The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-01

INC hepuulicuhb Suouiu AEAuihph
this Year Wisconsin is all Right
The Republican meeting in the Mar
tins Ferry Opera House last night, adj
dressed by Hon. Richard Guenther, of
Wisconsin, was well attended.
The stage was nicely decorated with
the national colors and portraits Of Har-
rison and Reid, Mckinley and others,
and number OF prominent Republic
cans occupied seats on it.
Tho meeting was called to order by
N. G.. Mitchell, who named Judge John
S. Cochran as chairman. The judge in
troduced the speaker in neat manner.
Mr.. Guenther stepped forward and was
greeted with applause. He said he was
born in Germany and came to the
United States when he was twenty-one
years old. He told why he is Repub-
lIcan.
lie spoke an hour and a half, and con-
fined his remarks to the eariH. He was
frequently interrupted by applause.
Being United States consul in Mexico,
and having been in Mexico three years,
he told OF the differences in wages in
Texas and across the Rio Grande in
Mexico. In the latter many men get
onlo "a cents day, and in Texas men
got four times as much for the same
work.
He showed what had already been
accomplished by the Mckinley bill,
and what it will do in the future for
tho United States. To-day we are max
ing in this country one-third Of the tin
plate we consume, and it will not be
long before VIC will be making oil the
Tin plate consumed in the United States.
He told OF interviews with different
manufacturers OF tin plate aud large
consumers, which spoke well for the
home product.
The Democrats used to say we can't
make tin plate and we can't make plate
glass, and so on. He qoted prices on
both of these and showed what we are
doing. What we want to protect is
American labor. In the foreign coun-
tries labor organizations do not keep
up wages and they will not do it in
this country if We have free trade.
We don't want to protect the boots
We want to protect the man that
makes the boots.
At home in Oshkosh / paid 500 for
plate glass, while only short time ago
l bought the same glass for $50.
Since the Mckinley law went into
effect we have started in Wisconsin
eight pearl button factories. Pearl
buttons are little higher now, but look
how much cheaper sugar is.
Have the prophecies OF the calamity
howlers become true? Go from Maine
to California and you can not find an
able bodied man who is willing to work
who can not find work il he wants it,
and the workingmen are getting as
good if not better wages than they got
before the Mckinley bill went into eff
feet. When lived in Germany / was
glad to get 81 per month.
Mr.. Guenther roasted Stevenson on
his assertion concerning the golden era
of lS46 to 1860. Pointing at old men in
the audience he said, TASK these old
gentlemen about the times in those
days" 1.
What is reciprocity In one year
we have sold 2O0,00000O more under
this system than ever before Now, is
not this glorious thing2 And the
Democrats say this is sham.
Every northern states will go Repub-
lican. The Democrats say that Wis
cousin is doubtful. My friends, if Wis
consin was doubtful would not be here
tonight. 1t will give Harrison 5000
and probably 10000. Illinois will give
Harrison $4,000 and Connecticut will go
Republican. am not so sure about
New Jersey. because there are still SO
many ballot box suffers not in the
penitentiary.
On the Sth of November we should
cast our ballots for protection, recipro-
city and honest money.
Continue to vote the Republican
ticket and we will be the first in every
thing.
Mr.. Guenther made one of the best
speeches ever heard in Martins Ferry,
and his closing was beautiful. He is
very eloquent and deserves great audi
ences IN Massillon. Ada and Toledo,
the Ohio cities he will visit Those who
did not attend last night missed rare
treat.
law, using blackboard for the purpose
of illustration. He asked questions,
which were answered intelligently by
persons in the audience.