The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-30
GEN. GorrAr REDWOOD.
A Grand Republican Rally There Last

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The Republicans OF Benwood showed last
night that they were not by any means re-
MISS In their duty In the present campaign.
Gen. Nathan Gon, jr., Republican candidate
for Congress, was announced TO tpcak there
and the good citizens OF our little sister city
resolved to give him reception which would
reflect credit Oh themselves, show their re.
spect for .the Republican standard bearer,
and create boom for the Republican cause.
They succeeded. s.E
The meeting was gratifying success, and
The speech Of Gen. Got! came up 10 the most
sanguinc expectations Of his most ardent I'D.
mirers. .a Fr
The steamer G. Y. Lucas took small dele.
CATION Of prominent Wheeling Republicans
down, together with General Coil. In the
meantime tho Republicans OF Benwood were
waking the echoes with some good brass band
music md come enthusiastic cheering. Tho
party from Wheeling were met at tho land.
lug by a large delegation OF citizens bearing
torches and accompanied by tho lIenwood
brass band, and escorted 10 the stand, near
the rolling mill. Here q platform. with n
neat awning over II, and draped piolusely In
the National colors, was found. III tho rear
wss II very good colored Autograph Of the
late Garfield, and the whole was tasteiully
decorated with bright bunting.
On tho platform were Hon. Josiah Sinclair,
Mr., jacob Altmycr, Squire Policy, Amos
Doanc, Isaac Barton, John Huntington, Todd
Snodgrass, OF BcnwOod, Prosecuting Attorney
lIOoten, Gen. DushrOd Price, the well known
Democratic war horse, r. Stilwell, md other
citizens Of Moundsville, Capt !. NJ, lfpes, OF
Washington, Col. Hugh Sterling, Spauldirg
Wallace and other prominent Wheeling peo.
pie.
After al excellent piece OF music by the
band, Hon. Josiah Sinclair introduced Gen.
Golf, who returned thanks for the welcome
e3,endcl him. lIc said he would cndcavor
10 make ali hear hin, though hp doubted his
ability to DO so. lie had been for some weeks
past addressing Republican meetings, some
times twice II day, and while ne was always
TO ileel lllp people for llscpslion it was
fatigtiing TO speak as frequently and as long
at u time rs he lsd been called upon TO.
llis mind reverted with pleasure to the
time, twelve years as0, wheel he was before IL
candidate for the same Office ms now. liz was
then the representative OF II principle which
hc yorshippel ny earnestly rs ever man
worshippcha grand idea. iseksd hoped and
worked for the triumph Of that principle,
but The people OF this district had not deemed
II worthy oil their support, and lie had gone
doYn bcneath their ballots.
Again we were commencing q campaign In
which certain questions were at ISSUE The
great ma jority III the roturs OF the country
were divided between two great parties. the
Republican and the Democratic, aud to one
Of these the destines OF the Republic would
lie committed for the next two years. lie was
not here so uuoh To sesR THO yupnart Of his
hearers for himself personally. us to attempt
to win favor for II principle which he, as the
candidate OF the Republican party, repre-
| scuted. When the Democrats n. Weston
NOMINATED Mr.. Good they sent him out on
the seS Of politics Yitault th9se alsnss to
which their candidates had heretofore ad.
hered.
| Mr.. Good ornaments bis table with the sun.
flower Of den,agogsm aud the lily OF expe.
dieppy, and the guests have made him the
O:cnr Wilde OF the feast, At that table no
n0urishmenLwas to he had. The speaker IN
yited them over 10 his table, where he rs.
snred them they would iind the solid inca,
Of protection, the brown loaf Of liberty untl
the pure Juice OF industry.
TIE Republican party represents the idea
o. protection for American labor by Ameri
esn iaw, has ever represented the living
issue, and -hiIe DemheSs OF that party may
have dragged In the miro the pure esInine d
that party, II had never failed TO discipline
and correct these. This party has controlled
the destinies Of the people for the last twenty
ysaIg, Have these been years OF prosperity
and progress and hulp;ness, or OF gloom and
despondency lIebqd heq I'd It asserted thai
the prosperity OF these years was not 10 b.
traced 10 prltection-that this was q new
tangled idea Of the Republicans conjured ur
for the benefit OF capital and the Oppression
49, 4. H. a,l.l "A,
9na holding prominent position could 6e
OF protection and Of the proof Of its advant
ages afforded by experience. ILe efforts Of
the i6nsiah Parliament to prevent the indus
tries OF this country FROM ussniHing magu
tude which would threaten Englands com
mercial supremacy, and the early adoption
OF protective tariff ideas by the trainers Of
the ear.ire; American laws, were reviewed
and set forth in tusif !aost significant
| light This, he said, vas o long way to 10
bacE 10 find the origin OF "new tangled lie.
publican notions" These early tariff enact
mcnts were strengthened in 1916 and made
still more etllcacious to protect and footti
tho industries which had grown up under
their influence, Amendments and improve
mcnts OF these acts Eeip adopted from time
to time, and each successive step rCsulted in
increased prosperity. The act remained In
full forge until 1888, when the Clay compro
mise tariff not Yao pissed, reducing the dutie.
on imports gradually until 1872. when oil
imports we've to pay a duty or 20 per cen
ny Jyiercm. Then followed. Period of de
preston and staena.ion. This WIS the
darkest era in the history Of the Nation
| Factories were idle. furnaces cold, working
men unemployed, The Nations treasury
/ haul. cul counlrv y;tbnpH
In 1916 tile Walker tariff for revenue only
was enacted, which was virtually fiea
tradG act, and added 10 the depression ant
gloom which wrapped the country's indus
tries, so thnt James Bgclgpan, when Presi
dent, said in II message TO Congress that thu
industries OF the country were on the yerg,
OF ruini that thousands OF working
men were not only unemployed
but in actual want. .fhe con
dillon OF Affairs which led ,t
this c!a,enent by the President were
graphically portrayed, and the contrast de
picted strikingly when tSo years later tht
Republican party assumed the reins OF gov
eminent and passed the protective tariff acl
which Is virtually in force to-day. Undel
the influence OF this act the industries Of tht
Nation have grown and iourishel until the,
IRE the pride Of the world, and the country
| nus hssu'l'eu u pusltlOll aiuulS tile peoples O
the world second 10 no other. The presen
stage of advancement and condition Of pros
perity Of this country, and the successive
steps IN the march Of progress were recited
in the most eloquent words, which caIe(
forth hearty and prolonged applause. Tn.
speaker said he WIS protec,ionist because
| he was an American, and loved America, ani
! e he went 10 Congress every act and vote O.
bis would be in favor OF projecting American
labor and industry by American law.
On this subject, Gen. Coll continued
after speaking Ut some length, how doe.
my opponent sand Is lie in favor O
protection to American industry aui
American labor?- # he is, when die
he become a convert to It? lie is Ger
tainly not veteran soldier in those ranks
He was not among the advocates Of proteotio!
when az member Of the Committee on Reso
lutions of the Convention which nominated
thu, grand soldier Hancock. he favored, or
lenst did not disagree in the adoption OF tina
famous plank under which the Democratic
canvass was made, "a tariff for reyenu,
only" VIXEN did he become o convert
Was 1t at Weston? Did that Convention
adopt any nttcrance OH the question Verify
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