Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-23
HENDRICKS.
He Dddresses Great Throng at Chicago
-Enthusiast sticalIy Received.

he DGCresees 6reat
Enthusiastically Received.
CHICAGO, October 22- Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks spoke here tonight on an invi-
tatioi from the Trade and Labor Union.
He arrived at Pullman this morning. At
noon about 5000 worSmen and residents Of
that suburb and tie neighboring towns Of
Kensington and Roseland assembled in
front OF the hotel and Gov Hendricks ad-
dressed them briefly from the balcony. This
afternoon the committee from the labor
unions went to Pullman and escorted him
into the city arriving at Sis. The time
of his arrival was 70; generally known
consequently there was no demonstration
at the depot. !.e entered a carriage and
was driven to q hotel About ten thousand
people assembled in the armory of battery
D in the evening TO listen to the Democrat
ic candidate for the Vice Presidency. The
hall was completely filled Governor Hen
dricks was received with marked demon
STATIONS of applause When the noise sub
sided, and after referring to his action in
Congress in behalf Of the workingmen, he
took up the question Of civil service reform
as exemplGed in the Republican party.
The Republicans had been in power
for twenty years, and in the face Of vigor-
Gus prescription declared inits last platform
in behalf of reform in the civil service.
What was meant By this? 1t meant i'm
partiality in appointments, fidelity in SER
vice; il forbade the use of office to perpet-
uate power or Secur"
Private Gain.
The Republican party did not recognize
these principles. In the recent election in
Ohio the State was overrun with Federal
office holders, many of them not citizens
Of the State, with Federal officers who
instead of serving the government, were
secretly plotting TO continue themselves in
power Could the party be trusted which
would conduct elections as they had been
conducted in Cincinnati. The people de-
manded non-partisans at the polls. In
s.ead of that a vast number of Republican
partisans were seat there arm d many Of
rhem unfit persons for the positions held by
them. The result was riot and bloolshed.
Could not Ohio conduct an election TO
right results without interference because Of
officers from Washington? II was the duty
of the government, TO see the laws executed
They were violated at Cincinnati. In view
of the dignity and fairness which character.
lied the present administration, the Democ-
racy looked looked hopefully to him in the
belief that he would not allow this wrong
repeated. (Applause.)
The Tariff.
The speaker then took up the tariff ques.
lion. He said that in the platform Of the
Republicans the promise was made to cor
rect the inequalities and excuses Of the
tariff. This admitted that the present tax.
alton was unequal because it is levied in
excess of the nations needs The speaker
said nineteen years had e,apsed since the
war yet the Republican party confessing
the inequality Of its taxation at the end Of
hat time asks YOU to continue it in power
and promises to remedy these evils. Will
you trust it? no, no. The Republicans
we're trying to make the people believe that
Democracy, if il secured power, would inau
gurate free trade. That statement was not
true. The Democratic party was not in
favor of free trade. II had always favored
raising the revenue .or the government by
means of tariff What the party did claim
vas that the amount Of tariff being collected
Should be Reduced.
The Democratic point was that the tariff
should be reduced TO the wants OF the Gov.
ernment economically administered.
In support Of this he had the words Of no
less high an authority than President Ar
thur. The Republican party was collecting
eighty-fte millions yearly above the needs
OF the Government.
First, Taxation must be limited 10 the
needs Of the Government, economically ad'
ministered
Second, Taxation must be for public pur-
poses only
Third, In changing the law, care must
be exercised not 10 injure the interests OF
labor ard capital invested.
Fourth, In levying taxes articles Of lux.
ury must bear the highest rate aud articles
of necessity the lowest.