Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-10-28


the polls, and we will have a majority
anywhere from $4,000 to 10000, and
we will not only have that for Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt, but we will car
ry the Legislature by a majority of
| from fifteen TO twenty, and will have a
good working majority in both
branches. After three months of work
/ state this as a candid truth. 1t is up
to the Republicans, and it rests with
| you. In the central and southern por-
ton of the State the Republican gains.
are surprising. We have sen back
poll after poll, and they come back to
US with larger majorities every time.
1t is the same old story all the tine.
AT nc time in the past has the State
been SO prosperous. There is a de-
mand for workmen everywhere. and
the papers are printing notices for
men at the heads of their editorial
columns. The people say they are sat
isfied. 1t only remains for Republican
counties like Ohio and Marshall to do
their duty. | ask every man in this
county-eyery friend of mine-to go to
work for the ticket.
Il have heard, since my return, some
talk about the Board of Commission
ers and the Sheriff being defeated. /
am surprised at that. Let me recall a
few facts to you, and | want to i'm
press them upon you. Do you remem-
Der how it was in 1892? The Demo-
Gratis were then in control of the Board
of Commissioners, and they gave us
but one Republican judge in every cleo
ton precinct of the county, no matter
whether the Commissioner was a Re-
publican or a Democrat. l wish to re-
mind you of the contest which involved
Messrs. Smith and Hervey, when they
were deliberately counted out, after the
Board had set for weeks. Can look
in the face of any Republican in Ohio
county and ask him if, with that recol-
lection in his mind, he will vote for d
Democratic candidate for Commits
sioner or Sheriff? (Cries OF "Hurrah
for Taylor.") The Democrats are fight
Ing for their candidates for Sheriff and
for the Legislature. Remember that.
and don't elect a Democratic Sheriff,
because four years hence you will have
- Democratic organization around the
Sheriff's office, and they will turn in
and defeat you again. There is moth
Eng personal in this. With me it is
purely a question of politics. Would
they vote for you? Think of that, and
then do your duty on election day. If
there was a Democratic majority Of
1900 in this county do you think they
would elect a Republican? No. l
want every friend of mine to do his
duty on election day"
NJ Hill 49,, ;-@-oJa1l 49,. C4o-x
ard l.. W0odford, who was greeted
with loud applause, while the drums
and bugles outside kept up a running
discord and the audience il the front
portion of the Casino kept moving rest
lesly to and fro, making it extremely
difficult to hear, at times. The audi
ence Immediately in front of the stage.
however, was quiet and attentive. Gen
eral Woodford has aged since he was
last in Wheeling, although he is still
active and as eloquent as ever, 4
that is sayings much. His wife occu-
pied a corner upon the right eide OF
the stage, and was an interested specta-
tor and listener to the pro eedings Of
the evening. General WSodford began
by saying:
IF you vote as | elIink you will vote.
West Virginia will certainly go Re-
publican. (Applause) Our Demo-
cratic friends say that Imperialism is
the paramount issue. l intend to dis
ISIS that question, and will start with
1t as a paramount issue. Four years
ago o discussed free silver. One
party was on one side of that question,
and the other party vas on the other
side. You discussed the protective tar
in; and some of us were upon the one
side, and some of us upon the other.
We discussed government by injunc-
ton, and upon that issue we divided,
some upon the n side and some upon
the other. But there was one thing
four years ago, about which every
body, whether Republican, Populist,
Silver Republicans and all-every plat
form and every evote-said that the
time had come for Spanish misrule TO
cease forever in Cuba. About that all
were agreed. President Mckinley was
elected, and after he had taken steps
to protect the gold standard and Sc
cure protection. he addressed himself
to Cuba, and the people approved Of
his actions from a n-on-partisan stand
point. Mr.. Mckinley showed his in
tentions in reappeinting General Fitz-
hugh Lee as consul general to Cuba,
and this intention on the President 5
part was manifested in every act"
The speaker reviewed the incidents
leading up to the outbreak Of hostili-
ties with Spain at considerable length.
but made an error when, referring 10
the destruction of the ~battleship Maine,
he said that more than two hundred
Cuban soldiers were sacrificed. He
meant American soldiers, of -coulse.
AT this point a babe ip>aIe audience
somewhere SGT uh~l loud wall. and
General Wyrodforls marked that if he
was a baby he 100 would cry over the
attacks made upon the administration
by those who opposed it politically.
He then resumed his "reminiscences
of the Spanish-American war, stating
that the one hundred day campaign
J changed the map OF the world and re-
marked: 1T does not matter who is
elected, Mr.. Bryan or Nc. Mckinley.
our flag has gone into the OrieL-, and
it has gone there TO stay" (Applause.)
General Woodford detailed the for
nation of the treaty of peace at Paris,
between the representatives Of Spain
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