Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-29

did come down TO washington In 10!
haste. Trey sent Democratic politicians,
They sent distinguished Democratic citi-
zeus. They sent Democratic commit.
tees. They SAINT Democratic editors.
and they all said down there thA.
they thought my friend haa
Q realizing sense about that Applause.
That this bill as reported, they sa'd,
would destroy the industries Of the great
State of West Vnginia. Cbeers and sp-
plause. What did they do then? They
vent into secres session sg.iD. They
made a little change here and slight one
there. They had In their isdo, deter.
mired that certain rate shonli be placed
upon china, earttenware and p,tsery, and
they declared that the fint one reported
was the proper thing to do, bat after the
Democratic editors and the Demcc a'ic
committees went down, they determined
that thsy could make slight change
right there on that question Applause.
Tney decided to give them Ave per cent.
more protection on that Industry. met
some of them down there myself. They
came to zee me. Yes they did. was
glad t, see them-alwavs am. This Il
what they said--well, Pm net going to
give them away to-dsy, and If they keep
sill I will, but if they don't Pl blow.
[Cheers and cries of 'Let her gc."J They
said that the industries Of West V,rginis,
aad particularly Of Wheeling couli not
stand tbs Mill, bill. They said it would
close up our cstsblishme ats; they sIid Il
would pat out our fires; they said it
would turn out cur lahoring men and
bring the wolf 10 every cabin d3o-. Ibe-
lievs them. Applause.
THE PERSONAL PRoNoUN "I".
They SAID, "Mr. Gaff. we know you are
with us in this fight" Applause. They
did rot have to aek any body how ! voted.
Not much! They had list in their hands.
The namss of the members OF Congres,
were on that list. They sid:
II, the Mills bill going to pas', Mr..
Gofpn
said, "Well it's getting awful equal
Iy." Laughter.
Who was going to vote for and who
agaips! ii? They had this list in their
b inds. Wheeling sent many grand citi.
z ,ns to Washington on this mater. Grand
citiz Ems they were. Would 10 God We had
more of them. They open up our
cities, they baild manufactures, they give
employment to thousands OF men,
who eara their bread by honest tell. I
said: "Lst me see your list?" They handed
it to me, and there were the names Of men
who were going to vote one way or the
other when the Mills bill came up. Ths
List of those who were going to vote against
it was there. Tnsnk God all TIE Repuoi.
cans were On ii. [Applause. I said to
them:
"My friends. why did you put the Re-
p1b!icans ell on that side for?"
And they looked at me as much as to
,ay, "Great God, what o question!
Cheers Because the Republicans are In
favor of protective tariff"
Then they began to k me which one Of
he Democrats will -ote for protection aud
yaiust the Mills billp Well, / had great
ieal of trouble in telling them. We had
wo or three or four in the beginning, but
;hsy gradually drifted away. Samuel j.
Randall had o good many followers in
he last Congress, but you routed them
,orse footed, my dear colleague, and you
snt Samuel to the rear.
Now, all over the State these gentlemen
we're deeply interested, aud sent their
le' egations down. You had a splendid
from Wheeling, and tha worked
veil and did what I could not do-they
u uld approach the throne. Laughter ]
They could get hearing. They made
light change. Now these came gentle
nen when they were down at Washington
aid the Mills bill meant death to West
Virginia. They got 0 s per cent change
If tariff on crockery and Chiuaware and
hey came hcms and felt little sulky for
awhile but after the St. Louis convention
md after they had endorsed Cleveland and
his message snd the Mills bill and two or
three of the leaders cracked the party whip
.hsy began to drop into line all along the
route and the same De nc cratic editors and
The same members of those Democratic
began to write editorials and
sneak in favor of the Mills bill, when down
At Washington the Mills bill was death
aud destruction to West Virginia, and they
pleaded with you, Brother Wilson, to
change it. [Cheers.]
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.
Now, my Democratic brethren, the Dem
ocrstic party cannot be trusted on these
questions. say this in all kindness, for l
have friends in the party. There are good
men in all parties who want to do the right
thing in this fight. and that is why 90 many
of tie good old Democrats Of the past ore
coming over to vote for Benjamin Har.
rison in the present fgbt. They
are tired of following these false leaders.
I want t, tell you o little bit about
the Democratic party. What it has been
in favor of heretofore. What some OF the
Democratic papers have said heretofore.
Here is o piece my friend Wilson will be
interested in. It is from the Wheeling
REGISTER, a pager that you have heard Of
no doubt. Laughter. lam not making
war on any Of the papers. They are pro.
tecting their sides Of these questions, and
I am going to protect my sides Of them,
and myself and my constituents with
them, 90 far as lays In my power. until the
sun goes down on the 9Th OF November
Oa November IA, 1884, 1t said:
Generel Goff hero reid seveIa, extracts
from the RKaIsTEB, Of 1888 and 1886, tt
which two illusions has been made II
these columns, and then went on:
So much for the liberal production tba
Goff advocates. Yet God bless you
souls, my Democratic brethren, when you
party brings in the Mills bill 1t puts wQo
and lumber and salt on the free list, 10
the D m cratic party and the metropoli
tan journal Of the city Of Wheeling says
"Fsll into line boys and vote for the bill.
Now I'don't b:lieve you are going to do 1t
I don't believe the Democratic party ]
going to do it. I have found oil over you
State, in every county Of your State, I hav
found the Democratic party's former fol
lower-the Democratic voser, who ha
made up his mind that he 10 not going 3
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