The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-20

The meeting at the Moundsville court
house last night, addressed by ex.sen.
ator Roswell G. Horr, was a brilliant
event in every respect The court house
had been tastefuIly decorated and por-
traits of Harrison and Reid, Morton and
other leaders decorated the speakers
stand. The national colors we're draped
about the stand, while bunting was
literally festooned about the stand and
walls. Excellent music was furnished
by the Fairview cornet band and the
Moundsville drum corps. The court
room began to fill early and constant
stream Of people kept pouring in until
the room was packed.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Matthews, OF the county com
mittee, who in few well chosen words
called DR.. J. j. Richardson 10 the chair,
and he took the gavel amid deafening
applause, When order was restored the
chairman introduced ex-senator X. g.
Horr. lie was warmly received by the
immense audience, which contained
fair sprinkling OF ladies. Alter few
words OF introduction the speaker said:
Our Democratic friends say-that protec-
ton is unconstitutional. Why, who
presided over the convention that
framed the constitution and was also
first president? The first bill that he
signed was protective tarlt
bill, the preamble OF which was very
much like the Mckinley bill, and
most of the members Of congress that
signed that bill were members of that
constitutional convention. Now who
would be best qualified to judge Of these
matters, the people who framed the
constitution or lot OF Democrats one
hundred years later in Chicago?
FORGOT THEMSELVES.
So many men were at the Chicago
convention who had lived under the
Confederate constitution that they for
got what they were living under.
They forgot the terrible backset that
constitution got at Appomattox. But
be that here or there they are against
protective tariff and in favor OF one for
mere revenue purposes. England Is not
strictly free trade country. She levied
over one hundred millions of dollars on
imports last year, but she levied it on
the free trade plan merely for the sake
OF revenue. Our plan is different We
levy on articles Of luxury only, conse-
quently we put tea, coffee, sugar, etc,
on the free list and tax articles which
are not necessary to life and are only
enjoyed by those able to buy and pay
the duty. II We were to pu duty on tea,
tea would go up in price, because We
cannot produce tea, and the duty would
be paid by our plain, common working
people, who use it more extensively
than the rich.
THE SUGAR QUESTION.
Hence We took the duty of sugar and
every mothers son OF the Democrats in
Congress voted against it. Why? Be-
cause that was their kind OF tariff, a
tariff for revenue only, and hence they
wanted it. Now our plan is to levy on
articles that our people can produce
and put duty on them so that our
manufacturers can produce them and
compete with foreigners and build up
home trade. Democrats say our manu-
facturers pocket the amount that would
be paid in duties, and that nobody is
benefited bu: the manufacturers. Now
If this is true and working people get
none of it, We are wrong. When we
protect an industry four things follow.
We build up an industry. That is true.
No Democrat will deny that.
-FOUR NATURAL SEQUENCES.
What started forty.two tin manu-
factories2 Why, the Mckinley tariff.
Second, if you build up an industry
here you keep large amount OF money
here. II it is here. II is here. Tom
Reed settled that when he decided that
if member Of the house was in, why,
he was in. [Applause.l
Third, We get better wages here. II
not why do they all come over here to
work? Why don't they go back? But
they. do not. Only sometimes one
comes over in the Storage and goes
back in the cabin.
Democrats have been asking US to
point out single man whose wages
had been increased under the McKin.
ley bill. Commissioner Peck, the DEM
ocratic commissioner Of labor, says he
has $1,000 OF them down. They said
Peck was not much OF statistician.
Wait till we hear from the Massachu-
sets commissioner, another Democrat.
HEARD FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
But, 10! they have now heard, and
what is it2 Why, Peck over again.
They are actually broken up for fear
somebody here is doing well. The
fourth thing we do is to cheaper the
articles produced. l challenge any
Democrat to point out single article
that has not been made cheaper to our
people. [Cheers. A voice, Fright"
Certainly. | have been Republican
so long l know Pm right know oil no
article that does not follow this law.
Sometimes find an article that am
not posted on. In a debate in Con-
necticut a Democrat said We rob the
dead as well as the living. He said
casket broadcloths cost an outrageous
figure because OF the tariff. looked it
up and found that it was being made in
New York and being sent all over this
country for thirty-four cents per yard,
when Il used to cost US 81 O4. We used
to import all our hardware. We put a
heavy duty on it, and we are now get
ting 1t for half what it used to cost u.s.
Now you know what told you before.
was in Congress in 1888, by accident,
of course, and committee OF gentle-
men from Wheeling, Pittsburgh, &c,
called and told us If We would put
duty on wire nails they could be manu-
iactured here.
HoRRlFIHD THE DEMOCRATS