Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-30
LAST NIGHTS SPEECHES.


a large Crowd Greets the Pennsylvanian
LCrIsvILLE, December 29-Fitteen hun
dred ,eople assembled in Liederkranz Hall
tonight to listen to addresses Of Hon. Sam
uel J. Randall and Congressman McAdoo.
Most tame before clock and the hall was
comfortably filed by that hour. The audi
ence quietly awaited the arrival of the dis
tinguiSed party for while, but they
became a little impatient before they
arrived. There were no decorations IN
either tie hall or on the stage. Two rows
of chain were arranged on the latter and
these wre filed after the distinguished
guests arrived, principally by merchants
and bJSiness men Among them
were Judge William B. Hoke,
DR.. W VI. Wathen, General Basil Duke,
Colonel Serling B. Toney and Messrs. John
E. Green John ~ Robinson, Johu G.
Roach, Assistant Secretary OF State, Il. NJ.
Mccarthy nd about forty others. There
was . noticeable absence Of the political
element, however.
The meeting was called to order by ex-
Gov. Blackhrn at 5 o'clock. Upon mo-
ton of Gen Dukes, Mr.. A. d. Mccullough
was chosen secretary and the members of
the daily pres assistants.
Shortly afr s o'clock, Mr.. Randall and
Mr.. McAdoo arrived at the hall. The
crowd cheera voiceferously upon their
| arrival Mr.. Randall arose and
advanced with the chairman to the foot
lights. As they id so, the cheering broke out
| afr, sh and continued for two or three min
utes, Ayoiee souted "hurrah for Waiter
| sCn," and the cry was taken
up aud migled with cheers for
Randall and h'ses. Finally the noise
subsidized. Goyefor Blackburn half faced
he visitors sn6 dliyered short address'o
| welcome, at tkeSouelssion of which, Mr..
Randall stepped tCWard be again enthus-
iastieally cheered. he was
In Full lveRFng Dress
and spoke withoutIauuscript, as follows:
FELLOw-CITIzEXs Your welcome over
comes me- sm hre, nearly thousand
miles from home, All yet feel that am
among home friend [Cheers. recog-
nize the common felwship of my country.
men. i do not comeo indulge in Oratory,
neither shall I employ rhetoric.
Rather has it cen the habit
of ny life, in treatin of public subjects
that have come underny notice for inyes-
tigatiOu, to give them he test of the touch
Of common sense Tire isno subject that
has ever been so dificr among nations of
solution as taxation. L the United States,
from the organization Z the government
10 the present time, it hA oceasiOned irrits-
ton and discomfort, an it is not to be
wondered at when we con- to consider our
system of taxation in colplex. We have
federal taxation. we have Eate taxation, we
have local taxation. and ven the sDount
of taxation gathered thugh these three
agencies are aggregated, tky are large in
amoust and require ths the mrney 90
realized !or the seeral purposes
should be economically expended. We
think Va nave right to 81 to all men In
official stations that thersshould be no
taxes collected n excess ofthe.. necessary
requirements of public afan cheers. l
wish to be more emphatic.
IDeny the ConstitutioH Power
of any administration in this tuntry to col
lect one dollar IN excess othat amount
under any pretense whatever. Applause.
Having laid down this proposaon it is in
eumbent upon ne to make the
INQUIRY whether the recet admin
istration of the goyernuaat comes
mn 10 the measure Of its require eents. To
dsv we have four hundred and BY millions
~ money locked up in the Tssury and
nearly two hundred millions of At amount
= thsre without a dollar OF claim vainst it.
What we want and l think butoice the
peouls of the United States, istoa<e that
TWO RAndred Millions or neslSS that
amount flown out Of the treasup by the
purchase Of the public debt, so IN it may
lind its way through the channels s.t trade
and commerce. In addition to ht taxa
ton the United States is taking nually
from the people one hundred milons in
addition to what is there stored in tie
treasnry without necessity or consta ionsl
r;vht,ss thisk. What in this conasencY
are we 10 do? We should repeal athose
laws which produce this excessive aourt
Of revenue and it IS that in which wsiiffer
with oar POLITICAL opponents: Mr.. lsine
has recently declared in q etter
| in favor Of a distribution OF this gplus
among the States and the citizens theof
/ I denT the right to raise q dollar froa the
products of the American people foAny
such purpose. Distribute it smonsthe
StatesS What is the 6rst effect of any -o-
cedure of that sork2 You make at
once the States OF this Union dependenbn
! the Federal power, and whenever yoalo
that YOU sap the very foundation OF o
\ freedom of the people Of the States ai
allow their rights to be absorbed IN q q
trail power.
frequently greeted with applause.