The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27
Hon. Charles e. Hogg Il
Ikifchle County.

dressed one Of the largest meetings
ever held at Richie Court House.
II Is estimated tha. over 1000 PEG
pie we're out to hear him, and that
be was listened 10 attentively
throughout. A correspondent Of
the RegiiiST says
eHon. Chas. 3. Hogg was then
introduced 70 the vast audience,
which competent judges estimate
to have numbered about 1900 and
in a speech Of one hour and a half
long, heldliheaudieice speIl i6ou nd
by his masieily presentation Of
facts and his matchless elouuence.
In the opening Of his speech, Mr.
Hogg.said he did not propose to
slundetihis opponents aud was inp
posed TO any dirt throwing in this
campaign, but proposed % win on
the splendid record Of the Demo.
cratic party, whose standardbearer
he was proud to be. Since lis forma
lion in 1901, down to the present
time, Mr.. Hogg rapidly and elo
quently sketched the history Of the
Democratic party, its triumph and
defeat from jefferson 10 Cleveland,
us tariff record; it, silver record,
hitspensiQn record, the distinguish.
led gentleman's argument was sim.
ply unansHerable, and his allus.
ion 10 The grand record Of nur par
W. Its Jet1erson, its Madison, its
Jackson, its Cleveland we're ap
plauded In the echo BY every Dem.
octat present. Mr.. Hogg rapidly
reviewed the gopd work dane for
the people by the Democratic par.
" since il came into power in the
lower house Of Congress and the
Presidency; its restoring back to
the public domain G0000,00O acres
Of land for settlement, which was
voted away by the Republican par.
ty while in pnwer TO rnilroad mo
nopOlists, and which would have
been l9,OO0,0O0 acres more but for
u Republican Senate, of the liber.
ality Of the Democratic House of
Representatives 10 the boys whn
wore the blue, as is evidenced by
the fact that the pension appmpri.
alton bill passed by the fftt sess.
len If the Furty.ninth Congress
was sS,000,0O0 dollars more than
was ever appropriated BY any pre-.
vinus Congress, Of the passage by a
Democratic House of the Reggan
Interstate Commerce bill and its
defeat by the Republican Senate.
Mr. Hogg brought down the house
when he read the plank Of the plat.
form adopted at the Republican
Point Pleasant Convention, which
demanded The establishment Of a
bureau Of labor and statistics ty
by the general Government, when
such Il bureau has been in operation
three years; of the Republican cry
for navy, when they have destroy.
ed the best navy of the world, aud
when the Republican party spent
the last five years it was in power
ST0UOO,0O0 and had not built sin.
gle vessel, and in contrast Mr..
HOgg stated that the Democratic
patty had appropriated s2O,00O,0OO
for Il navy and we would have Is
steel cruisers completed andoQuip.
ped in few mouths, and which
would be able ouphold Uncle SANS
honur either in Canadian watersor
ou the gull. Mt. Hogg conclusive
ly showed that high protective
tariff does not protect the labnrer,
aud was the most infamous policy
ever adopted by any party, eSpec.
tally when the Republicans passed
that Infamous Contract Labor bill
in 1854 thus permitting Corpora.
tions " import the Pauper Labor Of
Europe and Asia, to crowd out oil
our workshops, factories ind mines,
honest American labor (prolecIiOn
such as the wolf gives the lamb,
and which bill was repealed by the
present Democratic House Of Rep.
resentatives under the able leader.
ship Of Ex-Governor Curtin that
true friend Of Americas Labor and
which was signed by Cleveland.
Mr.. Hogg declared himself in &C.
cord with the National Democratic
Platinum adopted at ChicagDin 1884
on the tariff, Silver, and the pay.
menL Of the surplus in the Treas.
ury, He eloquenlIy endorsed
CleVeland's Administration and its
brilliant record made the IS months
it has been in power, and which
was only an index Of what II would
accomplish during its term. he alsO
predicted long lease of power for
the Democratic party, a party
which had seen the downfall Of all
isms such as Federalism, Whigism,
know nottingham, and would short.
ly witness the downfall of RepubE,
canisln, The party although 81
years old was still in the bloom Of
youth.
"Mr. Hogg paid his compliments
to Hon, JnO, a. Hutchinson, show.
ed while u member of the legisla.
ture, his resolution instructing the
committee on taxation to inquire
as to the valuation Of school houses
churches, cemeteries and charitable
institutions which were untaxed
and also what revenue could be
raised for the state il they taxed
such property, Mr.. HOgg was en-.
Enthusiastically applauded during his
speech, and the effects will be no.
ted the End day Of November"