Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-29
THE CLOSE.

A Splendid Cllncher on MIR. Wilson's Ar
gument.
Now, my fellow citizenr, if you want to
get at the position of the two great parties
on tie labor question in this country; If
you have any doubt about the position OF
the two great parties on these questions
don't take my word for it, don't take Gen.
COTS word fer it, but 50 to the records
and see which party has promoted that
healing legislation which goes TO shield the
American WORKING man from the power
and oppression Of capital in this country.
When the Democratic party got control Of
the House Of Representatives you will find
special committee was appointed to look
after the interests of the American lsborer.
Never until the Democratic patty got con-
troll of the House of Representatives, did
YOU hear of Labor Bureau at Washing
ton. [Cheers Investigate this and find
out all the facts connected with labor in
this county. Why in 1876, when the
Chinese were pouring into this country,
driving tie American laborer from your
institutions Of MISUNDERSTANDING poor men
out of employment and bringing down
wages-the Republican party said: 1--WE
will have to investigate tho effect of Mon
golian immigration on the mate ial and
moral interests of our people, but the
Democratic party, the party of tie
laboripg man, steps up, and what
does it say? 1t rays boldly:
'Drive the Chinese out. of the country"
[Cheers and applauie ]
THE OLD ROMAN.
Old Allan G. Thurman whoee heart has
always beea with the p,ople Of this
country never faltered to vote against
Chinese immigration, but it took Ben Har-
rison fourteen votes bsfore he learned that
they injured the wcrkingmen. [Cheers
from the Democratic side. don't want
man that has TO be educated up into the
idea that Chinese labor is an Injury to the
cause of American workingmen. [CheeIs ]
want q man whose promptings Of his own
heart tell him that it is against
tie interests Of American labor that
Chinese should be allowed to come into
this country, and such q man is Allen G..
Thurman. [Cheers. lam going now to
leave you. Iwsntto leave one thought with
you-even with you whose ears have been
closed to my arguments. Fellow citizens,
it is not Just t, say that there is anyone
in one party or the other in this country
that has ideas or feelings unfriendly to the
laboring man-least Of all the Demo.
cratic party. Cheers.
There are no men who are 60 anxious to
have this tariff question settled on just
and fair basis as the workingmap. They
are az much interested as tie manufac-
turers. If you raise these rates Of taxa.
alton above the amount necessary you fos.
tar and build up monopoly. My fellow.
citizens, remember the contest that tie old
Democratic party waged in this country
against monopoly and the powers o.
money on bahalf Of the PEOPLE. Cheer.
THE DEMOCRACY FOB THE PEOPLE.
Thomas Jefferson weged tho first glo1i
ous fight, not fer property, but for the PEG
pie. Audrsw jackson waged the second
fight and told them that the people and
cot money was the power 10 this country.
Cheers Grover Cleveland, [tremen
dous applause, who came up from among
:, | GLe p6pp CJ WIN WIS ACls POui Va ph1 -
boy at the age Of fifteen years and workei
his own way up to the high position which
hs now holds-by his sterling charac.e
and many qualities. His heart best
/ In unison with the psople o
, this country. BE has put in peiil th
| highest honor and greatest position tina
| man ever assembled to, to fight this gea
battle Of the people against monopoliss an
trusts. [Cheera ] Fellow citizens, Loo
at Cleveland's message, look at the me-
e sge which has been more misrspraeate
s than any message ever sent to Corgresl
e which is exactly in line with what ever
Democratic President said before him
D directly in the line Of old Andrew Jackson
Il words in his farewe address; directly
II line with the message Of the Republica
o Presidents for many years past, and of a
| the Republican Secretaries Of the Treasul
Is of many years past. You viii find Tn
n truste, which are being formed ~
% already are existing all oy