The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-27
BRANN0N'S POSITION
on TIE ALL IMPORTANT TARIFF ,11lj[sl,
Assue-it Is to isc Made Subordinate to All
Other Questions According TO III, III On. ,si
jim Woods Speeches on thS Mary. I ~
lhhd Hordrr-Wctxcl Awake. ''ts !

S''"pV"uthtty " Wt lhdttychttr. gArlsl 70
WESTON, September 25.-Thc Democrats
had II very respectable turnout berc yes.
terday-the crowd being nearly rs largo
US when that Democratic hero, General
lmbodcn, raided this part Of the State ior
men md means for the support of tho
Cohtcderacy. II was mn orderly assem-.
olage OF about 1000 people, about onts.Ss
.hird ol whom were Republicans.
Converse, Of Ohio, and Walker, Kenna
md Brannon, Of this State, were the
Speakers The net result Is, TINT tllc Kp-
publican party Is stronger by scores oi
votes than 1t was before. Walker, mn.
swcrel for Wilson,, aud that is saving
enough. enclose ono or two cxtrncts
from the speeches Of Converse and I,ram.
non. The speakers made the mistake Of
supposlng that their hearers were.a pack
OF tools who couldn't read and our folks
are not OF TINT kind. 5f5 W.; StyESlTpI
Said Mr.. Converse: ioiaI 3 10 v
WHAT DO WE CARE FOR rAnrr?"4 iilSs
ut is matter Of no difference to any Of
us! What the Democratic purity wants Is
executive reform; and all this talk about
protection and free trade is device f'tlie1
Republican party to draw tho attention of
the people from the true issue. ,ell yodT,,,.S,
that the tariff is nothing to us-nothipr tor
you-thcre's nothing in it-what we hone,
10 40 i'll this campaign is to turn tho. lie s
publiCans out" F7s'f5, Ia q ~ 4,
And here's richness. Rllgo!1iiii;;- ls; 4;
FREE WHISKY. AND TOBACCO,
"Thc Democratic party favors reduc- s
ton Of the revenue; and do not hesitate
to say that we favor the entire abolition Of
the tux OH whisky and tobacco, Loud 4
and continuous checring] There is too (!
much. money spent now in prosecuting
alleged violators OF the revenue laws. We \
propose to cut oil the official hen,ls OF Y
these corinorants, by abolishng tho taxes
on whisky and tobacco altogether; and no !!
State in the Union would be more re-
l!cvcd than West Virginia by the aboli--s
llon not only OF the taxes but The tax !.
gatherers." ,;t.5 %.-5 Is Cd. Is. :, Y
AM not exaggcrating when say that
the speeches were noteworthy Of tlie-5
speakers. Both are really talented men;
but when they expect I'LL audience OF :
young men i'll this State, nj this day, to 1:
swallow such stuff because they arc told it
is Democratic, they kick. From a good
audience to mere hand full of men had :
Converse settled it, when Brannon was.
called up to rally the deserters. liz tried; Z
and some Of his uttcrances were TOO funny
for belief. Like Converse, he thought
there WIS "nothine in all This talk about
tariiF," but he didn't want to be called n
lree.tradcr. He resented the imputation.
Said he: 5fill!ti,,ffl fflsi'sl Igliffi'it
BRANNoN, JOHN, Ills IDEA.
"The Republican party has assigned to
us u position not OF our own selection. .
They impute it to lis that ours is free
trade party. Fellow citizens, there never /
was and is not now distinctive ;lrre trades
purity in this country, unless it is the Re.
publican party; and chief among the Re. 1.
publican free traders is that eminent Re-
publican, Henry Ward Bcccher." And
again: S..-isS 80
"rhe Democratic party is opposed to-
the creation OF monopoles; and th0f Re- :
publican, idea OF protection Thas fostefedlS
and built up monopolies- We 4
oppose it. My friend from Ohio, (Mr. Con-
verse; has voiced the Democratic idca on
this subject. We are first for reform in
the government. All other questions can
ntiord to wait. for that supreme eyent,lF
the success of the Democratic party.nd !
, The joke about Beechcr will or, itself
show either the lack Of intelligence dis \
played by the speaker or his lack Of iap-'
probation Of the intelligence Of his hearers !;
either will do for us. n +, ti'y n, &,
Our latest advices nre tlat in all proba- :
bllity Randolph md Bnxton counties
will give Republican mujority. :i. lfv3,l;l Y