The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-09
CtAIPBELL OPENS

two chairman, J. NJ. Van Fleet, OF tn,
Hardin county Democratic central com
lnittec, on behalf OF the Democrats, anl
James b. Howe, OF the Republican
county committee, on behalf OF the Re
publicans. 1t was | rs when the meet
ing was called to order by Rev. Camp
bell the minister, and at that time
fully 1000 people were on The
grounds. Chairman Van Fleet
the Democratic presiding Off
Ger, made u brici speech oI
congratularion to everybody and an.
nounced that Gov. Campbell had gained
the privilege OF opening and closing by
casting lots. The gentleman committed
a slight bull by alluding inadvertently
to Major Mckinley rs "Gov. Mckinley, Il
and the Republicans chccrcd Justify
when the chairman blushcd in con.
fusion. Gov. Campbell, after being in.
troduccd us one OF Ohio's greatest
governors, launched into the debate.
l regret, said Governor Campbell in
opening, that | have not time 10 proper
iy present the indictment OF that over
grown monster which Is masqucradinG
in the sarb OF protection, subsists on
the wage worker and the agriculturists.
Applause. Yearly, farming is grow
ing more Improbable, our commerce is
swept from the seas, and that industry
abandoned. Under protection the sp!cn-
did palaces oil protected manufacturers
are crowning the hills while i'm
ported Huns, Italians and Rohe-
mians are declaring American citi-
zens. Those who are sometimes
called "the rotten rich" are doiying the
people, seeking through a venal press
to destroy the reputation, the honor
and the estate OF any who may wage
war in the cause OF the'pcoplc. Zap
plausel. We arc rapidly reaching a
condition which was predicted by Abra-
ham Lincoln, when he uttered these
words: ''!is q result OF the war corpora
tions have been cnthrOned, an era oi
high places will follow. the money power
will cndeavor 10 prolong its reign until
all wealth is aggregated in The hands oi
the few and the republic is lost" Ap-
plause.
A CALAMITY SPEECH.
To convince YOU that prediction is
being realized, I cite you to the utter
ancc OF Republican Congressman
(Butterworth), OF Ohio, who said in
Congress that he could, upon the ten
fingers OF his hands, count the men
who had added more to this wealth in
the last ten years than had been added
to the wealth OF all the agriculturaliats
in any State in the Union. democratic
applausel.
''Thc Imcrican Ec0nomis. saws that
the number OF people in the United
States who own their own homes have
in twenty-five years fallen from FIVE
cighths to thrcc.eighths. How many
years will it take ior them to fall to one
eighth? In 1850, in this country, the
capitalists owned So per cent OF her
wealth. To-day they own more than
twice that amount OF her wealth.
Bradstreet, IN authority in this coun-
try, says the total failures in 1891 to
date arc S,SG6, as compaacd with 1888
in like period OF 1890, 4 gain OF II per
cent. This is under the Mckinley bill.
[Applnusel. Yet in 1890 when Major
Mckinley accepted the nomination for
Congress, he said that if his bill passed
the Senate this country would witness a
boom more marvellous than it had ever
known. Laughter Where is that
boom. Democratic applausc]. ["Free
sugar, free sugar." from the Rcpubli-
cansl Were it not for the present
abundant crops, tho best in ten years,
these failures would be great deal
worse than they are. One OF the great
est causes OF the depression and fail
ures OF the present season is that we are
paying too much taxes. Major Nc
Kinley, on May 8, 1855, at Philadelphia,
said that the tariff was tax. Demo
cratic applauscl.
Now, who pays that tax? The major
Gays this tax is not paid by the con-
sumcr. Now, the Supreme Court OF the
United States, Tie authority in the land,
decided that 10 duty on imports is a
tax that is paid by tho consumer"
democratic applause.
TALKS THEORY AND IGNORES FACTS.
In 1870 William Richardson, once a
member OF tho Court OF Claims and cx-
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury, in
reply to the inquiry Of Senator Sherman,
said that the importer adds the duty to
the cost OF the goods and the consumer
pays it.
Gov. Campbell here caused board
to be hoisted from the stage, on which
lie demonstrated by methods OF book
keeping the alleged injusticcs Of high
tariff. A man goes to England and pur-
chnses goods to the amount Of $1,000.
Tho average duty on these goods would
be $1,000, making 5000, the total sum
paid by the importer. Here another
board was hoistcd on which this $1,000
was charged up to profit and loss,
indicating that ii tho import
ers did not charge the duty to the
consumer, he would lose the $1,000 paid
in duties. Thus, the foreigner had not
paid that tax. another board was
hois.ed which twas shown thatif the
foreigner paid the tax, the cost price OF
the goods when offered TO the Ameri-
can consumer would be 5000 instead
OF $1,000, which would be absolute irec
trade. Now, when genuine reciprocity
comes in We will have. not little one
sided reciprocity with the little coun-
tries OF South America, but substantial
free trade with England, Franco and
the world. Applausc.]
Tho Governor thon read letter from
James G. Blaine, dated June 10, 1884, in
which that gentleman said ordinary
window glass and glassware, rubber
goods, coal, kerosene, lead and articles
i'll which lead is the chief exponent,
could be produced as cheaply in the
United States as in any part OF the
world. Mr.. Campbell then SAID: l
will call your attention to the length OF
time and the amount OF nroicction many