The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-21

CONSIDERABLY HIGHER NOW
than before the Mckinley law wal
passed. Why is this done? Wages
have not been increased. Mr.. HorI
said sugar was cheaper since it was pu
on the Tree list. What, then would be
the bleIsedness OF putting raw wool on
the free llst2 II would make wooler
goods as much cheaper per yard rs su
gar is per pound. The Wheeling IN
TELLIoEScRR, and the secretary OF war
and the peripatetic statesman tell you
putting sugar on the free list made i
cheaper, but they forever omit to tell
you that they tax you $2,00O,OOO n year
to pay bounty to sugar manutacturers
and the Vermont farmer who boils sap.
God Almighty planted the maple trees
not Bill Mckinley; yet for fifteen years
we must pay those Vermonters tax toi
boring hole in tree and going to
sleep while God Almighty fills his pals
with sap.
The finer qualities Of wool, he said
could not be grown in this country.
Experiment showed the tleeces would
deteriate. No one country under Gods
sun could produce all the grades OF wool
needed in the manufacture Of woolens
There never was in all this land pc,
riod OF greater agricultural distress and
depression than now. Good crops dc
not mean wealth. America raised about
G50,o000O0 bushels OF wheat, and the
home market consumed but $50, 900, 600.
There was demand in Europe. Why
is Its value fixed in Liverpool? Why is
wheat below eighty cents bushel2 Be
cause all trade has in IL the clement oil
barter. The man who has 10 buy the
more has to pay the balance in cash,
Just so with nations We cannot send
800 900 900 bushels Of wheat abroad and
bring back $S00000,0OO in gold. II we
could buy from them, they could pay US
the balance. But now when we go to
buy, those nations say, What can you
buy from us? We cannot buy, except
diamonds, fineribbons and laces. How
about tinplate and woolens? We want
them, and could buy much cheaper than
now. But those high protective tariffs
have not only put up the cost, but have
induced the manufacturer to introduce
large element of shoddy. The for
eipnef says, we will not take your grain
unless y GU will sell at our prices, and
we must submit to their terms. SO, too
with cotton. Great Britain has spent
millions OF dollars to raise cotton in
Egypt aud the American product has
gone down.
TIE boss DUGADoo.
At 10 o'clock the speaker turned his
attention to the Force Bill. He ana
lived its provisions at some length, col
oring each to his own liking. lie
waxed eloquent over what he called
"domiciliary visits" by horde OF fed
eral marshaIs, and deplored the deca
dence of the doctrine that every mans
house is his castle. Already in hi.
minds eye he saw troops of United
States soldiers quartered on the people,
and vessels OF war in all the rivers and
harbors with their guns trained on the
cities. The federal supervisor would
supreme over every voter as to state
and county Offices. be averred, as well
as federal offices. His remarks upon
this point were not greeted with as
much enthusiasm as his tariff talk.
He wanted to know from the INTEL
LrGENcER WHY all but three members o.
the Republican side OF Congress voted
for the bill il it was not a partisan
measure; why the Republican fresi'
dent devoted so much OF his December
message to It; why it took every device
and effort OF the Democratic minority
to prevent its passage, If it was not 6
net measure OF the Republican leaders
lie pronounced an eulogy on Freedom
which was very eloquent, and thus led
up to the conclusion that the fo'ce bill
would take from the people all that the
Revolution wrested from O British
tyrant. His main objection, though
not frankly stated so was that n politi
cal party different from your own must
appoint all these officials"
He wound up with more abuse o.
Wanamaker, and an apology for Demo,
cratic defeat four years ago. AreferencC
to Hill provoked cheers, and later {
tribute to Cleveland provoked the
greatest enthusiasm OF the entire meet
ing. He predicted that New York City
and Kings county would give vastly
greater Democratic majorities than II
any election before for years. he sale
he would rather have the cholera than
the fo'ce bill, and he wanted to see the
doctrines of the fathers Of this govern
ment again in force.
Prosecuting Attorney Howard wa
billed to follow Col. Fellows, but thu
colonel did not get done till 1856. ant
Chairman Sommerville then dismissed
the audience with a few words predict
ing Democratic success in West Virgins
in November.
The large audience remained till thu
close. Col. Fellows made strong ant
eloquent speech, pleasing even his 20
litical opponents.