The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-19
in this country to pay their
laboreR American Eages. Applanse.
n,D,pr ~, ,,a1.p ,,,,o,,

her pig iron into Ohio. could pig iron bs
made in Ohio2 Not ton. Sub
stitnte Europe for Wheeling. the Atlantic
for the Ohio river and America for Etna.
Vile, and you sea the necessity for the
tariff, European manufacturers command
labor at lower rates than we can or want
to. We must protect or put up the
bars.
How many mills were thers in this val.
ley, the speaker asked, under the Demo-
cratic administrations OF tho past genera
tion2- An old man in the crowd an.
swered, " One-And not q wheel tprning,"
That was Democratic mill, out and
out, How many arc there now under
Republican tariiH
4 voice" It would take good while
to count themn
Why, when the Republicans came into |
power wa could not make trace chain IN |
this country, We actually had to buy
guns from Austria when the war broke |
out We were helpless. But it was not
six months till all the armies were sight |
ing over guns made by American work
men in American shops, LCheersl fed by
American farmers And when those boys
came home they wora no foreign shoddy,
out q fine uniform made Ot American
cloth, thj woll gown on tho backs Of
American sh'ep
THE oRIGINAL ADVOCATES OF FREE TRADE.
The do itrine Of fres trade originated In
the sslfsh purpose Of men who inspired
and originated nearly every psrniciOus
doctrine OF American politics, the old pol
itiClaus Of the South, They sought by
free trade to compel the North to become
an agricultural country, raisiRs cheap
wheat to ie4d the slaves Of the Cotton
States, in order that those States might
oulsell all other cotton growing lands and
monopolizn tho marketR OF tho world
that the South might build up COM
merCe that Would make her queen OF the
seas. 70 establish this assertion, the
speaker read au Article by President FL.
llott, Of the old Painters College, OF
views lie then continued: The
avowed object Of the original advocates OF
free trade bAing to prevent the develop.
ment OF tho North, any citizen OF the
North who voter with the party Of FREQ
trade ought 10 DO ashamed OF himself
Applause.
As the South Envelopes her natural re-
sources and increases her manufacturing
interest, you will notice change in the
tariff sentiment there, and 1t would not
surprise me II whom 'A!f" and Bob I"
get done tiddllng their fight down in
Tennessee it shall turn out that that State
has enrolled itself in the ranks OF Rspub.
lICAnlsm and Protection! tCheers Iinot
this time, come other time.
In Alabama last year the tax lists
showed the personal property listed for
taxation to be classified as follows:
Farm mplements."...,"..""... 92Ol
Bonds, stocks, c'c.,"".r w! w
LlbTAteS lp9IOl
Mechanlca lOOls 2gJ 4iI
Guns, pistols aud diFEs".""...."r."""""," 4l076S
What weight should be attached to the
vie wS OF such q section concerning the
tariff Ia voice: ID littlew Laugh.
tor,
TIE PEEITENTTARY.
rcarCely know what 10 say next.
There are SO many things to talk about
that am at a loss where to go and where
to stop.
A yolce: "The penitentisry." [Great
laughter.
Vol, a great deal has been said about
the financial lnisnauRgem and the vii
lRiny in that institution, but great deal
more might DO said. When you
say anything on the sub.
isct the Democrats have but ono
uuwer, "Liarl liArl liarlp Laughter
"Liar liar liarp rGreat laughter.
They don't mean anything by that; that
IS but their way Of defending what they
know to be indefensible.
That party got the penitentiary when
they came into power In 1873. That year
Hoadly happened TO be a Democrat. The
party made the campaign in the interests
OF purity and economy, in the name Of a
thew pemopraoyp-it was newi We never
had anything like 1t before. Tho arst
thing they did in the interests oil economy
was to abolish the :oilice oil Chaplain.
The pnnitentiary In the last year Of Gov.
Fosters control brought into the state
treasury 8 net revenue OF $53,000 and
over, under Democratic rule 1t had a de-
felt VI $2050O0-a net loss for which
there Is no excuse but mtsmsnagemsnt
aud dishonesty. The Encouragement
We gGhHot help; the dishonesty we can
punish and We have already started two
Of those officials back to the penitentlary
to represent the state In another capacity.
SKIN CANES.
The statement that canes were made by
order and cOnntenanCe OF the Democratic
officials OF the benitentiary from the skins
OF dead c0nviOts, was reiterated, and the
methods Of the manufacture were narrat.
ed, and the speaker said II any DEMOCRAT
doubted or denied 1t, no could 60 TO Ceum'
bus and smell the canes. Instead Of the
Ohio Democrats joining us and saying, III
this has been done, prosecute the internal
scOundrels |" they turn lpop rs and say,
"You're liar, you're o liar, you're liar
you're lunatiCl you have accuUed the
psmocvstlc party Of this rank olIensel"
charge no such thing. charge this
indecent crime upon those men who
happened 10 be In power because the
Democrats made tho mistake Of placing
mon in power who allowed 1t.
When Gov. Foster turned over the
State TO his Democratic successor he
Ohpwed q balance to the credit Of the
general rDyenpe fund OF s22S,000
Gov. Hoadley turnsd over to me-the
sale! [Lsughter1 And / was glad to get
that. Renewed laughter. But they had
also taken Of the advance revenues, about
$500, 900 = robbed the first year
Of this administration OK bali al
million dollsrs And we found Q dlScEep.
ancy Of Sl,3ll 600, and some odd dollars
In their estimates for that year
Every man owes 1t to himself, to his
family, 10 tho community, 10 posterlty, |
to give bis vote 10 restore to power tho
pSFty which made ths Nation what
In response to loud calls, Col. Poor.
man appeared, and declining to
make a speech, urged the voters Of Bal.
mont county 10 vote the whole Republic |
can ticket from tile top 10 the bottom.
After the meeting adjourned there was
O rush Of men to meet Gov. Foraker. He
made an Unexpectedly favorable impress.
sion on all who heard him, and his speech |
strengthened not only the Republican
cause, but himself personally.
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HN.