Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-03
THE SPEECH.
An Outline OF the Best Political Address
Ever Heard In Benaire.
The Governor said:

tue carry Qdgs uA tuln WNchf tHeN 49,
large meetings We found were because
grace was descending upon the Repu6li-
can party up there, and they were out
% be converted. Applause. But
when I come 20 this portion OF Ohio,
upon the borders OF West Virginia, and
see the old-time Democratic faces, and
the Old-time Democratic Club from over
the river. Iapplause l have concluded
that grace has descended, that the Re
publicans have all been converted, and
they are out ratifying In advance. lAp-
plause ! supposed I would see some
Democrats here-this being a sort
OF an accidental meeting, and
not one by arrangement-and that L
would talk little TO the wage
workers, and get a little Information
from them, and ascertain from them
how much they had been benehtted oy
the late increase in the tariff-the only
object Of the trriff, as we understand
it, being 70 raise wages. thought,
say, that would inquire If the Bellalro
wage workers in the glass houses had re-
ceived their proportion OF the increase
coming TO them, and, If so, what they
had done with the money. Laughter
/ suppose that will be the principal OBJ
iect of the meeting. A vOice-'wages
have been reduced. There is man
who says wages have not advanced al
all. Yet the tariff on glassware was IN
creased higher than anything else.
He must be one Of those tin-plGte liars.
TApplause.1 l say that because | have
been reading and studying the tariff
have heard speeches upon the subject
OF protection, and An interruption oc-
Cured here, caused by men near the
stand standing up, and obstructing the
view of those in the rear, causing cries
of ''down in front."l These gentlemen
are down already. They are on the
ground now, and can't get any lower.
You can't reduce them like you
can wages. Laughter. There is
no protection of these fellowS-they
working men. Laughter and ap-
Dlaus.1 I was about to say that for
many years l have been reading pro-
lection speeches, and in every one OF
them I was informed that the principal
object. Nf oJlEntection was TO increase
with frank, open conference.-the |
! am informed that he works in glass
house-and 1 am afraid he is Demo
crat, for ne speaks the TRUTH am told
by him that wages have not been in
creased, but that, on the contrary, since
we have a high tariff the reverse has
been the rule-that all the dividends
upon wages have been Irish dividends.
Laughter would ask you another
question, then. There are in this val
ley pottery works, steel and iron works
and other industries which have not
only been protected for many years,
but on which the protective tariff
has been lately increased. Now, will
ask if there is Que man in this audience
who has had his wages increased since
the passage of the Mckinley bill. l
want to make this matter plain. If we
are going to increase wages this way,
see to the election of Republicans. I'm
not going to complain, but il this Re-
publican tariff talk is all stuff, am 60
ing to be one of those in this country
to raise racket which is going to wipe
the Republican party out Of existence.
Applause And the place and the
time to begin it is in the State OF Ohio,
and on the Sd day of next November.
[Applause.l
As 1 came down this valley to-day,
on the train, was told that the De-
mocracy Of West Virginia would come
over and see us tonight. l remember
the first time was in Bellaire. They
came over in binding rain, and
went marching around in the mud, their
band playing "The CampbelPs Are
Coming" I am glad they are here
again. II there is any State l would
rather carry for Governor, outside OF
Ohio, it is West Virginia. "a Voice
Goff says you can't.) Never you mind
Goff. I'll get on to Cot in q minute.
Laughter. l have been handed a
copy of speech, made by citizen OF
West Virginia who is not Democrat. L
looked that speech over, and have
talked to some gentlemen who heard it.
I am told the gentleman from West
Virginia said that if Major McKin-
ley was running in West Virginia
they wouldn't hold an election.
They'd simply elect him by
acclamation. That's more than
they did for General Goff, over there.
But it may be that the Major is more
popular man in West Virginia than the
General. Laughter. But he said some
things which are curious and interest
ing, and on account of those West Vir-
ginia citizens who love him so dearly
they didn't love him dearly enough TO
make him Governor will talk about
them little. The difference between
General GOff and me is, that they didn'G
want Gof to be Governor, and they do
want me to be Governor in Ohio. am
glad the West Virginia people are with
US IN spirit, and in truth, and in fact.
General Goff went upon the assump-
tion that there is now peculiar state
OF affairs in this country-that the Re-
publican party has all the patriotism,
and the Democratic party all the igno-
rance. II he had been in the
Western Reserve with me this week
he would have come to the conclusion
that the Republican party was getting
q bit shaky on him. He begins his |
speech right away about the flag.
Whenever 4 Republican gets in a tight |
place, and can't answer questions. he |
wraps himself in the American flag and !
lays down and dies at the footlights.
That is the reason Goff performed that |
SIca1 0Cs' lAPPiduSC.l Nc says the |
flag should protect the men who pro-
tected it. Then, in the next sentence,
"Let Us go out with ship laden with |
iron and steel. Into what port shall we |
sail that ship?" He talks about the |
American flag, and going out on the |
ocean in ship. Well, be was
Secretary of the Navy Of the United |
States. he was the Secretary OF the
Navy Of party which which found |