Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-31
AFTERNOON MEETING.
4 Coed Crowd aud Intelligent Ad-
dresses.

4 Coed Crowd aud Intelligent Adj
dresses.
The meetings at tbs Capitol Building
wsre not quit, in the order annCunced on
tie programme, but nevertheless a very
g.o1 meeting was held ard many very
meaty things were eaid. About 3o'clock
Col. Robert White mounted the platform
at the west side of tie flag pavement, &C
companied by Hon. Ross j. Alexander, OF
Bridgeport, and General A. j. Warner, ex-
Representative from ths Sevanteesh dlS-
trict of ONO. General Warner was intro
duced to an immense audience, which
filed the street feom fifteenth to Six
teenth. The audience was
VERY ATTENTIVE
and eyinced the utmost enthusiasm while
the speaking lasted.
Cereal Warner pr fac d his remarks by
prediction tia. ore week from tomorrow
viii find tbs country rejoicing over the re-
tention in the White House, the GREATEST
President who has gTacsd it in the memory
of q generation. A man at once pule e.,
honest and upright, and the expounder OF
pure Democratic principles. He gave O
few minutes to thspublic lande, the waste
ful diftribution by the Republicans, ard
their retaining by the present admins
trsticu. He touched the prospects with
a continuance of the Democracy in power
OF the United States at 10 far distant day
having navy Of proportions adequate to
plotecs our shipping and prove . p,tSnt
factor of success were we ever driven to
war.
He said, the tariff, if held at sproper
point. is o good institution and is help to
CUR INDUSTRIES
and institutions. We, ths Democracy,
ale not, however, in favor Of 8 tariff which
excludes foreign ccmpatitio, entirely and
builds up trusts, moropolies and million
aires. We believe in q tariff first for
revenue and secondly to equalizs the
differences which exist bstxesn our in
situations and those Of foreign countries.
The reason for sIca tariff is be-
cause in our country the productions OF
lator and capital are more equally divided
among those who produce than in any
o,hsr county in the world. This con-
dition being due to p1rely Democratic
privileges a. maintained by Jefferson and
Monroe. Duties levied so as to equaliza
the difference in the conditions existing in
this and other countries is good sound
Democratic doctrine, but as soon
as the limit is reached where
labor gets its share, then
any higher tariff tends to build up trusts
and monopolies, in all lines where COM
petition can be done away with by com.
binat;on. Mr.. Warner dwelt on the steel
rail trust and explained very clearly thai
the present too nigh tariff is
ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE
for the trusts. He proved that in thu
proposed Senate bill the tariff was increas
ed on many articles which are rot now inn
ported at all.
While Mr.. Warner was talking abou
trusts voice in the audience made tn
yely Opporture remark, Don't talk to-
much on Trusts, they are private affairs.
Mr.. Warnerllaughingly answered, "Combir
aliens Of capitol ara sure!y private affair
90 long as they do not attempt to contrt
pr:ess, but they all seem to run that way.
He said he bad frequently been asked ovt
in Ohioif IVES: Virginia was cafe, and III;
he could now 60 home and snswer the,
salts actorily. He c,oxd with sho