The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-30
THE UNIQUE IDEAS
OF JUDGE BRANNoN ON TARIFF
Are Somewhat Modified to Suit Wheeling
AudIsucs-A Good Meeting at the Al
hambra RInk-LOtS OF Texts for Gen.
Cons speech ThiI Evening.


hambra RInk-LOtS of Texts for Gen.
Gous speech This Evening,
Judge Brannon's Democratic meeting
at the Alhsmbra rink was 80 Thoroughly
Advertised as posters and newspapers
could do 1t, with the added attraction OF a
street parade with plenty OF red fire and
Roman candles, the Opera House brass
band and the Young Mems Democratic
club in their elegant plugs and Prince
Alberts. No reasonable man will claim
that the meeting equslled in size the turn
out to hear Gen. GOG speak at the same
place last Monday night. The meeting
was OF very good size, however, the best
meeting that ever greeted Judge BEannon
anywhere, Conspicuous In the Y. NJ, D.
O, ranks were Postmaster Simpson and
George Matheson OF the clerical force Of
the D, p. o., who took the place oil an
Offensive" (Republican) partisan,
On the platform when Chairman Nay.
lor called the meeting to order were
Judge Brannon and Mr.. Frame, the ora
tors Of the evening, q, w, Seabright,
Joseph Emsheimsr, Peter Zlnn, and Mr.,
Garden, Que Of the Democratic candidates
for the House OF Delegates. Postmaster
Simpson ahortly joined this quintette,
Mr., Naylor named for Chairman O. W.
Seabright, who made o brief speech In
German, and was frequently Cheered by
those Of the audience who did not under
stand word Of German, 1H
JUDGE BRANNoN's SPEECH,
When Judge Brannou was introduced
he was greeted by the most vociierouf
cheers, which lasted nearly minute. He
thanked the people, and asCribed thell
enthusiasm to their fidelity to the Demo
cratic party, and said that he inferred
that "the truth still lingers in this land
He characterized General Colts late
speech as "yery peOnllsr," and said "inSI
as sure as the sun goes down on Eovem.
Der 9 General COTS political death will
have occurred" and 80 tainted is he with
political puLridity that the funeral will
have TO occur at once, and l now appoint
the boodlera his pail bearers and John
Roach to preach his funeral sermon.
The Judge admitted that he had said
he would have voted against the Morrison
bill. This provoked cheers. He also
confessed that he would have voted az
Golf did to pay out the surplus in the
treasury for the bonds Of the Govern
ment. Then there were more cheers.
He called the attention OF Knights OIL
Labor to q statement WHICH he said he
did knot know 10 be true till knight
told him-thGt Gen. Golf voted to recon-
NIT q bill, offered when there was over
$i00,00O,000 accumulated by unequal and
unnecessary taxation, which proposed 10
redeem bonds with oil Of this fund over
500, 00O,0OO-a bill which the K. Of l.
asked might be passed, This request the
Republicans tried 10 defeat by every de-
vice, and Gen. Gof "yoted 10 defeat this
measure Of the knights OF Labor"
The Judge next affected to point ouI
that times were prosperous now on &C.
count OF the Democratic administration
and said that they were not prosperous
two years ago because Of Republican mis-
management Of the finances.
CHgsTNUTs.
Praise Of Cleveland renewed the ap
plauSe which failed for awhile. His GUS
tomary remarks on the fritteriug away OIL
the public domain and the neglect OF the
navy by successive Republican admins
trstIons did not provoke much interest
he made his usual endorsement OF the
Omniscience Of tho Almighty:when speak
ing OF the navy. =.
lie pronounced the Republican party
"wasteful, indifferent and proaigste to the
interests Of the people," and he climbed
the feeble frame Of late reporter OF the
ISTRLLIGERCBR who reported several Of hiH
speeches two yearg ago, saying that re-
porter had "lelt his country for his coun.
try's good" Then he averrod, II Rm not
free trader" This ayowal was cheered
slightly, He said he would be recreant to
every Interest OF his people u he were q
iree trader. He had submitted to misrep.
resentation and innuendo Of all kinds but
one he had resolved when they ACCUSED
him Of lack Of fidelity 10 the Democratic
party he would put on bis spurs and go to
lighting.
THE TARIFF.
He said: II go for the protection OF the
timber on the bills, the ore and the coal
In the mines, the wool on the sleeps
back" [Great cheering.l
"How Is the Democratic party on this
question: Some Of them may not 90 ss
far as l do; many Of them do. This idea
Of tariff for protection originated in the
Democratic party" [Cheers.1
The tariff OF 40 would not do to-day.
It accomplished much while in force, but
In It's details 1t would not be adequate for
the business interests Of the country
to-day.
He said he had declared that he would
have voted against the Morrison bill, but
that General GoG was misleading the
people when he said be voted against the
Morrison bill. He meyer did vote against
1t. He was an artful dodger, deceptive
logiCian, type Of Republican proaigacy
and deception. The bill introduced by
the Committee Of Ways and Means was
but skeleton, introduced to secure q
consideration Of the tariff. Phil. Snyder,
OF the Third district, would not have voted
for the that bill Mr.. Gibson, Of the Shoe.
string district, would never have voted Tor
It. These gentlemen voted to take up the
bill-that was all. The bill never came
up for consideration. All the talk Of Gen.
GoH about the Morrison bill was bugaboo
to irighten people. He set up the Nor.
rison bill as a sCare.crow, which under the
Judges scattering logic, vanished into
thin air.
COMMITTED TO Protection
Why is the tariff brought up every
yearP It Is not to take away the proteC.
ton which Is now afforded. The plat
form OF the Democratic party is com.
mitted 10 sustaining those industries which
require protection. From the foundation
OF the government, that party's platform
said, the principal revenues Of the oounv
try had been derived from taxes on i'm