Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14
THOUSANDS OF VOTERS
Turn out to hear the distin-
guished speakers on Tuesday

One OF the most successful political
meetings ever held in this city was
that OF Tuesday last Oct. II. when the
town was visited by that brilliant
company OF statesmen which had
been billed for that ccasion.
The company was composed of that
splendid West virginian the Hon.
Henry G. Davis. the Democratic nom
inee for the vice presidency of the
United States. Hon. Pinkney Whyte,
formerly governor OF MARYLAND, Hon.
David Bennett Hill. formerly governor
of New York state and Senator John
w. Daniel, of Virginia The special
train came from Baltimore where on
s4onday night they held monster
meeting where the unterrifed poured
out filling the building and the streets
for blocks. The speaking began on
Tuesday in West Virginia at Harpers
Ferry when Col. Victor Baugh,nan
introduced Senator Davis who spoke
for a short while and introduced SEN
ator Daniel There were more than
a thousand people gathered aud the
telling points OF the speeches were
vociferously cheered. The next stop
was at Shenandoah Junction when
Senator Davis and Gov. Hill, spoke
to crowd at that country railroad
station of about three hundred but
when the train reached Martinsbu re-
1t was soon seen that the peo pie we're
out by the thousands. The two bands
of the town were out and several hum
dred veteran Democrats wearing
badges and buttors marched to the
public square where the band stand
had been handsomely trimmed for the
occasion and from which the speak
ing took place. The square was
crow ded with eager men, sea Of
faces was extended before the speak
ers. Senator Charles J. Faulkner
called the meeting to order
and introduced the speakers.
Senator Davis the first speaker
spoke principally on state issues. He
dwelt on the tax question. He had
been member OF the state tax COIN
mission, the com mission had used its
best endeavors to formulate an equi-
table plan of taxation which they
had reco amended laying tax
on coal. oil and gas but the Republi.
cans had quarrelled over the matter
and had finally enacted \ law that
would great ly increase the tax is upon
the farmers and property holders. He
said that tie sovereign people of
West Virginia had. voted and by a
huge majority h ad adopted consti-
tutional amendment requiring voters
to register in this state yet the Re-
publican party had doggedly refused
to enact such laws as are required to
place it in effect. The will OF the peo-
pie had been ignored and set at
naught. Mr.. Davis many times dur
ing his speech could not proceed for
the hearty applause which greeted
him. Senator Dan iel was next intro
duced and made one OF his telling
speeches. Senator Daniel said the
last time he was ia this town was
when he was in the grey and If any
one had told him that he would come
here at this time a'U. S. Senator he
wonld have considered it fattery.
.But I am here and senator" and
had IL not been that he was only
piece OF damaged goods left over from
the Civil war he would have been In
Cuba, but the next nearest thing was
done, his I8 year old boy went. He
spoke OF Mr.. Davis coming up from
among the ranks of the working peo-
pie and said that when Henry G.
was sworn in next March we would
all say. "You can't keep a working
man down., He closed with a mag
nificant tribute to Stouewall Jackson,
West Virginian.
Senator Hill was introduced and
made one OF his characteristic speech
es. He paid glowing tribute 70 Judge
Parker and to our own Henry g.
Davis and assured the audience that
New York is all right and as New
York goes so goes New Jersey and
Connecticut. He assured his hearers
that Parker would win and that there
is every indication to encourage us,
Gov. White, OF Maryland, then