Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-30
GENERAL GOFF
,D,,Ks FOR wKINLRY AND ELS BILL At
BgLLGIRR
n. Tins-Ecnorsd Chsstnus Of Republican Policy
Cracked Once More Before q
Cod Audience

General Nathan Golf, OF West Virgin
I, addressed a large audience Of Repub-
teams in Bellaire last night. The
rsetlng cannot be oalled an enthusiast
ii, one. as the usual vim and fire on
.och occasions was wanting.
General Golf was quartered at the
windsor Hotel. AT Z o'clock GRASS
hand and a number Of we'll known Re-
,rbllcans escorted the speaker to the
a,blic square, where the meeting was
held in the open air. Among the gen
,lemen on the stage we're c. L. Weems,
=, II. Clairsville, County Treasurer
Archer. Postmaster Darrah, T. T. Han
Ion Of GAINESVILLE Republican, Col. G.
l. Poorman and j. B. Smith, Esq, Of
Bellaire.
LB. Smith called the assemblage to
order and announced c. L. POorman as
chairman OF the meeting. AS the Colonel
stsDDed forward the fellows with Nc
Kfnley buttons and Mckinley badges
stfyed 10 their coats were all attention.
Mr.. POorman said ne felt grateful to
the assemblage for his selection as chair
man of the meeting. The speaker paid
the crowd a compliment or two, and
then introduced Hon. Nathan GOH as
the speaker Of the evening.
Mr.. Golf is pleasing talker and as
he took the stand and addressed the
essemblage, he said be wanted TO tell his
hearers something about the grand old
marty. During his trip through Ohio
he found the Republicans up and doing,
which means, said the gentleman, that
the marty which saved the country is to
continue in power. Mr.. Golf said he
was in love with the grand old party
aud that his fOndness for IL grows each
succeeding year.
The speaker grew sarcastic and said
# he had not known what party was to
have a meeting he could have told by
the enthusiasm on the streets, by the
music the band played, ETC., etc. III II
had been a Democratic meeting the
music would have been Little Annie
Rooney and the like, instead OF the pa
trlotic airs. Mr.. Golf learned to love
Mckinley when he was in Congress with
him. Governor Campbell was in Con-
Rress at the same time and the record
shows that he voted with GOf and Nc
Klnley on many questions in which the
protective policy figured. The speaker
feared the Governor had strayed
from the right path Of late.
The gentleman took the audience back
10 good old Democratic times and play
ed on the feelings of his hearers, but
there was no groaning Under the licks
by the Democrats and the enthusiasm
displayed by the crowd when the
Carksburg gentleman drew himself
% and belched forth something very
cutting against the Democracy, was
not very strong. In fact the only
time there was a hearty response on
the part Of the audience was when the
name OF Jas G.. Blaine was spoken In
reference to reciprocity. Mr.. Golf had
10 walt until the shouting
ceased. The West Virginian COM
pared Bellaire now with its con-
dition before 1860. He drew a fine line
Of difference, but as Bellaire had no ex-
istence except in a cornfeld or two at
that time the picture drawn did not
have much effect.
The Democrats talk of foreign mark
cts. Where are they going to find them?
All the old nations are Over-stOcked
with goods. What the Republicans
want is a home market. Prior TO the
war 90 per cent. of the goods on the
store shelves were made abroad. To-day
90 nor cont ora rnada NJ hOma thanks
10 the Republican protective policy.
II we had Bill Mckinley over in West
Virginia, where we love him as we do
McKinley's Bill, there would be no
controversy like there is in Ohio. We
would elect him easily. II you vote
for Mckinley and elect him
you will support policy that
that will never allow the labOrer OF this
country TO get on a level with that
across the sea. We will never be able
TO sell our stuff abroad In competition
with foreign goods until our wOrkmen
take the same wages as are paid in the
old country. "a very lame argument,
but one that is always used
Relative to the Reciprocity treaty Of
Mr.. Blaine the speaker talked at some
length. Sugar also took up some min
utes. There are $780, 200 labOrers in
protected industries. Mr.. Golf wanted
10 know what would become Of them
II protection was denied them.
The Billion Dollar Congress was ex-
Cused by saying the Republican party
did nothing but paid its honest debts.