Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-12
KENNA AND FELLOWS


busy little town.
KENNA AND FELLOWS
Make Two Grand Democratic Addresses
at Mannington.
By 9 o'clock q great audience Of from
s. 900 to 5000 people had gathered in the
streets in front of the CONNER cal Hotel.
The rink facilities had proven entirely in
adequate for the occasion. And as tie rain
had Stacked sufficiently, it was determined
in spite of the cutting autumn breeze, to
hlvs an open air meeting. For many feet
in fioat OF the hotel the street was
packed and jammed with people until 1t
was almost impossible TO move a foot or
lift hand. As far as sound could reach
on either eide people pressed forward in
eager readiness 10 catch the words as they
fell from the speakers lips. 1t was a
scene such as Manningtop, and it is safe
to say Marion and adjoining countiee,
never witnessed before. Only the powers
of human voice put limit to the vast
audience that pressed arou Id the balcony,
and hundreds on either side, unable to
force themselves neTer the speaker, lin
gered to share in the general enthusiasm.
From ths balcony of thu Commercial
House, Hon. T. 8. Riley called the meet
iug to order, and when the last m1rmur
had died out he threw his hearers into a :
mott frenzy OF enthusiasm, by pro-
posing our next Governor, Judge A
3. Fleming for Chairman. The result
was storm Of ayes and Judge
Fleming came forward, his
appearance was the signal for
AN UNEoUALLED DEMONSTRATION.
He stood for minutes waiting for the great
audiercs to exhaust itself, but cheer after
cheer would start, only to be caught up
and redoubled in one grand roar of sp-
plauss. Bat even efervesc snt Democratic
enthusiasm must come to an end, and
when he could make himself heard Judge
Fleming introduced the first speaker of the
dsy, Srn .tcr John E. Kenna. Senator
Kenra was warmly applaude throughout
bi, address, and his Elective denunciation
of Republican war taxation was received
with especial manifestations of approval.
After thanking TIE audience briefly for the
ce complimentary reception they had rendered
him Senator Kenna proceeded at once to q
discus ion of the pertinent issues of tie
campaign.
He said: Oa December the Sd last, Pres
idrn. CT syelsrd sejt q message to the Con-
gress OF the United States For the first
time in tie history OF this country Pfesi.
dental ness ge was cab!ei acr,ss tie
Atlaut tic &C san t. an American citiz N in q
foreign land. F0r the first time 10 the
history Of this country an Am srican citizen
from abroad made haste to have himself
interviewed, and published his sDimadver-
sions on PIesident's message. james G..
Blsire, of Maine, and John Sherman, Of
Ohio. were at that time running q neck
and neck race for the Presidential nomina'
ton.
sHERMAN's LITTLE INNING.
After Mr.. Blsine's interview was pub
lishsd John Sherman, not to be outdone
by his rival, devoted a whole holiday to
the preparation of o speech in which he
msde viruleot assault upon the
financial policy outlined by Pfesi-
dent Cleveland, and now / say to-
day, without fear of contradiction or
denial, that bat for the rival ambitions Of
thess two ambitious men, the message
that President Cleveland sent to the Con-
yress of the u tied States IS q purely
business message, toushing the highes I
economic and fusn,i | interests, would
have been accepted as such and treated a.
such. It would not have been made q
political question. 1t Was q ms age
written from q business standpoint, bu,
Republican leaders forced this issue into
the realm Of politics and there it is to-day.
What is this ixue? You know and
know that an economic system that ems
bic, government to colle,t and hold IN
neceseary taxes is radically detective.
There is something rotten in Denmark
when such is done. Cheer. To-day q
tax is imposed in o tins Of profound peace,
greate, than was esteemed necessary fol
all porposes when 3. O00, 900 of armed men
we're kept in the field. They were fed,
clothed, equipped and supp ,rted on this
rate cf t1xatiop. Now that great armed
force has been dis owed. Esch and every
man hiss returned t, the peal efal walks
Of life, and the energies which he once ex'
pended in destroying are now turned tt
building up. They are atolt their home
and their fresides following the walks o.
psccs; and yet the clothes on your back,
III, food upon your table, the implements
Of your toll are made 10 pay the ssms OF
greater taxes than in time OF war.
IA CONDITION NOT A THEORY"
The President, in his mess,ge, said: "Wt
are confronted by co 1dition, not the
ory." Think fJr q momsnt my friends
what thst condition is. Il is . condition
of taxation-a condition involving tht
Iower of the government to put its hands
into ycur pockets and take from you 8
shsre Of your earnings. And this money
is taken, not bscause our country I e sds is
not because there is o pretense that it il
necessary for the purposes Of government
but because q combination Of corrupt
forces resis.s all efforts to cut down tax
stion.
Now, there is one more proposition Il
which wish to csll your attention. They
i say that the tax system Of to-day 10 for the
benefit of labor. / ssy that it 10 not The
history Of this nation proves il Let q.
scan It's pages and from the very beginning
of this government up to 1872, We find
thst the platform of NO party; Federal, OF
Dsmocraf, Wing, or Know Nothing, OF
Balya Lockwood party, ever dared 10 ssser