The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-16

every article manufactured will be cheaper than
manufacturing centre for the Nations, Compel
ton will cheaper prices.
In the struggle and survival Of the htteat We oar
drive the other nations from the markets OF the
world, and supply their markets from our own fac
tories Oun will be the Nations Of Nations, and
the nations viii buy our wine and corn aud manu-.
tActured articles with hne gold.
fHE RKD FLAG.
Turn now 10 the message Of the President. II
asks Congres 10 peTpetuAte the whisky aud To-
bacco tax To put our raw material aud mAuuiac-
tured goods on footing with the raw material and
manufactured goods Of tho Old World To debHSe
American labor 70 the level Of the degraded labor
Of the Old wOrld-A policy which Will pArAllLe
capital and labor. policy which depryes US Of q
home market, and will render our lands valueltss,
and dsprlye US q the mean, y pay nIs, aud Cd.
| ucAts the children. and enforce idleness upon
hands that must work or die. policy that Will
drive distressed labor into secret societies and
combinations that will disturb the peace Of the
country: and Arnlng labor against labor viii end
| II revolution. The message has planted the red
flag IN the arena Of the people, and We are ready
M tGr the fray, HndFe propose TO fight 10 hni'h'
Before this absorbing question we lay all the sec
/ honalism OF past yean In Il we SEE all the hopes
Of the future In all our history II has no parallel
since lHo, In national importance TO the Demo,
cratic party, It lH the last struggle for perpetual
power on this continent. Mr. cleveland sees i
The times forced him 70 be frank. His party could
no longer carry water on both Bhonlderh. II was
driven 70 the wall aud In Seli-deiense Of this
cherished heresy OF slave labor and cheap tood ne
struck boldly with his battle axe 70 sever the last
link between American feudAl and American free.
Great applause
There Is nothing alarming In the apparent con.
tllct between labor and capital, unless unhealthy
| restraints are placed upon them. The conflict Is
evidence Of advance in deVelopsment. 1t T. the
keel ploughing the deep. II Is the friction Of the
moving earth, that curbs the velocity OF storms,
and tempeH them 70 winds that drive of poison.
Gus gases. and bring health, life, commerce, show
Did the earth standStIll the velocity Of winds
would tear all these blessings from man, and
leave his home desert.
Capital interposes q continent OF strength upon
which labor In It's chAfed madness can repose
Labor sets capital In motion. These currents and
counter currents move In the sluDendouS drama Of
life, alternating between the Zones, each TO tho
We are asked TO replace thess natural laws by
enforced idlenetB, when no moving forces curb the
velocity OF Mars conflicting interests moving with
out resisting forces, shall make this fair land
desert.
We demand that the powers Of Government, like
the atmosphere around us, shall bear with equal
strength. Labor, trusting. hopeful, prayeriul. Is
too weak to protect itself, and uness projected by
the strong arm OF Government will suffer under
the Iron tread Of aggressive Capital Every Amer
eau be no compromise. To iAlter, to hesitate, to
compromiSc, Is to give up their yitAiZed energies
that have and still will give 10 America wealth,
population and intelligence.
Il Is the drops OF rain that make the river. The
great monopollst against which American labor
has toStruggle and agaiuSt which i is the duty Of
Government 10 protect American labor Is the cheap
labor Of the Old World. In comparison with this,
all other monOpolies are nothing.
But Is claimed the Presidents meSsage Is bold.
It Is not stateSmLnShip No man by an act Of bold
If1rg In
the repose OF 5000 COO Of people.
II was bold leap 10 death, and the President
took with him many friend who Will never return
| 10 political life, Laughter and applause
but 1.-THE free trade Ideas Of the President are to
govern his party It Is further demonstrated. The
Democratic p1rty aud the Republic cannot cock
bt on this soil. II will demonstrate their future
position that II iS the party OF conyulElons lncom
patible with stAbleg government.
We must hope that the Democratic side OF tho
Senate will develop minds that will rise higher
than the President and caucus, and the mAddened
whlrl Of peace and power, and gasp and serve
the true Interests OF tho country. It was sam Ran.
dali great son AZ great sire, who in 1sSl, saved
| his party from lnalness aud ruin, Men who stand
for The right as he has can always challenge the
weakness aud contemp! or error.
FIGHTING TIE PEorLE.
must ask all frank men OF all parties and pre-
judIccs how can the Democratic party expect to
rota'n power In WeSt Virginia when her representa-.
tIYes III the Senate Of the Nation are lighting every
interest dear 10 West Virginia, from the coal pick
70 the school houIe7 Applause. Certainly chari.
ty requires us TO say tney can't understand where
they they are, and what they are doing.
they are urging 50 far aS they can q policy Of
iIliteracy among the people, by Withholding rea-
sonRble Government aid 10 education,
They are urging the perpetuity OF the vicious
internal revenue tax, with It's swarm Of paid re-
tainerS all over the land, prylug Into private Rain
OF the people In the interest OF whisky and tobacco
kings and large importers Saddli1g the people
with taxes for the Fe1erAl Government that
should 90 TO tho States keeping tho people poor,
and making tue Government too rich,
They arc urging free trade, whom every article
produced In West VirduiI, lying on or In her soil
needs active protection, 10 exit and to sustain one
population In reasonable comfort
| The fog horn at the White House Is the buRle,
note by whose call the senior senator advances to
new positions, or retreats from old ones. tGreat
Have The brave sons Of these mountains, sur.
rendered Internationally 10 place and power:
Have they ceased 70 think and act for themSelves7
Then tear down the motto OF your State, aud run
up the canvas. back In Its place.
| Ne are pledged 70 correct the iEregulAtlons OF
tariff aud reduce the surplus by such methods as
will relieve the taxpayer, but without injury 10
labor or industries. To do this we muSt strike
down the internal revenue system. Then we must
river and hATbO1; pension the Union Soldie1
provide for the deficiency 70 meet our debts; and II
there Is anything left buy tho bonds in market
We must keep the money With the people, In d reg.
ulAr low, and the people at work. Aud not adopt
policy Of paying out $50 900 900 10 500 900 0O Just
before the elections, 70 corrupt the ballot and carry
elections and then call halt, and ruin the buSl,
ness Of the country.
At tho conclusion OF Chairman swau's
speech, which was much enjoyed and fre.
quently broken in upon by applause and
mirth 1t called out. the band played an.
other lively air. Daring the speech the
delegations were continually growing in
size as additional trains came in. Brooke
and Marshall counties sent In large dele.
tentation. Grafton and the towns along
the B. & o. also added to their contin-
gcnts.
REVOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Thomas D. Fleming presented the
following;
ReIolUed, That all resolutions offered in
this Convention be at once referred to the
Committee on Resolutions without debate.
Col. Jake Ksmple seconded thia and 1t
was adopted.
Mr.. o.. B. Hart eallsd attention to the
fact that the hall was chilly and the i'm
preston prevailed that there was back
door open. The Chair ordered the Com
mittee to oClose it, amid approving applause,
Mr.. Hart also suggested that tha cards
naming the counties be TUNED 30 that the
Chairman could read them.
The Ohsfr-Mr. Hart indicates that the
eyes Of Republicans are not In the backs
OF their heads. Laughter.
AS Temporary Secretary Mr.. Lynch, oi
Harrison, was nominated and elected,
Mr.. W. ]. W. OoHdsn moved the ap-
pointment Of the usual Convention COM
mitteea, aud the motion carried, but on
suggestion Of Capt. Dovensr 1t was recon.
sidered, and on motion Of Judge Maxwell
Senator Scott, Mr.. Bowers and DR.. Morgan
we're constitu!sd the Committee on Ore.
dentials. ThS delegations then handed In
their credentials to be passed on by the
committee.
II wEs after aome discussion decided to