The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-03
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Tho Democrats Open 1t Up With Adlai
Stevenson rs tho Prominent spSnker.

Tho Democrats OpDn u UP win Auth
Stevenson rs tho Prominent speaker.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-The Democratic
campaign opened in Ohio yesterday
with a meeting at Woodsdalo Island,
near Hamilton, Butler county. 1t was
estimated that fully 5000 people were
in attendance. There was disappoint-
meut Mt the absence OF Bourke Cochran,
who had been expected to come, but
whose illness prevented his appearance.
Hon. K. d. Marshall, of Dayton, pre-
sided.
After short address by W. A, Tay-
lor, candidate for secretary OF state OF
Ohio, Hon. Adlai L. Stevenson was in
troduced. lie was warmly cheered,
although until his introduction there
were not rany who recognized him.
Mr. Stevenson said lie brought good
news from North Carolina and Virginia,
as well us from Illinois. He spoke
hopefully also Of success even in Ohio.
In giving some reasons why Cleveland
should be elected he said:
His administration Is admitted, even
by Republicans, to have been an hon
est one. There were no scandals at
tached to any OF his appointments. The
United States bonds were paid as fast
rs they matured. He restored nearly
l00,0O0,000 acres Of ground from wrong
ful holders to tho people. He turned
over the government with almost $780,
100000 in the treasury in moeey that
was saved by an economical admins
tration OF affairs. The question then
was, what shall be done with the sur
plus? Now it is, where shall the money
be obtained for the expenses OF the gov.
ernment? This year the estimated
deficit will be So, ,000, 900, and the treas
ury is actually confronted with bank
ruptcy. The cause OF this is the lavish,
reckless-yea, even unnecessary appro-
priations by the billion-dollar Con-
gress. The present house is made to
appear extravagant because, in addi-
ton to the necessary expenditure, it
was forced to pay an item OF 81, 900, 900
left by the biliion-dollar house, and has
added to it So, ,000,0 by u Republican
senate, while the Mckinley tariff cuts
off $50, ,0O0,0 900 of the national revenue.
He then went on to say that the one
instance where Republicans had re-
moved the tariff, namely, on sugars,
they had by that same bill taken Sl5,-
100000 year for fifteen years from tho
people to pay the sugar growers
bounty-a clear case Of making one
class rich at the expense OF the country:
"There would be as much justice"
said he, "in paying an equal amount Of
bonus to the corn raisers Of Ohio" :
He traced the history of the increase
of tho tariff from 1916, when the.
Walker bill was introduced, to the
present time, and deduced from it that
the present tariff is AZ per cent, in
place OF the 10 per cent added then.
"The Increase was started" he said,
"in 1861, in the Morrill, tariff, which
was justified as war tarlh, to be re-
duced as soon as the extraordinary ex-
penses were cut of.
lie asked why it is, il high tariff
makes high wages, that the wages in
the western country are three times as
much as the wages Of the eastern sea-
board. Tariff does not regulate
wages" he continued. "They arc regu-
lated by the law of supply and demand,
which Is above all legislation. Wages
are higher here because the lively
American methods OF labor are more
productive than those oflistlessEuropean
workmen."
In dealing with the force bill he pro-
nounced it a dead issue. and declared
that its enactment would put into the
field on election day an army OF 100000
Federal ofIiceholders to be paid from
tho treasury of the government.
Ex-Governor Campbell, who was
among his neighbors, made short and
witty speech, confined mostly to sallies
at the audience. as some would prompt
him with questions.