Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-11

Mills bill 10. lG Is MEASURE W Ioueeo
unnecessary taxation SIS, 600 600. for 1t u
not necessary to argue that the tariff 10
tax. The Senate bill proposes to do exactly
the same thing. Now, what's the differ
ences There Is NO issue. They are both
for revision of the tariff. They are both
for reduction of tsxation, and If one Is
free trade 50 is the Other.
There it's. There these two Old parties
stand without q point of difference be-
Heen them. They have no new princi-
pies for tbs pecp:e. They have no new
legislation. They are clawing ct each otn-
er's threats and unable to do anything.
II is the same way in regard to every other
question thst is before this country to-day.
You Republicans, You Democrats are IN.
able to Iegislate. You stand az tia. grand
old patrios, Hugh McColloch, said in S l To
number of Scribner's, making PfeIdents,
fighting each other year after year, while
the whole nation is crying out for relief
from evils which You will not life hani
to alleviate"
he HITS THE TRUSTS.
Nor is this great and unnecessary taxa.
ton the only unjust and cypress out
growth of our present financial system.
You have all heard much about trusts and
their or erations These beneficieot insti-
tu,ions srs popularity Of our protective
system. The manufacturers Of rails or
sugar or white lead or jute or tie thousand
and ore things upon which enormous
tariff duties are imposed combine and
agree to fix the p;ice for these articles at
whatever extortionate figure they may ZEE
ft. They are protected from foreign cnn-
petition by our high tariff, AMI the unpNo-
tected consumer is at their mercy. lt ID
robbery, legslizel robbery, nothing more
or less, and yet these gigantic trusts have
grown and flourishsd until they cover this
whole land.
Now why don't the Democratic or Re-
publican party put its foot on these
monsters? I viii tell You, my country
meo. There ia NJ piecs OF legislation
which tn ase parties can accomplish for the
ben .fit of the whole people. Aud l stand
this evening to condemn them, not for
what they did in the dsys Of their glory
and power, bat for what they have become
in the dsy, Of their prostitution to liquor
Interests and monied mcnopolists. say
put the Prohibition party in power, and
we will lsgislate on these qGestions We
will aud can s,ttle them. tell you, my
friends, you can vote on this tariff question
from now until eternity ends, bat the
shortest way to settle il ia to vote the Pro-
hibition ticket. Cheers,
Now the Republican party tells you that
unless you vote their ticket the wages OF
America An lsb1r will be reduced to the pau
per lsyel Of Europe. They know when
they tell you that this false. Look at free
trade Eusl,nl with her higher
wages than protection France,
and France with higher wages
than still higher protected Belgium, aud
Oh ma, the highest protected nation on the
earth, with the very lowest wages rate. l
tell You, my friends. il is not protection
that keeps up American wagc', but 1t IS
skili ana intelligence. You can vote fo-
prohibition and be absolutely certain that
American wages will be safe.
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
But let us come 10 the main question.
The Prohibition party is not botherlng
sroaud trying to save 8 paltIy $75. 600, 900
IT. object is above tast. 1t will eradicate
a traffic that costs M ore than ten times this
snoant-s traffic that is an annual tex on
the American people OF over 81, COO. 00O,-
coo. All wealth is the result Of Labor.
Every business that dtt'acts from the
value of intelligent lseoc is curse to the
country aad an impeachment to national
prosperity. Ttat is what the saloon inter
est is doing every minute snd hour OF the
day. It il d destroying the intelligence and
the brain aud musc'e OF American labor, ard
it give, not o cent in return. That is
ths record of ssl BON work, AMI yet here
you stand, Republicans and Democrats,
hagglipg over the methods you shall rse
ia savings paltry S75. coo 900. O1t Of the
way, you encumbrers Of the earth. A be-.
ter and stronger party will do the work
your hands have proven too weak for.
[Cheers.
There 10 no hore in this great fight from
either o: the old PARTIES. They will not
face Ut will not accept the issue. 1t is this
condition tina. makes the Prohibition party
necessary. We have taken up the gaUn'le:
and are ready for the fight. In the name
of God we will 90 forward aud conquer.
Cheers
| SAhShADOC IALhS'
Immediately on the conclusion cf Mr..
BrcoSs adde's, Hon. Thomss r. Carska.
don, Prohibition candidate fr Governor
was Introduced. Mr.. Csr,ksdon spoke
briefly. He ssid that the &c pie had the
opportunity in the coming election to
place themselves on record in favor OF
sbclshing the greatest evil that accursed
the coantry. He had travelled over the
State, and believed that they would do it.
Il was the duty o: Christian psopls to
destroy this traffic. II lays AGREES the
path Of progress and there could be no
prosperity to the working man or any
other man uu til it had been removed The
question in this State YVES Lot 10 tbs
making o. moral sentiment, for four-ffihs
of your people were already against it,
What was wanted was to orgsnize and
align that sentiment with the forces that
were actively engaged in the warfare.
The objection to the formation OF q
Third party il not new one. The same
old obiscticn has been urged Sc inst every
great political movement of history. 1t
would only have weight with men who
have not the courage of their convictions
Mr. Cnskadon sald: was once Re-
publican. Ispsnt the best dsys of my life
6ghtiDg for the grand old principles OF
that psrsy, but it did not tike the stand l
believed it should have doae on this great
question, and l have come out from under
Its banners; and am proud Of il to-day.
Chairman johnson then briefly thanked
the audience and added word for the
cause; and the meeting was at an end.
| RAEF-WHITAKER.