The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-30
EVERY POINT MET
And Answersd by Sir. Hubbard with Tell.
Ing EfTsct.

haS ASPN'hNh WV ASIuSusN
Captain McEldown hat tho npplaut
ing be orderly and modest. He said: "a
is now my duty, and my great pleasure
to introduce to you the next Represents
tive in Congress from the First Congres
sional district, Hon. William P. Huh
bard, Of Ohio county"
This provoked the. heartiest cheert
and before they had entirely subside,
Mr.. Hubbard began, speaking rapidly
clearly, every argument falling like
blow. s.. Iga7
The Republican party is a busines
party. 1t Is able to transact the busines
Of the country in spite Of obstruction
and secession. tChOcrs.
l desire to get down TO business q
once. / have no time for rhetoric o.
profanity. lam asked what the Repub
lican party has done for the masses.
will tell you: How came the masses L
be here2 How does 1t come that VT
have country? 1t would not take
very long to tell all the Democratic par.
ty has done for the people. In every
land and age enlightened peoples
have delighted to honor those
who fought for them. Oul
land WAS first 10 find some moro sub
ssantial way to recognize their services
than the empty honors OF song and
story. He then read the record OF pen.
sion legislation, showing the Republi'
Guns had voted solidly for every existing
bill and the Democrats, in nearly every
instance, given majority against. II
promised no soldier should be depend.
ent on charity; 1t fulfilled that promise,
SILVER LEGISLATION.
In 1854 the Democracy resolved in
favor OF the free coinage OF silver, recog.
nizing the need Of increased currency.
1t elected Cleveland. Before he took
his seat he wrote a letter saying free
coinage would not do. The Democratic
house voted down the bill. In 'SS they
said not word. The Republicans said
they would pass a bill, aud they did pass
q bill to purchase silver in large quanti.
ties. This increased the price Of silver,
rs well as that OF wheat and corn, meas.
ures OF prosperity.
My opponent need not trouble him
self to say the Democrats are not re.
sponsible-we know it. Laughter. ]
The Democrats are not even able to tell
what they want to do. Laughter aad
applause.) They content themselves
with finding out what the Republicans
want, and then say no.
He quoted the protection plank OF sshe
Republican convention OF 'SS and the
endorsement thereof by the convention
that nominated him, and the denuncia.
ton OF protection as unconstitutional
by tho Democratic convention at
Moundsville. The iondness Of the Dem.
ocrats for the word Unconstitutional"
was happily hit by a story. and he
showed that they had objected to the
improvement Of waterways on the game
grounds, and then it was all right.
A NEAT HIT.
"Now," said he, "to go into the Nc.
Kinley bill little. Please lend me
your copy a minute!" turning to Pen.
dleton.
"Use your own" said Pendleton.
mo, want to borrow yours"
By this time there was ripple OF
laughter going over the audience. They
had "cauGht on"
"Ah," said Mr.. Hubbard, "you have
no copy2 Well, III use mine"
This expose Of the fact that Pendleton
was going about debating and denounc-
ing the Mckinley bill when he had no
copy Of it, was greeted with deafening
applause and laughter.
The speaker went on to show that
cheese, railroud ties, horses, all were
protected by the Mckinley bill.
While he waB on this point. an over
crowded bonch broke, making much
racket. ~
"There goes n plank OF that rotten
Moundsville platform p said Mr.. Hub
bard, quick as flash, and the crowd
yelled.
Cattle and wheat, also, were shown to
be protected. He said the duty On
wheat kept it from being imported.
Last year, with duty Of ten cents,
100000 worth Of barley was intro.
duced. The farmers complained, and
they were heard by this Congress for the
first time. Organized bodies OF farmers
made known their wants to the Ways
and Means Committee, and it acted &C.
cordingiy. A duty OF thirty cents was
put on barley. Next year, when this
has shut out barley, Democratic orators
will come around saving, Why put a
duty on barley? There was less than
1000 bushels imported last year. Zap.
plause.] .r
INCREASE OF WEALTH.
Years ago wealth was distributed
among farmers. Yes; and their wealth
has increased. True, manufactures have
grown faster than farmers have grown
wealthy. Under low tariff there was
little reason for manufacturee. Follow.
ing the lead OF that apostle OF Democ
racy, Andrew Jackson, a protective tariff
was enacted, and the manufactures grew
They do not hurt the farmers. lie drew
contrast between Virginia and Penn.
sylyania, showing that in the latter man.
ufacturing State farm lands had in.
creased in value much more rapidly
than in the agricultural State of Vir.
ginia. He showed, also. that under q
low tariff imports had exceeded
exports.
Talking about the fgurative wall
about New Martinsville. he drew par.
allel between protective tariff and the
protection which was afforded, and
rightly, to local merchants by the ordi.
nance taxing peddlers. II protection is
a good thing for New Nlartinsville, wis
not for the United States Of American
Speaking Of free sugar, he said the
Democrats say tariff is always tax
The Republicans say when a duty i!
put on an article that cannot be pro
duced in this country, the duty is addet
to the price. So, following their owr
action years ago in placing tea and coiIet
on the free list, they have given yor
free sugar, as it cannot be prohtably
made here. II 1t can be so made, ther
the duty stimulates home production
and prices eventually come down.
MoSoroLIKs.
My friend talks all the time abou
monopolies, monopolies. What mono
poles? For every man who hiss mad
| a million in a lnpp and ocfiva hncinao