Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-29

Held Big Demonstrations F~FAue
Followed By Addresses BY Hon. VIM
l.. Wilson and Senator Faulkner
SpecidL Telegram to thS Register.
FAIRMoNT, October 2S.-This town
witnessed tonight the biggest polltlcal
demonstration in it's history. Inc Town
was ablaze With enthusiasm. Inc pa
rade which preceded the meeting was
magnificent demonstration, over l'OOO
people being in line with half a oozen
bands PLAYING stirring music. Inc
sidewalks along the line Of march were
crowded, and the clubs were Wildly
cheered from thousands of throats. Inc
w. L. Wilson Tariff Students received
perfect ovation. They were generaliy
conceded TO be the most Handsomely
uniformed and best drilled BODY that
ever paraded the streets of Fairmont.
Crowds began to pour into the city In
the early afternoon, all the roads run
ming special excursion trains. Ihe train
which brought the Tariff Students car
| ried also the Warrington and FarmlnR-
ton clubs. Delegations also came
in from Morgantown, Grafton,
Clarksburg, Monongah and other
points. The Tariff Students
marched from the depot to the head
Quarters of the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club headed by the Opera house
Band. They were escorted to Bryan
g. Stidger's restaurant, where splen-
did supper was served. They were
guests OF the Young Mems Cluo, ana
all speak in glowing terms OF the man
= AILlougn extensive pregHraGn1fS nSd
been made for the affair the crowd sur
passed the expectations of those having
the arrangements in charge, and it was
handled with difficulty.
The different clubs formed ia line In
front of the Court House, and about
S:l5 the procession moved. 1t was
headed by Marshal j. E. Mccoy and
Aides c. w. Raymond, Zach Robinson
and John II. Hoff, Jr. Then came the
Opera House Band, Of Wheeling,
which won fresh laurels by
its splendid music. The Wilson
Tariff Students were accorded the
right Of line, followed by the Manning
ton band and the club from that point.
The Warrington boys wore an attract
! i've Turkish costume. The Morgantown
University students followed, seventy
five strong. The Fairmont band head
ed the Young Mems Club, OF this city.
Then followed several drum corps and
number of citizens mounted and on
| foot.
Fairmont citizens fairly outdid them
selves in the display of pyrotechnics
during the passage OF the parade. The
! clubs marched under continual blaze
OF red fire, and rockets and candles were
sent up in profusion. 1t was a fatter-
/. ing reception, but one which was
srichly deserved. The different or
kanizations were greeted with
Souts from the men, and clapping OF
hnds from their lady admirers. After
paading the streets of Fairmont, the
precision crossed the bridge to Pala-
tine aud were accorded reception by
the Democrats of that town, no less cor
dial Ind enthusiastic than they received
in Fsrmolt. Hon. Wm. L. Wilson,
, United States Senator c. ]. Faulkner,
: aud Co. W w. Arnett. of Wheeling,
reviewed the procession from a carriage
on Mainstreet. Mr.. Wilson uncovered
his headwhh the Students passed, and
was give three hearty cheers.
The melting was held in the Opera
, House. Tie building has seating capac-
ity OF abolt one thousand. Long before
the hour FIR opening the meeting every
seat was talen, and hundreds more stood
in the aisles
There wee enough people unable TO
gain admission to the building to make an
} overflow meeting several times as large as
that within the Opera House.
Congressman Wilson was received with
perfect storm of applause.
MS address was masterful EFFORT.
His convincing arguments and matchless
eIoquence at times wrought his hearers up
10 remarkable pitch of enthusiasm: Inc
mckinley bill and the addresses OF the he
publican statesman CD whose name is at
Vacned 10 that measure were taken up and
torn TO Shreds by his convincing logic.
de addressed himself particularly to the
farmers, who were present in large num-
OeTS, ana showed them the fallacy OF he
PuoHcan pretenses, aud the injury 70 their
interests caused by nigh protective tarln.
ne told the workingmen that labor IS
!uSI as vel! paid in Europe as in America
IN proportion 70 its production. Wages
WI always be higher IN this country than
0'oau' because Of the greater intelligence
u american american labor, improved and better
aI@CuIuery and better facilities. He spoke
ABOUT aOont an hour and half, holding his audi
i e ehce spel-oound by his eloquence, snd
cl9Sea TS amid enthusiastic applause.
Inc chairman then introduced United
ses sestes senator Faulkner, who received q
s .Lhg reception. The tariff issue was
WiIson " I.1Tr99ppsniy 9pst discussed by CONGRESSMAN
80 !" tisCn tnat ne touched upon il very briefly
Force bill O uiScusS1on "a '-
,,SS.a osnator Faulkner was larrelvS instru-
mya msntal an N { defeating that lnfamcI1 meas
;niS ure, ana his scathing denunciatjon of its
lo 1nagultous , provisions and cs noss;b b5iities,
we're Were listened TO attentivelv nv .Sk au,
ulence, s!, and each telling point rvss ny "a fbusi
as51eaily applauded. F--s was en-
c.S.snes.sman sreSsman Wilson wora r1aeiR
Ssooe9ts S.,aa badge, and marched ~ Men
played g seVeraI VSssl1g: The Opera 5 Ilse sanf
a.a s.aer the meeting, and attr. - str
crowd crowd. While the parade s' =
q + alatna some p