Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-01
MIR. HUBBARD LAST NIGHT.

MIR. HUBBARD LAST NIGHT.
Amid red fire, the din Of brass bands
and the cheers Of Republican ward clubs
the GoFF-HUBBARD meeting, at the
Opera House, opened last night.
Mr.. HUBBARD led of with his speech,
the same speech he has been delivering
since his nomination, with the excep-
ton Of many things, which he has
discovered il best to leave out before the
people of Wheeling such, for in
stance. as his assertion that
the price of silver has increased since
the passage of the silver bill, when the
price has deorooocd einee then from
St.2l 10 Sl.O3. He devoted about twenty
minutes to an alleged discussion of the
tariff question, in which he did not even
attempt TO meet a single Democratic ar
gument. He spoke in GOfT-like accents
of the growth, the increase i'm wealth,
and the unparalleled grandeur of Amer
lea under Protection. He spoke of the
astonishing cheapening Of prices
since the grand Republican party took
the relgnS of government and gave Us
protection, and he attributed it, and
every other blessing we have, TO Pro-
lection. with a big P-and Mr.. HUB
BARD pounded the table to hammer the
point into his auditors heads
He did not mention the fact of the
similar growth, the similar increased
wealth, the much greater cheapening OF
prices, and more important than all, TIE
increase IN nc rotc Of ,ragcs, that has at
the same time and I'm the same period
been going ON in England, which has
mo- protective tariff and is free trade
nation. Let us ask Mr.. HUBBARD il
il is not just as fair to attribute Eng
lands growth i'm all these thing to Free
Trade as IL is TO attribute the same
things i'm America 70 Protection? In
England prices have decreased to d
greater extent than they have in the
the United StateS-England is a free
trade country, Wages have gone up in
England while they have been, and are
now. going down in the United States
Is the increase In wages in England
/ due 20 Free Trade ? Is the decrCdSc in
the United States due TO Protec
ton ? England is the greatest
and richest manufacturing countr!
in the world Is il due to Free Trade
The United States have been driven, un
der Republican protection" from Tho
high seas rs manufacturing nation
by England. who reigns there supreme
I Is this due to Protection?
One argument is as fair as the other
Mr.. HUBBARD assumes that because
the United States have grown and pros
pered 81, spite Of Republican laws tina
the United States have grown bccduS
OF those Laws. 1t is just as fair to as
sumo that Englaud's greater prosperity
| is due to Numerically opposite laws
to Free Trade
| Not one argument, or attempted argu
ment. did Mr.. HUBBARD offer why there
should not De reasonable reduction o
war taxes. now increased by the Nc
/ Kinley bill, on the peoples neceSSarie
Of life. such as the Democrats propose
Neither he nor Gen. GoFF alluded t'
the subject which is the great issue o
the campaign. They were invited L
discuss these paramount issues Of thu
campaign with Democrats before thu
people OF Wheeling. Mr.. HURBAH
declined 10 do 50. and Gen. GoFl
declined to do SO. And no in
telligcnt auditor of either HURBARI
or Corr last night wonders why the!
refused. They have no case TO argue
before intelligent people and no on'
knows it better than they themselves.
Mr.. HUBBARD devoted almost his On
tire speech TO a discussion of the ALLEGED
and often disproyed ''Wetzel frauds
OF ISIS. and TO telling his bearer
that GorF was elected Governor then
Mr.. HUBBARD seemed to have forgot
ten entirely that he was running
for Congress, not on the "Wetzel fraud
issue. nor ON the issue of the guberna
torial contest Of two years ago, but OF
the issues Of 1890. the Mckinley bill
and the force bill, and the extravaganza
and corruption of this Republican Con
gress, not one Of which important is
sues did he discuss.
His auditors came to hear him tel
why they should elect him TO Congress
this year. Mr.. HUBBARD lodged tina
question entirely and devoted himsel
to discussing whether or not they elect
ed Mr.. ATKINSON and Gen. Corr tw'
years ago.
b Not an argument of john o. PENDLE
TON did ne answer OF attempt TO al
swer.