Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-29
JOHN 0. PENDLETON
DgLIyRRs A MAGNIFICENT SPEECH sAIuR-
DAY GyBNING,
To Large and Enthusiastic Audience al 10
Capitol Rink-Ths Thurman Demonstration
and Other Political Points.

Sundays REGISTER contained . refer
snce to the grand ovation rendered John
D. Psndleton at the Capitol rink Saturday
night. He was escorted to the rink by
number of Democratic Clubs, headed by
the Opera House brass hand amid the
greatest enthusiasm. The rink was
damned with people, at least $500 OF
8, 600 being assembled there, and ii is safe
10 say 20 campaign orator this yer, with
the exc caption of Judge A. B. Fleming, has
been CRESTED by such an enthusiastic dem
onstration IS was Mr.. Pendletor.
A G.. Hsdlich, Chairman Of the County
Committee, called the meeting to order
and named DR.. Geo. I, Garrison IS Chair
man. A number of Yics Presidents were
named altar which the Ohaitman intro
d 1csd Mr.. Pendleton to the audience,
which greeted him with such y,cfsrous
cheers that he could rot e,mmenee for
several minutes. Mr.. Pendleton spoke
without note aad without effsri, the words
flowing from his lips with ease- A brisf
synopsis of the speech is given below.
Mr.. Pendleton begun 5 speech by shew-
ing how the American people had always
resisted unjust taxation, and how the War
of Independence had been brought on BY
their refusal to aceede 10 the upjust de-
mands of England. Ard so it has been
from tie days Of George Washir gt1a down
to the days Of Grover Cleveland. We have
won for ourselves mary privileges not FOL
sesssd by tia people Of foreign nations,
and one Of the highest Is that oftayipg who
shall be pat at the hsad of the sff.irs OF
the country. You have experienced Gro
yer Cleyelend's administration sind you
know what the Republicans gave us, and
what four years ago they said We would
have if Grover Cleveland was elected.
Now, all ask is for you to lay aside your
preiudices, look at the question fairly, and
am sure you will vote fer Cleveland on
November 6.
Now both parties agree that there is a
surplus in the Treasury that should bs
distributed into the pockets Of the people,
because any child almost can figure out
about how long il would take to take all
the money in the hands of the people out
of circulation and pile it up in 80 tasional
Treasury unless something is done 70 stop
the creation of an unnecessary surplus.
II things should keep on as at Present 1t
would be question of not long time be-
fore we should be afflicted nth . panic
beside which those of 1S37-57 and rs
would be no circupstance. And SO
both parties agrees that something
must be done to reduce the surplus,
and my distinguished relative A W. Camp
bell and my opponent G.. w. Atkinson
have been rushing up and down thi, dis
trict expanding all their knowledge and ex-
hausting their vocabulary in atteoting to
tell the people how this money should be
eft in their pockets.
I am free the admit that the Republican
platform pledgesftself to revise and reducs
the t!xes. Aud the question is, which
road shall we travel, the Democratic road
or the Republican real. am sure that
whatever people of other sections may do,
the people OF this community, with all
tbsir INTEL igencs will vote the right way.
Now want to take up thu Republican
road and discuss it and when am through
I am suss you will say with me that it IS
like Jo.dan-a hard road to travel.
In the first place it is hard to tell just
which is the Republican road. James &.
Blaine, that great leader of the Republic
can party, travels one read, his party
another and the Senate bill takes still an
other. 1t is q good deal ike three horses
attached to wsgon, all pulling In oppo'
site directions and kicking as they 60.
The Republican Senate bill discrimi-
mates against the colored people of the
South in favor Of the big New York sugar
trust, and places West Virginia and Penn
sylyania coal on the fres list. Whist
promise does the Republican Senate bod
ont to you aftsr the Presidential election.
After fooling away ten moths they ges
ND a bill, and without passing it
or even debating it they adjourn when
this great question is about to 60 b-fIre
the people. The Republican Senate has
left them without . pledge or . promise,
although they admitted that there was a
gigantic surplus in the treasury which
must Re reduced. So then the Senate bill
should MOI be considered when You come
to vote.
So far as the tariff protects the American
manufacturer or laborer shall stand By 1T
if elected to Congress. But when any
article is taxed 80 nigh that it fosters q
monopoly or trust, shall yOts 'to'redpce
ii. .,sa,.t
The Republican platform proposes to re-
duce the surplus by taking the tax of OF
whisky, while Jamss G. Blaine, the leader
of the Republican party in many Of his
spceche, has said that to destroy the tax
on whisky would be the greatest political
Elm of the times. Now, tell me If you
can, which is the Republican road, and
which one you are going to take.
Now, / want to tel You just what the
Democraets propose to do to reduce this
surplus for the benefit of the people. The
Mills bill only reduces the tariff 5pr cent.
or the manufactured article and thu bulk
of the reduction is upon the raw material.
We desire to benefit the p1rchasar OF
wooden goods and the workmen who make
them, as well as the American farmer. In
1857, when the tariff was reduced the
price of wool advanced. Two-thirds; Of the
WOODEN manufacturers had previously been
compelled to 90 out OF business, and TIE
other third only experienced q
a hand to mouth existence. While the
tax was of they fouIished as they have
never flourished since. They were much
more prosperous than to-day and the
native farmer got more Tor
his wool. The American msnufae-
turer must have foreign wool to finish up
his goods and 600, 600, 600 pounds Of wool
needed annually to manufacture ell the
goods we contume, while only 2S5. DOC, 600
pounds is grown in this country. Under
the inspiration of ths Mills bill what Is
the condition Of the wool market COM
pared with the same time last year. Wool