Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-27

rather attend afuneral than attend tha
banquet while this infamous bill i
hanging like pail over the country
My friend refers 20 the appropriation
as plain business proposition. Well
whenever You permit wealth TO MAKE
/, You surrender your principles, then q
rs time we should go on % destruction
I will never vote even one dollar for al
appropriation 20 make an exhibit a.
the World, Fair So long as thi
bih hangs In the United State,
Senate. Never will vote
one dollar Tell the people Of Illinoi.
that IL their Senators won't vote TO pro
tect our interests, we won't vote To ap-
pr0pTiate money for their Worlds Fair
: Which IS the more important, the ban
.quet here in Charleston or the passage
OF this resolution, which might prevent
the passage of the Force biil2 Shall We
vote down the resolution that our fellow
Democrats have passed? The adoption
of this resolution is of more Importance
than an your banquetS.
senator Wiley thought as Mr.. 1T.
. Clair did. and thought the matter of an
appropriation was simply a business
matter.
IEr OUR EESoUEo ES SIUNHEE.
senator Arbuckle said he believed
/ that the people of the State were
opposed % an appropriation ia ease
I the Force bin should become a
| Jaw. lie thought that the States re-
sources had better be- left Slumbering
/ ion the bowels OF the earth than bring
them forth at such a dangerous time.
can't east my vote in favor of an apprO-
priatiou when the Republican party is
trying 20 destroy the prosperity Of this
state Mark my words, the passage OF
the Force bin will bring about blood
shed don't believe the people Of this
nation will ever submit % it.
Mr. Gail wanted 90 know why We
should vote % tax our people 20 make
an exhibit of our resources, If We are 10
have our commercial interests destroyed.
The Republicans are trying TO take
away our right OF franchise, and when
that is gone AN is ruined. Why should
We vote 20 aid au exhibition in Chicago
when their Republican Senators are
trying tO ruin our people,
II the Force bill does not pass, will
vote for liberal appropriation, but if 10
does pass and becomes a law, l will
never. never vote tor even one cent OF
ana appropriation.
,tE. 81. CLAIR TRIES PERSUASION.
Mr.. 81. Clair gained the floor and said
he was more convinced than ever that
the members who We're advocating the
adoption OF The resolution We're advocat-
ing an uu-DemOcratic measure. | am q
Southerner. Ny people fought for the
lost cause. / lost relatives and suffered
much as a boy. and ] again declare that
am a Democrat and always expect TO
affiliate with chat party, but ! do not
think We should pass this resolution.
Look upon the matter Of an apprOpria-
ton as business proposition, put politics
aside and it seems 10 me IL you reflect
moment YOU will vote for an apprOpria-
ti0n. New York and other leading
States had voted for an appropriation.
Was this State 90 90 without an eNhibl-
ton when 10 had 50 much 20 gain by
making proper one. Again / tell you
4 ann Democrat, but am going %
vote against this resolution because /
DO not see whore it can do the party any
good. and do see where it can do the
State much harm.
Gen. Watts said he desired 20 can
Mr.. 81 Clair's attention 10 the fact that
the Republican members OF the senate
had not opened their mouths, and you
should see that they are taking adyant-
age of the situation. Vote down this
resolution. aud q Republican
press will herald it throughout
the land that Democratic
Senate refused tO condemn the Force
biu I propose % stand by my people
first. last and an the time. Your little
Worlds Fair show is but mole hill
compared % the Importance OF GRIP
p.ing. and II possible annihllating tnat
Infamous and outrageous revolutionary
measure. Are not the Republicans in
Congress letting appropriations 90 ln
order that they may pass the Force DILL
and among them the appropriation Tor
Chicago's show2 How are Republican
Senators % know how West Virginia
feels except by the action OF her LegiS-
lature2 The members of this body may
vote as they please, but l will never,
never. never east my vote against this
resolution.
NR ST. CINtE's POSITION.
Mr. ~ Clair said il was natural for
the Republican members To- Keep quiet
as 20 was plain business proposition
and they could not discuss the matter
without bringing politics into the dlS'
cgssion. and he did not care what the
press said about the position he had
seen proper t0 take.
ON motion Of Mr.. Wiley the reSo-
luton was laid upon the table, aud fur
ther debate cut short.
Senators ST. Clair and Watts are close
personal friends and generally work to-
gether ON an important legislative mat
ters. and il was rare treat Tor the Oy-
>tanders 90 see these two intellectual
giants lock horns.