Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-25
TWO GREAT SPEECHES.
SENATORS KgNNA AND BLACKBURN SPEAK
AT KBYsRR.
Ecqasnt ExpOsifOns Of Sound Democratic Doctrine
President Clsyeland's Policy Endorsed
Ths High Tax @PrOtsetOnist" lrgu-
menb Riddled With hot Shot.

Special Tsle0rGm 10 ne Register.
KEYsER, w. VA, April A.-Senators
Kenna and Blackburn addressed q large
audience here tonight. Mr.. Kenna said:
It was the duty of every citizen to study
carefully the question of the hour. For
twenty years the government of this coun-
try has run riot, and it is our duty as citi-
zsns Ito correct these abuses, the popular
feeling on this subject is shown IS never
before all ever the land.
His endorsement of the President was
the strongest possible, especially commend
ing his struggles to assert his constitutional
right to conduct his administration accord
ing to his best judgment for the benefit Of
all the people and not for the monopolists.
He referred briefly to his experience dur
ing the Electoral Commission, and the
efforts Of his party to restore the silver
currency to its normal condition and the
fillibustering of the opposition to prevent
this for
THE BENEFIT OF MoNoPOILsTs.
On the tariff question he showed conciu-
sively the falsity Of the Republican claims
as the friend of the lsborer, and why the
policy Of the Democracy was truly in their
interest, following with some telling hits
or Gen. Goff's high protection policy.
The local and State taxation was shown to
be as one to four rs compared with the in
direct taxes nearly all collected from the
/ 4 "a kha lahnr.no
riddled the systematic endeavors OF the
Republican leaders to create q prejudice
again the Mills bill long before that bill
was formulated in the hands Of the
committee, and he also showed mp the mis-
representation in regard to the changes to
be made on the tariff Oh coal and iron. He
referred briefly TO Blaine's action in voting
free coal when in Congress aud advocating
tariff on coal when on the stump, and to
his recent statement that his party brought
hope and dignity TO the laborer and profit
to the capitalist and should not 60 ont OF
power.
BLACKBURN's SPEECH.
Tho speech of Senator Blackburn was
one of the most eloquent ever heard in
Keyser. He began by referring to the
natural attachment between this State and
his own, playlully referring to the Hatfield
case. He spoke of utter impossibility OF
mentioning the sins of ommission and
commission of the Republican party, made
a careful comparison between the condi-
tion of the lsboIinH msn under Democratic
and Republican rule and proved that in-
stead of owning more he had less wealth.
He branded the Republican party rs
leaving for its heritage millionaires,
strikers and tramps and Of protecting
everything else except the American Ia
borer, this ne benefited not with clothing,
food, tools OF on his own labor. The
policy has been bringing sll the pauper Ia
bor of Europe here for the benefit of the
capitalist, and as o result thousands OF
American labOrers are out of employment
and their families are on the verge Of star
Vation, and from which death itself does
not relieve him He stated himself "a in
favor of q tariff but not in excess
Of the needs of the government,
snd especially not for the benefit ol
the wealthy few but for the
toiling millions. He stated that certain
} iuslienable rights belong to every man,
among these the right to the product OF his
honest labor, except for the actual needs o:
bis Government, and that the Representa-
tive who took more than this was 9
public robber. Hs referred pOintedly to the
millions of the people and money given tc
great corporations, and the immense tract:
OF the public domsip taken from the homs
less laborer for their benefit. Then tht
banking system and reconstruction wer.
given due attention. There was marked
} attention throughout by men of all parties
and the speech will tell in the campaign