The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-20
SPEECH BY M'KINIEY.
ma Great Protectionist Receives
an ovation at olarkaaurs
AID TALKS ABOUT The TARIFF.
The Dlnercncc Between the Demo-
cratic and Republican Ideas About
protection =. American Industries
nnd American Labor. the watch-
ror,I-..ohio solldIy Republican IN
spitc orthe Gcrrymander.


s..igl DbI,d'ch 10 the Intelltgeaeef.
Cl,RRsBuxG DRpoT, W. Va, July10,-
,,i Mckinley addressed the citizens
dGlorksburg on Saturday evening, Not
outstanding it had rained almost in
,s,.aa,ly all day tho court house was
filed to ovcraowing and hundreds were
urnel away. The distinguished yisi.
tor was escorted to the court house by
Gen. GoiT, Sheriff NJ. G. Holmes, and
other prominent citizens. He was greet
dwith wild enthusiasm by the await
ipg crowd. After music by the band
Stuart +. Reed, editor Of the Telegram,
introduced the speaker as follows:
Ladies' and gentlemen: 1 heartily
congratulate you that you are here to
hear a man whose history is bright
Tradition in every State in the Union;
whose name has been waited wherever
eyilization and government have gone;
whose practical solution Of the greatest
Dnblem in American &C conomics is the.
sory Of the republic and whose match
irssdiplomacy has hurried into obliv-
jop the philosophy OF Grover Cleveland
and traced the name Of Roger Q. Mills
on the page Of retrogression. Permit
me to introduce to you Hon. William
Mckinley, OF the United States Of
America
After few complimentary remarks
inreCognition in Of the ovation rendered
him, tic major said: 81 left Ohio q
week ago 10 get away from the turmoil
oipOlitics and rest among your verdant
hiIs while visiting my old friend and
colleague, Gen. Golf. 1t is not the fault
oithe Republicans Of this State that his
location is Clarksburg instead of Charles.
ton. lam glad to meet you because OF
your interest in the politics OF your
sister State, ond especially in the politics
Of Ohio. feel keen interest in your
welfare, but feel q keener interest in
the welfare OF the Republicans in Ohio.
True We elected only II out Of 81 con-
gnssmen last iall, but that was attri-
buable 10 shameless Democratic
gcrymandcr OF the State and not to
any deiecit in the Republican vote, for
tile Republican majority in the State
va; Jr3r 1000. There is one thing
tlat can be said OF the Republican
party. 1t can look forward and back
ward without shame, toward with hope
backward with entire satisfaction. Dur
inga period Of thirty-fve years 1t is
conceded by men Of all great political
parties that no great act, no grand deed
nor cardinal doctrines have been pre-
muIgated except by that party. The
Democratic party contends Tor a tariff
i0rreyenue only, without reference to
the people or the commerce OF the
United States. The Republican party
insists on u tariff on those foreign pro-
duets which are in competition with the
products OF the United States. l be-
lieve in foreign products for taxation
aad in domestic productions for con-
sumption, Under the Democratic rule
from 1916 to 1850, the government was
bankruptcd and its credit entirely gone.
The treasury was empty, the people i'm
loverished and congress was asked by
Tie United States Treasurer to solicit
tile States to endorse for the govern
ment Now we need no endorser.
We can get all the money
w want on one name, that Of the
United States. A voice-"That's what
We can" There is not line of
thcpresent tariff law that is not Ameri-
can and for Americans. 1t was not
framed for Europe" Major Mckinley
continued in this strain for thirty-ave
minutes, and his remarks were received
Sith great enthusiasm. Everybody
TRs pleased with the manner Of the
distinguished speaker and all felt that
twas good to be there. Tho evening
was memorable one in the political
history OF Clarksburg.
General Gotf followed Mr.. Mckinley
with one Of his happiest and most elo-
lHent speeches. :. -.+,a-