Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-09-18
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Some Incidents Not Down on the Pro-
gramme Cause Considerable Fun.
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some Incidents Not Down on the Pro-
gramme Cause Considerable Fun.
McMEcHEN, September II.
To TIE Editor Oftts Rsgister
SIR:-Your neighbor, the Tntelligencer,
In its brief report of the Republican
rally last night at this place made no
mention of a little episode not down on
the bills, but which was more interest
ing TO the thirty or forty Republicans
and Democrats present than all the rest
. OF the meeting.
The "boy orator." so-called, Hon.
/ Edward 5. Elliott, of Preston county.
was the speaker OF the evening. After
be had fairly launched into his subject
which was in effect that the tariff was
not q tax aud therefore the consumer
d!d not pay il, one Mr.. S. J. HerzOg,
spoke no asking permission 10 make a
few questions? Certainly, said Elliott,
l would be glad to have all the ques-
tious asked you wan. Well, then, says
Herzog, II the tariff is not a
tax, why was the duty on sugar
removed, and it is selling much lower
than ever before. In answering this
question Elliott admitted that perhaps
the tariff had something to do with the
price. Herz0g's next question was, is
the government not giving q bounty TO
the producers OF sugar In the United
States 20 the amount OF two cents
pound, aud out OF whose pocket did this
bounty come? Elliott replied that the
consumers OF tobacco and whisky paid
il. There was good deal Of by play
going on al! the time and considerable
mrth, which was largely at the expense
OF the speaker, who evidently had got
into very deep water and did not know
how TO get ous.
Mr., Elliott continued delving deeper
and deeper into tho mysteries Of tho
tariff until he finally made the same
break that Capt. DOnever did, to-wit:
That the Canadian farmer paid % cents
per bushel 10 brine his wheat across the
border and TO the Chicago market. Mr..
Elliott put his illustration this way TO
show how nicely the farmer was pro-
Lected.
Now you see the American farmer is
getting S1.OO per Oushel for his wheat at
Detroit. The Canadian farmer on the
other side OF the river wants TO sell his
wheat at Detroit. But before he gets
10 there he has to pay tie custom
house officers % cents bushel.
Elliott looked and talked as
IL he had made a most magnificent
and invulnerab.e illustration on this
beni6cent working of tho tariff to the
American farmer and deiied any one TO
cOatrOyert IL. HerZOg seemed equal TO
81 A % "a a~
ne said the American farmer was only
getting 20 cents q buShel for his wheat.
He then asked him if the American
farmer did not produce more wheat than
he consumed and that this surplus had
20 be shipped abroad for market? Mr..
+ lott believed that was 50. Well, then,
said Herzog, does not the price at Liver
pool and other foreign markets con troll
the price ia this country? Elliott re-
luCtantly acknowledged 10 did. How,
then, said HerZog, does the Canadian
farmer bring any of his wheat 70 De-
trOit, does be not send his surplus
abroad as the American farmer does,
aud therefore pays no duty on his
wheat because he does not ship it TO
Detroit? There was j good deal Of
u0GAliE Ol Mt LlAlOlL ONtA bnN-t
interrogatOries from one Of the audience
and his reluctant answers were very
trying % the cause he was advocating,
as well as TO himself. Tin plate was
touched up in about the same way,
when the speaker asserted there were
millions and millions Of tons Of tin plate
being made In this country annually.
As the whole output OF the whole world
does not represent anything like mil
lions and millions OF tons annually" this
was a good place to puncture the
raw spots In Elliott's remarks, which
Herzog proceeded to do TO the queens
taste.
Tho "boy orator" could stand it no
longer and losing his temper, requested
HerzoR % take the stand. HerzOg
thanked him aud said he was only list
eniDg and only asked questions for in
formation. The crowd was greatly en-
tertained by the unexpected events Of
the meeting and hopes are expressed
that there may be another soon.
On LOCKER.