Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-22
A BEAUTIFUL BANNER
PRESENTED 70 THB KBNNA DEMOCRATIC
CLUB, LAST EVENING,
BY Col A. A. Franzhslm-Ths Presentation speech
by Oscar Sselsy, and the Response BY
Senator John 3. Ksnna-An Out
line Of HIS Remarks.

There was a notable incident at the
rooms of the Young Mems Democratic
Club, last evening.
The occasion was the presentation, to the
young men Of the Kenna Club, Of beauti-
full crimson banner, the gift of Col. A. A.
Franzheim.
The presentation speech was made by
Oscar Seeley, Esq ,one Of the ex.presidents
of the Y. NJ. D. @, and was responded to,
on behalf of the Club, by Senator John E
Kenna himself, whose presence in the
city, whittier he had come to watch the
Commencement exercises at Mt. de Chan
tai, was most opportune.
There was a very large attendance of the
membership of the Kenna Club, whose en-
rolllaent is now nearly one hundred, and
in addition there were many of the most
prominent Democrats in the city, who had
obtained an inkling Of what was going TO
take place.
When the meeting had been called to
order, Mr.. Seeley walked to the front OF
the platform, and addressing the president
of the club, Thomas o Brien, Jr., formally
presented the banner to the club on behalf
Of Col. Frspzheim. In doing, so, Mr.. See
lev referred in eulogistic and fitting terms
10 the statesman after whom the club he adj
dressed had been named, and said 1t was
expected the banner would be borne by its
recipients throughout the campaign about
to be inaugurated, which, he promises his
hearers, would be holly contested one,
but which, he had no doubt, would end in
the triumphial election of Cleveland and
Thurman.
When the applause which greeted the
close of Mr.. Seeley's remarks had sub
sided, Senator John Z. Kenna took the
floor to respond to the beautiful gift on
behalf of the Club. In returning thanks
10 the donor, Mr. Kenna said be felt called
upon to make some references to general
politics, and in doing this the National
Repnblican Convention, now in session at
Chicago, naturally called for attention.
He read the platform which has just b6en
adopted by that body, and thoroughly
dissected it, showing up its platitudes and
sophistries and holding in the most con-
yinciug way that its authors were playing
the part of deceit and hypocrisy, and that
in addition they were misrepressnting the
Democratic party upon all essential mat
ters, his illustrations in proof of this being
exceedingly forcible and apt.
He took up the question Of the tariff,
and dwelt for some time upon 1T. de read
extracts from Senator Morrill's tariff bill
of 1860, and showed that the protection,
even in time of war, was not over two
thirds what il is OF the present time. He
Quoted extracts from Mr.. MorrelPs Con.
gressional speeches TO show that n tariff
was only levied to defray the expenses OF
the government, and called attention to
the changed position Of the Republican
party upon this point. He showed con.
clusively that the existing tariff was much
larger than was essential for the honest
protection of either manufacturers or wage
workers, and in this connection made n
very apt illustration, which was greeted
with cheer after cheer. He pictured two
ships coming into the port of New York.
The first was laden with blankets and
woolens, tools, aud all the essentials OF
life The custom house officials hail the
captain and enquire what he is freighted
with. He replies, and the officials say:
"All right; there is a duty of as per
cent. upon every dollars worth OF freight
on board"
This money is paid into the treasury OF
the United States, and the consumers who
buy those goods are compelled to reimburse
the owners Of the cargo for every cent Of
that tax.
Then the second ship comes along, and
is hailed in like manner. The captain
says he has cargo Of three Thousand
! Italians
"All right" says the official, "your car
90 can 90 in free" Aud forthwith those
three thousand are lnloaded, and being
transported TO the Pennsylvania iron and
steel district, ore put to work by Carne-
gle TO break strike or operate some vast
industry closed by lockout because
American workmen will not consent to
reduction.
The audience saw the force and peril
nency of the illustration, and the roof was
almost raised with the cheers that fol-
lowed.
Senator Kenna then took up the message
of President Cleveland, and reading ex-
tracts from it, showed how false were the
charges of the Republicans as to the Demo
cratic position upon the tariff. The policy
Of the Democracy was simply to revise and
equalixs the tariff in order to reduce the
surplus and the burden of the war taxes.
The Senator continud his remarks at
considerable length, and was listened to
with the closest attention, and was fire.
quently applauded.
The banner presented to the Club by
Col. Franzheim, is n superb affair. The
crimson satin ground is surrounded by q
border Of heavy gold fringe, and it is in
every respect work of art. On thefront
is the inscription