The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-10-22
AN ABLE ARGUMENT.
HON. WIN. /. WILSON SPEAKS 10 i
LARGE GATHERING.
MCKINLEY AND PROTECTION HAN
Died IN AMATTER-oF-FACT-wAY
his SPEECH CONVINCING.

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| Berkeley county Democrats on Thurs
/ day night honored the Hon. VIM. 4
Wilson in way that shows unmistaka
bly, the feelings they entertain for him
There were few leading Democrats alb
sent from the speaking, and the wild
uproar with which this honored and be.
loved statesman was greeted was sig
nificant of the fact that victory will be
his in November. This enthusiastic
reception was justly accorded him, foi
no one can properly conceive or appre-
ciate his services to his constituents,
though every one realizes what calam.
lily his defeat would be. Men who
have been prominent in the councils Of
the Republican party will vote for him,
and why I Because every public con-
sideration demands it. They trust
him because he has never deceived
any one. This is one Of the secrets of
Wilson's hold upon public confidence.
Now we will speak Of the occasion.
Judge John Blair Hoge was called
upon to preside over the meeting,
which he did with much grace and
dignity. Judge Hoge spoke Of the
honors five times thrust upon Hon.
VIM. L. Wilson, and that be had earn
ed Ave times the trust confded in him.
He then introduced our Congressman,
who opened his address with the issue
Of taxation. In manner that child
could understand be spoke Of taxation
that is open and that which Is conceal
cd, or hidden.
The great tariff reforlner said in part:
1.-THE farmers are.going down to bank
ruptcy on accounted excessive levies
made for rich manufacturers Govs
Mckinley said, give ns protection
and we can beat the world. The same
law that took the tax of Of sugar slap
ped it on tin plate. This Is an illus
tration of how the tariff works. The
speaker here took up the Mckinley
bill and exposed its provisions in way
as only this gifted and learned man
can.
Continued he, Il always found my
self wondering why hundred or more
manufacturers came down to Wash
ington to get law that would reduce
the prices Of their products Protec-
ton is thing by which small part Of
the people enjoy the right to tax the
masses.n Speaking Of unrestricted i'm
migration he said. 1.-THE foreign labor
that is employed in the mills and in
dustries is left in free, but aye, the
products are not free.n Mr.. Wilson
then. said there has never arisen any
thing that is SO detrimental to the in
te1bsts Of the working man as the
trusts and combinations which the Nc
Kinley bill encourages. The Demo
cratic party took the tax off Of sugar.
The result was an immense production.
This meant more factories, more em-
ployees in them, more cars to trans
port the sugar, and in this way q score
Of industries were created. Cheaper
as far as possible the necessaries Of
life, and comforts will follow and more
industries will spring up. They tell
us if we do not keep up this wall of
protection, we will be flooded with the
goods Of pauper labor. Let me state
that the goods brought here from Eng
land and other countries are the pro-
ducts Of skilled mechanics, pauper
labor is not employed in those manu-
factories. We want to get out side Of
this wall where the wage Garner and
farmer can campete with open markets.
Cotton is lower to- day, the wheat farm
err is grumbling and setting in distress.
Are all the people Of the world supplied
with cottonf Certainly not, then let
us exchange our cotton for their pro-
duets, and we win create a demand
and naturally higher price,
OF wages he said, show can you
either increase wages or create an in
dustry by law. Show me an industry
created by law and / win show you an
industry that is supported by taxes
wrung from the pockets Of the people. z
Congressman Wilson told Of visiting a
factory where bread pans were made,
where formerly "a pans were made In
q day by the man who now with
the aid Of improved machinery is max