The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-30
HON, JOSEPH D. TAYLOR
Addresses an Enthusiastic Re-
publican Meeting
OVER AT MARTINS FERRY,
a Large Audience III the New Opera
House-IIIs References to the
state Ticket Received
With Applause,

Col. ], D, Taylor was enthusiastically
received at Martins Ferry last evening,
and addressed magnificent meeting,
He arrived at $3.50 and was received by
committee Of Republicans, and driven
to the residence Of Judge John S, ooCh-
ran on Fourth street, where he was
entertained at supper, He had hardly
arrived before prominent Republicans
and others began calling to pay their
respects, Many ladies', and some Dem
ocrats were among the callers,
The Republicans who took supper
with the Colonel were Judge X, II,
Cochran, OF Wheeling, Mayor NJ, q.
Mitchell, Capt, Hiram w. Smith, MIR. W.
r. RatcliR, Mr.. William CLARK, Mr., s, q.
W. Morrison, Mr., o, 9. Cochran, Judge
John 5. Cochran and John W, Crooks.
The supper was good and nicely served.
Colonel Taylor was escorted TO the
Opera House by the Independent drum
corps and o number OF Republicans.
The Opera House was well filed by an
appreCiative audience, Seated on the
stage were the following prominent Re-
publlcans; Mayor NJ, y. Mitchell, Judge
h, II, Cochran, Capt, Ii, W, Smith,
Judge John S. Cochran, Judge ]. q.
Gray, s. WG. w, Morrison, VIII
liam Clark, Captain Nelson White,
William Lytle, Mathew Jones,
Edward Bender and Hiram Frazier.
Mr.. William Clark made an excellent
chairman, and introduced tho speaker
In few well chosen remarks.
Colonel Taylor spoke forcibly for two
hours, and was frequently interrupted
by applause, lie congratulated Martins
Ferry on her growth, prosperity, public
improvements and new Opera House,
and said that the tall piers in the river
meant the coming Of several new rail.
roads and a great increase in business
for the growing city. He called atten'
ton to the Importance Of eleCting q Re-
publican representative to the LeGlsla,
ture, and dwelt upon the necessity Of
electing a Republican successor to Hen
ry y. Payne,
He said, "Foraker will be elected
You all know about him. | know Camp,
bell. The saloon keepers will vote fol
him because they owe him q debt oil
gratitude. He voted for the Mills bill,
and for tho bill compelling the colored
men in the South to ride in hob,tailed
cars.
"Tho newspaper men who are follow.
ing him say he puts his put In ii every
time he open his mouth,
I'VE must put on tariff enough 10 pre-
vent this country from being a dumping
ground for the world. We want more
money and employment, The amount
paid out last year for glass imported
would have given each oil our l25 glass
factories $4,000. Were the Democrats
ever rightP A voice, NO.,
II hope the time will never come when
American labor will 90 down aa low as
1t does in England, Fraroe, Germany
and Spain. II we get Republican
House we will increase the duty on wool
and tin plato and make enough tin plate
alopgth Ohio river to employ thousands
Of men. Where would your sheet mills
be II the Mills bill had become u law2
1.-THE Lord is not on the side OF the
Prohibitionists. He is on the Republi.
can side. When you want to improve
morals do, it through your homes,
schools aud churches, When preacher
pTeaches prohibition in his pulpit he
loses his influence,
HIhD soldiers don't burV money. They