Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-08

is the right OF the American people 70 buy
what they want where they can buy IL the
cheapest
Il deny that broadly and utterly. It Is
not the right Of any man worthy OF Ameri-
can citizenship TO buy product OF human
labor without paying fair price
for the brain and the Drawn
that enters into its manufacture
In almost every other land OF all the earth
the son OF the peasant lives and dies o
peasant. The son OF the butcher lives and
dies butcher. The son OF the mechanic
lives aud dies n mechanic and the son of .
lord ditto But within the United States,
under the splendid inspiration OF its free
institutions, the son OF an American peas
ant is born an American prince on tho
broad highway OF American possibility.
The barefooted boy outstrips The golden
chariot Of ancestral wealth. PROLONGED
applause.
In concluding Judge Thurston defended
the Mckinley law aHd the force bill OF tho
last Congress, and predicted that IN the
coming election the Republicans would
elect their candidate for the Presidency
ana regain control Of both OF the law-nak-
ing branches OF the government.
Hon. II. q. Horr, of Michigan, then I'D
dressed the convention.
Fellow citizens OF the United StateAv
L
cause under the great law OF human dovG
opment IL strikes little higher average
that our Democratic brethren can roach"
Applause and laughter.
l like il because il Is the party that be-
lieves In building mp our own country nrst
Iapplausel the United States OF America
first; the rest OF the world afterwards
IapplauseI like IL because 10 has the in
Ielligence 10 comprehend the great line 70
fp1s n.
plausel. Our Democratic friends differ
from us in the great question. There is no
dispute about where we stand on
IT, a Democrat will tell you right or, in
stantly If the tariff which / would enact
would do any one any good here In the
United Statesit is uuintentional on my
part Applause and Laughter The
Republican party believes Ia so enacting
laws 10 help the people Of the United
Saeh
Ine doctrines OF protection. my friends.
is the simple doctrine OF self protection.
That's all IL Is. IL commences with child-
hood. We protect our children against
want and furnish them the means with
which they can do IT, IL commcncas with
the family A mans first great duty Is 70
take care OF his family and build up his
own home and leave the home OF other
folks pretty much alone. Applause
But in the last year and a half / have
had the question asked me a great many
times, what made you Republicans put
that wicked duty on Tin plateP
"My answer always Is: We did 10 on
purpose. you know. Wedid II for the pur-
pose of manufacturing tin plate here In tho
United States, and we are going 10 do IL
Why, no. our Democrats say, you don't
mean that
"Yes, ] do
"Why you don't really mean we have
goods 10 make tin plate ia this countryr
"Yes, whynoti What Is tin plate any
wayi Why IL is steel or iron plato COW
cred with small amount OF Tin. Tin Is on
the free list We can make iron goods Ia
this country can't wei Come now. aren't
you making iron goods In tho United
States will ask any Democrat why un-
der the protective laws OF this nation
we manufactured more iron and Stecl goods
last year than any other nation on the face
OF the globe. Applause. We beat Eng
land herself, right here under the Atneri-
can fiag, the glory halleluiah, rs say.
Do you know that wo are not only going 70
make tin plate, but go are going 70 make II
cheaper and better than IL has ever been
bought here before.
"The trouble OF tho Democratic party IA
IL takes 1t so long 10 get there. recollect
when some OF the Democrats did not quite
toe the mark on the soldier business.
Laughter Why, they met ia convention
after Gettysburg; after Sherman had
started on his march 10 the sea, and de-
clarcd the var was n failure. But now
they are all right on tho war.
al have not seen one who thought-it p
failure for several weeks. I have u righ
70 talk on this soldier question with such
men rs brother Cleveland. lie and | boz
longed to the sano brigade during the war
We ought TO look at the soldier question
alike. But we don't ] recollect bow
anxious Cleveland and were 70 have tho
boys 20 IL the time when they went
glory In the fact that the Republican party
has always stood by the men that stood by
this nation-iu her great trials"
Ln..ltL,laLcd 1lI L,oaLrth DnnH.