Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-30
GOFF AT BENwOOD.
RepubIiean aeetipg at Benwood Last
Night.


General Nathan Golf, Republican candi-
date for Congress in this district, came
down to this city, yesterday, from Hancock
county, in order to speak at Benwood in
the evening. The steamer C. Y. Lucas was
hired to take down such Republicans as
cared to go, and shortly after z.o'clock she
left the wharf for Benwood, having on
board General Golf, Col. Sterling, Capt.
Pipes, G. w. Kennedy, Abram McColloch,
s. X. Wallace, John Lewis, ]. H. Brown,
T. F. Owen and others. At Ben
wood, large crowd, headed by
COL Jake Altmyer, Squire Pelly and
brass band met the excursionists and es-
corted them 10 the stand where the speak
ing was to take place. The stand was
erected near the northern end of the Ben.
wood Iron Works, and was handsomely
decorated with flags and bunting. On the
stage were J. +. Hooten, General Price,
Captain Tom Prince, Tom Stilwell, the Alt
myers A. McColloch and several others.
The meeting was called to order by Hon:
Josiah Sinclair, who introduced General
Golf in few brief sentences. The crowd
received the orator Of the evening with
generous cheer, and in acknowledging the
compliment, he said that he regretted that
the incessant labor of the last fortnight had
impaired his voice, by reason OF the cold
he had contracted. lie had for the last
two weeks spoken on an average OF twice
day, and the fatigue consequent thereon
was very great.
In opening his address the General said:
Twelve years ago spoke in this city.
was then as now a candidate for Congress.
| was then the representative OF an
idea which was and is dear TO
the people of this vicinity. l believed sin
cerely in that idea, loved that idea, that
principle. worshipped is as sincerely, as
truely as any man ever worshipped all idea
or principle, but went down beneath the
snow of your ballots and bowed to your
verdict. The idea, however, prevailed and
has since prevailed. The vast majority OF
the votes of this nation are divided between
the two great parties of the country, and
the question is which shall you select?
ask you to support me. am the represen-
taiive, or the exponent of the grandest idea
of this country, an idea in which you are
all vitality interested, but if you shall bury
Inc beneath the weight of your ballots as
such exponent, all right. Personally am
indifferent to the result
The speaker then turned his attention to
Mr.. Good and the proceedings of the con.
vcntion at Weston which nominated him.
Mr.. Good here spread his banquet before
you. He has ornamented 1t with demagoS-
ism, and decorated it with the lily of eXpe-
diency, and his friends have made him the
Oscar Wilde of the feast. He has one idea
in Brax ton, another in Gilmer, and still
another in Lewis, and the feast OF husks
goes on. On the other hand | invite you
to my feast. l will give to you the solid
fruit of protection, the brown bread OF lib
erty and the Bourbon juice of industry.
The history of the tariff in the United
States for over one hundred years was
given at great length. The alarm of Eng.
land at the progress of American indus
tries from the year I'LL. The legislation
against their encouragement; the repres-
sive legislation that followed from year to
year until the revolt of the colonies and
their subsequent independence. were at
tractiyely given and listened TO with re-
spcctful attention.
The efforts OF American legislators to pro-
tect American products from English COM
petition, up till 1912, when import duties
were lowered. The financial depression OF
the twenty years preceding the crash OF
1887 were attributed to the passage OF the
act of 1912, lowering the duties upon Eng.
hsh products, and the return TO gDol
times attributed to the legislation conse-
auent upon the legislation of the Republic
can party. The advantages of tariff aud
Republican labOrs in behalf of the tariff
were the subject of the remainder of the
address, which was a very lengthy one. and
from the speakers standpoint very inter
esting one. He made no offensive person
slties, and gave his exclusive attention to
the subject under discussion. The speech,
or rather its composition, is patent to all
students OF the tariff problem. and the late
ness of the hour precludes the possibility
OF reproduction.