The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-14

OGAANGASA 1--we
Notwithstanding the inclement
weather there was a good attendance at
the meeting OF the Ohio County Col
ored Republican Club last night at
Market Hall. There was considerable
routine business to transact, but the
main purpose Of the meeting was to
listen to the address Of Mr.. F. B. Stew
art, Of Harrisburg, Pa, colored orator
OF great ability.
The seats were well filled when the
meeting was called to order and the
business was promptly disposed OF,
among other things the election of MIR.
Green B. Jefferson as permanent secre-
tary Of the club, the report OF the COM
mittees OH uniforms, solicitation oil mem
bership, drum corps,&c Judging from
the splendid attendance last night, the
club gives promise of being one OF the
most successful Republican organiza-
tions in the city. 1t is composed OF q
fine looking body OF men, every one OF
whom is an earnest worker and enthu-
siastic Republican.
By the time the business was COM
pleted the hall was well filed, quite
number OF white people being in the
audience, and when the speaker OF the
evening, Mr.. Stewart, was introduced
he was greeted with enthusiastic ap-
nIause. He was introduced by Presi-
dent Allensworth, as promising young
attorney OF Pennsylvania, and stepping
forward he Immediately plunged into
the subject.
THE SPEECH.
Mr.. Stewart is a pleasant and grace
full speaker. He began by referring to-
his visit to tho state in 1888 and his
humble efforts to contribute to Republi-
can success. He had worked in the
southern portion OF the state, and in
Hon. William L. Wilson's district. His
work in that district had been among
Mr.. Wilson'S colored constituents, who
he had boosted would vote for him. lie
felt that his work had not been in vain,
for the colored voters Democrats had
fattered themselves they owned re-
NAMED true to the Republican faith
and Mr.. Wilson came within an ace
OF defeat.
He knew OF nothing, SO far as parties
are concerned, that has accomplished
anything in this country for its glory
save two parties-that of Washington
and that OF Lincoln. All other parties
existed simply as incidental parties.
Every statute that is monument to
the wisdom of parties is the child OF
either tho old Federal or the present
Republican party. The Democratic
party has done nothing. 1t is not the
party Of Jefferson, though 1t claims to
be. 1t does not stand where Jackson
stood, though it claims to be Jack
sonian party. These men were types
Of Americanism, and the Democratic
party is not and has not been OF late
years a truly American party.
Mr.. Stewart defined the issues that
divide the two great parties in this cam
paign clearly and intelligently, explain
ing the difference between tariff for
revenue only-free trade, and tariff
for protection to American industries
and labor.
FACTS OF HISTORY,
He then rapidly but eloquently re.
viewed the history of the progress OF
the country under all tariffs, from 1889
TO the present. Before Washington's
Inauguration this country knew nothing
Of protection. We had then absolute
free trade and in addition Great Britain
had even prohibited the emigration to
America OF skilled mechanics or the
importation OF wool, lest the colonists
might build up industries. They even
prohibited by legislation the making Of
horse shoes or shoes for the human
foot Americans could only produce
from the soil the raw materials and
ship them to England where they were
made into manufactured products and
brought back and sold to Americans at
exhorbitant prices.
So when the new government was
started, the first necessity to be met
was to encourage the establishment OF
American manufacturing industries,
and to make this possible the first
American protective tariff law was en-
acted. We had attained independence
and took our place among the nations OF
the earth, and this was the first step
toward making US the greatest nation
under the sun. This tariff encouraged
and fostered industries and provided
revenue for the support Of the govern
ment. air. Stewart detailed the history
OF the workings Of the tariff, and COM
pared the results with the condition OF
affairs and OF the people before. He
dwelt upon this portion Of the nations
history because it afforded such strik-
ing object lesson upon the very issue
that divides the parties to-day. His
presentation was eloquent and pow.
eriul.
He took up the constitutional ques,
ton and showed that the fathers OF the
constitution themselves passed the first
tariff law for projection, not for revenue
only. They looked over the country
and saw no great industries, no devel-
opment OF the vast mineral resources,
and they adopted the tariff for the de-
clared purpose Of encouraging and fos.
tering these things. Yet our Demo-
cratic friends declare that a tariff ior
protection TO encourage industries) is
unconstitutional
EVER THE SAME.
There was one section of the country,
as now, the South, that was opposed to
the protective tariE-largely because it
trod on the toes OF Johnny Bull, who
bought all the South's cotton. He then
showed how tho war Of 1912 was COM
mercial war, growing out of Great
Britain's jealousy on boholding the
great prosperity due to the protective
tariff. Reviewing Je6erson's record as
a protectionist, Mr.. Stewart rapidly,