Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-26
ME- rrNDLErON's srEECm

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Here is Young Mr. Pendleton. Cheers. ]
/ Where is old Mother Hubbard. The last
heard of the old lady, he was down in
BraXtou. locked up in cupboard. lAp-
plause
The speaker said he did not propose to
enter into any very elaborate discussion of
the issues of the campaign, because he had
present as an aid and assistant one OF the
most gifted orators III the State OF New
/ York. He said that after brief discus
sion of the tariff question he would have
something 10 say of a somewhat personal
nature. He then took up the tariff question,
and made "A splendid exposition of the sub
ject, proving his propositions by several eX-
cellent Illustrations, and making II clear
and easy of understanding. HealSO rdlculed
auumber of tariff claims made by the Re
publicans, and showed up IN the most con
elusive manner the attempts OF the orators
and the newspapers IN that party TO delude
the people He denounced the idea OF
erecting China wall around the United
States. and scored the Republican states
men" who urged that that was the correct
method of making people powerful, for
getting, in so doing, all the lessons OF the
past back to the dawn of historic time
He held that if the farmers of the coun-
try proSpered, the great bulk of the people
would prosper. and that If legislation favor
able 90 the farmers was passed, IN time all
classes and conditions of men would hour
ISL This was conceded by all, and Me
kinley had recognized 1t IN framing ms
bill vet If that bill was analysed II would
be found that every sO-called ana 10 the
farmer was deluSion and fraud, and
the measure should meet with defeat at
the hands of the class il claimed to help.
The "tarif-nOt-a-taX' claim was ridiculed
and shown 10 be a fallacious idea, and at
times, as the speaker proceeded, the APP
plause was loud and spontaneous.
He called his audience TO recOllect that
two years ago he was the nominee Tor Con
gress, and the Democracy, rs well as him
self. believed me was fairly elected thereto.
That matter was discussed, and when it
came ON 10 trial he imagined his Republi-
can colleagues in Congress would fairly
investigate the matter. But TO his sur
prise. when be arrived in the city
of Washington. he found very different
method was 90 be pursued. In the last
Congress there were twelve contests, seven
Democrats and five Republicans, and not
man was turned out. In the present Con
gress there were eighteen contests, and he
was amused at the course of the ItcUiQcn-
cer i'm this matter That paper had never
told its readers that there were no Demo
cratic contestants. All were Republicans,
aud because six Democrats had not been
turned out, the Mtclligcuccr claimed that
they had been treated fair. Well, the IN
tcig,uccr might think IL fair to steal one
third of q thing, when all might be taken,
but ne faucied the people of this District
would dissent from the opinion.
The speaker showed in detail the proce
dure in the House Committee on Elections
and i'm the House itself and cOntrasted ii
with the course i'm the previous House.
when the Democrats had control. Repub-
icans had complained of the treatment of
Gen. Golf i'm this State: but he had vet TO
hear of an objection from them to the
treatment he had received. The speaker
had determined to appeal the case to the
people. and he would be content with their
decision. He had hoped Mr.. Atkinson,
who held a seat tainted with a bad title
would have been equally anxious to make
the fight on this issue but to his surprise
he fed the field before the fight was on
Mr.. Peudleton disclaimed any desire to
abuse or malign Mr. Hubbard. He was a
gentleman of fair fame: but his public acts
were open 90 discussion, and he proposed
10 discuss them. With this preface he took
up that fiat failure and fine example Of
pvcavune politics. the Republican Joint
J.
10 let the people before whom the joint
discussions were carried on decide who
came out best. The THteuigcnccr had COM
planned that the speaker was keeping Mr..
Hubbard IN the interior, but an editor of
the IHfcUiCeuccr did not know what hard
work il was 10 keep him there. Mr.. Hub
bard had tiunked out ola Joint discussion TO
while he had been challenged, in this city,
as well as at other points in this district,
and the reason was that he did not desire
Republican workingmen TO hear the truth
from Democratic lips. He pointed ont Mr..
Hubbards opposition to the coal miners
bill, ana his opposition to the bill incor-
p0rating the town of Benwood, while he
was in the Legislature, and elected cries of
that's So" more than once from his hear
ers. He alluded 10 Mr.. Hubbard's tours
through the mills and factories of Wheel
ing. and said that in doing so, seeking to
shake hands with workingmen and bidding
for their votes, he was treading upon un-
familiar ground for a selfish purpose
But this pilgrimage by Mr. Hubbard will
fail of its purpose. He may be anxious TO
shake hands with workingmen now. but he