The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-25

could not all get in, and In the strupol
ior places only n few ladies secured seata
Tho stage was packed almost like In,
Douy OF the hall. About two hundre,
prominent men sat on 1t, while in III,
Wlngs others wero glad OF chance t
latter. '"'
Prominent on the stage were Senator
henna, Chairman Riley, Senator Grady
Soi. White, Judge jacob, Mr.. Bassell, o.
harrisburg, George Muth, OF Bellaire
Key. J. Wesley Webb, Mr.. William
Myles, Dr.. Wilson, Ex.Sherilr Hand,
Ian, Col. Bob McEldowney, Col. Rober,
Browse, Charles E. Wells, ATTORNEY
General Caldwell, Major L. A. Bennett
OF Huntington, Mayor Seabright, II. II,
Pendleton, 7. NJ. Darrah. and two hun.
dred others, more or less prominent
Democrats OF the city or neiphboring
towns.
] A GLANCE AT HILL.
Governor Hill is easily recognized by
those who have seen his portrait. There
is almost as much hair on his face rs on
his head, and there Is not much ON his
lace. Before an audience he ia easy,
self.possensed. His style is argumenta.
tive, plain, direct, little embellished
with illustration, relieved with IN occa.
sional well told story. He uses notes
and makes frequent reference 10 them,
but he never hesitates for a thought
or q word. He knows what he
Is going 10 say and says it with emphasis
always, never eloquently. He is not an
orator, rather Il shrewd lawyer who has
his case well prepared and goes method
ica.iy to work 10 hammer point after
point into his jury. He employs few
ges.urea and these are not graceful. A
frequent and peculiar twisting OF tho
LETT nrm is meaningless and awkward
misuse Of that member. His voice Ia
harsh, but this may be the result OF
much wrestling with a tafilI.for.revenuc.
wlthal he is u speaker to command n
hearing
THE MEETING.
Senator Camden was conspicuous by
his absence, but tho man who beat him
for Governor presided.
As soon as the seats reserved for the
Y. NJ. D. O.. boys were occupied the
crowd became quiet.
MIR. I. S. Riley, chairman OF the DEM
ocratic State Committee, called the meet.
ing to order and expressed his regret
that the hall was not large enough to
seat nll who desired to hear the speaker.
He said
Among tho prominent Democrats
present with US tonight ia the first Dem.
Ocratic Governor OF West Virginia."
This announcement was greeted with
cheers, and when they subsidized MIR. Riley
went op, with brief eulogistic remarks,
to name Judge j. ]. jacob hs chairman.
When Judge jacob took his place the
wild cheering was resumed, lasting sev.
eral minutes.
Judge Jacob thanked the meeting for
the cordial reception, and said he was
not here to make speech. He had the
pleasure OF introducing tho Empire
States honored governor, David B. Hill.
1t would be impossible to excel in
heartiness or volume the cheers and ap-
plause which broke out at Gov. Hills
name, and they continued until the
vast audience was simply tired out.
Governor Hill said he did not take
this great enthusiasm as personal CON-
pliment. He regarded it rather as m
expression of friendshipand good feeling
for the Democracy OF the Empire State.
He was glad to be in West Virginia. He
congratulated his hearers on living in 80
favored section. He saw on
every hand tho signs of pres
perity. The heartiness with
which the Democrats had entered
into the contest also pleased him. The
campaign in this State was eagerly
watched by the whole country, and its
outcome would bo regarded with great
interest.
1t waa not necessary, he apprehended,
10 devote any time 10 convincing this in
teliigent audience that tariff duty is a
tax and that tax is burdensoms.
THE DEMOCRATIC POSITION.
In the first place, permit me to start
out with this proposition: That is, that
both political parties believe in raising
the necessary moneys for the support
Of the Government BY the indirect
method OF taxation known as duties
upon imports. Upon that subject there
is no difference between the two parties.
The Democrats take the position, how
ever, that this tariff should not be so
large as TO be burdensome. The
government has no right to enter
into a partnership with any man
to tax things for his benefit,
and to take money out OF one man's
pocket to put it into another's.-It is
not right to rob Peter to pay Paul.
Laughter.] know that it has been
said that in the end it will eeualize it.
self-that all get the benefit OF this pro-
lection. aud in the long run nobody re-
ally suffers. That does mot justify this
system. No, my fellow citizens, l take it
that there is no answer, and can be
none, to the Democratic argument on
this question.
But so long as there must bo millions
raised for the support OF this country
there need be no trouble on this score.
CHAMPIONS or LABOR.
We have right to consider the wants
OF the industries OF the country, so long
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