Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-09

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founders of this government that the chill
dren should grow up TO be enlightened cltl-
zens, vet l, 100, 100 of them under the age OF
fifteen years are working in the shops and
mines-in the protected industries or the
United States, giving up their birthright
OF education. God help the country where
this must be done at the beck and nod OF q
theory. With everything which can make
life bright in this country, have seen TO-
900 laborers tramping the streets Of New
York city, with banners, crying down
with monopoliesn Millionaires and drones
in brown stone fronts, and misery ana
ignorance in hovelsl This is the legiu-
mate result of class legislation and protec-
ton"
Colonel MacCorkle drew an eloquent
picture of the results of class legislation,
abiding TO the great disquietude IN various
portions of the country, of the tendency TO
riot and bloodShed and the calling out OF
soldiers and armed detectives, and showed
forcibly that the tendency was IN the
wrong direction. Under Democratic rule
such things were not heard OF, for the
| country was contented and prosperous.
Even 7. V. Powderly had said that fright
full as were the wrongs perpetrated IN Ire
land, they were not greater than the
wrongs which had been done the cause OF
the people of late years in America. he
cited the various forms Of class Legislation,
which had kept the tax upon the necessa-
rieS of the poor, while taking them from
bank checks, incomes and various other
taxes affecting the rich, and made a mum,
Der of telling points against the claims OF
the Republican platform in West Virginia
1.-THE Republican platform processes to
want 10 prevent the Importation of foreign
labor, to be brought into competition with
domestic labor. The very men who passed
the Mckinley bill provided in treaty
with China that any man had a rlght 10
change his allegiance from one country 10
another When Grover Cleveland came
he swept away the hordes OF Chinese 4aoor.
Do away with cheap labori Why, they
have brought it here,
1.-The Republicans 90 onin their State plat
form to tell about the Importation OF for
eign workmen. The very men who frame
that platform did not tell you that they I'M
ported thousands of negro laborers from
South Carolina 10 work IN mines
owned by them, and driving
out honest white labor. In the KanaWha
Valley there are to-day 1900 negroes who
have been brought into that region to take
the places of white miners Yet they Will
write platform and say they are opposed
to foreign labor. The great Republican
magnates have provided that in this State
of West Virginia. managed and controlled
by white men, negro laOorerS shall be
brought to take their places for the purpose
OF making the State Republican. In Nc
Dowell the negroes absolutely control the
policy of the county. In Mercer they have
driven the white man out and made what IS
there known as the black belt The white
people of West Virginia don't propose to
De dominated by the ignorant blacks OF
South Carolina. If that is the policy,
of the Republican party then let them say 1t
in their State platform.
''They discuss Furthermore, that the Gov
ernor OF this State permitted Pinkertons
to be brought here. Now, in the county or
putnam, the Marmet Mining Company
brought in 200 negroes TO drive out the
white miners. The white laborers re-
belled, and the Marmet Company brought
in Piukerton toughs to coerce them, and
the man who put that clause in the Repuo-
lcan State platform didn't know what ne
was talking about. Every officer, every
stakeholder, every bank boss, every per-
son connected either directly or indirectly
with the Marmet Company was Repuoll-
can of the deepest dye. Not over week
ago I was in the district which was two
wears ago O white mans country. with no
murmurlng and no discomfort and learned
there is not q white man now who handles
q nick or shovel. Yet this party OF great
moral ideas inveighs in its platform against
the irnportation of foreign labor TO compete
with domestic labor.
"Apropos of this matter ofnegro importa-
ton. there is another matter, TO which L
desire TO call attention. In every State in
the Union, where the Republicans are IN
control. the negro children are associated
with whites IN the schools, and 1t is reason
able to supposed that that condition will
follow Republican success IN this State
The very nominee of the party for Cover
nor of this State, voted in the Legislature
last winter, that in the Reform school or
West Virginia, the white child should DO
placed beside the black"
In closing, the speaker called atten-
ton to the fact that the Intelligenccr
has been terming him pugilist. He
said he had several times been called
upon to defend himself, but no man
could say that he ever took an unfair
advantage Of another. He denounced
the statements in the InteligenCer as
false in every particular. At the con-
clusion Of Col. MacCorkle's address he
was loudly cheered.
Chairman Col. Arnett then introduced
CONGRESSMAN John 0. Pendleton, who
delivered an eloquent and forcible ad-
dress, occupying a half hour in its de-
livery. Following is synopsis OF his
remarks:
"Ihe ovation which you have given our
future Governor shows that the Democ-
racv OF Ohio county is up and doing, and
mean business, if they never meant II be-
fore. We are entering upon an important
campaign, in my opinion more than usually
important, because there are involved the
economic wealth Of the American people
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citizens of this country.
I,For more than thirty years the legisla-
ton in this country has been under the con-
troll of one great party. For more than
thirty wears one party has had no chance
70 place its views or its wishes upon
the statute books. Upon near
w every occasion, with but
few rare intervals, the Republican party
has possessed a majority IN both houses OF
Congress, and the Presidency. In conse-
ouence, for every measure which has
brought woe upon the people, ana Tor
failure TO pass needed measures 10 dement,
the people, the Republican party is respon-
sible.
II make the charge here in the persence or
the laboriug Republicans Of the city OF
Wheeling, that the monopolies and the
Wall Street money power, have obtained
grasp upon the machine Of that party,
which cannot be broken of. II had time,
7 would unfold the history OF legislation
of the last thirty years, to prove that
charge. had the privilege IN Congress OF
serving upon the Committee on Public
Lands and then 1 obtained possession Of a
few facts which enable me answer
question propounded few moments ago
1What has become of the homesteadsf
When the Republican party went into
mower the Government owned an area OF
land embracing two thousand millions OF
ecres-more than all the farm land in the
- - ,..a.ns What has hacnma of that