Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-10
DAY OF SPEECHES.
INTERESTING SERIES OF REMARKS AT TIE
N0UNDSVILLs CAMP GROUND.
E. G. Diuwidde, Of Ohio, Speaks in the Morning
Two Distinguished Lady Orators IN the
Aftsrroon-Cthsr Notes.

| comfortable. Everybody seemed 10 u
contented. No dissatisfaction wa'
heard, and if there was any grumolinf
done the grumbler must have gone oil
somewhere and enjoyed little solo al
to himself. The publication in the
morning papers Of the statement o.
Messrs. Bremen and Schellhase in re-
gard TO the Hector episode was dis
cussed with some avidity. The report
that Hector had been refused accommo
dations was circulated pretty generally
Some claimed that the report was true,
while the prevailing opinion was that
the report was circulated and gotten UP
to the detriment Of the above gentle
men, and was false.
The forenoon entertainment was an
address by e. c. Dnwiddie, OF Ohio,
upon the subject of 1.-The relation OF
| Prohibition to labor and the commercial
interests of the country" The speaker
said that in land like ours, OF mar
velous fertility, of inexhaustible re-
sources, of immense proportions, ana
among a people who for ingenuity, bus
mess capacity, and energy are not ex-
celled by any other, we hear the cry
''hard times" and see all around US
wretchedness and misery that not only
suggests but emphatically proves
AN ABNORMAL CONDITION
of our industrial affairs. Thi S need not
be and should not be. The question is:
'Is there a remedy?" The demagogues
and visionary are not in place In this
discussion. The labor question, as l
take il, is simply this: What can be
done TO better the condition OF the
working men of this country; to i'm
prove their moral, mental, physical, So
cial and financial condition? speak
to the latter point.
Tariff and trust agitators serve the
purpose of. politicians and whisky ven
ors in obscuring from view the primal
factor in the solution OF the problem,
which Is simply one of the equitable dis
tribution of productions. Profit shar-
ing can't solve it, as no one is entitled TO
profits unless they take the risks OF loss.
Cooperation is impractcable because
the people are not in a state necessary
to it's successful working. Besides
there Is no reason for its adoption un-
less to buy cheaper and obtain better
wages for work concerning which it
will be shown that the first is not neces-
sary to good times and that the second
will come as one Of the results of prohi-
bition.
Monopoles and combinations exist on
articles whether protected by tariff or
not; the tariff is much magnified
question. The liquor traffic is an I'M
productive industry. Money spent
therein is lost to legitimate trade. 1t
not only robs Of wealth itself, but 1t
fails to produce wealth and is therefore
a destructive industry. Divide money
ness a AID ia" u nNEsn JbeSitimatq hpsj5
more work and better wages. A market
for the farmers surplus grain. We would
buy of the farmer for the direct cost only
of strong drink more than our domestic
exportation Of his products every year.
1t is carefully computed by staticians
that the portion of the wage fund
wasted in the saloon is from 20 to 20
per cent. 1t produces no wealth, but
destroys it. Saddles enormous taxes on
the people and is virtually commercial
highwayman exacting tribute from
every legitimate industry. The remedies
are. clear the saloon, and give equal
work for for equal pay. Sentiment
is growing and ultimately prohibition
will triumph.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
At 2:3O o'clock M. 3. V. Bennett, OF
Kansas, who was on the programme for
that hour had not arrived and Rev.
Anna Shaw, the only ordained lady
preacher, who was present, consented
to take his place, Mr.. Bennett speaking
at night. Miss Shaw was greeted
with a tumult of applause upon
taking the stand. The quar-
tette beautifully rendered, 1--WE
Conquer or Die" after which the
congregation bowed in prayer The
subject of Miss Shaw's address was
ssThe fate OF the Republic" The ques-
ton is often asked whether Republic
is q form of government that can long
continue. We look at the Republics of
the past and see that the largest Repub-
lies are the shortest lived. The Oldest
now on the face Of the globe, which has
stood the storms of nearly thirteen hun
dred years, is only as large as a
little city, and started on the Alpine
Mountains its standing army only con-
tains 300 men, all the Republic OF the
post have come to their death by the
same cause-Centraliza and Diver
sity. The old parts have but four
Points in view, and when 1 attended
their meetings, at least in my state,
they talked about nothing but these four
ubiects-Lumber, Salt, Pigiron and
wool, ard when l went home ]
thought of nothing but lumber, pig
iron, salt and wool. and dreamed OF
nothing but lumber, salt, pig iron and
wool and when | lad the night mare, 1t
was a woody night mare.
The men have duties to perform. The
man looks after the material wants Of
the family, but there comes into the
house another being, another factor
the mother. She it is who looks after
the spiritual and physical wants
of the home. Did you ever think that
a man cannot make home. lie can
build a house, but it is not home; it is
only a house. 1t takes woman TO
make a home. Take one of us maidens,
one of us spinsters. and there are 10000
up in my State, and we can all make
homes. Put woman in two roomed
house with cat and there Is a home;
not so with man. Put a man In a
two roomed house with cat
and it is only house after
all. Where is the trouble? Is it in the
government, or is it in the people who
run the government? The Republican
form is the best form Of government
only when the people will TO do right.
! Is government masculine? Nothing can
| he masculine which has To do with Ho-