Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-28
AN OBJECT LESSON.
SENATOR THOaAS GRADY COMPLETELY OVER
HAULS THE "INTELLlGENCER."

A Convincing Argument in Bishops Hall-The Facts
Laid Bars-A Large Crowd in Attendance.
Great Enthusiasm.
No more thoroughly interested audi
ence has assembled together than that
which greeted Senator Thomas F. Grady
Bishops Hall, in Union district, last
evening. II was an interest that was
intent, and such an interest as only Mr.
Grady by his eloQuence and logic can
peculiarly excite. The hall was COM
pletely filed with people who applauded
generously the many good points
that were made. Such was the
interest In the speech that many
prominent people in distant parts Of the
State were numbered among the audi
ence. The meeting was called to order
by John Mehan, who Immediately intro
duced Mr.. Grady as the speaker OF the
evening. Among the gentlemen occu-
plying seats upon the stage were Col.
Robert White Il. G.. Gallagher, William
Ellingham and William StoetZer. Among
other things Mr.. Grady said:
THE INrELIIGENCER SCORED.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CITE
ZENS-I might say Fellow Democrats
One Of the Wheeling papers to-day, in
tending 20 introduce me 10 the Wheel
ing public. says that | am known at
home as the pride Of the Fourth
Ward" That statement is based upon
the fact that / was born in the Fourth
ward Of New York City, that
the first twenty-Seven years of my life
was spent within $50 feet Of the spot
where / was born, and that the men-
Just like yOurSelveS-whOn never knew
dollar but what they acquired by honest
toll, among whom ! was born, and with
whom lived, never had the opportunity
presented to them by my public candi-
dacy for any position, but what they en-
dorSed me in their votes at the polls.
My chief desire is TO commend myself TO
you residents of the Fourth ward Of
Wheeling in the same way and by the
same methods that | commended myself
TO them. am the son Of two Irish eX-
lies, and In addition TO that am a deter
mined, uncompromiSing Democrat.
Applause.
saw the Wheeling IHtcYigcRccr this
morning for the first time. Laughter.
II was handed me by an indignant citi-
zen of Wheeling. Upon reading the
paper ! was very fOrcib.y reminded Of
an incident that occurred at home
The Senator here related the story of
a curious character who couldn't tell
the truth. The people called him Dir
die" One day he died. The neighbOrS
came TO the house 10 look for the last
time upon the remains. An old Irish
man, who had known Birdie longer and
better than anyone in the neighborhood,
upon looking ut the corpse, said, How
natural he looks" Upon being asked
why he made that statement, he re-
piled, Because he is there lying STILL
Laughter and applause
Continuing the Senator said:
In all sincerity | can say TO you that
| was rejoiced at the opportunity az
fOrded me i'm the invitation of your
State Committee TO meet you. Here is
the editorial with which they honored
me this morning: MIR. Grady. the Tam
many wire-puller," THAT must be some
BODY elSe) brought here To instruct the
people of Wheeling, opened his mouth
wide enough 10 get his foot in it That
may be a compliment, after all, to have
a foot so small You can put into
your mouth. Laughter. "He came
very near getting his whole
leg in. Planting himself for a fine dra-
matte touch, grabbing tumbler from
the table, he wanted to know why he
should not be permitted To buy one of
foreign make if he could buy it cheap
err"
several hundred voters who earn
their bread in the glass houses of
Wheeling" That's good-that you
can earn your bread in the glass
houses Of Wheeling. Some men would
suppose, from hearing Republican speak
erS. that YOU could earn cake and pie
beside. Laughter and applause.
Everybody who does business in Wheel
ing, the farmers who sell their produce
TO Wheeling, can tell Mr.. Grady why.
II Mr. Grady must do his drinking ont
Of an imported tumbler. let him pay for
it,"
thinks was helping the editor of the
hltcllgCpccr. IL would seem he does
more drinking than do.
Mr.. Grady and other Democratic pol
iticianS are much concerned about the
dear consumer" That is strange that
every man. woman and child is a con-
sumner. "There was not a consumer in his
audience who could not have told him
that protective tariff has wrought u
wonderful cheapeuing in the price of
glassware" Was 10 the tariff that
cheapened glass? There is not con-
sumner i'm the country who has asked for
cheaper glassware. They are all ask
ing for dearer glassware; they are
shocked 10 death az the low price.
Laughter. Most Of the mothers in
the country are buying nothing but
glass toys for their children, and now a
man with a few idle moments on his
hands, just kicks through the mirror or
juggleS with glasses so as TO have moth
ing to do but buy more.
Continuing TO read
1T is much to be regretted that Mr..
Grady did not have time They will
regret that | have had so much time
''to 90 among the men who work in the
glass houses Of Wheeling and ask them
face TO face why the protective tariff on
glass should not be removed in order To
allow him To buy his tumblerS abroad
and bring them into this country without
paying a duty on them.
"Hc would have been refreshed with
some replies which he would hardly have
wanted 20 take home for the adornment
OF the Tammauy wigwam' We don't
adorn our wigwam with replies. ScalpS
are what were after. I'll try and get a
couple before l leave this town. APP
plauSe.
And this is the sort of instructor
who is brought here to teach the wage
earnerS Of Wheeling"
want TO preserve this paper. This
issue has more lies in it TO the square
inch than any paper that was ever pub
liShed.
Last Saturday evening / did pick up
not grub-a tumbler. | said that
such a glass manufactured abroad, |
selling for dollar dozen would
have imposed upon ii a tax of 80
cents a dozen, and that the effect of
that tax would be to keep that glass
abroad. That is all said on the sub
jcct of foreign glassware. But the ef- |