The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-22
TIE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
thousands of Drummers Pay Their Re-
spects to Gen. Harrison and Parade in
IndlannpolIs-A Splendid Speech.

umbus, Dayton, GAINESVILLE, Lafayette,
1T. Wayne and Richmond. Several oi
these clubs brought fine bands with
them. No large organized clubs were
present from other cities, but small par
ties OF dozen or two were in attend
ance from New York, Boston, Chicago
st. Louis, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cleye'
land, Louisville and other cities.
At 8 o'clock the drummcrs held Q
parade, marching through the principal
streets and ont past General Harrison's
residence. The General reviewed the
procession from his steps, and was en-
Enthusiastically cheered. There were
about $500 maichers, with ten bands.
Every man carried cane or an UNI
brella with small flag attached. At
1880 they returned to Tomlinson Hall,
where General Harrison addressed them.
He said:
wish to repeat what l have said on
former occasions, that / very highly
value the respect and confidence OF the
commercial travellers OF the United
States. Cheers. value it because l
believe tllay give their adherence to the
party, whose candidate l am, upon an
intelligent investigation and upon an
earnest conviction us to what is good for
the country OF which they are citizens.
[CheCrs.1 Who should be able, better
than you, to know the comwercial and
business needs OF our country-you
whose hand is every day upon
TIE BUSINESS PULSE
of the people; you, who travel the coun-
try up aud down upon all the swift
highways OF commerce, and who are
brought in contact with the business OF
the country, not only in our great CEN
tiers OF commerce, but in all the hamlets
OF the land? l believe that may say
for you that, as result OF this personal
knowledge OF our business needs, you
have Concluded that the policy for Amer
lea is the policy Of the protective tarilf.
[Great applause. There are doubtless
here many representatives, OF great
American manufacturing establish
mCnls, and who should know better
than they the prostrating effects upon
the industries they represent, OF this
policy OF revenue tariff for the not
much diiftringol Free Trade. Cheers.
Who should know better than they that
il the discriminating duties now levied,
which enable our American manuiac.
turers to maintain fair competition
with the manufacturers OF other coun-
tries, and at the same time to pay scale
OF living wages 10 the men and women
who work ior them, is once broken
down, that American competition with
foreign production becomes impossible,
except by the reduction Of the scale OF
American wages to the level OF the
wages paid abroad? [Cheers.
Certainly you do not need to be told
that the slIop or mill that has the
smallest pay roll in proportion to its pro-
Certainly you do not need to be told that
the wages now enjoyed by our American
workmen are greatly larger and the COM
forts they enjoy greatly more than those
by tho working people Of any
other land. [Cheers.1 Certainly you
do not need TO be told that the Ameri-
can Government, instead OF patronizing
home industry, buys its blankets for the
public service in England that this is
Just that much less work for American
workmen TO do. [Cheers and cries OF
"That's so."] This is to be the begin
ming and the end OF the tariff question.
Since l was old enough to have opinions
or to utter them / have held to the doc
trine that the
TRUE AMERICAN POLICY
was that which should maintain not only
a living rate OF wages, but one with
for savings and comfort for our
/ believe that policy is
essential TO the prosperity and possibly
to the perpetuity OF our Government.
[ Cheers.
The two propositions that now stare
our working people and our whole coun-
try in the face are these: Competition
with foreign countries without adequate
discriminating and favoring duties
means lower wages to our working peo.
pie [Cheersl; revonue-only tariff or
progressive Free Trade means larger i'm
portations OF foreign goods, and that
means less work in America. [Cheers
and cries OF "Give it to them."
Letour Democratic friends fairly meet
these indisputable conclusions. How do
they do it? [Cries OF "They don't do
it, and "They cap't."l By endeavoring
to pervert and poison the minds OF our
working people by utterly false and
scandalOus campaign stories. [Enthu-
cheering.l Let me say, in conclu-
sion [shouts OF go on" go on"l, that
| believe the managers OF the Democratic
greatly underestimate the in
telligcnce, the sense OF decency and the
love OF fair play which prevails among
our people. Great cheering, and cries
OF "What's the matter with Harrison"
and Hes all right"
The General shook hands with many
Of the visiting drummers. The present
from the Lafayette Club, beautiful
floral valise OF cut flowers, stood on the
table beside the General as he spoke,
and was carried home by his daughter,
Mrs. Mckee. Another present was
broom, three feet wide, with
IN eight.ioot handle, voted to the Cen
eralat the st. Mary's Catholic picnic at
Ohio. The next Republi-
can demonstration occurs next Thurs
day, the 25th, which is set aside for the
reception OF workingmen.