Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-15
the army and navy Harrison voted


OF tobacco the privilege OF manipu-
own use, be voted against that too. 80
far as / have ever heard, while IN
Congress Mr.. Harrison never originated
or supported any measure for the relief OF
the laboring-man. and in the often-men-
toned labor troubles in Indiana he
placed himself at the head OF company
of 1l0, men and said he would order
the strikers back TO work, and if they did
not return he would shoot them tothe
ground.
II has been my duty, said the Go
vernon, TO use the military power in
this State; but / did it to preserve
the peace. Never did we deal with the
question of wages. We said: That is
question for you TO settle the military
are to be employed simply to preserve
the peace.
InIndiana, however, said the Governor,
when the Journal offered a reward OF
81, 900 to any one who would come. for
ward and say he heard Harrison use the
language attributed to him, n number of
workingmen responded and made the
statement and claimed the reward, and
after that (the Governor was informed)
the announcement of the reward was
taken down. Name after name, how
ever, had been presented to prove that
Mr.. Harrison had said that one dollar a
day, that two meals day were enough
for any workingman.
The Governor then rapidly touched
upon the record of the Republican party,
of the presidency they stole, of the servile
labor their laws allowed to be imported,
&C., "but," said he, "I will not take
up your time explaining why i shall vote
for Grover Cleveland. Applause. We
have here two distinguished leaders
one the chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee-I refer to Colonel
Mills. He fought with Texas regi-
ment [applausel-and you know what a
Texas regiment was in war" And then
the Governor went on to pay graceful
but (all old soldiers know richly
merited compliment TO the valor of the
Texan soldiers, and he added
1t has been said that the mills OF the
Gods grinds slowly, but grind exceed
ingly fine of this Mills / will say that
he grinds very rapidly and of the Re
publican party will leave nothing at all.
Laughter and applause. We have also
here another distinguished member of the
WAYS and Means Committee son of
West Virginia, which State is daughter
of Virginia, Of which we are sons and
therefore he is grandson OF Virginia
laughter and cries of "Good " and we
being the sons of Virginia he is our
nephew. Renewed laughter. He was
member Of the Twelfth Virginia cavalry,
and as it is said of the cavalry that they
are the eyes and ears of the army, bis
practice in that arm of the service has
enabled him to see as well as anybody
can how unjust it is TO tax one man for
the benefit of another. / present to the
uncles anephew- laughterand cheers -
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia.
Mr.. wilson OF West Virginia.
Mr.. Wilson came forward and was pre-
sented by the Governor, and bowed in
acknowledgment of the cheers. He looks
to be about forty-eight, and Is strikingly
like Bishop George Peterkin, of West
Virginia. and is an easy, pleasant, and
impressive speaker.
Said he: am especially proud of be-
ing presented as your nephew. 1t IS
true, as the Governor has stated, | was
born in Virginia bornin that old county
which bears the name Of jefferson, and
| was early taught to revere that genera
tion Of Virginians who laid the founda-
ton Of this Government as benefactiOn
for all mankind, and before whose efii-
gies, whether in marble or bronze, all
generations should bow in reverence.
| had been taught that to them We owe
this splendid heritage the rights Of
freedom we enjoy, and all this individual
prosperity, but now has come a time
when am told that all this IS due not
to the Washingtons, the Jelfersons, the
Masons, and the Lees, but is the gift of
Mr.. Jim Blaine loud laughter and the
protective tariff. | am afraid am too
old to learn this new lesson. [Applsusel.
L revere the principles taught by
long line Of Virginians and the new les
son is too hard for me to learn.
ILENELAAD > ADMlNA
The Democracy. said Mr.. Wilson,
comes to you with a four-years' record,
but in some respects they are forced to
admit that they are not to be compared
with the Republicans.
"We have had no Belknap no star
route cases no whiskey rings no Credit
Mobilier. We have not given away any
of the public lands to spectators we
have not used the army to upset State
Governments we have never flashed the
bayonet above the ballot-box-but we
have the record of a plain, honest,
Democratic Government, true to the
great mass of the people, true TO the
Constitution. The rights of the humblest
citizen has been guaranteed as far as the
Federal Government could do it, and
instead Of the bloody-shirt the flag of
the Union peacefully waving over q
reconciled people, and instead of
stealing public lands, statutes to re-
claim those lands.
THE TARIFF.
But, added Mr.. Wilson, there is one
work yet 10 be done. We find that the
power given the Government TO impose
taxation is turned over to a small, rapa-
cious class of people in this country. 1t
is upon that subject, which, through the
honest and conscientious action of Gro
yer Cleveland, has been brought to the
attention OF the country, l propose to
speak.
Mr.. Wilson now proceeded to show
that the surplus is $4,000, 900 after
paying every obligation of the Govern
ment, OF say about one twelfth of all the
circulating medium, and sit represents
the labor from year to year OF about
three or four million lsboring-men.
Where do these taxes come from? Few
know. If you knew the taxes you were
paving there would be no use OF my
speaking to you tonight. You wouldn't
stand them a moment. You pay them
without knowing"
The enormous magnitude OF this taxa
ton was then dwelt on by the speaker,
and numerous illustrations used to make
it clear.
THE SITUATION.
OF the 100000 Of this revenue nearly
one tenth OF it is derived from woollen
fabrics, said Mr.. Wilson. This is the
a