Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-24
A SLIM CROWD
TURNS OUT TO HBAR CONGRESSMAN J. Dali
ZSLL.
Al the Opera House, Last Night--Ths Pennsylvania
Deyotss His Time to Wrestling With the
Surplus-FavOrs Cheap Whisky.

The Hon. John Dalzell, NJ. O., fr m
Pennsy lvaris, spoke to an audience Of net
more than $50 men, boys inclrded, at the
Opera House les. right. This exceeding
.limness of attendance was owing, OF
course, 10 the inclement weather. Thele
might have been probably twice tbatnum-
Der had it been pleasant out of doors
There were few pIominen. Republicans
on the stage supporting" the speaker.
IfMr. Dslzell had kept his overcoat on
he would have turned it up about his ears
before he had got thoroughly started on
bis speech-the surroundings were so very
chilly-physically and morally.
The substance of Mr.. DALI lPs speech
was as follow:
He cid not see why West Virginia should
not vote for Hsr.ison if Pennsylvania voted
or Harrison. Mr.. DAzell, of course, fer
got altogether that West Virginia has no
,ra1ts within her borders and consequently
nobody in West Virginia is interested in
keeping up the war tariff. If West Eir-
2 MIA had two or three mi lonaire trrst' Of
the sizs OF the Pennsylvania coal and
steel trus., in which Mr.. Da'zell is
interested. cone Republic might be
found with me- ney enough to make an i'm
preston on West VIginis's vote. AZ it is,
however, every West Vig;nian is inter St
ed in throttli1g those gigantic combinations
of capital, tie trusts, 1htss sckr o SledSed
object is solely to prohibit competition,
aud which would ultimately reduce to beg
gary such Sates a. West ViIginis. Mr..
Dsizsll's logic DOES not deny this.
Half. or m IRE than hIf, Of Mr.. DALI lps
speech was devoted to 'h, surplus. Mr.
Dalz:ll, in b'ackguarding the Democratic
party, PROBABLY did rot think t1st be was
also sspery 2 Ii e leaders Of the Rep1bi an
parry in tie United States S-na,e, but lie
wac. He We to considerable length into
the ore ton of tie surplus, and bis oft
repeated conclusion was that there v;sIt
any surplus worth kicking uo q ius
about" If Me-. Dalzsll speaks the Truth
why dos the R pnb ic,n Senate bill pro-
pose 10 reduce the surplus t1rdtiOn 42.2 % pr
cent? Mr. Dslzell said that there shot Id
only be $1,000. 600 of surplus il Grover
Cleveland hcd been honest" and bought
United Safes bonds. Then, according TO
Mr.. Da'zel', Senator Allison (who was a
candidate fer tie Republican nom na,ion
f,r Presideni) .ni all tie other Repuhi-
can le .dsrs in the Senate ere dishonest, 70
their bill, for tie reduction Of the surplus,
redress tie sprplus 81, 1000, 600 The
Mill, bill d5ceJ the sorJlu SIS, 900 go!
what is tbs d ffIence 30 far ss the surplus
is corcerped9 Repuhl cans and Dsmocra's
alike, in Corgnsa g, admit that tie surplus
.xists to the iull extent claimed by Pres:
dent Cltv .land in his message.
Now take the tariff feature Of the Ieduc'
tior. Mr.. Dalzsll claims that the Mil!
bill 10 practically free trade" Very
we'll. II the Miils bill is fre, trsde II
then 50 is the Republican Senate bill. Let
Us maks brief comparis;n between these
tariff measures of the two parties.
| The two bills, togei her, reduce thu
aversg, tariff duty to ~ ~ per ce:t Tne
Republican S.na:e bill reduces the average
to AZ % pr cent
If tariff reduction means FIRE Trade tn,
Re,ublica, measure is therefore 0 As psl
cent more ofa Free Trade blu than th'
Democratic measrr,.
The Mills bill revises bat eleven Ct th,
fourteen echedules, The Seaats bill r
Visit them all. II tariff rvsi,n Is '.firs
step towards Free Trade" the Republican
mt asure therefore takes three steps MOI
tan the Democratic.
Tbs Mills bill extends the free list. g
DOS the Ssrase ti l, and by nearly th
same number Of srtic,es. If one Is Ere
Tr,ds for this res s'n, 50 is the other:
The Mills bill would cut of about 30,
900, 600 Of the surplu. The Senate ~.
eft, g ff s72. 900 COO. If t. ere IS mo sur
niu." how dare tbs Republicans propos
Thu?
| for pan ions. but he did not tell his audi
enfe that President Cleye!snd's admins
tr.tion Lad given nearly. twice - much 10