Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-04
GENTLEMAN GEORGE.
Senator PsndIston's Brilliant Ad.
dress at RsIIalPe.
A Stirring Argumentin Behalf Of the Dem
oeratie Tickst-The Scott Law and
the Tariff Question
Discussed.

0tSSuoSo1s
Senator George Il. Pendleton and General
A. J. Warner were at Bellaire, last night
and the crowd that filled City Hall to listen
to them was the largest and most enthusi-
astic of the campaign. The hall was COM
pIetely filled long before s o'clock, and BY
that hour it was packed to its utmost capac
ity. @. n. Allen was elected chairman and
in few words introduced Hon. George 81.
Pendleton, who began his speech by COM
plimenting the large audience and the en-
thusiasm manifested. He said there are
but few questions before the people in this
campaign: One is State question and
another is national one. The State ques-
ton is the Scott law, and the national
question the tariff Law. He thinks that
State elections are unfortunately made to
turn on national questions. That quss-
tons OF national importance should be
left out of State politics entirely. He then
TOOK UP THE SCOTT LAW
snd began by say ing it is law which i'm.
poses a tax on liquor dealers without
licensing them, and which is held up as q
perfection OF Republican wisdom. The
same Legislature that enacted the Pond
law also enacted the Scott law. The So,
preme Court of the State declared the POND
law unconstitutional, because 1t was in
effect license law. The Supreme Court
declared the Scott law constitutional, be-
cause ii is a different measure. The ques-
ton then comes up whether 1t is tax law
or a Temperance measure. The Supreme
Court sustains the Scott law because OF its
being a temperance measure. The law Is
but a patchwork of inconsistency aud was
only made TO tide the Republican party
over its family quarrel with the temper.
al ce people. The Republicans themselves
HAVE GIVEN UP ITS MORALITY
and say that it is only the tax derived from
IL that makes il of such benefit. 1t is
license law in the sense Of its being I'M
bridled liberty.
He next reviewed the history OF the
Democratic party on the temperance ques'
ton since 1851. The Republicans have
charged the Democracy with being in favor
of free whisky and no Sunday, and the
man who believes this is an idiot and the
msn who utters it without believing is
kn We.
The Senator then took up the subject OF
tariff, which he regards as the great and
practical question. We must haYe reye-
nue. to support the government and that
revenue must come from tariff. 1t is folly
to ask the people to support the expenses
of the government by direct taxation and
such thing is wholly impossible and inn
practicable. The revenue
MUST COME FROM THE DUTIES
on imports and must be 80 constructed as
TO effect the most good for the greatest
ha
as to bear least heavily on the interests in
volved. Sherman and Foraker, he said,
do not like the tariff plank in the Demo-
cratic platform, and to the explanations
and praise OF that plank the Senator de-
voted some little time. The Republican
party wants a tariff to fill the vaults Of the
treasury and open up numerous schemes
for petty peculation. II the Republican
party is in favor of an economically admin
istered government, then we agree with them
and if they are not in favor OF such, then
we are at the outs and / hope to God we
will stay at the outs. The Republican
Congress reduced the tariff on wool so as to
say TO the people OF Ohio you will have to
sell your wosl this year for a smaller price
than before, and it raised the tariff on
wooden goods, 90 that you have to pay more
for them. The loss to the people OF Bel.
mont county, by the reduction on wool, Is
ABOUT anu tu6 lOSS vi Iuo Nuluc vi
sheep and the wool, will amount to some
thing like 500, 900, and a consequent de-
crease in the value of the land. &c. they
are in favor of the protection of the capt.
talist to the detriment OF the agricultural
interests Of the country. / despise the
words
CHEAP LABOR"
They indicate no luxuries, no comforts
even. ! never heard of the Republican
party devising means to protect labor
they believe in protecting the pocket book.
They say: protect the rich and the rich
will protect the poor" God help the poor.
In conclusion, Mr.. Pendleton said that
his observations and the reports TO the
Central Committee, indicated the election
of the entire ticket and the control of the
Legislature. He did not think local dis
cords would affect the head of the ticket,
but that they would CO. in solid phalanx,
to great battle and glorious victory.
He was followed by General A. J. War
ner in a fine half hours talk devoted TO
tariff.
GENERAL BELLAIRE NEWS.
Hon. George II. Pendleton came down
from Steubenyille on the 3:45 train yes:er.
day.
The M. E. Church parsonage has been
sold TO r. A. McGregor. The consideration
was not learned.
James Fitton has been awarded the con
tract for laying the sewer on Twento fifth
| ftreet.
The Bellaire nail mill is to have a spec
ial policeman.
The crossing at the corner Union and
Thirty second streets received some needed
| rel airs yesterday.
Newell kennon, q prominent St. 0lairs.
vile lawyer was in the city yesterday.
Rev. J. NJ. Monroe, OF this city, will de.
liver temperance lecture at Woodsfeld
tbs evening.
Fred Clinton yesterday placed his new
bill board in position in the postofiice. The
first notice that decorated it was that of the
Pendleton meeting.
Col. J. F. Charlesworth, of ST. Clairsville,
was in the city yesterday on his way home
from the Pittsburgh Exposition. BE gives
a graphic account Of the fire.
Mr.. Morrison, the B. & o. agent at Nefrs
Siding, has resigned his position and will
go West. Mr.. Robert Hall will take the
agency, and the change will be made 0cto-
Der 9th.