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

1Ot the ufkb tiue III YOUR kkcot huu uiS
tinguished life, 60 eloqusn'ly ple,ded fol
to-day, those men are not permitted ID
have decenfand honest wages, [Applause.
THE MILLS BILL.
he tlls you that the Mills bill will pro.
tect the labor Of this country; that IL
maintains the rstss of wsgfs in the old
world, and in this. Can he believe it:
Applause and cries of '.No"1 Tat
the reduction is vecy slight. When my
colleague wants to influence a revenue re-
former, when he wants to talk to man in
favor of tariff reduction, he ssys, God
bless your soul, the Mills bill reduces il
fifty millions of dollars. And then wien
he com es here to talk to the labor man in
the Northern Panhandle, where he gsts in
the light Of great industries, he says:
Don't get scared, it is OILY slight re-
duciou-only about Eve per cent"
say that the reduction under the Mills
bill is rs per cent. Now, will prove
it TO you. Ny friend tells you that
the amount paid into the treas
uIy in tie last fiscal year
under the pending law Is q little more
than $2O0,000,0 coo. That ia right. He
Just stated to you in his argument that
the reduction under the Mills bill was fifty
millions Of dollar. What part of two
hundred is fifty? 1t is one.folrtb, or
twenty-five per cent. A blind man can
see that. II is Al per cent. on wooden
goods. 1t is thirty ocd per cent. on
cotton goods. 1t is twenty odd per cent.
on the iron, steel and metal schedule. 1t
is 10 per cent. on china, crcckery and
ea,thenware. Yet they say don't get
scared; it is only five psr cent.
ALL HAVE THE SAME CHANCE.
What difference does it make if We all
have the same chance? If We have the
same law, if we get thu same start in life,
what difference does it make? And why
do you arraign tie man who has prosperei
and try to make the other men fight
against bin? They had the same charc
That boy that you spoke of has the same
chance that you and have. If he can
beat me in the raca Of life when my flag
floats over him just as it does over me-
tie law pntscts him just rs it does me-if
he can beat me, I will say God bless my
friend y! I will reach my hand up to
him where he stands above me and say,
my friend, pull me up to you?n Twill
not try to drag him down. Cry
That is what you will have to say to
Flsming"]
That is what the people will have to
say. If they bury me now, want to say
now that will be on that point on the 7th
of November. It is their fight, not mine;
they asked me to make it, and am going
to make it. I have carried this tariff flag
in my hand, have carried it from North
to South. cry, "Never hsd any substitute
either,"] and tell you Everything
drowned in confusion ard applause. Now,
my brother asks abontcontracs labor, A
voice, "Let Us hear what party brought
them in here"] We had contract labor
law in 1864. Ny bro!h:r thinksit YVES re-
pealsd after Cleveland came into power
Applause and cheers 1t was repealed
In 1868, after il had served it, purpose.
Every Democrat in the Houee of Repre-
sentativss and Senate voted for it, and
you know it. Thomas A. Hendricks, the
last Vice President, voted for it, and You
know it. George 81. Pendleton voted for
j.; S. S. Cox and all the leaders in the
Democratic party voted for it. Applause. ]
And the subjat OF that was what? What
was the reson of il? The reason Of it was
to bring over some men wto could 20 cot
on the plains of the West sld make wool,
and work in the mills and feed two
millions Of men ttas were carrying the
starry banner of my fathers to victory.
Applause They were such brave boys
that they were not to freeze nor staivs.
IT WAS A WAR MEASURE.
1t was re commend, d by Abraham Lin.
coin. Applause. 1t was voted for by
D, mocrats and Republicans. 1t served its
purpose and WAS repealed; and that is ali
thsrs is tf il.
Now, another thing, The contract bill
that you spoke about little while ago is
act the one 1 have been talking ab |ht.
AID the bill my colleague spoke about
was passei when hs AID we're in Con-
gcess. 1 voted FIR it; you voted fyr j..
Applause ! Democrats voied for It, Rs
public ms voted for il. And the man who
wrote across ths face Of that bill Gap
proved" is Chester A, Arthur, and not
Grover Cleveland.
Congress was asked TO pass two bills;
one called ''Ths Labor Arbitration bill"
and .hs other was law prohibiting Goa
vict lsbor on the public buildings. Then
Congress passed them both. voted for
them, and you voted for them. And we
s.nt them to Grover Cleveland. Neitber OF
them are laws, and You know it. Ap'
plauss1 He didn't veto them you cay;
well he pocketed them then aud they
didn't bacome laws. am told my time
ia ND.