The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-31
Nicely and Keeny Flay COP:
Rule at Big Democratic Rally

I the present incumbent. benjamin Rosen-
bloom. During the campaign he sa!o'
he remembered the applause that was
given TO Harding. the "Hurrahs LOT
Harding" following many OF his meet
! lnss. He said that his experience Ills
year had been different. and that there
was no Harding enthusiasm where ne
: had been speaking.
! Conin PreHdes.
! Mr.. Con!c. who was called by Hon.
2. J. Mckinley. chairman o: the Ohio
County Democratic committee. 10 pre-
side over the meeting. in introducins
Major Nicely lauded his years WORK
! IN Congress- in what he termod the
! greatest Congress in the history OF the
country" Mr.. Con!m suggested that he
vo;ers should forget petty politics when
"A man like Nicely is up for Office He
reviewed Major Nsely's political life In
West Virginia and spoke OF the vlGor-
oUS campaign he was wasing for cleo
ton.
A Democratic Speech.
, Major Nicely. himself. lived up to his
reputation as n fluent and witty orator.
Wh.lc his speech was t!iled with hun.or-
Gus squ'hS directed AZ the Repuhltca n
party and President Harding and was
an exposition OF Uratory. Il was moth
Ing more than the expected Democratic
q campaign speech. There was nothing
sensational in IL. and the charges
against tho administration or his OPP
ponen: were only those OF n routine ma
tUre and only what was to be expected.
F'lowery. witty. clever. delivered n
Majors !nimlcal and pleasing style. It
was a. s7eech calculated 20 arouse Demo-
- h,,.
exodus from the Republican party.
Major Neely's address is we'll char
actHriSed IN Two Of his own phrases:
( 'HardinCS normally is n failure" and
"Repub&can rcace cost the American
people more than the Democratic War.
Records Compared.
Tho speaker compared the records OF
me Harding administration with that OF
Woodrow Wilson. ~numcra.irC tho ac-
comni!shmentS o: both presidents He
criticised tho Republican orlce-hnlders
, for rerud'atirr The principles Of the old
Republican party. and said that IL
Abraham Lincoln were alive today his
views >wouid he So much N varicnco
with those OF tho Republicans that the
Democrats would elect him 20 the
Presidency by an Overwhelming major
tty.
ictstnc the rank ard file of tho RNpuh-
lean parry but that he was criticistne
the leaders OF that party. Then. turn
ing around. he charged the Republican
party as being withou. leadership. and
advised the people 20 cas-; 4 vote OF pro-
test against Harding and the high state
taxes. He dwel. a. some length on the
six years that the Democrats were In
power. or from 1914 70 1918 when
Republican CONGRESS came into power.
He classified these years as the hap
ptcst and best years ever known by
hands that work"
Praises Democratic Laws.
The speaker the2 took up and dis
cussed the beneficial legislation enact
ed during the Wilson administration.
The Democratic currency law, re sad.
was the greatest piece Of financial leg
tsla;ion enacted in the history OF an>
country. lie ,old OF laws passed 70 aid
The farmers. The Democratic party, he
said. was largely responsible for the
building OF good roads. and was resp2n-
SihIe for the excellence OF the parcel
post as II exists today. Labor came in
for a full share Of Democratic henen-
c!enc" under Wilson. said jor Nicely.
The eight hour law for federal employ
es and on the railroads was the result
of Democratic legislation. IIc spoke Of
the Adamson Bill. and upheld It's pro-
visions.
The child Labor Law came IN for 4
Bit Of comment by Major Nicely. He said
that while Democratic administration
enacted this law. the Supreme Court.
Of which former President Taft Is
member. declared II illegal. lie said
that Il would he amended. however. only
when Democratic Congress was sent
20 Washington.
Distressing Conditions.
The Department Of Labor. the speaker
said was created by the Democrats. and
representative OF labor was placed IN
me presidents cabinet. IN speaking
Of labor conditions. Major Ncely told Of
distressing conditions il southern West
Virginia. where. h" said. he had seen
women and little children. the families
OF miners. literally without enough
clothes 70 cover their bodies. and living
under the mos; Gepiora5le ct-cur!-
stances Re said TIA, @e stood FOR the
God-r1ade man. and not IN" dol!ar-1ade
man" and tina, such conditions as he
had seen were no, compatible wiki the
richness Of the United States
The speaker then took W the suhjec:
% the World WaT and tod ot me rails
ing OF thn gre. American ARM. and
is transportation TO foreign countries;