Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-25

wages. You know 1t Is because OF
your labor organizations. Applause.
They have enabled you to receive high
or wages. and / submit a proposition
which cannot be successfully contro-
verted. that in nine out OF ten cases
tbess organizations have been maintain
ed against the efforts of every man who
clamors for high protective tariff.
They say they must have a high tariff,
in order that they may be enabled to
nav higher wages. 1t is not true.
EVERYTHING has increased in price since
the passage of this tariff act, on October
9th. Tell me any where in this broad
land. where there is an industry which
has received more protection In
the shape of higher duty,
where the rates of wages
have been advanced. There is not one.
A gentleman called out, when ! was In
Canton. that there was one in New .Ier-
sew. | dispute that, for I've found out
about it. The night before the passage
of the tariff bill, at Bordentown,
manufacturer reduced wages, and the
men struck, and they were out until the
day before yesterday. Then they won
the strike and went back, and they
call that an advance. Laughter.
But aside from that, there Is not one
instance in this whole country. would
think, that TO get an argument, they
would take some campaign money ana
paw a manufacturer TO increase wages,
and thus make their claim good.
Laughter.
Governor Hill then passed to a con-
sideration of Mr.. Blaine's reciprocity
plan, and denounced it as subteriuge
and a fraud. He closed that portion
of his speech relating to the tariff by
saving the Mckinley bill taxed man
from the cradle TO the grave. They
have even put tax on collins, and here
after it will be luxury to die. There
is but one thing free to the people now
and that is salvation. Laughter.
But there are other issues in this cam
paign. and am here to unite my protest
with yours against the outrageous acts
of the last Congress. This district was
a sufferer, when its legally elected Rep
resentative, John o. Pendleton, lCheersI
was turned out. They needed the vote
of his opponent, and he had to go.
There are eight others like him, and
when they adjourned, there were half
a-dozen cases pending. One had ma
jority of 3, and another had majority
of over 10000. In one case 1t was too
small, and in the other it was too large.
Applause.
The House proceedings were con-
ducted on what the Speaker called
general parliamentary law" but what
in fact was his own arbitrary will. The
most sacred parliamentary rights
guaranteed to the minority during CEN
fury of government were ignored. with
the brute force of majority, and with
out any show of reason, nine Demo
cratic Congressman, bearing official
credentials from their States that they
were legally and properly elected, were
turned out to make room for Re-
publicans. Here is the list OF martyrs
to Republican tyranny: Pendleton, OF
West Virginia, elected by plurality OF
100: Jackson, of West Virginia, elected
by plurality of %; Compton, of Vir-
ginia, elected by plurality OF ISL;
Wise. of Virginia, elected by plurality
of 36l; Breckenridge, of Arkansas,
elected by plurality of $40; Venable,
of Virginia, elected by plurality of GAP;
Cate, of Arkansas, elected by plurality
of 1.34s: Elliott, of South Carolina,
elected by plurality of 1855: Turpin,
of Alabama, elected by a plurality of 49,
1913. Four other Democratic members,
whose pluralities were 3, 5000, and s.
5l9 respectively are awaiting decapita-
ton at the hands of these political
assassins at the next session of Congress,
and this was done by the aid OF man
whom they call hero. 1t does not take
a hero to refuse to recognize Demo
crat. which he is backed by majority.
A coward could do that. He played the
part of bully and coward.
Governor Hill drew contrast be-
tween the scenes in Congress, at the eX
piraton of Speaker CarliSIe's term of
office, and those at the close of the ses-
sion just ended, and drew picture OF
the recent adjournment OF the House
not at all complimentary to the Car.
He added that the outrages TO which
Democrats had been subjected would
provoke retaliation, and when Demo
llOuSt idlit lnbO ROWtis R' NOhht
it must, the rulings made by Reed and
his hackers would come up to plague the
Republicans, and they would curse the
day they embarked in such enter
prses.
His denunciation of the admission of
the new Western States, while New
Mexico, with population of 1000,
was allowed TO vainly knock at the door
of the Union, was particularly relished,
and the humbuggery of the alleged Re-
publican desire TO add new stars to the
flag was thoroughly shown up. The
force bill was also denounced in ringing
terms. but the speaker doubted If the
Republicans would have the assurance
TO carry out their threat to pass that
measure, in the face of the adverse pop
ular majority which was sure TO rise up
against them at the coming election.
He closed with words of hearty com
mendation for the gallant fight being
made by the Democratic party of West
Virginia, and said the contest in which
they which they were engaged would
attract to them the attention of the
country. Governor Hill was greeted
with great applause on concluding.