The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-13
GOFF IN BERKELEY.
Magnificent Ovation rendered
Him at Martinsburg.
GOOD REPUBLICAN DOCTRINES
Greeted with Great Enthusiasm.
lio Touches on tho Election
Outrascs OF 'SS.-A Strong
Argument for Protcction.

Outrascs OF 'SS.-h Strong
Argument for Protection.
, spteia! Di,psieh 10 The 1n,el,geieu.
MAnriNssURd, W. VA, Oct. l2.-Th
campaign was opened by the Republica
party in this county yesterday with tw
large and enthusiastic mass.mectings.
I Gen. GoG was announced 10 speak a
Hedgesville at 9 p. H., and in MARITIME
burg at s o'clock. An immense crow,
throngcd the little village Of liedgesvill
to hear West Virginia's distinguished
orator, statcaman and soldier. by dc
lay in tho train the Geseral did not ar
rive in Martinsburg until 3:l5, wher'
he was met by committee and escorte,
to the Continental Hotel, and proceeded
at once to Hedgesville where he arrived
too late to deliver more than a few re
marks. He was given a magnificent
ovation, however.
At night Geu. Gotf addressed the Citi.
zens OF Berkeley county In the Central
Opera House, aud his reception was an
elaborate repetition Of that at Hedges
vile. The opera house was artisticully
decorated with flags and bunting.
A committee consisting OF Hons. J.
Nelson WiSner, George NJ. Bowers and
George W. Feidt, escorted the speaker
to the stage. After On air by the Me.
chnnics' band, Hon. George ". Feidt,
chairman Of the Republican Executive
Committee, introduced General Goir as
the man who was elected Governor OF
West Virginia, and counted out by a
Democratic Legislature.
General Goif then arose and was greet
ed with deafening applause. After thank.
ing the audience for his complimentary
reception, he commenced by eulogizing
the principles OF the Republican party.
He next eulogized the candidate for
Judge Of the Supreme Court and for Con-
gress in the Second district-the latter as
u man who, although he might not be
capable OF making as eloquent speech
as Mr.. Wilson, would vote right every
time and in the interest Of his constitl-
cnts. He reviewed the condition OF the
country from lSi4 to 1860, contrasting
the wealth OF the United States at tha.
time, which was $4,000. 100000, with
that Of 1890, $G00,000,000,0OO, having
made rs much progress in Thirty years as
the whole period from the time OF the
discovery OF America to 1850.
He called attention to tho splendid
condition OF our Navy, that had been
built and sustained by the Republican
party, a Navy that had reyolutionized
those Of the world and compelled all for
eign countries to pay homage to its
colors.
The condition OF the Treasury was
next considered, and he provoked great
applause and laughter by his remark
that the cause OF the amszement Of the
Democratic party at the surplus in the
Treasury YVES that in all the long years
OF their administration OF government
affairs they had never seen surplus.
He said that the late session OF Con-
gress was the most memorable in histo-
ry; it had carried ont the principles that
had made the United States the peer OF
all other countries, and he thanked God
that Thomas B. Reed had the bravery to
condemn the action OF obstructionis.s
and lilibustets and that the Republican
party had sustained him in his course.
He predicted that from the past actions
Of the Democratic party in the State
Legislative halls, if ever they controlled
them again, they would assume the po-
sition OF plagarists and further the prin-
ciples fer party purposes that have been
inaugurated' by Reed for the further.
ance OF business. He reviewed in detail
the whole work accomplished by this
Congress-the passage OF the Silver bill,
the admission OF the new States ci Idaho
and Wyoming, and gave the reason for
the opposition Of the Democrats to the
latter act, by explaining that the sole
cause Was the fear OF increasing the
number Of Republican representatives.
He believed in the equity OF the Elec-
ton bill because it met the Issue OF
the manner in which our elections are
held at the present time, and said that if
this was wrong, then justice was mis-
leading issue. He asserted that the rea-
son the Democratic party opposed it was
that they were now reaping the benefit
OF dishonest elections. He read au ex-
tract from speech OF Judge Chrisman,
prominent Democratic Jurist in the
constitutional convention OF Mississippi,
in which he exposed the frauds perepe-
trated on the people by the Democrats.
General Golf characterized the action
Of unseating him as Governor, as in.
famous, and rs the result OF the trickery
OF man who was in and wanted to stay
in, and OF man who wGs out and
wanted to get In. His exposure OF the
Legislature and OF Governor Wilson was
very amusing and full OF sarcasm.
Round after round OF applause greeted
his speech at this point. He contrasted
very effectively the gigantic robbery and
Wilson'S message to the Legislative in
favor OF ballot reform, and remarked
that it was just as hard for the Demo.
cratic party as 4 party to do right as for
the Potomac river to freeze in August.
GoG next took up the Mckinley bill
for consideration. He regarded it as the
best tariff bill that had ever passed
Congress. He showed, by numerous
illustrations, how it would benefit West
Virginia; how wo need no free wool,
and explained the cheapncss OF foreign
woolen goods by giving the price Of
labor in ioreixn countries, not one-fiith
Of that received by American workmen.
He also showed the result Of free wheat
coming into this country, wheat raised
in British India, where the price OF
labor is cents per day, and in Russia,
where it is I. He would say to the
farmers, that il they would compete
with those countries they must procure
labor also ut the above named prices. It
was the effort OF the Republican party
to protect American manufactures, es.
tablish new ones, employ larger mum.
berg OF hanas, and thereby create n
larger nome market for the producta OF
the American farmer. He said that he
could not see why, il Protection was a
good thing in local affairs, such as was
advocated by merchants from peddlers
and such men as were foreign to their
trade, it would not be a good thing in
National aflaira. !"
After explaining the process by which
tin plate is manufactured, he asked why
It could not be made In the United