Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-12

Begins His Campaign IN the "InteriOr, "
and Gets Heavy Backset-He should
Read Up Upon the Mckinley Law.

Begins His Campaign In the "Interior, I"
and Gets a Heavy Backset-He should
Bcad Up Upon the Mckinley Law.
BrartoR Democrat
Capt. Dovener' made his much adver-
vised speech here on the 5th. His ef-
fort was exceedingly weak, full of the
usual set phrases of Republican orstOry,
and had it not been for the presence OF
number of Democrats and rather
lively tilt between Dovener and w. f..
r. Byrne, the whole thing would have
fallen Hat. After the Captain had'been
speaking about two hours on the tariff
and other issues be declared that two
years ago he had challenged Senator
Faulkner to a joint discussion at this
place, that Faulkner was afraid to meet
him, and declined until he found that
he DOvener) had the crowd, when he
reluctantly consented, and the Captain
called upon Mr.. Byrne, who had just
entered the hall, and who was chairman
of the Democratic executive committee
at the time referred TO, TO confirm the
truth of his assertions, and insisted that
Mr.. Byrne should take the platform to re-
ply Mr.. Byrne did so, and showed to the
Captains confusion that the proposition
had been made from the chairman OF the
Republican committee TO him, and had
been held in allegiance until Senator
Faulkner should arrive, aud that before
his arrival Dovener's meeting had be-
lsgun, aud, as soon as Senator Faulkner
came be authorized an acceptance or the
challenge, and he as chairman had gone
! into Dovener's meeting and accepted 1t
for Senator Faulkner.
With reference TO the home market
| Tor our products, as distinguished from
! the markets Of the world, Dovener
maintained with little effect that the
markets of the world had always been
| open to American farm products, and
again called on Mr.. Byrne to verify this
statement and again invited him to the
| platform for the purpose. Doyener
yielding, Mr. Byrne proceeded to show
by reason of the protective barrier be-
tween this country and foreign mar
kets the farmer is unable to exchange
| his commodities for the commodities Of
the foreigner, and that therefore the
| foreigner trades with countries with
which he can exchange mutually
commodity for commodity, and,
very much to the Captains dis
Icomfture, quoted the very words which
he had used here two years ago, "that
the policy of the Mckinley bill is to re-
/ strict American agricultural products
Exclusively 10 American markets" and
| demonstrated how such policy would
commit to the flames or allow to rot
Hundreds of millions of agricultural pro-
| ducts every year When DovenOr UNI
dertook TO reply to this he did so by
lodging 4he, point, but would not or did
not deny or pretend to deny the Ian
guage imputed TO him. Proceeding,
Doveuor called attention to pearl but
tons and,said that 'It would not do to
take pearl buttons of the free list, as
that would be robbing the Democrats. "
Mr.. Byrne said, How is that, Captain,
about pearl buttons being on the free
ist?" Mr.. DOvener replied, 81 say we
will leave the pearl buttons on the free
list" Mr.. Byrne said, Captain, will
! you allow me one minute to reply?'
The Captain invited him very courte-
ously to DO so, whereupon Mr.. Byrne pro-
! ceeded to show that the Mckinley bill
placed very high tariff on pearl but
tons and that the Republicans present
applauded the Captain when he declar
ed they were on the free list. There
upon one of the Republicans who saw
the hole the Captain was in rose up and
| yelled out that Dovener never said pearl
buttons were on the free list. Mr..
,1o,, no
/ Gratis present, maintained that the Cap
/ tain had SO stated. Finally, under the
pressure of his friends, Dovener made
qualified denial that he had used such
an expression and in fact reniged. Mr..
! Byrne was not to be bluffed so easily,
and insisted the matter be left TO the
audience, whereupon the Republicans
undertook to howl him down by Kisses
and jeers, they realizing that some in
! tervention on their part was necessary
to enable the Captain to escape from
the net that Mr.. Byrne was surely
weaving around him. This conduct on
the part Of the Republicans, in view Of
the fact that Mr. Byrne had been sim
gled out by name and invited to the
| platform oy Captain Dovener was most
indecent and outrageous; so much so
that Devener himself was greatly
chagrined and had to frequently re-
mind them that they would have it ap-
pear from such conduct that he was not
able to take care of him self, but had to
be aided by clacquers. Mr.. Byrne, after
such shameless demonstrations on the
part of the people whom he had'been
linvted to address, resumed his seat in
the audience and had nothing further
to say.
DoVener, however, stuug with morti-
| ficatiOn by reason of such conduct on the
part of his friends, complimented Mr..
ByrRe very highly, and expressed the
feeling of every decent Republican
present when be said that Mr. Byrne
had treated him in q gentlemanly man
ner, and was entitled to better treat
ment from the Republicans. Now this
TO the Republican committee or party:
When you want joint discussion be-
tween Dovener and Mr.. Byrne place
Isthem on even ground and divide time
Don't call a gentleman into Republican
meeting, invite him to the platform and
then insult him.
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