Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-31
A BIG MEETING
auD BY TIE DEHoCRArS OF MARTINS FER
RY, LAST MIGHT,
Closing Active Campaign wOrkhr Governor Camp
bell and the Tickst-An Address BY Ocl
hobart -Disordsrly Republicans.

There was a rousing Democratic
meeting at the opera house in Martins
Ferry last evening to listen to addresses
by Col. Robert White, of this city, and
Hon. John V. LIE Moyne, of Maryland.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed ana
the meeting was a great success, al
though number of disorderly Repuoll-
cans tried to break it up.
James Y. Patterson called the meet
ing to order, and announced That w. b.
Francis had been selected chairman.
The latter gentleman, after few APP
propriate remarks, introduced hoh'
John V. LIE Moyne, who maze an e4-
cellent speech.
He told his audience that the ques-
ton before the people OF Ohio was pro-
lection. He explained that the Repuo-
lican way of protection was TO protect
few and let the many suffer; that they
wanted the infant industries protected,
and now since these industries nave
grown I'D they make their 0rags tnat
they are more protected than ever De
fore. He told them Mckinley could
not tell why the tariff was Increased
He read from a list some of the articles
that were increased, and mentioned
blankets, carpets, clothing, rubber
shoes and other articles on which, III
some places, the duty was lar greater
than the cost of the goods.
He stated that the manufacturer
who had been contributing ms
share of the "fried fat" demanded that
the tariff must be advanced, and so II
was raised He informed them that the
Republican party tried to tell the people
that sugar was free, which was not So
because the sugar trust demanded tnet
all sugar below certain grade should
come in free, so that 1t would nave 10
pass through their hands. The sugar
that Is on the free list can not be used
until it is refined, and this gives the
sugar trust chance TO put the tarlH
ON. He also told his listeners that tie
tariff kept our ships from bringing back
goods, etc, and consequently they ad-
vertised cheap rates and came bac
loaded with pauper labor rather tina n
come back empty. These laborers
come to this country to compete with
our labor, and this was potent cauS!
of the wages of the working class OF
people being reduced. He concluded
his speech by asking his audience to
give their support to the Democratic
ticket.
Chairman Francis then introduced
Col. Robert White, OF this city, who
was greeted with round of applause.
He said, in starting off, that there were
only three things in the Republican
party-money, power and office; and
when they had these they were salts
fed, they didn't care for the working
man. He deied any man TO show him
where the Mckinley bill benefited
anyone beside the manufactures
and the faithful that the
fiat" was fried from. When he men
toned Grover Cleveland's name in con-
nection with the tariff bill the audience
went wild. He kept the crowd in an
uproar of applause nearly all the time.
The tin and sugar questions were fully
explained by Col. White, although he
was interrupted several times by some
of the Martins Ferry Republicans,
who were evidently present at the
meeting for the purpose OF making
trouble. Col. Whites speech was an
able and powerful one throughout, and
he was widely complimented for his
address. At the conclusion OF the
speech three cheers were given for
Governor Campbell. .