Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-21

vital reasons why there should be a
tariff. First, because American
manufacturers cannot compete with
the English. The latter is
enabled TO manufacture at much
lower rates and without G tariff can un-
derseli us. Second, because English
manufacturers have the benefit OF cheap
capital. They can set money there Tor
/ 81 per cent whereas we are compelled
| w. nav 6 TO Sor 10 per cent. And a still
u reason is that We pay 10 our
l. hnrers much higher prices than are
na;d in Europe. Where they pay from
. shilling to fifty cents per day, we pay
g or 50.
Then Colonel Wilson compared the
oonditions of American and English
Iaborers, presenting the happy state Of
ours rs contrasted with the poverty
and saualOr of theirs. And who would
| change the condition OF things, or who
would remove the tariff and degrade the
American mechanic, a sovereign in his
own right, to the level OF the English
Pie Colonel dwelt upon the necessity
| ~ :, nrotection on coal. There was the
fpast coal field in the world running
from PENNSYLVANIA down through our
STATE. But il could not be mined and
| TRANSPORTED TO the coast to compete with
|. Frolish coal, unless there was an im-
'n,rt duty on the latter. English ships
.h,ught coal rs ballest and could well
afford to underse!l ours.
Then there was the wool industry.
Harrison county alone raised $4,000
more sheep last year than the n be-
fore, and West Virginia was becoming
| einphatically a wool growing State.
This wool required protection, or cheap.
err fleeces from distant Australia would
run 1t from the market. He was con-
s,antly in receipt OF petitions to Con-
| gress asking protection.
In fact he 20 thoroughly defined his
views and position on the tariff ques'
tons as 10 utterly route any slanderous
stories which might have been circula.
ted bv his enemies. i. was apparent
his vindication was COGIpiete III the
mind OF his hearers. from the tumul-
tous applause with which Ii! vas from
tine to time greeted. .
After a short and eloquent resume OF
national politics, he thanked his audit
ors and took his sea-. He was then
presented with a beautiful and tasteiully
prepared pyramidal bouquet, by Mr..
Thomas ThOner, OF the Hancock "a
diets" The Colonel, by the exercise OF
g little ingenuity, ascertained The name
of one OF Mr.. Thoner's favOrltes among
| the bellies and beauties OF wheeling,
and as no Colonel leaves the CITY TO-
! day, he set the bouquet in a handsome
vase and will present it TO her. we
regret, on account of our amlable ana
| talented lien /, John o. Pcndieton, our
inability to give the the name OF this
fair lady. for when he heard tine bouquet
Was to be donated 10 4 Wheeling lady,
his mouth watered aud he Mas filled
with evident anxiety to know her name.
Ii Col. Ben doesn't make John carry
flowers and dispatches, he'll be Il
naughty nan indeed. Nevertheless,
We predict Mr.. Thoner will remain mas
ter OF the situation
Colonel John PeudletOn closed the
| meeting in an eloquent speech, repIete
with aneciote and opposite l!lustra-
tons.
The credit of the meeting belongst To
MfSsrs !. W. Wait and W. {. Handlan,
assisted bv that interchangeable worker
Henry Sha!lcross. The rainfall up TO
| about the hour Of meeting discouraged
the Democrats aud indicated a failure,
but MIR. ShallcroS5 put in his appear
ance, and by his energy and activity
sounded the tocsin ali around among
the good people Of that ward, and added
largely 10 swelling Tie crowd to its huge
proportions.