Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-08


ing, November 8, 1892, OF Which He
Was Permanent Chairman.
LADIES AND FELLOW CITIZENS: 1t
IS seldom that any man has the pleasure
OF looking upon such an audience as is
here before as this evening. IL there
were any doubt as TO what Piedmont
was going 20 do there cannot be much
after tO-nights parade and the pres
ence OF you gentlemen. But that IS
not all. II indicates good government;
Il Indicates independence; IL indicates
that you are alive; 1t indicates Demo-
cratic success for this State. My friends,
Il is hardly necessary for me to tell you
that have a soft place fOr Piedmont
aud its people. IL was here COM
menced business as we'll as my political
career. Some Of the younger perhaps
do cot krOw that was once town
trustee OF this place, and l have always
felt as IL were proud of it. Now, my
friends, this canvass has been, il is said,
Quiet one-a still hunt on both sides.
/ feel sure, though, from the indica-
tions this evening that you are going TO
tell when Tuesday comes that Pied
mont at least, as we'll as Elk Garden.
for ] see some of my Elk Garden
friends here, are still loyal 10 their
cause, and Keyser will not be behind,
as / am told. The issues in this canvass
are not very great, and they will be we'll
presented 20 you by one Of the most dis
tinguised men ia this nation, known not
only In this State, but TO the whole
cOnntry,-my friend who sits behind me
here. It would be wrong for me 10 de-
tain you when you have such an enter
tanning and agreeable speaker 10 follow.
"A voice, ''Go on. Now, gentlemen,
this canvass has but few questions
that ought 20 be discussed. They are
the prlncipal ones. The force bill,
which / think the most dangerous bill
70 the liberty of the people the country
has ever known. Capitalization is an
other mOsl dangerous issue, and one
that the Republican party has tried 70
force upon the people all its life, which
you know commenced with the war, and
which / hope and believe, will end be-
fore a great while. The tariff is Gnoth-
er great question, which will be fully
explained by the speaker who will fol-
low me, ana, as member Of Congress,
no man can discuss 10 more iutelligently
than be. The tariff Is as old as the gov
eminent, and you know that is little
over one hundred years old. The QueS-
zion OF better tariff commenced with
the beginning Of the government, and
Mr.. Mao iSOn, who was o Democrat,
wrote the first tariff the country ever
had. Ia that tariff he said that it
was q bill that was for the general well
fare Of the people, and no matter what
our Republican friends may say about
free trade, and that the Democrats are
going 70 let foreign goods in free OF
duty, there IS not . word OF il true.
AS loHg as we have a government 10
guard, pensions 70 take care Of, ana the
general welfare of the people to look
after, Just so long will we have tariff,
and you need not be afraid that the
Dem ocratic party will attempt to de-
stroy your freedom and liberty in any
way. AS I said before, the governme :,
is little over one hundred years "a "a.
sixty yearS Ahich were passed ~ - 49,
Demecra y rule. Tue prOspQ u 1o %
the country was never 50 greay s1d u
did not advance SO rapidly - ,.S
aud population as it did r - va, - =
years Of 1850 and 1860, WIS" I'VE, 'Io
was under a fair, co. lieu yOu ~"
tariG stween 1919 nSe5'S ,sSe low
W. y,lr and 1851 with
-. -: - : - aid a high tariff, in
stead OF an increase Of 100 per cent. II
was less than twenty per cent, show
ing that under Democratic rule with q
moderate tariff, don't mean free trade,
but under a moderate tariff the pros
perity OF the country was greater than
In any other decade 10 It's history. l
have read tonight in paper l have seen
here, that the Republicans claim we are
ia favor Of taking the duty OF o. coal.
Let me tell you that so far as the busl-
ness of the country Is concerned, you
are safer and better in the hands of the
Democratic than OF the Republican party
on the coal question, 10 was the Repub-
lean porty that IN 1872 reduced the
tariff from SIPS to 20 cents on coal 1t
was the Republican party, in 1888, when
Namember Of the Senate, who made
y; passed the bill IN the House;
I'd over 10 the Senate, and then had
moi been for the Democratic members,
the tariff on coal would have been re-
duced By the Republican party 20 50
cents. So let me say 20 you that
you cGn rest easy about the Demo-
cratic party injuring tho country 50 far
rs the tariff Is concerned. There is
nothing in 10. IL is all bOsh, il you will
allow me 90 use the expression. Now
gentlemen, q word about the Force bill.
I think if there is a dangerous piece OF
legislation that has ever existed, or AT
tempted to be forced upon the people 1t
IS this Force BILL ARd yet the Repub-
leans say 10 IS not an issue. The Gen
eral-President HARRISON always call
him General instead Of President, is
an elegast man, and have moth
ing to say about him; but his principles
! are wrong, and be is certainly TO be
blamed for having started up the force
bin. lie recommended In two OF his
messages, certainly very strongly In
one, that bill which, on Tuesday next,
n it were ia force, would cause federal
soldiers, and certainly paid federal po-
lice 70 stand 40 your polls and conduct
the election for you, who are free people
aud ought 90 be trusted 20 carry on the
election yourselves. There is one other
very dangerous thing, and II there were
no other reason why 1 should be Dem
Ocrat, j would be one upon the principle
] sm going 10 tell you now, AID / am
sure my distinguished friend will agree
with me that Ii is the most dangerous
OF all evils that have beset the country
since the day that Jefferson and Hsmil-
ton divided the two great parties.
refer 70 Capitalization. Capitalization
means that you should give up your
local self.goVernment and be governed
by someone az Washington. II all