The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-08-20
MIR. WILSON'S ADDRESS.


MIR. WILSON'S ADDRESS.
a Magnificent Grafton by West
Virginia's Distinguished Son.
Mr.. Wilson began lis address
with happy alIusion to the great
contest, in which the Democratic
party, State and National, was about
to be engaged. We are members.
he said, of great army, which has
for over 100 years borne aloft the
same standard in this country, and
ON that standard are inscribed two
great principles. The first is that
the Democratic party is a party of
the whole country, and not of any
section, and the second that the
Democratic party is party of the
whole people, and not of any class.
[Appluuse. Because it bore that
Standard faithfully and honestly in
the last campaign the Democratic
party was struck down. The forces
that fought against it were the great
forces of sectional and class interests.
and that party that came into power
by their aid, and that bore their
standard aloft has illustrated to all
the world by its conduct of the La
t'onal government how dangerous
is all legislation not founded on
true Democratic principles. There
has been no sacred right of fire
people that has not been ii
VIOLATED AND TRAMpLED
on in part by the legislation which
this party has passed in the last
eighteen months. 10 the people
OF West Virginia and to all tree
people no issue can be superior in
importa to the issue of of taxation.
Along the line of resistance to ex-
cessive taxation, all free govern
ment has grown and developed in
this world. Let me write for you
the history of taxation, aud / viii
write for you the history of all free
government along the only historical
line of descent. For over twenty
five years the American people
have submitted, not without com
planning, to u system of taxation
that not only is grievous burden
but it leads to every invasion of the
rights of the people. The state
ment of the Secretary of the Treas
ury shows thatin the past ten years
the National Government has gath
cred into its Golfers the enormous
sum of thirty-six hundred million
dollars. Twice and more than
twice in the ten years has every
dollar OF currency, every dollar OF
silver and gold, and every dollar OF
promise that represents silver and
gold gone from the American peo.
pie TO pay the taxation imposed by
their Government. Fellow. citizens,
| give you as the result of exper-
fence that the most important
question before the people to-day
OF the national government making
appropriations of millions of dollars
and casting them here and there, as
1t the money came from the skies
above, or the earth beneath, or the
waters under the earth, and from the
POCKETS OF THE PEOPLE.
Fellow citizens, this great Uniiet
States government is pauper. II.
has not a liar except what il
draws from the pockets of the PEG.
pie. ! need not say to you men of
West Virginia, that the people have
no money except as the product of
their labors. When the govern
ment takes money from the people,
1t is taking away the products of
their labors, and of the thirty six
hundred million dollars which the
government has taken from the
people in the past ten years, over
one thousand million of this was
surplus and was unnecessary ex.
penditure. When the present Con.
gress met the report of the Secre
tary of the Treasury showed a sur
plus of sos, 100000. A surplus OF
S92,00O,O0O was estimated Tor the
coming year. That surplus has
vanished. Never again will it be
called into discussion in this coun-
try. When the Republican party
had an opportunity to work its
own sweet rules, the surplus van
ished forever-spent, sauandered
and dissipated in unnecessary legis-
lation. [Applause1.
AN ELOQUENT PERIoRATIoN.
Mr.. wilson then launched into
strong discussion of the tariff aues
ton, paying particular attention to
the wooden and tin plate schedule,
and holding the rapt attention OF
his audience. In conclusion he
said: "Grover Cleveland once said |
that it was a proud thing to be a |
Democrat. Applause So to- day |
L feel that when the defiant hosts
OF trusts, and monopolies, and sec
tionalism, and class Legislation are
marshaling themselves under their
Haunting banners to defeat and |
crush out the masses of the people.
1t is a proud thing to be Demo.
crat. Applause. 1 want you to
feel that you all have grand work.
want these grand old counties oil
Taylor, and Putnam, and Upshur
and kanawha, and all-the Others
whose banners l see before me to
Join in generous rivalry, each striv.l
ing to outwit the others, to uphold
the grandeur of their Democracy. to |
beat back these hosts of oppression.
and have the heritage of the people.
Great Applause.l
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