The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-21
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OlIoOl Nos, 70 aud " Fourteenth STREE,
GEN, GOFFS SPEECH,
Continued From second Page.

$27l, 100000.
Now, my friends, l am coming to th
history ofthe action Of the Democrat
party, and our grand and noble Preslden
Cleveland. [Oheers.l
THE TREASURY SURPLUS,
My friends, q resolution did pass tn
House, that all sums accumulated as thI
had been, In iulhllment of the Democrats
platform. should be paid upon the publ
debt. Well, and what thenP 1t passed
the House, The Republican representa-
live Of banks and m~onopoliea, tho Senate
did not pRas that resolution, that my
friend said they did, They did pass al
amendment 10 that resolution; and il
provided imperatiVely, that they SHOULD
keep 500, 000, 600 for neCessarles, $3.50, 600,
900 what fort | will tell You, That is Ia
benefit those who have bonds, and theiI
representatives In the Senate thought, we
will help them as we'll as wO can, And
what then2 When that resolution
went to President Cleveland fol
his signature, that wise and
Just and fair patriotic man trua to all the
les OF public integrity, looked at the &C.
count, that he had in the treasury; and
he said, " paid this all out hut $50, 0OO,0 900,
| have paid that money that the Republi.
can party has got into the treasury by
onerous and oppressive taxation. You
see, he didn't ike this Sl00,000,0 900 and
$l30,O00,0O0, Grover Cleveland had paid
that money out in fulfllment Of the plan
Of the Democratic party, all but this
S5B,000,00O, Now, you take the $4,000.
600, which necessarily results by
the Republican amendments in
The Senate, and it only
left 81, 600, 600 In the treasury, And that
10 all. And therefore The President de-.
Clined for the preeent 10 sign the bill, and
died in the office OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury his reasons. He stated, my
friends, true to the test, and expressions
d the Democratic party at ChICago,--he
said, my friends, by that thing which he
deposited in the treasury, ~ will carry out
this, the Democratic policy. And | won't
agree to this Senate amendment, but !
will do what the Democratic party ordered
In their platform at Chicago" Aud what
has he doue2 Now, you see Grover Cleye.
land had been paying outthe money which
had accumulated by The RepubllCansystem
Of excessive taxation, he kept paying it
out for the first elevon months, | don't
know tho amount, but l know that when
Congress adjourned, there was only $5G,.
0O0, 900, and Cleveland called for $4,000.
600 Of that and paid 1t out on thu bonds,
The other day he called for $l5, 900 600
more; and that Is where he will get Gen.
eral Col and his bonds. They can't hurt
me, my friends, by calling for bonds.
Now, don't you see where all this thing
hangs. l told you General Golf didn't
nndentand this question. | say 80 now.
[ Cheers. He don'ti not a bit Of 1t.
WARMING TO his WORK
am going to take off my coat, (which
no did amid wild cheering and cries Of
That's right,"1
Well, now, gentlemen, I will tell you
about this Jack knife business. l enter
the plea OF the statute OF limitations
that. But l want To tell You, gen.
tIemen, how they tQuetted under that
jAck Iniia argument, Now, let me tell
you, briefly, how it was:
I took out my knife. / said: "Here's
an English knife that cost 81 to make 1t
in England, but costs in America 81 10,
owing 10 the greater priCe Of labor. Now
hat Knife costs 81 80. There 10 forty
cents difference In the price Of the Ameri-
can knife and English knife at the fac
tory. But when England comes to
the United States with that product,
they tell her, you must pay 50 cOnLs for
he privilege; that makes the 81 knife coat
81 80. / tell you that IL too much. .
Said General GoG, the American manu-.
facturer can make that knife oheSper and
npLtGr than the English knife. Why want
protection then? [Oheers General Col
ia correct on his bAais, because he wants
to help uphold the manufacturing monop'
olists. That Is II.
Now, no says something about the all.
yer coinsge, because Mr.. Cleveland
thought the silver coinage ought 10 DO
stopped. Now, Ia one man the whole
Democratic pSrtyP Now, from my stand.
point and rs said, /
thought no was wrong, and the
Democratic House Of Representatives.
thought he was wrong. And they de-.
Ieatad tho proposition to suspend silver
coinage. Now, ls Cleveland the pemo'
cratic patty Of the United States, or the
Democratic representative oil the Dsno'
cratic people OF the United siatoa2 Now,
he dots that act; but compare II with tho
Republican acts respecting the dollar Of
the daddies. Compare It with The repre-.
hensible conduct OF the Republican party
in the Congress OF the United States upon
that subjcct. They said the daddy Of the
dollars was not good, and they dOmonetize
It. And they novor %renOnetizsd 1t till
they. wrung tho blood from tho
people. And they did that
10 leave outstanding the interest.
bearing federal bonds OF Gen. GOT and
otherR.
FREE TRADE.
They say l am q free trader; they TO-
ported me to the Wheeling lNTELllQEH.
CIR falsely. l occupy the position that
always did in a general manner. OiIcum.
stances have oCCasionsd changes OF detail.
Why, this reporter, what l refer to, had
All interview with two distinguished Re.