Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-09
All Wellsburg Turns It.
self Loose Yesterday.
TO HEAR PURE DEMOCRACY
Preached from the Eloquent Lips Of Flem-
ing and KsnnA
THO GREAT POLITICAL ADDRESSES
That Will Be Felt in the Campaign---Dsm-
Ocratc Meetings at Other Points
in the State - Wilson and
White at Mason City.

IN Wetlk burg, as II was damp and creary
all through the surrounding country,
sl>Dg the upper Ohio Valley, but the rain
and wind bad no effect in dampening the
ardor of the enthusiastic Democrats Of
Brooke county. The programme laid oui
for the reception to Senator John E.
Kenna, and Judge A. B. Fleming, and
the preparations made to listen to their sd'
dresses upon the political questions of the
day, were carried out to the letter, and the
result was a splendid gathering Of voters
aud ringing and eloquent speeches, al.
though they had to be made out doors, in
ths cold and wet.
Delegations were present from all over
Brooke county, in many instante, farmers
c1ming on horseback from the extreme
limits of the county that they M ght hesI
the truth ss to pending issues.
The distinguished visitors who were To
speak arrived ct Wellsburg early yester-
day morning, and wers quartered at the
Lewis House, where du ing the day, many
gentlemen called to pay their respects. soou
after twelve o'clock delegations ON the
country dshiets began to arrive, on hor e
back and in wagons, the vehicles in mum,
bar Cf instances bsing handsomely dec,
o5ste6. About one o'clock a column was
formed, headed by the Wells5urg band
and despite the mud tour Cf tbs prin-
cipsl streets Of the town WAS made, about
the entire population icing o the streets,
il q drizzling rain, to welcome the white
hats of the Wellsburg Democratic Club,
aud the fl 'g3 and bsndanas of thu country
delegation.
The meeting was to have been convened
st Bsrth's Opsrs House, at = O'Clock. Tbs
stage had been handsomely decorated with
potted plants, wresthes and bouquets of
flowers, the portraits of the Democratic
candidates and, ths National cOlors, and
presented tasty appearance. The hsll
was filled at an early hour with an intelli-
gent and representative audience, many
ladies being present, and upon the stage a.
, o clock were Postmaster Campbell, J. K
Brsddock, ]. O. Palmer, W. II. Tarr, j,
S. Trairor, Of Steuoenyills, Andrew Ed
mistoa, of Lewis county, Peter Dsia-
plaine, Of this county, and the orators o t
the day. While the procession was ira
version the streets, and those present in
the hall wers awaiting the arrival Of the
mud-cove.ed, damp and uncomfortable,
proc sssion, the echoes were awakened BY
the booming Of q cannon on the wharf, in
charge of a squad of expert gunners.
1t became manifest, long before the pro
ces non reached the Opera House, that no
building iu the town would acc immediate
half the crowd, and short time after two,
those in charge of the demonstration. after
a hurried consultation, decided to adj ourn
the meeting to the Court House, and hold
il in the open air, Notwithstanding the
threatening weather. The announce ntnt
was accordingly made by Mr.. j. K Bed
dock, and the crowd moved off up the
street with rush, perfect avalanche OF
men, women and children. Arriving at
the Court Hou e, Mr.. B:a1dock formally
called the meeting to order aud
nominated Prof. Cass WoollsIy for Chair
man, the suggestion being ratified by q
laundering aye" The audience was q
very large one, filling every inch of avail
able space in the vicinity. Chairman
Woollsry announced Messrs. w. @. Ridgely
aad /. P Chae for Secretaries, and q long
list of Vice Presidents, snd then, in q
brief speech, INTRODUCED Judge Fleming,
who at once entered upo an address, wbic1 4
he explained must necessarily bs brief.
The tariff question was a. once taken up
by Judge Fleming, he first pointing out
the distinction between State, schO Il and
muuicipal tlxstiop, which is tex upon
visible wealth, and Federal taxation,
which is = tax upon the consumption
by the people Of the nscessaries aud
luxuries Of life. With this prefstory ex
plantation, the speaker took up seridtin
the Democratic arguments in favor OF to,
reduction Of this enormous +, dsrsl tax o
$f7 upon every 500 OF vslust;oo of i'm
ported goods and cent tssted with the doc
trine thus elucidatsd the Republican high
tax arguments, with which sll men ar
familiar, aud which majority Of the peo
pie will soon rspudiats at the pills. B:
fore Judge Flemi og had spoke for half 81
hour q brisk little shower cana up, whicl
drove many of the hu odreds Of ladies aut
scores of the men 10 covsr, but the grea
majority of the audience refused t) b
moved by the d s;eldipg shower
aud amid load cr.el OF "'g
oar go on" Judge Fleuipi
proceeded. The enthusiasm OF tbs psopl'
who listened to Jldgs Fleming WAS some
thing remarkable. Standing in the mud
with the cold wind from over the 0ait
whistling about their ears, and the rair
descending upDn them, they cheered the
sentiments and arguments falling fiou
Judge Flemipg's lips to the echo, hats
umbrellas, fsgi and bandanss being tint
and again waved as some coed point wa
well made by the distins uishe1 orator.
At q quarter past three o'clock Judg
Fleming gave place to Senator kenns, VIII
INST with q perfect ovation. Mr.. Ke1n'
said it was ore Of ihs feEures Of this cam
psigl that the d. .mocrscy cannot, any
where, 6nd halls big enough to hold
the enthusiastic people. There wa
q re sson for and an omen in this condition
Of affairs Il mesns that Demo srslc pol
icy OF reiueing the war taxes t) peac
hasis had struck the PEOPLE as al tmi
nently right and propsr thing. and ths
the regult was going 10 bs Q grand snc
Curious Democratic victory at the polls
Taking up the high tax doctrine of tn
Republicans, which, be said, they callst
protection, because they were afraid Il
give it its right name, he riddled it fro
one cad 10 the other. showing clearly tn
D rlicious effects il h,d upon the busines
Of the c,untty, and tn, drain it was upo'
the resources of the people. Point ate
pint was scored by AFR. KeDns in
very telling way, and be KEEP. hi
aadiercs alternately cheeiirg and lsughtn
during the entire time be s;Ood bsicr
them. He made q great point when b
pointed out that during the past tel year
the profits of the manufacturers hs
averaged 25 per cent. year, while To
farmers averaged but 2 per cent. In otAe
word, the $4,000 OO0. 900 Of msuutscsu'
ing capital produced s., ,000, ,OO0, 600, an
the $40, ,0O0, 600, 900 Of fArmiog capital bu
50 COO o00, ,0C0. That, he said, showed in
putshell the relat ions the high tax pr
programme Of the R.pub leans bora to cal
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