The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-02

TINS tarlH law makes sugar CueuptF.
How? By putting it on the free list.
II that process makes sugar cheaper,
why not everything else? LGrea cheer
ing.
He denounced the sugar bounty, and
several voices responded, "Hurrah for
Clevelandp
The protective duties on wheat and
corn were ridiculed, and he said that in
1889 only 2, 1858 bushels OF corn were Inn
ported into the United States, and that
was for seed corn, and it was taxed. In
the same year this country sent little
less than 100, 100000 bushels into fore
ign countries. This ought to make the
farmer grateful.
THE POOR FARMER.
That pretended protec tion-need l
say to you 2-is mockery. The far
mer buys what is taxed, and he sells in
the free and open mark cts Of the world
in competition with Europe, Asia,
Africa and the islands Of the sea. The
farmer gains nothing by tariff taxes,
but he must pay 40, 60, so or 100 per
cent OF his earnings to the monopolists
OF this country.
Carnegie was referred TO as zone OF
the most highly protected industries"
To-day the cry is not protection to in
FAINT industries. These infantindustries
have mortgages on most OF the farms in
my state. II they haven't in yours it is
good fortune. To-day the cry is that
high tariff makes high wages. Do they
say that here? They do? know they
do in Illinois, but. / thought they might
have more respect for your intelligence
here in West Virginia Laughter.
The only effect tariff can have on
wages is to reduce their purchasing
power. II the tariff regulated wages,
wages would be the same all over this
country for the same service. Don't
you know they diier2 Why2 Be-
cause wages are regulated by the great
law of supply and demand.
A few men in New England, he said,
had amassed colossal fortunes, while it
was every year harder for wage earn
er to support his family.
The Republicans tell US, said Mr..
Stevenson, that the foreign government
pays the tax. He told Of man who
bought dozen pairs Of socks" in Liver
pool at 20 cents pair, and in New York
they made him pay 81 % duty. He
wrote to his congressman asking him to
tell him what foreign government would
refund his 8 25
Coming TO the force bill, Mr.. Steven
son said the Republican majority in
Congress had, as one step of preparation
to pass the force bill and the Mckinley
bill, rejected the representative from
this district fairly elected by the peo-
pie. The expected applause was con-
spicuous by its weakness.
The speaker insisted that the force
bill was live issve. He said the period
OF carpet bag rule was to the people
here'an experience burned into their
memories, and never to be forgotten.
The passage OF the force bill meant the
RELOCATION Of these states to that same
sort of regime.
Then Mr.. Stevenson recited the sum-
mary OF the provisions OF the force bill
as they are set down in the Democratic
text book. "This force BILL" he con-
cluded, while general in its character,
is aimed at you--at you, my fellow citi-
zens! 1t is meant for the people Of
these southern states, and is in the in
terest Of the New England tariff
barons."
WASTED ENERGY.
DR.. Stifel then said: Ladies' and gen.
tlemen, have now the honor to intro
duce to you General John L Vance, OF
Ohio"
The confusion caused by the people
leaving the house Immediately became
so bad as to call out cries OF "order." It
was some time, though, before General
Vance could make himself heard. He
devoted his talk to the old soldiers, Of
whom there must have been at least two
in the audience. He reviewed pension
legislation, criticising some past laws
with good deal OF bitterness. His sole
aim seemed to be to show that Adlai
Stevenson was the soldiers chief, il not
his only friend-next to Grover Cleve-
land.
While he was talking Hon. W. L.
Wilson came in and was greeted with
cheers.
Gen. Vance promised to be brief, but
went on talking, getting more bitter as
the crowd got colder and more i'm
patient He spoke OF some pensioners
as bummers, deserters and towards.
He devoted some time to q trade OF
abuse Of John A. Mosby as murderer.
Gen. Vance wound up with q COM
plimentary reference to Mr.. Wilson as
the arch apostle OF tariff reform, and
to an expression of the anxiety all over
the country as to the result in West
Virginia.
When DR.. Stifel arose to introduce
Mr.. Wilson there was hearty cheering.
Mr. Wilson said he came here hoping
to have day of rest and not to listen
for minute to his own voice. He then
began his tariff speech, talking rapidly
as II he were engaged in a joint debate,
and his time limited. He regretted
that time would not permit his taking
up and demolishing Major McKinley's
speech in this city.
His speech was enthusiastically re.
ceived, but the crowd gradually thinned
out in tho rear. Even Mr.. Wilson, the
"arch-apostle," the scholar in politics"
and so forth, found the heartiest re-
Spouse to his speech by his allusion to
Carnegie and his Scottish castle, and al
lusions to Homestead.
He concluded his remarks about 5:l5
p. M, aud the crowd dispersed.
MIR WILSON OPENS
A Meeting mt the Opera House, aud Mr..
StoyDnSon FolloUs,