The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-01

John Sherman spoke at North Fairfield,
Huron county, to-day. 1t was his open
ing speech in the campaign and he went
into tho Fourteenth congressional dis
trict, whore there is bitter fight, with
Congressman Harter, Democrat, on one
side and L. &. Johnson, Republican, on
the other. About 5000 persons were Mt
the meeting. Senator Sherman first re-
viewed the material progress Of the
United States under the protective tariff
since 1861, claiming that the prosperity
was due to the Republican policy. Then
he said:
eve stand by the policy. We main.
tain and defend it as constitutional and
right, as beneficial TO all classes OF our
people and as one OF the best results OF
American policy"
He then read the Republican and
Democratic planks and said: "They say
it is fraud upon labor for the benefit
OF the few. The best answer for this is
to compare the position of the laboring
man now and in the old ante bellum
times. While there is new and ever
will be as long as human society exists,
great differences in the condition Of in
diyiduals in any country or cline, yet
the conditions OF the laboring man in
our country are confessedly better in
every respect than in any other country
in the world in ancient or modern
times"
The senator then said the people OF
Ohio ought to take great pride in the
now ascertained beneficial results OF
the Mckinley law, largely the work OF
citizens and people OF Ohio. In the
light OF successful experiment it was
acknowledged to be n measure certain
to produce tho highest benefit to all the
producing classes. He then quoted
from the report OF Labor Commissioner
Peck, OF New York, TO show that wages
and products had been largely increased
by the Mckinley tariff. 1t has also de-
creased the price OF sugar to every
family. 1t had enlarged our foreign i'm
portation to S327, 100000 in single
year, in all anincrease OF S72,000,0O0
more than any previous year, and in the
same period had increased our exports
to figure $132, ,000 900 greater than was
ever reached before.
"If the Republican party succeeds, "
the senator said, "this policy will be
maintained. If the Democratic party
succeeds it must be prepared for radi-
cal changes In your tariff laws. which
will seriously affect the wages OF labor
or and capital engaged in manufac-
lures"
The senator said that while the DEM
ocratic organization and Republican
parties occupied about the same posi-
tion on their national platforms on the
silver question, it must not be forgotten
that majority Of Democrats in both
senate and house of the present Con-
gross frequently voted last winter for
the free coinage OF silver. He said the
result OF free coinage would be disas-
trous to all industries, and would be
especially severe upon the laborer and
the poor.
The senator next took up the Demo-
cratic declaration in favor OF the re.
peal OF the tax on state bank circula-
ton and went over the history OF Wild
cat banking in the west. He said our
currency was every dollar OF it as good
as gold. On September l, 1882, there
were outstanding in treasury notes of
certificates and bank notes, Sl,0T6,000,-
QUO, all secured by government bonds or
the credit OF the government. We have
in the treasury $537, 100000 in gold aud
silver coin to redeem these notes. as
well as about S20O,000,0O0 OF United,
States bonds belonging to tho national
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