Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
eoFF AT THE CAPITOL.
A Two Hours Suesch On the
- Tariff.
Ne is for Protection First. Last and all the
Time, and Claims Judge Brannon and
the Democrats are not Sincere.


Gen. Nathan Golf addressed Republican
meeting at the Capitol yesterday. For some
days the meeting had been duly advertised
and the drum corps and brass band attract
ed a crowd OF four or FIVE hundred people to
the square. The speaking took place from
the Blaine stand. facing the west front of
the capitol, which was handsomely decorated
with bunting.
Col. Geo. Il. Caldwell called the meeting
to order and made a humorous speech show
ing that though Democratic tidal wave
had swept over the city and was only check
ed at Madison district, both county
and district would come up
smiling on Tuesday; and though
there were spots on the sun Of Republican
ism. it shone Just as brightly as ever. Re
publicanism was Leviathan, and though
It occasionally swallowed Jonah, 1t always
threw him up again. He introduced as
Chairman of the meeting, Mr.. George
MUM. Mr.. MUM said he was workman
and no orator he was not lawyer and his
name was not Marks, but he was Repub-
Gcan and wanted his friends to vote for
Republican. lie then introduced the
: speaker Of the day.
GEN. GoYF's SPEECH
lasted about two hours and was devoted
exclusively to the tariff, which he main,
tanned Was the leading issue. The address
with few exceptions, vas the same he
delivered at Westwood's Hall on Thursday
II was literally applarded throughout the
delivery.
Gen. Goa began his address; as before, by
saying he proposed 10 90 in aud win honor
ably, or 60 down to defeat and persona
disaster. He had nothing to gain by abuse
of Judge Brannon or of the distinguished
Governor of New York, the candidate ofthe
Democratic party for the Presidency, Grover
Cleveland. This is not argument and in
this campaign would be bootless. He would
not appeal TO the passions and party preiu-
dices of h,s hearers, out would logically
argue The question whether the keeping OF
the country for the next two and four years
should DC left with the Republican party or
turned over TO the Democratic party. Judge
B,annon, he said, had spent much time in
discussing the Treasury surplus. and
this was the first time he eTer
heard n country arraiyned for being wealthy
and prosperous Would it not be good
hing if there we're 4 surplus in the CapitO'
building over the way? Then the General
Explained how the surplus was made up Of
The gold ard silver bullion deposits and the
several sinking funds. and he closed that
branch by saying he hoped to God the
country might !ong have a surplus.
on The TARIFF.
Gen. Col then stated that the election Of
Speaker Carlisle over Samuel J. Randall
was victory Cor progressive free trade,
which was carried out further by the ap-
pointmeat of Morrison to the Ways and
Means Committee and the introduction Of
the Morrison bill. They made
the tariff an issue and he
proposed 10 discuss it. His position, he
stated, 10 be simply this He had voted
against the Morrison tariff bill and that
made his platform plain. On this he took
his stand and By that record he would rise
or fall, as the voter saw fit. Judge Bran
non position was that the $500, OOO,0 900
necessary 20 the government was ample 20
afford an adequate protection to every in
dustry in the country That, said General
Gof, might be raised without atfording pro
lection TO one single industry, England is
free trade country, yet raises most Of its
revenue by tariff on imports. The Demo
cratic platform declares for the lighteSt tax
on necessities, which Gen. Golf construed
TO mean iron and earthen ware and said he
would never vote that way. He wanted a
tariff that would at least make up the differ
cnce between the price paid to American
labor and the wages of European labor. He
bore the burden placed upon him by the
people OF the district it was their fight, not
his, out not for lifelong seat in Congress
would he vote against protective tariff.
TARIFF IN GENERAL.
Some little time was devoted to the an
sweriug of certain propositions made by
Judge Brannon The latter had said he
was for reducing the internal revenue and
making the tariff revenue sufficient to sup
port the government; aud Gen. Golf said
this was not Democratic doctrine and was
OllnOseu OY ShEuSt, -nOIllsOu duu DIliio
who objected to anything that would in
crease the tariff. AS to Judge Brannon's
criticism Of his plan TO build up the protec-
tive wall. he said he adhered to that and if
he was wrong about it he would take the
responsibility.
APPLACDING RANDALL.
He said Randall was thorough and
honest protectionist and would not have
been elected had he not been such. A lot
of statistics we're read showing the impor
tation of manufactured glass and iron in the
year ending last June, all ofwhich imported
,,nf should have been made in the United
States. Quite long time was devoted to
| -bOving that all Of the Democratic plat
| forms since 1860 had free trade or a
| tariff for revenue only bearing and on these
he said Cleveland and Brannon stood. Fin