The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-07
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NEw Yonk, Nov. 6.-The Evening Pos
(Free Trade) publishes the following:
John Dewitt Warner, who, rs the
candidate OF tho united Democrats and
the tariff reformers. has been elected Ia
Congress from the Eleventh district in
this city, said this morning to a reporter
OF the Ertning Post;
ITO the able, energetic and persistent
work OF the Reform Club, OF this city, is
undoubtedly due large part OF tho sue.
cess which has attended the Democratic
party in the Congressional districts
throughout tho country. The efforts
of the club were wholly devoted to the
promotion Of tariff reform, aud was,
without question, upon that issue
that the Democrats have fought
and won their Congressional contests.
although Lodges force bill was, as un.
queslionably, II powerful auxiliary. A
brief review Of the clubs activity during
the last two years will show that this Is
not too large claim for 1t to make.
"Immediately after the defeat of Cleye.
land in 1883, the Tariff. Reform Commit.
tee OF the Club determined that 1t would
continue sthe fight for that reform
without dlmiaution Of. energy, in sea.
son and out Of season, and until vic.
tory should no achieved. 1t therefore
mapped out a plan Of campaign, more
Thoroughly and systematically organized
than that upon which it had operated,
proceeded Immediately TO carry itout. It
required, however, very considerable
sum OF money, and securing this was the
first, and no small, difficulty to over.
come. TO those who were asked to contrib.
ute, nothing in ,theway Of results could
be guaranteed, or even reasonably prom.
isod; OH the contrary, it was neces.
ssry to confess frankly to them that
large part Of the money would
have to be expended in preliminary and
apparently dead work. So willing,
however, to trust the eagacity OF the
TariGRetorm Committee, and to make
great sacrifices, II necessary. in that good
cause, were the members Of the Club,
that about SLY, 900 was finally subscribed
and placed in the Committees hands.
"The first work Of the committee,
then, was to make q thorough canvass
OF the voters OF tho State outside OF the
larger cities. Nexti caused to be print.
ed large quantity OF the most instruct
i've tariff reform literature. In this pre.
liminary work about $4,000 was ex.
pended. The literature prepared was
then sent out continuously to the voters
upon the committees list. This went
on uninterruptedly in 1889 and during
the present year. III addition, in the
spring Of this year the committee organ
lied tarlti.reform meetings at iorty.
three county fairs, employing the best
speakers as advocates OF the reform.
simultaneously with this activity in
this State, the Committee was carrying
on operations in every other State in the
Union, but, of course, giving its atten.
ton chehyrto those, States which most
needed evangelistic assistance. Litera-
tura was sent into those States, agents
OF the Committee We're. despatched 10
some OF them 10 aid local relormers in
organizing tarih.reiorm movements up.
on the lines adopted by the Committee,
and during the campaign Just closed
speakers were sent 10 points where help
was most needed in the fight for Con.
gressmen. 5&5sjs 4. Is
The Committees whole aim, in fact,
was to influence the Congressional con-
tests and secure, If possible, tariff.re.
form majority, in the House OF Repre-
ssntativeE. g.la@'g.5,.
The auccess OF lis efforts are more ap.
parent, and arc most remarkable, In
Iowa. The Democratic Committee OF
that State decided, wisely, l think, to
concentrate its energies upon the tack OF
saving the State ticket, believing that
another victory to emphasize that Of last
year would be more contributory to
national success in 1892 than the elec.
ton OF Democratic congressman now.
They therefore iookek abroad for others
to take wholly of their shoulders the
Congressional campaign, and r. L. Hard
ing, OF the Des Moines Leader was
designated to make this overture, and to
cooperate with those who should re.
spond TO his appeal. Mr.. Harding came
to see us. We outlined to him the
plan we had pursued in this
State, and promised that if be would
secure canvass Of the voters in Iowa
similar to the one we had made in this
State we would attend entirely to the
business Of supplying the voters with
literature. In six weeks Mr.. Harding
returned with complete canvass, which
had cost his paper between 81 ,O0O and
5000. We fulfilled our part Of the con-
tract and distributed the literature. We
also raised for the Congressional fight
there aboat 5000. This was contrib
uted, not by the Reform Club, but ny
individuals at our solicitation. The
policy suggested and aided by us was
thoroughly carried out under Mr.. Hard
ing, and what he thinks OF it is best ex-
pressed in his dispatch to mo in which
he says that with the same organization
every Northwestern State can be car
ried in 1892 ~ A,
i.sE A had Wreck.
WEST NEWTON, Pa, Nov. 6.-To.night
ats o'clock the West Newton accommo.
dation, on the Pittsburgh, McKcesport
4 Youehiogheny Railroad, ran into an
engine and caboose one mile west OF
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