The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-18
Anew "Trite Saying" Invented
in 1.-The Interior" by
MIR JOHNNY O'PENDLEToN,
,.,,,,,. s,r, orNonscnsc lie is Giving
,nc copIcorLcwis county-Iiich
Reading for the Protection
l.,s of tic District.

If. first half hour-timed-was used
,,,irJy in giving our history as colo
.;., III, war with England, the search
a, orr constitution makers for a proper
mofroyernmcntthrough the Jewish,
c,,ri,p and Roman systems, and found
,o, Al onctim he dwelt pathed-
",r,y on the fact that all the petitions
tno ,be colonies to England for redress
~ grieyapces went into the waste bas-
b., .,l.irh calls forth the remark from n
- p,,rI,Ii,1n farmer that that was the
-, ;" NM. followed in making his bill.
IIn Jw,It 50 lCug on our early his
,orv That ne tired his hearers patience
sorely. ,,..,, ,,,,;,;o,, i
mains ond dealt unctiously anditenderiy
,,';,i, ,yi,T !rl,crs,n. lie informed his listen.
c,.Il,,, mir. Cleveland is leading the
n.rnrrIlrr hosts us the stars wander in
,b,;, orbits" Growers Oblique move
mcnts support the illustration. Mr.
Cleveland will make the monopoiists as
L,Sck os corpses that have lain in the
crlye 10000 years" Cheers.l Forget
inc That the Republicans made it, he
declared "our fiscal system is the envy
Of tbr world. While Europe is over
be1i and ears in debt, its subjects OPP
messed. growing more wrctched, we pre-
sept nm cxample Of prosperity un-
earallei. Europe sees no relief from
debt but in reputation, while our ere.
IA !. unprecclented." Here he paid
unconscious tribute to the "ruinous"
tariff system of the Republicans. "But
iithp surplus keeps increasing, in my
opnion, a crash will come surprising
even those Of 1887 and 1857, which were
strictly Democratic, you know. For q
moDcn, he struck the well beaten path
oi truth when he said, "both parties
agree that taxes must be reduced" buthe
las, il again in this: "Sad and wonder
rltotelI, two Republican orators have
been going up and down the State trying
10 keep up the taxes and surplus be-
cause they want to spend it; these are
Messrs. Atkinson and Campbell.
[Chccel. The solons and gamaliels
Ichcen OF the Republican party expect
10 cleC, Harrison to represent the prin.
Ciples Of Washington, Jefferson and
JACKSON Here some reader OF tariff
history yelled, YOU'RE right they do" !"
lie rolled "solons and gamaliels" under
bis .ouguca rs fondly as a Vassargirl does
her gnm. lie told the chairman he had
applied for copyright on that phrase
itwasequal to time honored principles"
or the famous "VaInpire" speech.
When he reached Republican "free
whisky" he became intoxicated over the
fumes Of his anticipation, wholly forget
ting that the Mills bill removes the So
TAX on each Of the Isl, 400 liquor sellers;
50 on each Of the S,S57 beer sellers,
with $5,72l 900 on makers and sellers OF
stills, grand total Of 81, 7GS, l37, projection
to the saloons. He emphasized the fol-
lowing:
"w6y make vices cheaper and neces-
sites dearer?" And q Republican echo
answers, "Why do you, Mr.. Mills?" He
tapercd oil by saying: ~ drink to lin
tied extent when the supply is limited.
Democrats drink boldly and openly, like
men; but Republicans, arrogating to
themselves all the morality, sneak be-
hind barns, like towards, to do their
dirty drinking. [Cheers.l A good many
Republicans do not like the free whis-
Ky plank, and will sneak in vote for
Cleveland"
Again he treated his hearers TO a
pancgyric over the wealth and pros
perity OF the country under Cleveland's
rule, but thinking this might be as.
crjcd to the odious tariff system, he
handicapped it with "Although the
wealth Is growing greater yearly, yet
tO5much Of it is going into the hands OF
the few. | can't say the mass OF the
people are growing poorer, but they are
not growing richer; they are standing
still. The price OF everything is in
creased three.fourths by the high tariff.
Manufacturers get % per cent on their
money while the farmer only gets 9 per
cent II YOU will add the 8 per cent re-
duciion under the Mills bill to the farm:
crs > per cent lie will have 7.per cent" "
But how about tue 100 per cent taken
oiIthG farmers wool, lumber, SEP
lie called the Protective Tariff the
Republican jewsharp; said "it is all they
have to play on" That harp makes no
music for JOhnnie's sad soul.
lie said there are thirteen steel rail
factories in the United States, with q
capital Of S20,0OO,G0O, and the yearly
profit on that capital is $2l 100000, II
the Republicans do not vote for Mr.
Cleveland it will be because they are
Ignorant, bigotcd and blind. Atkinson
and Campbell have told the people the
consumer never pays the tax, but Camp.
bell has quit it since l got after him; vel
my opponent still keeps 1t up. He
should be sent to Lewis county school,
and spanked by schoolmistress il hi
Gid not retraCt. There is n tax of SGC
on every 500 worth OF pottery, and the
consumer pays the whole duty in addi
lion to the cost OF material, making the
profit OF the wholesale and retail mer
chants. The buyer under the present
AnlT is leeced 10 the extent OF A pei
cent. Then will he not be tlceced 1:
per cent under the Mills bill, and the
IaInmcr ilecced entirely Of his wool2
"ourown wool is only suited TO max
ing Jeans; for any other clothes we mus
mix Il with foreign wools." Johnny
Knew he was tibbing here, for a wool
grower Of Brooke county, in this State
IaS taken first premium at three world
lars for the best wool.
:, In 1851 we placed wool on the ire,
Ilst, and wool went up to 60 cents il
lSQ," How could you say sol "Re
pnCIieans swear by the statements Q
Melr newspapers as they do by thei
SospeI'-a very good place to lay one
manu- for Affirmation on protection 70
free Iradevows, the Register, Cleveland
message and the Mills bill would suffice
a Republican asked j. 0. 2. ifhe though
II Just to put duty OF 6S per cent o
sugar and wool on the free list. II
ssh!Teted as il he had been struck by tn
lone OF all the rams in West Yirginii
ne recovered enough to say: ~ beliey
Me Mills bill oughtto have gone turthe
ana placed n still lower duty on suga
oHt II ISL step in the right direction,
ent said nothing OF the hop, step IN
jump taken on wool.
lie was asked il the Senate bill di
moi reduce tue duty on sugar to fort
per cent and avoided the question l
SWING there was no such thing as Sci
ave Dl.l that its committee OF nine ht
reported one but ha nd mt knOW