The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-07

Notwithstanding the very lnclement
Saturday, nearly 1000 persons turned
out to hear the Hon. Roswell G. Horr,
OF Michigan, discuss the tariff and sill
yer questions at the Assembly Hall at
Moundsvllle, and to partake Of the
roasted OK which had been supplied,
together with 500 loayes of bread, by
enthusiastic Republicans Of Marshall
county. Beyond question it was the
most profitable and interesting meeting
OF its kind ever held in the county.
Mr.. Horr's address was a feast of in
struction and entertainment and won
back to the Republican party many
farmers who were leaning toward the
Alliance. He is the most entertaining
speaker that Marshall county peo-
ple have ever had the pleasure OF hear
ing on the political questions OF the
day.
The roasted OK was delicious, and
many went back the second time
through the rainto try it again.
Mr.. Horr came up on the morning
train from Parkersburg and was met at
the depot by Messrs. S. w. Mathews
and w. N. Bonar, and the Mound City
band, who escorted him to the Mound
City Hotel, where many Republicans
and Democrats called to see him, hmong
the Democrats being the Hon. b. w.
Price.
The speaking was held at the Assem-
bly, hall in the afternoon.
Capt. Hanson Criswell, Hon. 3. w.
Price and Messrs. S. W. Mathews and J.
E. Hooten occupied the stand with the
speaker. Mr.. Mathews called the meet
ing to order and Mr.. Horr was introduc-
cd by Mr.. Hooten.
The Hon. George @. Sturgiss, 6. w.
Atkinson, II. S. White, John o. Pendle-
ton and many other distinguished per-
sons were noticed in the audience,
MR. uoRR's SPEECH.
Mr.. Horr was introduced as the rep
resentative OF the great protective tariff
paper of the United States, the New
York Tribune, after which he spoke as
follows:
LADIES AND GExTLEMEN;-I shall en-
deayor this afternoon to talk over with
YOU the subject that has been an
nounced, from simple business stand
point. / shall speak TO you in favor OF
a doctrine in which l believe. And
whilst some OF you are here expecting
to hear simply Republican speech,
you will go away perhaps disappointed,
except in this, that it is impossible for
man to talk sense right along without
talking Republicanism. Applause
So that l can not help speaking more or
less OF their doctrine.
There are two different methods Of
raising revenue with which to support
the government. There is no such thing
on the face OF the globe us purely free
trade nation. No civilized nation to-
day exists that does not support or re-
plenish its treasury by levying tariff
duties. But there are two ways OF levy
ing these duties. One is the free trade
method, the other is the protective sys-
TEN. In my talk this afternoon shall
refer to my Democratic friends simply
as free traders. know they don't claim
to be free traders. They don't want you
to call them free traders; they want to
be called tariff reformers, you know. II
there is anything that makes good
Democrat happier than anything else,
it is to be called a retormer of some
kind. [Laughterl Owing TO my. early
education, when l hear the word IRE.
formation" or "reformer," my mind
naturally goes away back to Martin Lu-
ther and Melancthon and that class of
men, and when you speak of IN ordi-
nary Democrat as n reformer, ! get him
mixed up with the kind OF a reformer
that Martin Luther was, which is very
confusing. 1t tangles Inc all up.
don't you know. laughter So / just
call them free traders to save me mental
trouble and not TO hurt their feelings.
[Applause and laughter.
NOT ABSOLUTE FREE TRADE,