The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-11-03
1 TELLING SPEECH.
SENATOR FAULKNER ABLY DEFENDS
HIMSELF.

No ONE IN THIS SECTION NOW mn
LIEvEs THE GREAT FIsn sToRYoF
THE WHEELING INrELIrGENcER
4 Martin Street Opera House was last
night crowded 10 its utmost capacity
with highly enthusiasts audience.
The Democrats were out IN full force,
land the farming commonly was re-
presented by large number of good,
stannch Democratic tillers of the soil.
Quite q number Of our Republican
friends also came ont to hear the truth
from the lips Of our distinguished Sem
ator and fellow townsman, Hon. Chas.
J. Faulkner. Our citizens have been
long looking forward to the event Of
last evening.
Hon. Alex. Parks, the Chairman Of
the evening, after making i very tell
i ing little speech, announced as the ora
tor Of the evening, Senator Faulkner,
who was greeted bya food Of applause
as he came forward. In bis remarks
Mr.. Faulkner said I. Remember thai
you are sovereign citizen. lyon
have in your hands power, welded
alone by princes III other nations,
namely, the ballot
i The Senator then took up and ably
I discussed the tariff question, quoting
4 many statistics, every one II which
was obtained from Republican sources,
proving conclusiyely that the Ameri
can laboring<manJ net only over
taxed by the general goseranent, but
i addition, be ispaying Fabulous
tribute into the Golfers Of the million
4 ARE manufactures. In 1885, b,
! said, .under i Democratic governmen
the people Of this country paid higl
/ tarin on the Injuries and low tariff 81
I ths nhnnpsr o. nscsssafy articles TO
! day, under the Mckinley bill, the Or
der Is reversed. We pay the highes
! tariff on the actual necessities Of life
) The industries Of this great country ar,
divided into four distinct classes
Il Namely. manufacturing, commercial
u agricultural, and mining. In tAi
e great matter Of tariff, why take from
81 one Of these classes it's life and sub
81 stance, andgiyeitto another Undel
1.-THE tariff Of 4G, '55 and SO when
II brought s1.57. Yesterday ahe sam,
I commodity was quoted in Martinsbure
at63 cents. why, Liverpool to-day
I CONTROLS the market prices Of youl
, farming products. The Mckinley
tariff bill imposes over and above tht
old war tax an additional burden 81
sl5.64 on the $780,
Mr.. Faulkner made the startling
statement that be did not believe there
was man is his hearing who paid !
dollar of this tariff. 1--WE pay a tri
| butte, not tax Where we use Amer
4 lean made goods we pay heavy tri
bufe into the Golfers Of an arrogan
and pontentuousclassof manufacturer
who govern the prices Of their produc
by the Mckinley bill. This is truly /
wonderful country. In the las
\ ten years our wealth has been increas
: ed by eighteen thousand millions d
! dollars. Not by legislation, but y.
/ American labor. You have not re
ceived it, the masses of the people arr
] not benefited by it. One half TIL
wealth of the country il concentrates
into the Golfers Of $4,000 people. Sc
: the contrast: In 1860 there were onl,
: 8 miIlionaires in the country. To-day
: in the little city Of Cleveland, Ohio
] there are 60; in New York 526. On
! man IN New York is worth as much a,
the assessor values Of the real and per
sonal property given for taxation
lin IA sovereign states. Look at oul
j farming committees today
In the State of Illinois, mortgagei
Indebtedness is 800 for every man
woman and child in the State lows
$l04. In Kansas, il is even worse
lS17O for every,man, women and child
The Senator expressed himself as be
ling in favor Of organized labor, touch
ling upon. the great struggle At Home,
stead between Capital on the one side,
J, and Labor ON the other, its causes and
effects. He compared the wages q
protected industries against that d
unprotected. and showed them to a
vast difference in favor Of unprotected
Industries: To-day we pay high