The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-15
OF TENNESSEE.
Ex-G Governor Bob's Characteristic
Speech last Night.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS ESCORT HIM
From his Hotel to the Opera House,
where he Addresses a Good Crowd.
He Spends a Day In the City. and
Receives Many CalIers.-His Style of
Argument.

Ex-Governor bob" Taylor. alias
"Our Bob" alias "Fiddling Bob" made
a Democratic speech at the Opera
House last night. He arrived on the
early b. < O. train yesterday morning
from Cincinnati, and was met by Sheriff
steenrod and Deputy sheritIs Bentz and
Garden, who escorted him to the Hotel
Windsor. There he received a number
OF callers, prominent Democrats. He
was shown about the city and vicinity
and well entertained.
Last evening he was escorted to tn 9
Opera House by a brilliant escort COM
posed OF the Opera House band, the
Young Mems Democratic club, "a men.
the Tariff Students, y in number, and
their drum corps; the kenna club, -
men and escort, the Sixth ward club, 81
men and drum corps, the "Faulker"
cub OF the First ward, which wants no
"fedral interference at the poles" 81
men and drum corps, the Eighth ward
club and two uniformed clubs OF boys.
The scene in front OF the Opera
House, before the doors we're opened,
was a great one. The street was packed
half way across. The clubs marched
in the rear way, and got seats before
the general public was admitted.
County Chairman KinchelOe called
the meeting to order and named rs
chairman Hon. w. G. Handian, who in
troduced the orator Of peculiar fame
without any speech. The stage was
crowded with Democrats.
Before the speaker had talked five
minutes Ex-Governor Bob had told two
stories about drunken men, and his i'm
itation OF their manner was perfect.
He said the Democratic party had slain
all opponents, and was now sharpening
its lance TO deal the death blow to the
last foe, this rotten old Republican
party" Class legislation, he said, had
dealt death to every government which
had passed into history. He referred
TO the prohibition party briefly and
humorously, and dismissed ltwith the
excuse that he never said anything but
something respectful OF the dead.
THE PEOPLES PARTY
received more attention, and the
speaker gave a really eloquent descrip-
ton OF his b~oyhood's days on his fath-
cr's farm. The reople OF this country,
he said, are not happy and prosperous.
the farmers tell me that after 30 years
Of Republican protection they cannot
get money enough 10 pay their taxes.
Corn is down, wheat is down, both
actually below the cost OF production.
Cotton is cheaper under Republican
protection to-day than before in a lie
time.
He thoughtit no wonder the farmers
organized to exert their political power,
but he begged them for Gods sake to
stop and think and not make their or
ganization u doorway into a third
party, because that would BIO but q
doorway into the Republican party.
He asked labor, how is it with you?
Has an increased tariff increased your
wages? Labor smiles a grim smile, and
points to 5000 strikes and lockouts in
the past years OF protection. Labor
rises armed with Winchesters, pointed
at the bosom OF capital, and capital
stands behind its Pinkertons, armed
with Winchesters wild cheersl and
pointed at the breast OF capital. The
trigger is pulled and blood flows and
widows and orphans are made.
Business men tell me in fifteen years
200, 600 firms have broken up. The Re-
publican party is continually contract
ing the currency when the country
needs it most. Agriculture is paralyzed,
labor in revolt, business is.prostrated or
disturbed. Commerce has ceased and
our flag been driven from the high seas.
Yet this is the fairest and richest
try under the sun. Her fields are as
rich as the bottoms OF the Nile. Her
hills are inlaid and ribbed with every
costly mineral.
He conceded that the masses OF the
Republican party thought they had
voted right, but in view OF the object
lessons all around, how long were they
going to listen to the song OF the siren
which iured but to destroy, and go on
being the same old fools they always
were? Then he told
A FUNNY 'PossUM STORY,
which provoked the greatest enthusiasm
OF the evening.
The bad condition OF affairs he had
portrayed, he said, was due to the Re-
publican policy Of protection, OF con-
tracing the currency, Of demonetizing
silver. He said he did not know how
they we're on silver in West Virginia,
and he didn't care u continental. Silver
was the peculiar money Of the people.
The Republican party had said 80 far
as its legislation could say, that the old
woman's OF the old farmers silver in a
sock might rot for all it cared. Silver
was money before Jesus Christ anne
into the world, in the days Of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob. 1t was the money Of
tho fathers OF this country. Silver was
never disgraced but twice in the his
tory Of the world-once by Judas Isca-
riot, who sold his god for thirty pieces
OF silver, and once by the Republican
party. wild laughter and applause.
The Republican party, further, squan-
dered the public domain. He pro-
nounced an eloquent eulogy on the
American army in the Mexican war,
and got back to "the tariff is n tax" A
protective tariff, he said, made the
American consumer pay to the Ameri-
can manufacturer 60 per cent OF the
value OF everything bought; for every
dollar SO paid on imports from abroad,
to pay the expenses Of the government,
seven dollars are paid to American
manufacturers, u tax on the masses to
support a class. The south never Jaw a
day OF prosperity till Grover Cleveland
was elected, and has not had n day OF
prosperity since he went out OF power.
For four wears, under his administra-
ton, the south bloomed and blossomed
rs the rose. Crisp two dollar bills
bought that party back into power,