Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-10-20
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A GIANT OF INTELLECT &ARGUMEHT
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A PACKED HOUSE, AND MANY NOT
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THE TARIFF REVISION.

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THE TARIFF REVISION.
But how? The Republicans say,
in the interest of American indus
tries and American labor. The
Democrats are in favor of foreign
works and workmen. That's the
truth r'l They would reduce the
tariff and let in the foreign goods to
compete in our market.
When the Direct Tax bill was in.
troduced, to refund to the States
the money paid in war taxes, be
cause some States had paid it and
others had not, my brother here did
not vote for it. 1t would have re-.
funded to West Virginia S1S0,000,
but Mr.. Wilson would not vote
for it. Neither would his party.
They refused to give you citizens of
West Virginia back S1S0,0O0, they
say is in the treasury by the opera.
ton of the laws of a Republican
Congress.
There was the Blair bill, distributed
to the country millions of dollars for
free schools. / believe in them! APP.
plause. They are the grandest sys.
tenn of education God ever permit.
ted men to enjoy. / have travelled
for weeks in every part of this State
and on all her hills and in all
her valleys those little
white temples of progress, those
mile posts of civilization, dotted the
ground. Cheers. l thank God the
Republican party gave them to the
people of West Virginia. Applause.
And when | wanted to help them
to take some of the surplus millions
of dollars out of the treasury and lay
it down on the steps of the free
schools to increase their usefulness
and lessen their cost to the people,
the Democrats said MOI my brother
Wilson said no. He went with his
party. 1t is not constitutional, is 1t 7
Laughter. / am in favor of the
Blair bill, $50 are we." and when
| am Governor of West Virginia
slight laughter you will hear the
voice of your Executive raised at
Washington demanding justice for
this grand old county of Berkeley
and that other grand old county of
Col Ben's indicating Col. Ben Will
som, Harrison and for all the coun.
ties in the State. Great cheering.
We will decrease the surplus in
the interest of the American and not
the foreigner. Applause.
THE MILLS BILL.
The Mills bill, they tell us, will
give our manufacturers the benefit
of the markets of the world. That's
right! that's what it will dow] l am
glad you said that, my friend. You
are just the chap am after. Laugh
ter and applause. We should preach
salvation to sinners. Laughter.
Clear the front bench here, and let
the mourners come up. Increased
laughter and applause. There are
lots OF them here, and [ want them
to come out and give me chance at
them. am glad when you talk out
in meeting; it shows you are under
conviction. Vociferous applause and
laughter.
Now, my friend over there, where
are the markets of the world9 A
pause, ended by applause gradually
growing general. Did he tell you !?
/ asked him to. All, my friends, it
is easy to talk about "the markets
of the world" but hard to locate
them. The home market given by
Protection is worth one hundred of
the markets of the world. Think Of
that. Deny it if you dare.
The Mills bill makes wool free so
that we may make wooden goods for
@the markets of the world" Where
will you sell them ? What nation
will buy Name one nation. All, |