West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-07-07
OUR CONGRESSMAN.
Read What the Grcatcst Democratic
Paper In the World Says About
William L.. Wilson.

rom tnc NOW Ork UOftU re-
port of the great Convention nt
Chicago, we extract the following /
Tho Committee on Permanent
Organization came next and the
news which they brought was the
oulY important event in the first
half of the days work. They an
nounced that William l.. Wilson,
of West Virginia, had been chosen
permanent Chairman. The aver
age man does not know anything
about this Mr.. Wilson, but Wilson
is certainly good deal Of man
and big Democrat.
Don Dickinson, tall and thin,
with straight hair and flowing wsis.
kcrs, started Off to hunt up Mr..
Wilson, accompanied by fat, short,
little Col. Follows, with smooth,
round face and tight rusty curls.
They were part of the committees
selected to look TN the Permanent
Chairman and they had to hunt
him for about ten minutes. Mr..
Wilson was crouching modcstly out
of sight. While they hunted tho
band played "Dixie" aud the South
ern delegates stood up and danced.
Mr.. Wilson was found and led to
the chair. at this happy moment
the musicians played "Ta.ra-ra-
boom-d decay" with u real Lottio
Collins air to the boom.
TuE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
Mr.. Wilson, who made speech
worth talking about, is n thin, gray
haired, old.young man, who gesto-
ulates rs freely with his entire body
rs the ordinary fat man does with
his arms. Wilson has been u col
lege professor and il member OF
Congress. He is the man who mado
the best speech against tho McKin-
ley bill ever heard i'm the House and
used up the distinguished Cabot
Lodge three separate times in tho
course Of one Of Cabot Lodges
speeches. Mr.. Wilson has probably
the most extensive knowledge of
political literature Of any man in
public life and he tired Mr.. Cabot
Lodge very much, because every
time Mr.. Wilson corrected the gen.
tlOmon Mr.. Wilson proved to be in
the right.
If Mr.. Wilson did not have his
gray mustache he would look like "a
statesman. Men with mustaches,
however, cannot look like states
men. lie was introduced as one of
the greatest Democrats in America
by Mr.. Owens, from Kentucky,
who then retired from the chair
manship.
Everybody should read Mr.. Will
sons speech in full, if possible. All
through it there was decided
Cleveland tone. Mr.. Wilson is
pronounced Cleveland man, as may
he seen by the article which he pub.
llshcd in The WORLD this morning.
lie said among other things:
"Much as wo owe TO our party,
we owe more To our country"
"The under dog is generally tho
American people when the Repub.
llcans are in power. The Demo-
Gratis are always with the under
dog"
"The tariff question is the first of
ali things. All other discussions
prior to the settlement Of this great
question must be vain"
lie scored Mckinley in fine style
for that statesman's famous remark
at Minneapolis. that the Republic
cans did not believe in taxing Them
selves as long as they could find
anybody else TO tax. SAID he
"Wo stand disgraced in the ewes
Of the world If We are not willing
and able to support ourselves"
lie also expressed great contempt
Tor the Republican reciprocity howl
Nothing is so supremacy ridiculous,
he SAID, as the sO.called reciprocity
clause in the Mckinley bill.
RECIPROCITY DEFINED.
Mr.. Wilson pleased all the Demo-
Gratis by the comparison, which ho
invented, to give his idea Of reci-
procity. Reciprocity, he said, was
Simple Simon fishing for whales in
his mothers rain bIrrel aud catch.
lus an occasional wigglc-wagglo.
Mr. wilson has n Gnc voice. q
brilliant mind and sympathetic
face 10 is not worth while to praise
him in detail, however. No more
lavish praise can be- uttered of anv
man than 90 say, rs may truly lie
said Of Wilson. that be talked tariff
constantly and Kept 10000 men and
women cheering and laughing while
he spoke, aud left them bowling for