The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-13
HEAVEN FORBID WE SHOULD
AGAIN HAVE TO GO THROUGH
THE DAYS OF 1898.
WEST VIRGINIA WILL BE SLOW
IN ACCEPTING THE ADVICE
GIVEN LAST NIGHT.
SENATOR DAVIS WAS IN A'HAPPY
MOOD BUT HIS SPEECH WAS
VERY ORDINARY.
EX-GOVERNOR WHITE DID THE
REPUBLICAN CAUSE GREAT
GOOD.

= EX-GOVERNOR WHY IL OiO iFt
REPUBLICAN CAUSE GREAT
GOOD.
At an early hour last night it was
evident that the distinguished rep
resentatives of Democracy were to be
given a hearty welcome and friendly
greeting by the citizens of this com,
munity. Vast throngs of people filled
the streets, curious alike to see and
hear the men whose names stand
closely allied with the fortunes and
5misfortunes of the Democratic party.
1T was something after eight O'Clock
when the stirring music of Junllins'
band and the light of red fire an
nounced that the special trains from
2 Morgantown, Clar1sburs and Grays
Flat had all arrived, and that the
speaking would soon begin. That
was the signal for the big crowd to
q press near the Courthouse front in
order that they might hear the prom
ised geloquence But we mistake the
temper and feeling of the assembled
thousands if they We're not sorely dis
appointed. OF eloquence there was
very little, of new thought there was
none, and of reasons for supporting
the Democratic ticket not a single
one satisfactory to a West Virginia
Republican, and very few over which
even a Democrat could grow enthu
siastic.
Ex-Gov. Fleming Presided.
The first speaker of the evening
was our own venerable candidate for
the second highest Office in the land,
Hon. Henry Gassaway Davis. He
happy mood but he managed to hold
up the imperialistic bugaboo and
pirate on Republican extravaganza,
going back to the Buchanan admin
istration for his comparisons. Just
as well compare the mode of travel
in the days of. Washington with pres
ent railroad and trolley transportation
as to try to hold up the administra-
ton of Buchanan as model for the
present day. When reference was
made to the large bills incident TO this
so-called Republican extravaganza, a
gentleman standing near said '.but
they are all paid And isn't it the
rtruth2 1t was difficult to hear all of
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his back to the audience and spoke
to Ehist colleagues on the platform, as
if to impress some powerful truths
upon them.
Senator Daniels Speech.
Following Mr.. Davis, Senator John
W. Daniel, of Virginia, was introduc-
ed He paid compliment to the
young, magnificent American com
monwealth known as West Virginia.
then set out for Cuba, Hawaii and the
philippines. He announced that he
was a Democrat, a National Democrat,
an American Democrat. He could
have mentioned several other brands, |
such as Bryan Democrats, free silver
trade Democrats, incidental protec- !
tion Democrats and others, but the
mentioned were all he named. |
He had great deal to say about the
Philippines and our flag there, which |
he designated as being in the mud !
This was followed by heart-rending |
about taxation without repre- |
sentation,y among the Philippines, but |
never a word about the disfranchise-
ment of the black man at home. Sen
ator Daniel plainly misunderstood his
He thinks we are Virgin
ians, negro haters, anti-eXpansionists
and all. AT the close he boasted that
ii would Fbe cold day when Repub-
licans get any. comfort in old Vir-
ginia. That remark ought to be sent
from one end of. West Virginia to
the other so that Republicans: here
who ever thought of giving MIR. Davis
a complimentary vote might realize.
that the tyranica1 Democracy across
the mountains has the same designs
upon us she had in slavery days.