Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-08
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cratic hosts in triumph to the White House.
[Cheers. The ticket nominated at st. Louis
was one for the whole country to rally
around. There was nothing sectional
about the choice, but it commended itself
alike to the North and the South, the
East and the West. Cleveland was man
who had kept every pledge he had ever
made to the country. He was the very
personi6cation OF honesty and courage, as
Thurman was of strict uprightness, and
the people could and would follow their
leadership with an unanimity unparalleled
in American politics. He referred to the
tariff issue, and said its readiustment was
imperatively demanded. as it at present
existed it was the monstrosity of the age.
Under it the hewers of wood and the
drawers of water in this country were be-
ing robbed and plundered. [Cheera. ]
That the tariff WAS chiefly the means by
which q few thousand monopolists, ike
the robber barons Of old, kept their bands
UPON THE THRoATs OF THE PEOPLE.
1t was about time for change. [Cheers ]
He illustrated the iniquities OF the tariff by
citing the case of Carnegie's great iron and
steel plant at Homestead, Pa, where seven
thousand men, now working twelve honrs
q day, under the eyes Of q man who had
them as completely in his control, as ever
the Czsr of Russia held his subjects, were
threatened with reduction of l0p.r cent IN
wages, while Carnegie was touring through
Great Britain with James q. Blaine. THIS
was sample of the workings of the pres
ent tariff, and the case conld be parslleled,
on a smaller scale, all over the United
States.
From this, Mr.. Psndleton illustrated the
way in which the Republican press and
the Republican orators presumed upon the
ignorance of the American people in the
matter OF tariff arguments, aud worked his
audience up to the highest pitch of enthus-
iasm as he described the peIsistency with
which the opponents of Democracy en-
desvored to mislead and lie to the work
ing men of America, upon the matter OF
the tariff. Look at the wsge compari-
sons" he said, "the Republicans make be-
tween the wages of workipgmeu in this
country and those abroad. They are mis'
leading to the last degree. Why make a
comparison between free trade England
and America. If protection makes high
wages, why don't these people make a
contrast between free trade England snd
protective Germany, or with protective
Italy, or with that mighty empire which
has had on ideal protection for four thous-
and -ChinG-where half the people
live on rico and rats" Mr.. Peudleton en-
larged upon this idea, and was repeatedly
CHEERED TO THE ECHO.
He promised to elaborate his theories
and belief ut a future time, and closed with
a graceful tribute to Mrs. Cleveland, which
took the audience by storm.
The last speech of the evening WAS made
by Hon. Ross J. Alexander, OF Belmont
county. He said the nomination of Thur
man made Ohio doubtful State. Already
the Republicans Of his State were saying
Sherman must DO nominated or Ohio was
irretrievably lost. How good the grounds
were for this belief, was illustrated by the
fact that even with James G.. Blaine, they
only carried the State by meagre eleven
thousand majority. Mr.. Alexander eulo-
gized Cleveland and Thurman in glowing
terms, and his exposition of their claims
upon the county evoked cheer after cheer.
Cleveland, by his anxiety to serve the peo"
pie, and care for and protect their
interests, had grown dear to the
whole country, and had risen until he now
stood before us as one Of the greatest men
of the age. He reviewed the record of the
President point by point. and said his sd-
miuistration had not been excelled by any
the country had ever had. For the first
time in its history the Democratic party
was now thoroughly united, and it re-
quired no prophet TO foretell the result.
This was the last address of the evening
and the meeting adjourned with three
cheers for the ticket.
The procession which followed the meet
ing was great. About two hundred and
fifty enthusiastic Democrats fell in behind
the band and marched from the rink over
a good portion of the city north of the
creek, ending at the REGISTER Office, where
the column was disbanded. There was a
good display of red fire all along the line
of march, and the cheering was almost in
cessant. The REGISTERS salute 10 the
column brought forth plenty of applause.