Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-03

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/ incidentals. | have in mind certain
gentleman of Wheeling who recently
sent to Germany for 81 worth of 4 Ger
tain kind of seeds. When he received
the seeds and came to the final reckon
ing, he found there was an additional
$40 to pay. He at first refused to pay.
but was told that he could not have the
seeds unless he did, and he finally yield
ed. And it might be well To remark
right here that that gentleman has no
further use for the Republican party.
Speaking of the condition of the peo-
pie, you look around you and you see
! that the farmers are not prospecting As
people are in other walks of life. While
! from II to Is per cent. dividends are be-
| ing paid i'm the big manufacturing con-
Germs the farmers of the land when they
cast up their accounts every year are
surprised to find an average dividend of
only > per cent. on the money invested.
And nothing more nor less than
THE UBIQUITOUS TARIFF
is responsible for this state of affairs.
Why, some years ago they took the
tariff of hides. Shoes are cheaper than
ever. Americans control the market.
Many shoes are sold abroad every year
and the shoe industries throughout the
land are flourishing as they never did
before.
Appropos of the robbery of the tariff
the Speaker recalled the Fictitious
character of the chieftain in SCOTS
Rob Roy. who somewhat smoothed the
edge of error by robbing the rich for the
benefit of the poor, and contrasted him
with Mckinley, who appears TO be en-
gagged in the robbery Of the poor for the
benefit of the rich. When you tear down
the high protective system that has
fastened itself, like curse upon the
body polite. YOU will find that this coun-
try will flourish Xix a green bay tree.
Mr.. PendletOn next took up the matter
of certain charges that had been made
against him. My Republican friends
| in this district, said he,
have agitation questions concerning
me. have refused to pay any atten-
ton to these lies, and have relied upon
the people of this district, who know OF
my character, my disposition and incli-
nations. to refute these charges. Why,
it has even said of me, and | think GER
| tain newspaper gave credence to the
report, that a short time ago | offered a
bill to raise the salary of the President
of the United States from $4,000 to
| SlOO. 600. and that was also engaged in
getting an increase In the salaries OF
the Judges and Congressman. n more
absurd statement was never made.
! When |
CONSIDERED HARRISON DEAR
at 81 year | would not be likely to be
engaged very StrcnuouSly in fatting up
| his nest. | think the first time | ever
saw any Of these improbable and Maun-
chaser stories was in certain sheet
called the Wheeling HtcVigenccr, pub
liShcd in Wheeling. paper that. as you
all know, has been aifectionately de-
voted to my interests.
The speaker then referred TO the
story circulated in regard to his com
plimenting Reed on the course he had
pursued. He said that the incident oc-
CURED at a reception at Vice President
MortonS mansion, to which he had the
good fortune TO be invited, and TO par
take of all the good things OF high
tariff. He was promcnading about the
Darlors with two lovely daughters OF
| congressman, one on each arm, when he
incidcntly remarked to Reed who
CHANGED to be standing near, that he had
heard a certain Democrat say that you
certainly had the nerve to stand such an
ordeal through which he had just passed
trefering to the hot debate on the quo
| m X
ed TO me that he had always admired my
frank and open manner when making Il
speech In this casual exchange OF
compliments, if such they can be call
ed, my Republican friends have seen MT
to construct story So entirely opposite
and
50 THOROUGHLY UNTRUE
as to lose all scmbance of the foregoing
incident.
Mr. Pcndleton closed his eloquent re-
marks by saving that he WAS not mere
tonight to assert his candidacy. III
was far from his purpose. Whoever Is
nominated from this district, you Will
find no one more loyal and quicker to
support the nominee than myself. The
speaker then reviewed the work OF
| Cleveland while in power. In those
four years there was not speck or
sparkle of dishonesty. and not one dime
of the peoples money was miSappro-
priatcd. Cleveland'S reign will go down
i'm history aS an administration that was
most
DEVOTED TO THE MASSES
of the people since the days of old HEX
ory johnson. The speaker then traced
some of the features of the tariff from
the DAYS of Washington up to the pres
ent time. and showed conclusiveiy how
inconsistent are the doctrines OF the
Republican party. If you again install
the Democratic party in this country,
monopolics will be unknown. United
we will stand. and there will be such an
era of progress, enlightenment and ma
terial prosperity as has never been
known before Vertically. it will be a
government by the people, OF the pco-
pie and for the people.
At the close of his remarks there was
loud and long-continued applause ana
after the meeting was over Mr.. Pendle-
ton held a sort of informal reception IN
the rink, and many of those present
shook him heartily by the hand, and
congratulated him upon the success oil
the opening speech of the campaign.
ELM GROVE.
On Decoration Day a committee of old
soldiers consisting of Messrs. Seeley;
Meek. Sadler and Holt, of Wheeling, and
Messrs. Bowers and Horton, OF this place,
| Md se,.vices and decorated the graves OF