Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-10-20

gave THEM TO west virginia. w ust
cheering.) And when / wanted to
help them to take some of the surplus
millions of dollars out of the treasM-
ry and lay it down at the steps of
the free schools to increase their use
fitness and lessen their cost to the
people, the Democrats said no my
brother Wilson said no! 1t is TN
constitutional, is it.? (Laughter.)
"The Mills bill, they tell you, will
give our manufacturers the benefit Of
the markets of the world. C"That is
right. That's what it'll do.D am
glad you said that, my friend. You
are just the chap lam after. Hearty
laughter and applause.) We should
preach salvation to sinners. Laugh
ter.) Clear the front bench here and
let the mourners come up. (Renew-
ed laughter.) | am glad when you
talk in open meeting, it shows you
are under conviction. (Vociferous
cheering.) Now, my friend over yon-
der, where are the markets Of the
| world? CA pause ended by applause,
gradually growing general.( Did he
tell you? 1t is easy to talk about
the markets OF the world but hard
to locate them. The home market,
given by Protection, is worth 100 of
the markets of the world. Think of
that. Deny it, if you dare. Mills
bill makes wool free SO that we may
make wooden goods for the markets
of the world" What nation will buy?
Name one. All, thought so dumb
as an oyster | (Cheers.) will not
confine my remarks to wooden goods.
Is there any markets of the world"
for cotton any for boots and shoes
beyond the market we now have2 If
there is, trot it outl daughter and
applause.)
1.-THE tariff is not tax in the sense
Mr.. Wilson uses it. You pay less
for the necessaries Of life to-day
than you did under the revenue tariff
of '46. lent it better ("No.w
Now, my friend, tell me what is not
better. (No response. Pause and
loud cheers.) tell you it is better
and cheaper-better because made by
free American labor; cheaper because
the American works better than the
foreigner. Over the sea a man often
works when he is hungry; here, thank
| God, he never does. wild cheer
ing) Tear dawn protection to-day,
and tomorrow it will, like the bruis-
ed flower, shed its perfume over those
who trampled on it. (Great cheer
ing and applause.)
WILSON'S REJoINDER.
Mr.. Wilson's second speech was
largely devoted to reading extracts.
He read from Jackson to show that
he was not tariff man.
"There were public schools in JEFF
ferson and Berkeley counties, before
there was any Republican party. The
Democrats are accused of taking the
income tax off. When did we have
control of Congress We had in '76
but you had the President, and you
were not entitled to him. wild yells
of applause, mingled with jeering
laughter) The Democrats passed
the Regain bill in the House and the
Senate pigeon-holed it until public
sentiment forced it's passage. Har.
rison voted IA times against the re-
striction of Chinese immigration.
applause and cries of "chestnuts. "
Who is to take our products if not
sold in exchange for foreign pro-
ducts2 England bought last year
| $500, 600, 900 of our products. Brazil
would buy, if we would take the tax
of. If copper were made free, we
could get it from Peru and Chill for
our corn"
Mr.. Wilson sat down amid great
applause.
ooFF's ANSWER.
IL did not say Democrats took the
income tax off, but voted to. Talk
ing of trusts, what has the tariff to do
with them? Did the tariff make the
great Cornwall tin trust, the iron
trust of Spain? Talking of monop-
olIes, who runs the Democratic par
ty? ("Groyer Cleveland" Cheers
Grover is the commander-in-chief, but
who are his licutenants? Did you
ever hear OF Calvin s. Bricey He is
the railroad monopolist of Ohio, and
chairman of the Democratic Nation
al Committee. Do you know VIM.
III. Barnumg He is one of the great
est manufacturers Of New England,
and the Southern Pacific monopolist,
and he is Chairman Of the Democrat
ic National Committee. OF Arthur
SewellY He is the president of the
Maine Central, and member of the