The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-20
200 miles, by car or engine or horseback
and aioot and have each made three
speeches In that time.
A ROYAL. RECEPTION
rendered Gen. fHunt and Congrcssnfan
Atkinson Saturday Sight-Two Eloquent

ol Gen. Green B. Raum and Hon. G. W
Atkinson WAS very ilattering one
There were enough people in the houst
70 occupy every seat and good deal OIL
tho standing room. Hon. ]. II. Burt
presided. State Chairman Meighen
District Chairman Stathers. Mr., Johr
Frew, Mr.. +. A. Smith, OF Washington
! City, Rev. nr. Patton, Mr.. 7. G. MolIu,
and others oat with the chairman and
speakera on the platform.
MIR. Burt first introduced Gen. Raum
without any comment. Gen. Raum
made characteristic speech, in a rather
conversational tone except at times. His
remarks were addressed to the reason OF
his hearers, and he has an mir OF conf.
dental talk which holds ones attention
well.
lle devoted the major part OF bis ad.
dress to the tariff, and made strong ar.
gument for Protection, one OF his best
points being In connection with ,in.cnp.
which he showed and said it was pre-.
sented 10 him by Hon. n. L. Whitaker,
Hc said when he last spoke in his native
town In Illinois, be told them not an
ounce OF tin.plate was made in America.
When he next spoke there h8 could not
repeat that statement, because this Gun
was made OF tin.Dlate manufactured at
Pittsburgh, the tin being from an Ameri.
can mine, and laid on sheet steel rolled
IN IN American mill from metal made
from American ore. The cup represent.
ed nothing but American raw material
and American labor. Almost every zen.
tence OF bis remarks on this subject was
applauded.
He thought West Virginians ought TO
vote with the Republican party, for
there neve. would have been such n
thing as West Virginia if it had not been
Tor that party's tsritl legislation. lie
pointed out that a revenue tariff such as
the Democratic leaders desired, taxes
thoee things which are not and cannot
be produced in this country, and let's in
free those articles which are produced in
America, while under the much abused
Mckinley bill the free list has been
largely Increased, whileit protects about
every article which can be produced
in the United States. Now, the Dem.
ocracy claims that the tariff is tax.
Under their system of collecting duty
on those things not produced in this
country it undoubtedly is n tax, but n
protective tariff ia not tax. Protection
has reduced the price OF calico, steel
rails, sheeting and other articles, and at
the same time geven employment to
thousands OF American workingmen;
and it will cheaper, in the end, tin plate,
besides giving employment to other
thousands.
General Raum also referred briefly to
the pension Legislation by the present
Congress, and amusingly showed up the
Inconsistency OF the Democratic record
on this and other matters. He said:
My Democratic friend, what hcs your
party done in the past thirty years OF
which you are proud"
He paused for n reply, and repeated
the question, but nobody suggested any.
thing.
General Raum's speech was received
with frequent bursts OF enthusiasm,
especially hearty when he mentioned
Reeds name. He left shortly after 0
O'Clock to catch west. bound train to 90
to Congressman Cooper's distric:, in In
diana, where he is to make q number OF
speeches.
At the conclusion Of his speech, Chair
man Burtt said he had introduced Gen.
Raum very abruptly, because he did not
desire to consume moment OF his time.
lie then briefly spoke on the sume line
Gen. Raum had followed, making some
happy illusions which provoked en-
thusiasm.
Congressman G. W. Atkinson was
then introduced, and he wGs greeted
with enthusiasm which made all former
outburs,s OF applause seem very weak.
Mr.. Atkinson made an eloquent speech,
full Of solid argument in favor of Protec-
ton with big ?. He referred briefly,
also, to State politics, saying Judge
Daniel B. Lucas, head OF the Democratic
ticket, was the same gentleman who
said in 1887, three years ago only,
"There is not political crime in the
calendar which the leaders oil the DEM
ocratic party in this State have not in.
duced their followers to commit" This
quotation was received with shouts OF
laughter and applause.
MIR. Atkinson also produced hearty
laugh by referring to ''the young man
who thinks he is running against Mr..
Hubbard"
| Mr.. Atkinson gave the local Republi.
can ticket Il great send of, saying it was
| the best ticket he had ever known to be
nominated here, and he hoped every
man on it would be elected This was
greeted with loud applause.
Mr.. Atkinson read from sworn state.
ment as toprices under a Democratic
revenue tarilf, comparing them with
the prices which prevail now, and he
showed that not one important com
modify was as cheap by great desi
under free trade as it is under protection
He referred to the Registers reports o.
tho xay in which John D. wipes up the
ground with Mr.. Hubbard, and this
brought down the house. lie also re
ierred 10 the fanny break Of the Register
on needles, saying that paper sait
needles have gone up SO per cent. or
, account Of the increase OF duty by reason
, OF the Mckinley bill, yet, my friend
the editor Of the other paper looked il
up, and be says that while there was {
duty OF % per cent. in the old bill, they
2re now on the free list.
There are only two organized bodies,
he said, iavorirg free trade, and they art
tho English government and the Dem
: ocratic party. England is the closest tc
the free trade ideu, and yet | believe sh'
raises about $l00,000000 u year irom
duties on imports. Nearly every nation
in Europe has tried free trade, and al
but England ere going or have gone bacl
to protection. Germany tried free trade
Italy tried free trade, FRANCE tried ire'
! trade, Russia tried free trade, TIrke,
/ tried free trade, and, even on this CONT
i pent, Canada tried free trade, and il
now committed 10 protection, an'
i Mexico, alter giving free trade trial, ]
r also going back to protection. II al
these governments have tried free lr4d
/ and then abandoned it, why shoul
i America truckie 10 the demands OF fire.
. trade England and iotst :ae system upo
: our ovu nponle? Will some Dcmocra