Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-30
Expounded by the Party's Strong
est Leaders
WHO PREACH ITS DOCTRINES
As They Never Have Been Preached Before
in Wheeling.
4 GRAND DEMOCRATIC MEETING
At the Central Club Headquarters Last
Night-0vsr Two thousand People
Addressed by Senator Charles
James Faulkner.

sound that carries joy and gladuess to
every true Democratic heart. The head
quarters of the Central Club presented a
scene last night rarely if ever equslled in
the history of West Virginia political gath
erings. 1t was DsmOcracy's grand out
pouring TO hear the most gifted and elo-
quent Of her sons. II was enough to
know that Charles James Faulkner would
be one of the orators of the evening
to fill the immense rink to OVERLOOKING
long before the hour for speaking arrived.
At least two thousand people were present
when at $50 Chairman T. S. Riley ap-
peared escorting Mr.. Faulkner and.
Hon. Henry S. Walker. Besides the
speakers there were on the platform some
of the most distinguished of the Democrat
ic leaders in the State, including Hon. e.
w. Daily, Hon. John D. Pendleton,
Hon. +. II. Browse, Mr.. Lee
Vance, Mr.. George G.. Hannah, Mayor
@. w. Seabright, Mr.. Jas. B. fancy and
some others. Chairman 4. S. Riley called
the meeting to order, and in few words
introduced Hon. W. G. Handlan, of Ohio
county, President of the Stete Association
of Democratic Clubs. Mr.. Handlan took
the chair and immediately announced the
first speaker, Senator Faulkner, who was
cheered until the great hall rang again
and again rs he advanced to the speakers
stand.
After explaining that he would be uu-
able to speak at length on account Of
hoarseness, Senator Faulkner lit in on the
Republican platform and riddled it from
stem to stern. He said that he hardly
knew where TO begin with an attack where
so many points were vulnerable. He had
looked over the platforms OF the Republl-
can party, both State aud National, and
could lind nothing in them but apologies
for crimes past and fearful entreaties AID
promises for the future. II believe this
in my heart IL is no vain statement.
WHY, first they want to do
away with trusts, aud who,
10 Coils name, created, built up
and fOstered these monsters but the Re-
publican party" Referring to the tariff
question, he said: sit has grown mp from
Iu immense surplus, which was with
drawn from the national circulating me-
dunn, contracting it just so much, and
producing financial striugency, strikes,
oauics and all their attending evils. Now
YOU have seen in all the papers of the
land statements to tine effect that this sur
plus would amount to only $4,000 900
when the running expenses Of the govern
ment had been paid.
\ REPUBLICAN TRICK.
II is only trick of the Republican
party. IL is well known that the River
and HsrbOr appropriations and Public
Building appropriations could not and
would not be expended III the coming
gsar. At its close u surplus of Sl2S, OOo,-
600 would be lett in the national treasury;
in addition that surplus was piling up
IS, eco 600 more every mouth. Still more,
rhe law of this country compsls the
treasury to hold over SOS. 900, 900 more
for the pay ment OF interest on govern
nent bonds and redemption OF national
hank calculation. Ii makes grand total
of over 3 100, 900, 900 held from the couutry's
circulation, This WAS the situation that
yss before Grover Cleveland in December
last. Then it was that he sent that mes
sage to the Republican Senate. 1t was
grand meSsage-a noble message. 1t said
TO the people of the United States, 81
ignore private interests. want to call
your attention to that great question, and
| want to see what you will do with 1t.
When that messAge was sent the people OF
| rhe Uuited Stat aud the Congress Of :he
/ United States saw that something must be
done. 1t wss bugle cry to duty. This
great surplus must be returned to
he peoples use How was it to be
dont? l will not insult your
intelligence by arguing that you
did not send your SCENTS to Washington
to expend that surplus in extravaganza ap-
propriations IL must b then by one OF
two other methods. You may repeal the
iuternsl revenue OF reduce custom duties
THE ISSUE JOINED.
That presents square issue between the
parties. The Republican party cay they are
IN favor of repeal of the internal revenue
tax. What does il mean? 1t means that
they favor the repeal of the tax on whisky
aud tobacco. This was the doctrine enun
ciated by the Chairman OF the Committee
on Resolutions at Charleston. 1t was
smothered then by wiser head,
hut il was the logical and
only true result of their premises. Now,
the Democratic party has always contended
that the Internal tax a. levied by Republic
can agents was almost crime, but It has
not been 50 under Democratic rule. They
,ayor the retention of that tax and have
declared that rs it is q war tax it should
be applied to the eXtin2uishment OF the
war debt. What objection could there be
to that? They consider the fact that whisky
and tobacco were not necessaries OF life,
and if the tax on them were removed, cheap
food, cheap clothing, cheap necesssries OF
I life would be an impossibility. There is
another reason why the internal revenue
duties should be continued. Do you know
\ that it is the only tax of which every dol
lar beyond the expenses Of collection, goes
into the National treasury. You know
and know that this is not true as to the
customs tax. The reason is simple. OF
course the government gets what is collec-
/ ted on every article that enters at the Gus
/ toms House. But it is rot 80 with the
American manufacturers of that article.
| He adds Just so much to the price of his
product, and pockets the returns. He gets
So Of this tribute from the people, while
the government is getting 81.
But the Republican party has cut down
taxes, it says. Yes; it has repealed some
Of the internal revenue duties, but in the
meantime it has been pushing tariff taxes
higher and higher.
TAXES TAKEN OFF OF WEALTH.
Since 1861 official figures show that not
one dollar has come of Of custom duties,
while the annual internal revenue tax has
been cut by successive reductions over
$316;717, 900. Let as read the list of the
articles from which this enormous tar has
been taken Manufacturing products
There was 8 tax on manufacturing pro-
J ducts of Sl22, Dds, 900 IL came out Of the
- the rich But, no; the Repub-
~. sntfer sreh enormous
an, and that