The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-16
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sively before he challenged me to take
the stand. "a q "a 1 ,t- 4, n
."oh, you want to make speech, h, said
Mr.. Simpson, ''andl We are not going to
allow that. y : M y .ee
No." said Mr.. Hart, ~ simply MN
ready to accept Mr.. Wilson's invitation,
and It Is very plain that you are not going
to allow thai" During this colloduy there
was great commotion In tho crowd, In
which were hundreds Of Republicans OF
rank and influence, who ut once took mn
interest in the matter. Democrats TOO.
fair minded and honest ones, tlispusted nj
the treatment of Mr.. Hart at the hands OF
Mr.. Wilson, after having asked Mr.. Hart
to the stand, snid, "IIart! IIartl
Give him chancc" The scnsl.
ton ut this moment IN the crowd was
very marked. The vast concourse OF peo.
pie began TO wedge In towur, tho little
stand. Everybody was on his feet and nil
eyes were riveted on tho three central liz.
ures on 1t. Mr.. Hart waved his hand In
deprccating way toward the crowd and
silence was thus obtained. Seeing that no
opportunity would DO given him to say
anything Mr.. Hart left the stand. Wilson
began again: AThis man has abused inc
ever since this campaign began, lie should
either put up or shut up. | will make
him do itand don't you forsit It," 7i7Nl
Ills OLD TRICKS.
Mr.. Wilson then took up the Rcpubli.
can National platform and reviewed 1t in n
partisan and unfair manner, quoting parts
OF planks and distortiug to meet his ideas,
lie said, "rhcy have tariff which makes
the rich richer, and keeps the poor man
down to his dollar or so d day. The re-.
suit 10 in Wheeling you ARE suffering. In
the last two years and half or three
years business has been becoming dullcr
and duller until here and all over the
country we arc on tho Verge OF another
financial wreck, and all the result OF the
beauties Of this protective system. The
Republican tariff system hus nude more
millionaires in ten or twenty years than
tho Democrats could have made in five
centuries. 1t has made men rich in the
twinklng OF an eye. How? Why, by
creating monopolics.
Never until the Republican regime was
there any favor shown TO labor imported
from the shores OF Europe. The Rcnub.
lican party is in favor Of n high tariff,
while tt keeps down wages.
MIR. Wilson in an illogical and inco.
herent manner thoroughly colored BY rant
and "fuslladen went OH TO giyehis ideas OF
protection. lie then passed on to the
Flick amendment and to the discussion OF
other matters,
noESS'r LIKE TO he CALLED NAMES.
He complained that the ryrriIIoEycrp
and other bad Republicans called
him proscriptionist. With lis
glorious record us q friend OF the
cS.c0ntederates, t'tlis man Hart, knowing
well the truth about my record in this
matter, tries to make you believe that |
was ali enemy OF the cniranchisement
OF the people. Furthermore, they have
called me demasogue and communist,
and have q ighl TO call them, and do
call them all here publicly, and | include
this man Hart and every Republican
manager and every fellow who says i'll
call them all d-i-a-Golical l-i-a-r.s." These
words we've strung out and spat forth piece
at a time. He said he was orthodox ;
he believed in the doctriYc, III n man
smitc thee on one check turn to him the
other also," but he was not good enough
TO practice it, and he did not propose to
submit 10 this Kind oil treatment and not
strike back.
lie explained that the reason lie was
called demasoyue and communist was
that he introduced and had passed a law
forbIdding the issuing oil orGels on COM
pany stores In part payment Of miners
Wages. lie had also proposed 4 bill CON-
polling mine owners TO Scn,iate their
mines. True, it was not passed, but had
he bad the cooperation OF the Republican
members Il would ilave been, Afterwards
4 similar bill was introduced by Demo-
crat, passed by Democratic Legislature
and signed by Democratic Governor.
Applause. He had opposed the bill
erecting the City Hoard o. Public Works
here, because lie regarded It Us undciiio.
cratic to deprive the people Of the ri.lItto
elect their city officers.
THE NATIONAL STANDARD BEARER.
"i'ccause oftie4e things, " he continued,
"they aak you to defeat mo and elect a
pro=criptive radical; they call INC delna-
E0suo mud . fammDnist. Why,myfricnds.
don't you Geo that when they condemn me
they condemn all these measures which
supported?" 5=-
The speaker referred to Tillen, and
looked about over the rapidly dimininisl-
ing audience for enthusiasm, but there
vas painful s;'cucc. Then he mention
ed Cleveland, calling him an athlete for
physical proportions, and there was q lit
tie applause. IiG sdid no made n good
Sheriff., just as IIanlan is going to, and
there was considerable applause. As
Sheriff he performed his duties well, and
the people Of thai Shlom, that Gomor,ah
Of iscpublicanism, the city Of Buffalo, said
to him, "Come up higher!'' Fgom that
position he. was again called BY the pco.
pie OF the great Empire State, who said:
Thou hast been faithful over few things,
We will make thee ruler over many
things" He wac made Governor; and
now again the fraud ridden country cries
opt, "llelp us, Ca-sius, or we sink !" West
Virginia would go Democratic by from
fifteen 10 twenty thousand dollars.
Laughter.
I'VE will sir,ke EN- on the diaphragm,
AM lacy il curl Up Oh the lloOr, - ~. =
AMI lhn sub scqNcrt poe -t,irs
WiiliRie.e tiism 40 moe
From this lie passed into biblical
figure, likening the Democracy TO The
children Of Israel in the Wilderness, but
declaring they stoud on larlpn's strand.
After he sat down the band played, and
Mr.. Simp:on presented Judge JOHN Iran
non, Democratic candidate for Congress.
JUDGE RRASSoN's SPEECH.
Owing to the lqicne-1 Of the hour, Judge
Brannon spoke but briefly. lie alluded
early in his remarks 10 the lsirol Of '7G,"
and used bis favorite figure OF the devil
reproying sin, applying it 10 the Republic
can platform us usual.
Unfortunately for himself several hun
dred men remained in thc audience when
the speaker REACHED the Subject OF the
tariff. In the course OF his remarks he
frankly admitted his icnoranne al lie