Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-20

to railroad enterprises and candidate fol
no Office under the sun, was the first speaker
He devoted himself solely to national issues
in which he contrasted the public records o.
the candidates. An interesting review o.
Cleyelands life was given and was intro
duced BY the campaign of 1882
when he first came into uationa
prominence. Folger, as the representative
of the Arthurian form Of administration was
brought out as a candidate for Governor
of New York, and was showed un1er By
the man who was nationally renowned as a
reformer, by the unprecedented majority oil
$4,000. Col Wilson then followed up
Cleyelsnds career to the present time aud
then paid glowing tribute to Hendricks
as the living avenger of the fraud OF sc
Il never saw this government so near its
decentralization. said Col Wilson, "as al
the time when President Grant was mobiliz
ing the army to seat HAYES" The torma
ton and operation of the Electoral Com mis-
sion were then neatly touched upon and thi'
topic was wound up with:
II never traduce an opponent and | am
willing to give Blaine and Logan their inst
merit. But take what Roscoe Conkling
SAYS take what the entire stalwsrt wing has
said, take what the Republican party al
large has said, and if one-half of it is true
you will agree with NE that Blaine is the
worst tsttooed man ever brought before
The public. And challenge any Repu BIZ
cans 20 show me in all of the twenty years
Of his public career, one great national
measure inaugurated by Blaine.
CONTRACT PAuPER LABOR
In comparing the platforms of the two
parties Col Wilson made some explsna
tons that should be read BY every workman
Of Wheeling. The Republican party in its
hackneyed and played out claim OF being
The friend of the workingmen had denounced
the importation of foreign contract labor
the Democratic platform did the same thing
now let us see which was sincere. On july
1, 1864, the Republican Congress passed 8
bill to encourage contract pauper labor and
to legalize contracts made in Europe t.
import these Hungarians and Italians Thil
was the Republican party. 4 voice: Dow
with that party But the bill became 50
pesteferous, so terribly obnoxious that the
Republicans dared not make the sppr0pria
ton to carry the law Into effect. What l.
the record Of the Democratic party? Tween
ty years aferward, the Democratic party
passed bill declaring it unlawful to make
such contracts. 1t went further and i'm
posed q fine of 1000 on any such con
tractor; still further, and imposed fine o
$500 Oh any ship captain carrying owe
such pauper labor. Now, which party is
sincere in its platform?
This was received with every demonstra
ton ofapplsuse.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The hypocrisy of the Republican party
on the question of holding public lands To-
actual settlers was next shown up, fo
while the convention in Chicago was en
gagged in passing that resolution, Repub
hcsn Senate in Washington was engaged il
defeating bill to forfeit one OF those i'm
mense land grandsl This was elaborated
at length and in drawing to the end of Thu
topic, Col Wilson paid glowing compli
ment to Allen G. Thurman on his grea
funding bill that restored the $60, 000, 00C
voted away to the Pacific road.
The fallscy of the Republican homestea,
talk was displayed very plainly and theI
Col Wilson turned his attention to
THE TARIFF.
His position on the tariff question is vel
known all over this district and he said hi
record in Congress fully vindicates hi
claims as protectionist. He told Of tn
formation and work of the tariff commits
sion and its final report and how, with
recorded protest he had to vote for tn,
eneral blll, which, with its good features
.duced the tariff on wool He gave an in
.resring historical dissertation on hoV
.,ngland, after $50 years of protection
narhed the point where she could adopt fire.
rade and for this he gave the reasons.
After humoronsly touching up Ben Butler
Col Wilson made personal explanation
in answer to certain charges, stating that b
had supported ]. H. Good, two years age
and with this he closed his speech.
Mt. FRAME.
VI. 7. Frame, ESQ.,, was then introduces
md made an interesting and able address
Of twenty minutes. He began by referring
20 Col. Wilson's remarks, which he desig
mated rs replete with sound, hard sense ant
fact and of peculiar value to the interests o
Wheeling and Ohio county He would not
he SAID, talk of the country at large and it
progress, for it would 60 on and on ant
nothing could arise to prevent. Then h
went on to speak of tariff, which he claimed
was of paramount Importance to State ikr
West Virginia, whose whole future wa!
dependent on her minerals. Following ~
the line Col Wilson started. he spoke o
the means by which money must b.
raised TO meet governmental expenses
He agreed that the one and only way Il
raise this revenue was BY impost duties ant
desired the abolition Of the internal revenu
system, which was taxing the people for III
pury ose Of causing the immense surplus il
tie treasury. 1t was a species of rsvishinI
the people and he wanted it abolished AM
particularly to get rid of the six THOUSAND
radical Office holders, prying about at tn
expense Of the people; and if the interna
tax must continue on whisky aud tobacco
it should be collected in some differen
manner,
rms STATE CAMPAIGN.
Turning to the State campaign he paid
glowing tribute to E. Willis Wilson, GU
next Governor. One of the people, he hs,
sprung from the ranks of the humble an
BY force Of an indomitable will had climbe,
to his present position. He was always Il
be found in the forefront of the battle ant
never failed to respond and to pluck tn,
HoweY, victory, from the nettle crest of dan
ger. "And / know am safe" be added
in saying that he viii at least carry thi
State BY $4,000 majority" [Applsuse.l
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