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


the large hall, aud larger than ought tt
be. The crowd was SO dense that it was
impossible to preserve order. At times
in the effort to see the speakers men
climbed on railings and benches, and
they broke down with Il crash. Proiec
tions on the side posts Of the building
and the slanting supports OF the iooi
were utilized as positions, and the stage
at one end was crowded with ladies'
while a temporary platform in the mid
die Mt one side accommodated the speak,
ers and large crowd Of distinguished
men OF both parties, and enabled the
SPEAKERS voices TO reach every portion
OF the house.
The rink was nicely decorated, and
portraits of Harrison aud Morton, Cleve'
land and Thurman hung in the rear.
A superb bouquet bearing in white let
ters the word GoH' stood by the speakers
table.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC OPENING.
There was no music, the desire being
to economizc time.
Mr.. Wilson came upon the platform
first, and was greeted with decided en-
thusiasm. All the large party of dis
tinguished citizens on the platform ad.
vanced and shook him by the hand.
Shortly Gen. w. II. II. Flick appeared
in the hall, and there was some applause.
When the General, in response to invi-
tations, went upon the stage, he receiv-
ed II decidedly greater ovation than bad
Mr.. Wilson, and even this applause in-
creased when Mr.. Wilson arose and cor
daily shook Mr.. Flick by the hand. In
minute or two Gen. Golf appeared in
the hall, and was greeted with cheering
and applause which grew steadily till it
became dcafcning, and continued till he
made his way to the stage, shaken hands
with his opponent and several ether
gentlemen about, drawn oil his overCoat
and sat down. Then there was a lull,
and the applause again broke forth.
The ovation was Goh's SO far.
There were besides on the platform
representatives OF the local press, OF the
Baltimore press and the INTELLIGENcER,
Col. Ben Wilson, OF Washington, Judge
H. G. McWhorter, OF Charleston, U. $.
Collector Of Internal Revenue John I.
McGraw, Hon. l.. Boyd Faulkner, Post
master Coulston, OF Martinsburg, Col. j.
N. Wisner, IT,, U. S. Grant Pitzer, G. NJ.
Shinn, OF l'airmont, U. S. Senator
Faulkner, Col. J. Rufus Smith and pos.
sibly fifty other gentlemen OF national
or State reputation.
NIessrs. Luther Miller, Chairman OF the
Republican County Committee, and
Alexander Parks, Chairman OF the DEM
ocratiC Committee, presided jointly.
Mr.. Miller had explained that Mr.. Viii
son would open the debate in u speech
OF an hour and thirty minutes, followed
by Gen. GotI in like speech, then each
make twenty-minute speeches, and
again each close in ten minutes, Mr..
Parks formally presented Mr.. Wilson as
Congressman from the Second district,
candidate for reelection, and at pres
ent member OF the House Committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Wilson was received with terrific
applause, evidently designed to out.do
the ovation to Gen. Gotf. He begged
the audience to pay their compliments
in attention rather than applause. lie
was here to address the intellect and not
tho hands or the heels OF his hearers.
ME. Wilson'S SPEECH.
"I have just come" he said, "as many
of YOU are doubtless aware, from an ex.
tended tour in other and distant States,
in the interest OF the National Demo.
cratic party" He would like to point
out some items in the good record OF the
present Democratic administration in It's
three and q half years OF power, did
time permit. In that time President
Cleveland had put a stop to the cattle
barons pasturing their herds on the pub
lie domain free OF cost. The Interstate
Commerce law which the Democratic
House had twice passed, but which
could not get sufficient force OF public
opinion behind to shave it through
the Republican Senate [laughterl until
n Democratic President had been elected
and seated, was now Il law: lApplause.I
The silver coinage question had been
settled on basis lair to ali the Interests
of the people. [ApPlause.
There are other wise and advantage
Gus ends attained by the wisdom OF you
President, but l will pass them by foI
another question, II question before
which all other questions now befor'
the people pale into signilicance-th'
question of federal taxation. App!aust
and cries OF "That's right.
To-day we are confronted by o surplu
in the treasury Of Sill 900, 600, No maj
can comprehend the magnitude OF tina
sum. 1t is equal TO the one.eleventt
part Of the enttre circulating medium o
the country; equal to the assessed vaIu
Of all the land in West Virginia; CQnN
10 the wages Of an army OF 360,0ba men
as wages are now paid by some OF thos
right here in Berkeley county who ar
continually preaching Protection I
American industries. Laughter an
cheers
DANGERS or THR SURPLUS.
This surplus has been serious prot
lem for years, but it is now Of nor
Importance than ever. Heretofore tn
money could be returned to the char
nclS OF trade and circulated again anon
the people by the purchase Of govern
ment bonds. Now all the bonds subje!
to call have been bought, and the onl
way the government can purchase thel
, is to 20 into the open market and bu
them at premium. But recently ii
, sum Of SS,570,000 was paid out OF IL
treasury for the privilege Of bnyln
bonds before they were due. There
, now IN the National banks $50, ,0O0, 900
!, q surplus, and in the treasury Sl2o,0 ,00C
! 600, In face OF this state OF aHairs,
4 nothing is done for the relief Of the pc
: pie, there is danger that property Valu
Q will shrink, the currency become co
! tracted, distress seize upon the peopl
n and labor seek in vain for omploymer
q The grave question is, what shall y
a do with the surplus2 How reduce /
/ General GoiT says, spend it. senat
= Sherman says, spend il. The Republic
!. lplatform SAYS, spend II, II las be,