Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-12
FREE TRADE.
The National Free Trade and Rev.
snus Rsformers' Conference
IN SESSION At CHICAGO YESTERDAY
Plans for a Great Campaign--.funds
Needed---NotabIe Free
Traders.
DAYS WORK OF THE CONFERENCE

DAYS WORK OF THE CONFERENCE.
CHICAGO, November 1.-THE National
Conference of Free Traders and Revenue
Rsformers met at Haverly's Minstrel Hall,
in the Inter. Ocean building, shortly after
10 o'clock this morning. Some eco dele,
gates from all parts of ths country are 10
l'attendance. The Conference was called
to order by its President, the hon. David
A. Wells, after which General ]. n. Stiles,
Of Chicago, delivered an address OF vel
come. Some routine business was then
transacted, after which the report and ad'
dress of R. B. BoWker, the honorary Sec
retary Of the Conference, was ready. Mr..
Bowker stated that there were State organ
izations in behalf of revenue reform in
thirteen States aud local organizations in
many other States. Most Of these are In
relation with the American Free Trade
League, which is now organized as a Ma
tional Association.
Mr.. Bowker hoped that the conference
would select man ftom each state, who
would become promoter of organization
throughout his State and its general repre-
sentative in relation to the fcee trade move
ment. The speaker urged upon free traders
the necessity of planning for great cam
paien, the frat step towards which Is the
raising of fund OF $4,000, which will be
needed this and next year IN view OF the
Congressional elections OF 1886. One-ih'rd
of this SUN is already pledged. We will
show before New Years day, 1887, such
use of il that the country will then come 10
our support, as England came to the sup
port of Golden and Bright."
An address On Tariff in its Relations to
Farmers" was then read by J. Q. Smith, OF
Ohio, which ended the morning session.
Frank Hurd, Henry Watterson, j. Sterling
Merton and others will deliver addresses to-
night. Henry Ward Beecber speaks to-
morrow.
A prominent feature in the morning
proceedings was the unanimous election OF
ex Governor J. Sterling Morton, of Nebras-
/ ks. as Chairman Of the convention. A
committee of FIVE on nominations, to pre-
sept names for consideration as future Of
6cers of the league. and 6 committee on
resolutions, consisting Of one member from
each State delegation, were appointed In
the afternoon. On motion, the Committee
ON Resolutions was requested to remain
and listen to open discussion Of principles
of free trade before retiring to draft resoiu-
tions. A lively interchange of opinion
followed, in which the greater part OF the
convention members participated. There
! was decided difference OF opinion IN re-
gard 10 the proper method Of instructing
the Committee on Resolutions, and before
ANYTHING was arrived at the business ses'
sion of the convention adjourned till TO-
morrow.
FREE TRADE ARGUMENTS.
A large audience containing a tair
shrinking of ladies, assembled in Central
Music Hall TO night to listen to free trade
spepches snnoubced to be delivered by
Henry Watterson, j. Sterling Morton,
Frank Hurd, and others. A telegram was
read from Mr.. Watterson, expressing dis
sppointment that OF the last moment be
found himself unable to be present. Ex Gov
Morton, in the course OF short address,
stated that Chicago by special act OF
Congress, after the great FIRE, was exempt
ed from duties on everything but lumber.
The people of the city only wanted the
right to buy where they could buy cheap,
est. If this wss q good thing for Chicago,
why not for Nebraska and the
whole Western country. Con-
tinuing, he said the negroes in the
Sou,h were once deprived of all their
esrnipgs. The farmer who is now com
pelled to pay tax Of rs Per cent. only
lacks IS per cent OF being q slave. Bonls'
min Reese, OF Toledo, ssid he bad undei
him two thousand miners in the Hooking
Valley starving for want Of corn and
; coal was burning corn for fuel.
Had there been q proper method
of exchange between the United States
, and foreign countries coal would yet have
sold hsr corn and with the money bough
Ohio coal aud the Ohio miners would have
had money and wages to eorn. Mr.. Dor
gsn, of South Carolina, and General Vim
Trumbull, of Chicago, followed. The con
Guiding spsech Of the evening was made b!
FRANK HURD,
of Toledo Vho, in eloquent words declared
"vhoeyer owns mS labor Gyms pe Who
: ever contracts the wages OF ny toll 10 N!
; master. Every dollar Of increase OF pFlo'
, on account Of protection means day o
slavery for me. Over one million h7
hundred thousand men, continued tn
anoAker said By Grand Master PoWderly
Of the Knights Of Labor, to be able to worI
and wilhug to work S,s or Qf emgloymen
in the United States. Why7 Becsus
nur mills are idle on account Of no demand
the work of go called 'overprodncnon.
That word is only another term for N
market" caused by the absence OF free
dom for tTads and BY the Ignorant selfish
, ness of protected manusActureES:
GoRsUcH INTERRUPTS.
At this point the Anarchist Gorsuch, G
+ This city, who had taken Q seat among IN
= delegates arose, and declaring himself
J, free trader, demanded permission TO as
Mr. Hurd 6 question. The audienc'
+ IGNORANT OF The interrogstors ideDlit.
I seconded him in his effort. Why, b
o shouted, do not those 1900 900 men oI
J Usnizs an industry for themselves sgain'
, the protected manufacturersf This is
r ~ues,ion Of Socialist" The rest OF th
remarks pesS crowned in hisses and Ii
: audience qaickiy LEFT the hAiti.
r Almost Rsnie in Corn.
CHICAGO, November li.-fhsrs vas Q
approach to panic in the corn pit Q