Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-11-02
DEMOCRATIC DAY.
Everything Conducted in Royal Style and on
a Large Scale at Wheeling.

LlESe sCitIS at W ntelluG-
WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 30.-Today was
democratic day in this city. The trains
brought large numbers of people and
uniformed clubs from different points in
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
The crowds which lined the streets on
which the procession passed, gave hearty
greeting to Judge Thurman.
The city was in a blaze of torches ana
fireworks tonight when Judge Thurman
was escorted to the rink. When he was
leaving the hotel the people gathered in
such numbers that he made them short
speech. At the rink he spoke for 81 min.
utes. He said in part:
l am not going to speak to you at any
length upon the great subject of the
tariff. | have only to correct few of
the gross errors of our political oppon-
ents. They will tell you that the Mills
bill passed by the democratic house OF
representatives 's a free trade bin, Why
!. think of it for one moment, the bill that
proposes an average of ~ per cent.
taxes on ali importations into this ooun-
Try that are to pays no taxes at all. The
bill that proposes tariff tax more than
twice as heavy Or at least twice rs heavy
as ever was proposed or advocated by
Henry Clay SO called the father of Amerl
can system, a man in whom the people of
Wheeling have always delighted, when this
house of representatives passed bill in
which the duties laid down III it are as
great as Henry Clay, father of the pro
tective system advocated, these great men
at this going down of the sun jump
aroand the country and scream at the top
of their voices: "YOu are going to de-
stroy the country by free trade"
The Judge briefly discussed the tariff
and then took up the question of great
interest to his audience saying: l want
also to touch upon what is called the
question of capital aud labor. l wan
you, my friends to keep this truth in
mind, for it is truth aud that is, shat
not one single dollar can be added TO
the wealth of the world except by
labor. 1t therefore is lit
terally true and it is ad-
mitted and laid down as fundamental
truth by every writer on political econ
omY whose writings are worth reading
that the whole annual production of
wealth in any country is the result of
labor. Now, my friends, how is this
wealth produoeds By the agency of
every class of men. The capitals
lends his money, and if he lends
it at a reasonable rate of interest no one
begrudges him the profit he makes. Next
is the employer of labor-the manufac-
turer, the man that carries on the busi
ness of manufacturing, he borrows money
from the capitalist and he employs labor
ing men to do the work, but he is en-
titled to his fair profit for his skill, for
mis- labor, and the risk that he runs in his
business, and if he gets 3 reasonable
profit no man complains of that. Then
comes the laborer, who gets his wages
from employer, and if he receives rea-
sonable honest wages from the employer
he is g contented man and gives no
trouble TO anyone. so / say to you, my
Iaboring friends, that you have right to
obtain fair wages, and if you do not get
fair wages you are q dsfrauded set of
men and have right to plain. do
not come here to crease the least
DIT of illfeeling or lll-wIll be
tween manufacturers and labOringmen
of this great city of Wheeling, or any
where else, God knows, / feel nothing
but admiration for their skill, their en-
serprise, and the benefit they derive from
them, and | do not say that the men WHO
make the wealth of this country are not
entitled to fair reward for their
labor. Now, our republican friends pro
fess to have real attachment
for lsboring men. They really want high
protective tariff and tax each of you
on every thing he wears. They profess
their love for the laboring man and say
that their policy is for the benefit of the
iaboripg man, and that the democrats are
enemies of the laboring ia an. Good
heavens, my friends, just think of it
(Laughter.) The democratic party enc
mics of laboripg men. Why, take any
thousand democratic voters IL
all this United States and
| nine hundred and ninety-nine of the
thousand will be found TO be working
| men. Yes sir, all workingmen too. Wei
how can it be otherwiseS What made
| Iaboring men i. this country what they
are bat democratic principles? What
gave you the right TO voter What en-
| ables you to hold up your head as high az
| the highest and makes you The equal OF
\ ali other men but the democratic princI-
| pies? What enables you to send your
| children TO school and educate then
| but the democratic principlesf | have
| heard it said by some people: Take
1 care of the rich and rich will take csrc OF
| poor" You never heard 2 democrat say
| that In this world. The democrats say
| that we are able TO take care of ourseive:
| and God helping Us We will take care ot
| ourselves and / will tell you one thing
| that makes ne hold that belief of tbs
| laboriag men of the United States, theJ
talk of benedtting the Iaboring mel
/ by high taxes. affirm that al
sensible a.1 reasonable lega
| organizations of lsborirg men for thei1
/ own protection have done more TO in
crease their wages and maintain then
| than all the tariff laws that were eve
| passed. I am not advocating IN
| reasonable or illegal organization
but organizations that are within tn,
limits of the Law, that are reasonable
that do no injustics to any man." Judg
| Thurman concluded his speech by refer
ence TO ths fisheries and Chinese treat,
and the Aurehison letter.