The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-15

tariff on woolen ncloth-Gen. Goffsays 70
the benefit OF the workingmen. IN
workingman goes to Mr.. Saitonstail
owner Of the Pacific mills in New Jersey
and wants 81 O5 per yard us his wages
S30a day. He agrees 10 take $40 day. Bu
Saltonstall says 81 50 day, and II th'
American workingmen do not accept /
they 20 over into Canada and impor
laborers under contract. The American
SurrenJers and registers q VOW to devote
the first spare change that comes into hli
possession to buying a shotgun TO shoo
Gen. GofF. [Great laughter and cheer
ing. .
That same workingmOn wants SONG
cheyiot. and Mr.. Saitonstaii demand,
s. so for it. The man says he will SEND
over the water and buy it. SaltOnstaII
says, you are great TOOL! Inc
Government gives me 100 per cent pro
tection and what you have to sell free
trade. And the money goes into Salton'
stalls pocket, and how are you going to
get lit out?
TIE CHINESE.
On n certain Fourth Of July four OF
five years ago the Republicans in Con-
grcss passed law encouraging the i'm
portation OF foreign labor and the Demo
Gratis made that illegal for the first time.
What race threatened American wages
ira voice: "The Chinese!" Cheers
"China's markets for the Chinese work
men" has been the motto OF China for
centuries, and wages there are 81 u
month aud the wealth is in tho hands OF
one class as ii is getting to be here.
In 1876 the Chinese werC coming to
America and the American workingmcn
appealed for relief. The Republican
party answered that 1t was the duty OF
Congress to investigate tue evil! The
Democratic party put in its platform
that the Chinese must be driven out.
Why, my friends, the Democratic
party Is not only the friend OF the work.
ingmen-itis the workingmen. Cheers
So much so that it was recently called
the "dirtysock Democracy" Laughter
Gen. Golf would release the tax on
whisky, and tobacco aud oleomargarine
which was i0voritc theme Of my
friend Flick two years ago. General
laughtcr] Then where is the money
to come from to run the Government.
The Republican tariff bill is framed that
way.
What will you do, too, With the sur
plus production which high tariff
stimulates? Berkeley couGty's farmers
raise three times as much wheat as the
people OF the comfy can use. Your
great industries run six months in the
year and still the goods pile up. ! say
not only the American market for the
American workingmun, but markets all
over the worldl Applause.
Here the speaker quoted eX.Sccretary
McCulloch us to over-production and in
OF protection.
The Mills bill gives you free salt aud
free lumber and free wool, and thus
opens up new fields Of occupation, new
fields OF labor. Last year VIC imported
100000 worth OF woolen goods that
could not be made here because Of the
tax OH wool. You have no
doubt supposed there was some benefit
to tho wool grower in the tariff on wool.
When | went TO Congress | thought so,
too, and | was resolved to vote to restore
the wool tariff TO what it was before
1888. But soon found that the tariff
on wool depressed the price OF wool.
TIMELY ARRIVAL.
The cheap clothes sold in this coun-
try are sholdy clothes. The poor are
forced to wear shoddy because OF the
tax on wool aud wooden goods.
by an unhappy coincidence, at this
iuncture in Mr.. Wilson'S remarks, boy
emerged from the sea Of up.turned faces,
bearing in his haud alolt "a floral en-
blenl, and thereby hangs q tale. When
the Democracy upon arriving at tho hall
observed the magnificent floral piece for
Gen. GoH, they resolved not 10 let Mr..
Wilson 90 without Il similar compli-
ment, and so an order wns sent to n
florist 10 make quick handsome flower
piece. lie was given carte blanche as to
cost and style.
1t was here that the hastily constructed
ornament put in its appearance, and was
handed up to the platform.
Unhappy fate, 1t was tiowcry Tyre!
One ut time those near the stage
caught on" aud a ripple OF suppressed
laughter went round. Then Balti-
more reporter took from his pocket
handful OF chestnuts and scattered them
over tho crowd. Chairman Parks oh
served the cruel significance and hastily
hid the offensive floral hint behind a
press table, and Mr.. Wilson went on,
He read from President Grant in sup
port Of his position, and said statistics
show that wool growing is pushing west.
We compete with Australia, where n
Republican says wages are s cents day.
A shepherd or farm hand there gets S24O
Il year and ratiOns. imNgins West
Virginia farm hand would be glad to
get 5000. ['That's so!"] Lands there
are US high rs here.
John Jarrett says when iron jumped
to cents n pound recently the manu-
iacturers held on TO it all. Look at the
strikes and lockouts in the past five
years in the protected industries. From
1916 to 1860 was q period OF prosperity
in this land, marked by an increase OF
railroads, the wealth and the industries.
Now colossal fortunes are made Tor the
few, poverty and distress to the many.
thank you one and all ior your orderly
and ilatteriug attention. [Great and long
continued cheering.
GorF.
1t was twenty.three minutes before
three when, the applause having sub
sided, Chairman Miller advanced and
said:
"FELLow CITIZENS: 1haveth pleasure
and the honor OF introducing the Hon.