Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-30
LUCAS LANGUAGE
Thrills a Large Audience at the
State House.
Live Issues Ably Misunderstanding Ar
raignment Of Republican Methods
---HOlEpx MOckey Of Their
Labor Record.

Hon. ID. B. Lucas, Of Jefferson county
addressed an enthusiastic Democratic gath
ering at the hall of the House of Delegates,
last evening The room was nicely filled
by an attentive and appreciative audi
ence and the able address fell upon ears
that hearing, heard and enjoyed. Mr.. Lu-
cas- was escorted to the meeting by the JEFF
ferson Escort Club and was introduced by
James Wheeler, president OF the club.
THE SPEECH
was opened quietly BY saying he felt some
little embarrassment at speaking among
strangers, but he was cheered when he
thought he had come under the auspices of
a club bearing the great name of Jefferson,
the evangele of whose faith he was here to
present. Then, with grand theme in JEFF
iersonian principles, he launched into a
brilliant grafton, Astounding in bright
thoughts, closed in fine language. A wise,
frugal, simple government that should not
take from the mouth of labor the bread that
it earned, was one OF the first principles OF
jefferson. Applause. Did we find that,
or did we find that or WAS return necessary
to the model prescribed by our fathers? A
frugal government not economical simply,
for that was only systematic, but frugal
government fruitful government, were the
words of Jeierson-a government that will
preserve the resources Of the people, for
their use and success.
THEN AND NON.
Has the heating Of the past twenty-four
wears shown US wise, frugal government
that should not take from the mouth Of
labor the bread il earned? The govern
ment in those years has cost more than
S6O0,0O0,OOO more than during the sixty
wears preceding it, Is that wise and frugal?
Is the granting OF 296, OOO,OO acres Of land
TO 26 railroad corporatives, wife and frugal
the land given by the fathers as the
heritage of the children? We have in
creased in acres and in population, and
it is said to bring us back to the simplicity
of the other time in Bourbonism, but that
is not my definition Of BOurbonism, but the
adherence to a dynasty. And in the time
mentioned, our country alone has not
changed her administration. We have had
but one, nof such as the fathers founded, but
a government that squander's its public
domain, piles up surplus in the treasury
aud in every possible channel takes from
the mouth Of labor, the bread that It has
earned. APPLAUSE
MORE THAN THEY COULD STEAL.
Mr.. Lucas proceeded at some length to
discourse upon the folly and expense of the
Republican administration and closed that
part with reference to the stattling fact that
Notwithstanding the immense revenue col
iected and discussed, there is more than
$li5, 100000 more than even that expensive
government can get away with. Where are
we drifting, when, for sixty years the gov
eminent cost 60,000,000 and now they get
in Sl45, 100000 more than they can throw
away or steal 81 am glad" said Mr.. Lu-
cas-, that Providence never gave me a
turn for political economy, any more than
for theology, for often the best political
economist is the r0oI est statesman, just as
the best theol0gian is often the poorest
Christian" Laughter.
A FOE TO LABOR.
The benefits Of the tweIty-tour years Of
RepubliCanism to labor, may be Judged by
its results. Providence has done for US
everything possible, but let US look abroad
over this fair land of ours, the fairest the
sunshine. like smile of God, ever smote
upon. The garner of the laboring man
should be rich and full and his hearthstone
frightened BY the fire of domestic peace
and tranquility, but is it so? Where is the
realization of that promise Of prosperity
made every four years by the Republican
| party? The condition Of the farmer and the
labOrer was never 50 low and never were
! they so poorly paid Yet four hundred mil:
lion dollars are piled up in the treasury,
more than could be stolen. The number
of milionaires has increased, and so has the
number OF unemployed men. When shall
We see that glorious millennium which is
promised us every four years by the Repub-
leans? There is remedy for these prom
ises, and thank God it lies in the hands of
the sovereign voters. Let them apply the
rules Of common sense and discharge the
| incompetent and inefficient trustrees who
have controlled the nation for over a score
Of years.
| AN ARMY or IDLE MEN.
There arethousands and tens ofthousands