-and then
the cold and bitter disappointment" as
he steers up against the Civil Service!
(Weeping heard in the gallery.)
"A constituent writes me that he
cannot get married because his brother
John is here wearing his wedding
clothes and can't get home. Think OF
the weeping bride, wreathed in her
orange blossoms, waiting for the CHM
ing Of the wedding bells, with aching
heart-and they chimeth not, all on
account of the pustulated octopus, the
Civil Servicen' -Four elderly ladies
faint in the gallery.)
This is not a partisan movement;
we only desire to kick the Democrats
out of Office and fulfill our pledges by
filling their places with patriots. II
the patriots are wise, at the next cleo
ton we will elect President that Will
see that every man will get place,
irrespective of his qualifications, Win
minor offices for his relatives.
(Deafening applause lasting three
quarters of an hour. One man lost a
varicose vein and several lost their
hearing)
At this point Gen. Grosvenor rose
10 question VI pIlNllcSe
Estate il" said the chair.
Il desire to speak to the gentleman
for about fifteen minutes in the cloak
ROOM This privilege was granted
The applause continued until the
gentlemen returned. He then resumed
his argument, presenting statistics,
showing, for example, that fish COM
missioner under civil service might
know a fish with an opisthOcaelous
vertebra and yet not know when and
how to spit on the bait; or that man
in the revenue service might know the
difference between alcoholic spirits and
sulphuric acid and yet not know how TO
treat a snake bite. After exhausting
his statistical remarks, he said:
'In conclusion, let me say, Mr..
Speaker, by way of peroration, that as
the glittering eagles of Bonaparte scin-'
tillated on the dreary SHOWS OF Mos
COW, as Homer sang his songs OF Gre
clan heroes, and our revolutionary
sires with bloody footprints shuddered
at Valley Forge, yes and more, as
Alexander with his conquering armies
invaded the Orient, and the song OF
the siren lulled Ulyssus into dreaming
steep, l. SHdll Say WiliOuI iSAi " Soi1
tradiction that the constitution shall
remain imperishable, now and forever,
and even later. Dunn vivimus, viva
mus, ad valorem. J"
AS the gentleman bowed and retired
to his seat the gallery broke loose
in thunderous applause, and the kinet-
escope blew up. Pages rushed up the
aisles with armfuls of bouquets. Gen.
Grosvenor came forward and embraced
the entire West Virginia delegation,
saying: Boys, Champ Clark says that
this kicking against the civil service
is going to make me President. Well,
sirs, Champ is right, and | intend to
have all you gentlemen in my cab
met"
This is the first instance in the his
tory of the United States where one
State will be represented by four men,
bers of the cabinet at the same time.
For a long while the telegraph wires
were red with congratulatory tele-
grams.
Gen. Hoar received telegram from
Boston saying: Massachusetts can
not yield her supremacy to West Vir-
GINA. Make the effort of your life; in
anticipation we are raising funds to
erect a bronze statue of you"
We will photograph Hoar's speech
and send by fast freight. B. J.