The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22

this subject, and never allow the Democrat
10 party to control this Government until ev-
estly, and then IL tho Democrats have a ma
jority, In Gods name let them have 1t. Zap
plause-) -
BLAINE IN WEST VIRGINIA.
On the 9th Mr.. Blaine crossed into
West Virginia and addressed o large
audience at Grafton, as follows: ~
Citizens Of West Virginia: AS your dis
tinguished Chairman has intlmated, / am not
stranger to your State. / have known ID
personally for more than forty years, and
have known this section of 1t we'll was born
on the banks OF yonder river d few miles be-
low the point where 1t enters Pennsylvania,
there was always unity Of feeling among the
Inhabitants Of the Monongahela Valley.
iCheers) But do not see before me tho West
Virginia which knew IN my boyhood. Tho
lively wilderness. The West Virginia OF to-
day IA prosperous Industrial oenter In the
United States tApplause.) West Virginia, as
an independent Commonwealth. began her
daythe most liberal estimate OF total property.
according to the enumeration of the United
states census. did not exceed Sl00.0O00OO. In
1870 tho census gave you an, aggregate OF
$190,O0O, ,000 and In 1880 IL showed that you pos
sessed a capitalized wealth to the amount Of
f350,OO0,0OO. From the close Of the war to tho
year 1850. West Virginia had therefore gained
In wealth the enormous sum OF $26OOOO,OOO
You have fared pretty well, therefore, under
Republican administration. daughter and
cheers. .-I.tt s'il d
TO THE DEMOCRATS.
Probably some political opponent does mo
the honor to listen to me, and would ask him,
as a candid man, what agency was 1t that
nerved the arm OF industry to smito tho
mountains and create this wealth In West VIr-
UiniaY IL the nrOfaQfiva tariff ifuralt
cheering) and financial system that gayeyou
good money. (Renewed cheertngD Before
the war you never had circulating in your
midst bank-bill that would pass current 5oo
miles from home. (Cries OF That's sol" and
cheers.l You do not to-day have single
piece OF paper money circulating In West Vir-
ginia that is not good all around the globe
greet cheering; not bill that will not pass
as in New York or Baltimore. SO that the man
who works for days wages knows when
Saturday night comes that he is TO be paid In
good money. Renewed cheeringJ
Under the protective tariff your coal indus
tries, and youriron industries, and the wealth
Of your forests have been brought ont, and II
Is for you voters of West Virginia TO say
whether you want this TO continue or whether
you want to try free trade. (Voices: mo, we
don't.') / make bod to say, with all respect
that there is not Democratic statesman on
the stump In West Virginia conspicuous
enough to be known to the Nation-l speak
only of those i knOW-WhO advocated a pro,
tectiye tariff: not one. (Cries of "Not onel'
Not onel'J l 70 further; / do not know q
Democratic statesman who will not acknowl.
edge that tariff for protection is unconsti.
tutionai. and. Therefore. as honest men they
are bound 10 opposeit II. The Morrison Tariff blll
fcrIeslout: eve won't hayedtpl-the Morrison
Tariff bill would have struck at the interest OF
West VIRGINIA In many vital respects, and II
IA an amazing fact that the rebresentatiyes In
Congress from West Virginia voted for that
BILL There is a good old adaRe which beg 10
recall TO your minds, that God helps those
who help themselves, and II West Virginia Is
not willing TO sustain a protective tariff by
her vote and her influence she must not ex,
pect IL to be sustained for her by others II
she wants the benefit OF protective tariff she
must give to protective tariff the benefit OF
her support. tCheersl
an .pprAi. tn THE souru.
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peop o. community Inat were elhveno'uersi
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