The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-29
THREE GOOD SPEECHES
Ely Belmont County Statesmen,
who Present tho 1eGucs
IN 4 CLEAR. CONVINCING MANNER.
Col pOormnn's Mastery Argument
or the Silver and Tariff Questions,
aud Arrangement Of tho Democrats
for Incompetence - othcr Good
Talks.

A largo and enthusiastic meeting was
held at Pleasant Grove, Belmont county,
By the Republicans on Tuesday evening
Many ladies' were present, Mr.. II. E.
Wells was chairman, and the speakers
were Col. @. l.. Poorman, Hon. A. T
NcKeivcy and i. L, Clcvcngcr, OF St
Clairsyille.
Col. poormln, who has been all over
This campaign, made grand speech on
the silver aud tariff questions. Some
Of those present say they have neyC.
heard these questions so well presented
The colonel also opened the eyes OF his
hearers OIL state finances. lie said the
people OF Ohio are taxed SG,O00,OO0, and
have q right TO know where the money
goes. Over 100000 more has been cX,
pended in the past two years than IN
any two years oil Forakcrs adminlstra.
ton. There is not 4 tangible thing 10
show for tho expenditure. 4 soldiers
home. bcneyoenco building ut Toledo
insane asylum, college for the soldiers
home and other great institutions ure
monuments OF the Republican admins.
trntion. Incompetent politicians cause
this. Eight dollars per head more Is
spent In every ward now than was MI.
der Foraker's administration. Until
they tell you why they have misman.
aged. the institutions and spent your
money don't vote for them.
James i. Campbell is dumb as on
oyster on the silver question. The
speaker here showed how the silver
product had increased every year
Calico and steel rails arc cheaper be.
cause OF the increased facilities for max,
ing them, but labor gets moro in gold
to-day than ever before. II the vaults
are piled full OF silver you couldn't &c;
more for labor or any OF it ii you
haven't anything to sell. With $355,,
0O0,00O III the treasury, don't you think
it ridiculous to coin all the silver in the
world. During the war it tool; 50 45 to
buy gold dollar. DO you want this
again?
England is buying wheat in India at
81 cents. Hc showed that England
buys wheat there at even much less on
account OF the money, and ii We had
free coinage now the American farmer
would receive only II cents for his
wheat. lie said the money system has
been the wonder of the world. Scripture
says "try all things" We have tried
the present currency and we know it is
good.
There is no argument in the assertion
that the tariff is tax, that it makes the
rich richer and the poor poorer. Far
mers this year pay less for what they
need and people in cities moro than last
year. BY the manufacture OF steel rails
100000, 900 is left here.
France and Germany gave q bonus
Tor beet sugar, and SO per cent more beet
sugar is produced now than ever, and !,
is cheaper By onc-half.
Last year Sll,0oO,0O0,000 was created
on the farms and in the factories in this
country, all under protection. There
were only S3,000,G90 when We took hold
Tho Mckinley tariff benefits the far,
mcr, the business man, the manuiac.
turer and the laborcr. Any school boy
can understand this. Scventy-eiglit
billion dollars worth OF goods were i'm.
ported last year and VIC collected $$3S,.
900, 600 tax. III the Mckinley bill there
are G$j paragraphs, 800 as before, I54
have been reduced and % were i'll
creased in woolcns, Is fax and hemr
and Is in farm products. The French
and British are all against the McMn.
ley bill.
Colonel Poorman showed what has
already been accomplished by the Nc
kirlcy bill, notably, the manufacture
OF cotton ties, tin plate and pearl but
tons. Mills atPomcroy, Youngstown
and Pittsburgh have alreadycommenced
the manufacture OF cotton ties. Las,
year s, COO, 900 was sent abroad for these
and now VIC arc making them at home
The Democrats say we can't make tin
because the Welsh arc much brighter
better and smarter. These americans
can make anything. Last fall Demo
cratic peddlers sold Tin cups at three ioi
quarter. Now you can buy them al
three Tor nickel, and other tinwarc is
as cheap as ever. Six factories arc
making tin IN the United States, and
lots OF it, and other crest tin works arc
in course OF erection. | was in the new
milla Irondalc, which will soon begin
making 80 boxes every day. We arc
going to make all OF our tin plate by
machinery, and it will be better and
cheaper. The United States is first in
wealth, first in intelligence, first in hap
pincss and prosperity.
Hon. 4. 7. Mckclvcy made an excel.
len. speech! on the tarlH, silver, state
issues, etc. lie told Il number Of ancc.
dotCs which brought down the house
lie told OF remembering whrnthc farm.
cr went 10 Wheeling aud sold load OIL
apples for enough money to scarcely
buy . pair OF boots and showed very
plainly that prosperous Martins Ferry
bridgeport, lellnirc and Wheeling
made good market for the farmers o.
belmont county. He said that tho
policy Of the democratic party was no'
in sympathy with the wool and mann
featuring concerns OF this country and
free coinage and free trade means work,
ing Tor nothing and boarding yourselves
Tho names Of Blaine, Harrison, Gar
field, Sherman, Lincoln and Foraker
were applaudcd, especially those o.
Harrison, Blaine and Foraker.
Mr.. Clcycnger explained the new bal.
lot law i'll Il manner that was understood
by everybody. 1t was all in all q magni,
ticent meeting,
"DoEs your mother know you're out
snil 4 hoy To bis l:ttln hrnfhnr nNnr