The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-05


they sold their products at q better price
than they did two yegra ngo. "We cant
give things away" He referred 10 an old
man who was bslore him wearing Bran
non badge, who had told him Sn that day
that he had Rome as fine tWo'y year old cat
tle ss he ever raised, but he could not get
Sl2 per head for them. I'll will take
went into bankruptcy few years ago,
and ia not able now to buy HlUgle steer.
BrannOn promised them in the last cam
paign that II Cleveland WAS elected this
would be lRnd Of milk and honey, and
that the whole country wonld bs gran
cry, Has that promise bssn iuldlled ?
What made the market for cattle, horses,
wheat and corn from 1873 to 1888? 1t wdS
q demand at the other end OF the line
where the noble men Of hOneBt toll were
manufacturing machinery, hats, clothing,
plows, reapers, aiCkleJ, GC, Those men
were not working as they did, nor tho
furnaces glowing now Rs they did then
From the time the administration changed
the men controlling these industries stood
on q brink, Fear compelled them to call
q halt,
MoRRlsoN's TARIFF hill.
When Mr.. Morrison's tariff bill was
offered every manufacturer in the country
was stricken with fear. He reminded
them that he had said in their presence
two years ago that il Democratic con-
gress was elected Morrison would bs
chairman of the Wsya and Means Com
mittse, And turning to Brannon he
made him admit thAt he would have sup.
ported Morrison for that position had he
been a representative IN Congress He
said that was good reason why the voters
Of Gilmer county should not vote TOR
Brannou. 1t Is much easier 10 abuse and
tear down than to work and build up,
An appeal to conscience did not require
abuse. He showed that the apprOpriE.
.iOns under tho present reform Sdmiui9-
tralion had increased $i3,000000 in the
face Of Democratic promises, That Ger.
tain appropriations were nece7sAfy,
that he WAS not tho domasoguD 10
get up there aud say to the contrary,
But that 1t came back with u double
foTCs against man occupying BrannOn's
position. We vera told OF gold and sll-
yer Jingle that would be heard uGder
change OF the administration. Clavelsnd's
frs. effort was to stop the coinage Of sill
YER. Was that doctrine GnulCiated by
Cleveland endorsed at the O!srksburg con-
ventlon? ~ put my littlo vote against
stopping the coinage Of silver" Tanning
to the Judge hO asked him where he. would
have stood on that question, and ho ad-
mittOd ne would have voted aB Col did.
Turning to the audience he said, Gen.
tlemeu, endorse me iNBteGd Of Cleveland
10 this case" Loud cheers.
DEANNoN's SPEECH.
Gotr' time being called Brsunon arose,
and said that money was not scarce.
This country hal nothing to bring It.
Hearing u groan and seeing that he had
missed his mark tho frat Ohot, he tried
TO become humorous, and male an effort
to get oil the old gag Of holding Cleveland
to account for the grasshOppera and
drought. His GlaCSeTs, headed by his sou
Fsnd two nephews from Weston, with
'kerChiols and hats in the air screamed
out Justify. Brannon sAid that money
could be borrowed at moneyed CenterB at
reduced rates OF interest, aud that business
was prosperous and g!iVs all over the
country.
Another unhappy nhot because reading
men know that money commands good
interest whom manufacturing industries
ure in full blast. He said that Cleveland
had turned great many rasGals out, an
that he would hayO turned them u great
deal faster hs would have called a muster
roll and mustered them out like Rn army
Wonderii hs thought OF his ClEolts to rU.
tain Mccormick aud prevent McGrAw's
confirmation? He referred to tue 5U,0O0,-
OCO acres vi public domain belonging to
tho land grant.that had been restored 10
the, government and accused the Repu6li'
cans Of having made that grant. He AlaO
misreprssented tue origiu Of the inter.
state ConmsrCe bill aud its amendments;
said 1t was defeated III the Republican
Senate.
He asked II Cleveland hadn't given sat.
isiaGtion. The day was pleasant one,
aud everybody seemed comfortable except
the Judge. II was 30 hot for bin that lie
had to take off his coat, and converting
his stomach into bellows to increase his
wind power, he mRdo an apology for be-
ing hOarse. He said there never was q
free trade party in this country. AS an
humble citizen he thought hs knew somG'
thing aboutit. Golf brlngs out the scare
crow OF protection and hOista ii aS high rs
Cleopatrs's Nsedle, lately erected in New
York, and an SAW him to pieces when |
catch him before an intelligent audience"
tlC seems to set low estimate upon the
Intelligence OF the Citiz9ns OF Gilmst
county.
NOT PoR TARIFF. .,
He said ho was not for tariff, Sa his
itioad GoH was; that tho tariff should