Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-03
|COFF AT WHEELING

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was this, and so popular and salts
factory was Gen. COTS speech, that
the cry was raised of discourteous
treatment, only to hide Mr.. Wilson's
defeat. Golf made a mastery effort,
and such enthusiasm was never be-
fore witnessed at Wheeling.
WHO WANTS THE MILLS BILL?
Among you all, among all the la
Dor organizations, among all the la
Dor assemblies, among all the
Knights of Labor, not a single one
of them asked Congress by petition
to that body, to pass that bill. What
manufacturing establishments OF my
country asked for the passage of
that bills Tell me.
The foreign manufacturers who
send goods to this country-they
wanted it to pass, the importers
wanted it to pass. The American
manufacturer and the American la
borer did not. We piled up petitions
on the tables of Congress, in your
committee room, my colleague, cell
ing high, demonstrating against its
passage. | sent them in myself
from my constituents, and from other
States, but / didn't lay in one in IA
vor af the passage of that bill. And
if the statements made in Congress
are correct, the only persons who
found favor before the Ways and
Means Committee, the only persons
who were permitted to present their
case, were the representative OF
the great sugar refinery and the su.
gar trust, and the Representatives of
great foreign importing houses.
The sugar trust could get hear.
ing but the labOring men of Wheel
ing could not. The foreign importer
could have a chance, but the home
manufacturer had the door banged
in his face.
OPPOSED TO RER FRAW MATERIALS
l am opposed to free raw material
| want the raw materials of my coun'
try protected as much as the manu-.
featured articles. Voices, "That's
right."] l want all the industries
of my country protected. would
have protection as broad as the con
tinent, and deep as the patriotism
of my people. Applause. 1t shall
protect every establishment and ev.
cry industry and every man
! that labors, or what he labors at. ]
would protect wool; that is the farm.
ers product, and is as much entitled
to protection as any manufactured
article over there in your mills. APP.
plause. l would protect the iron ore
as it is dug from the ground. The
man digging that ore and throwing
it on the barge or into the car, is as
much entitled to protection as the
man working at the furnace, making
it into pig. | would protect the man
who fells the tree on our mountain
top and who takes it down into the
valley to be sawed up to building or
ship or II car for your commerce.
Applause.
But they say if you will give us
this raw material, we will run our
Eills and manufactures, and go ont
on the sea and capture "the markets
of the world" "The markets of the
world" are what the Democratic
party wants. This is sweet sound
ing markets of the world
Laughter. | wish my distinguish
ed colleague would tell me where
"the markets of the world will be
found. Where are you going to sell
your iron and your steel; where are
you going TO find a market for it
Are you going to take iron to Belgi.
um, England and Scotland. and sell
it over there's Great God, they have
millions Of tons piled up waiting for
my colleague to pass the Mills bill,
so they can bring it over here. TAp.
plause. That is the solemn fact.
And then they are going to bring
mills, and manufacture wooden blank
cts and other wooden goods, and put
them in ship and send them out to
"the markets of the world" They
will send blankets and wooden goods,
into England and Scotland where
they have ten million blankets and a
hundred million yards of cloth, wait
ing for the passage of the Mills bill.
AN ELOQUENT PERoRATIoN.
Thirty years ago last month
stood on the mountain divides that
now separate Virginia and West
Virginia. l was a school boy on a
school boys vacation. [ stood upon
the mountain top after having trav.
elled from tide water up by Pied
mont, Virginia, on the slope of the
great mountains. Up there l got
out of the old numbering stage coach.
l went to the top of the highest coun-
try, above the point of the usual trav-
ell, and looked back to the sea coast.
1t was as grand view as mans eyes
ever gazed upon as beautiful land.
scape as ever spread itself out. But
twas as quiet as the grave. l turn
ed to the setting sun. | looked over
that interminable wilderness where
now is West Virginia. saw not the
habitation of man. | saw not the
evidence of civilization. | heard not
the hum of industry. Three weeks
ago last Monday l stood on that same
spot. [ went there with an idle cur
iosity, it may be, but with an ire
sistible desire to stand where | stood
before. | looked again down into
where that beautiful heritage God
had gwen our forefathers was. 1t
was animation; it was life. The
iron horse was plonghing down
through South Western Virginia {:
it was laden with great trains of
commerce, hundreds aye thousands
of them. | turned again to that
little mountain State, so dear to me,
so dear to you. All was life and an.