Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-24
TWO ROUSING MEETINGS.
One at Haneytown and the Other at Elm
Grove


There was a rOuSing Democratic meet
ing yesterday afternoon at Haneytown,
which called together large assem-
blage Of voters and was addressed by
Hon. John O. Pcndleton and Hon. Al
fred Caldwell. Both Of these diStin-
guiShed speakers held the undivided
attention of their listeners ut some
length. and the enthusiasm that pre-
vailed throughout the meeting was very
marked. The people were fully awak
encd 10 the issues of the hour by the
forcible speeches, and loud cheers were
given for the orators at the close of the
meeting.
Last evening there was another meet
ing in the hall NJ Elm Glove, and, not
wlthStanding the disagreeable weather
which prevailed, there was a large out
pouring Of the voters, aud the hall was
packed with people, all earnest and at
tcntiVc. Shortly after eight o'clock w.
Il. Chambers called the meeting to or
der. aud l.. :. Jordan was made chair
man. who introduced Mr.. PendletOn as
the first speaker. After the applause
had subsidized the speaker went on to
say that he did not think he had wasted
any time in his recent campaign In the in
terror. After crediting Mr.. Hubbard for
many brilliant attachments he said when
il comes TO political law, when it comes
10 the great economic questions OF the
day. he had no more power to discuss
these questions than an infant six
months old. He inStanced the fact that
he met Mr.. Hubbard several times dur
ing his trip in the interior, and at the
close of his last Joint debate Mr.. Pendle
ton said il would have taken reSurrec-
ton angel a thousand years to find the
remains of Mr.. Hubbard. The speaker
expressed his entire willingness to
meet his opponent either in
the interior or the exterior.
After making a few remarks touching
his recent trip, Mr.. PendletOn came
almost directly to the question Of the
tariff. aud raked the Mckinley bill
over the Goals in manner that pro-
voked hearty OutburStS of applause.
As an instance Of the disastrous effects
OF high tariff, the speaker stated that
i'm 1860 we had a population of 3l,OOO,-
600. and north of Mason and DiXon'S
line hardly had 300 men who could be
counted as millionaireS. We now have
GO. 900. 600 population, almost doubled
i'm thirty years. and we have fully 10, 900
enormously rich residents, all wallow-
ing in wealth wrung from the hard
working toilnrs Of the land through the
medium of high protection.
They say the farmer does not pay the
tax. heard Mr.. Hubbard say the CON
sumer didn't pay the tax. told him
he was never more mistaken i'm his life.
The farmer IS taxed from the cradle
20 the grave. lie is taxed for
his clothes. he IS taxed for his tin roof,
he is taxed for his tools, he is taxed for
almost everything that he eats, wears
and uses. and when the honest Republi-
can dies and goes to Heaven, he will
find Bill Hubbard at the golden gate
ready 10 levy a tax upon his soul. With
In the last few years the SchOolmaSter
has been abroad in the land. and the
farmer is gradually opening his eyes to
the fact that hc above all Others pays
the inevitable tax.
Mr.. Peudleton then went on to speak
of the trade policies between countries,
and said that the prosperous countries
ON the face of the globe to-day were the
United States, Germany, France and
Great Britain. Ii it is not good for one
nation TO trade with another, why
I should il be good for one State TO trade
with another, or one city to trade with
another. Or you might as well say that
the town of Elm Grove should not
trade with Wheeling, and you might 20
still further and each one of the auditors
before me might say that you will build
little stone wall around yourself, and
say To the world, Thus far shall you
20 and no further" The Mckinley bill
/ is the direSt stab that was ever struck
M the farmer. After referring 10 the
election bin as the most odious,
detestable. damnable bill that
was ever sprung upon the
American people, he rehearSed at some
length the contested election cases and
closed this part of his address by saying
the while he was unjuStly deprived Of
his seat. he decided to try his case in
another tribunal. and that was in the
hearts and minds Of the people of the
First Congressional district. Mr. PEN
dleton spoke entertainingly for fully an
{ hour and half.
Attorney General Caldwell then took
/ tie stand. and reviewed in a most mas
terlv manner some Of the disastrous do
ings-of the last Republican Congress.
| The great economic questions OF the day
were explained in a manner chat left no
doubt i'm the minds of the hearers. At
the very outset he put the audience in
lively humor by relating some witty
anecdotes illustrative Of the work
ingS Of the tariff, and they were
related IN Mr.. CaldRelfs own inimita-
bic style. The speaker referred 10 the
fact that we are on the eve OF an cleo
ton which presents features for an of
year that are entirely unprecedented.
The great interest and warm concern
taken in all the Democratic meetings
augurs well for the fourth oil November
next. And the great contest is upon
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