Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-31
ALTE TO THE ttORE.
HON. JOHN 0. PESDLETON ENTHUSES TIE
WEBSTER District DEMOCRATS
A Large Outpouriag Of Voters Who Listen to a
Bsiei Speech on Tie Issues Of tho
Campaign.

The Webster District Democratic
vigwam on Twenty-fOurth street, was
we'll filed last night. The occasion
was a regular meeting of the club. AZ.
Ter which Congressman John O. Pen
dIeton delivered brief address on the
Issues of the campaign. President
Cruise presided, with Secretary Manion
in his place. After traDsactiug the
routine business Of the club. Mr.. Cruise
introduced Congressman Pendletcn.
Mr.. Pendleton stated that in view Of
the fact that he was to deliver an ad-
dress on the Sth of September, be
would coufne himself to a brief review
.of the questions dividing the two great
Darties, and would offer few words OF
cheer TO the Democracy Of Webster.
He told Of the great meeting of Tam
manyltes In New York City, on
July Fourth, on which occasion
be was one Of the speakers.
He said be had never heard such tenn
nest Of applause as that which followed
a mention Of the name of Grover Cleve-
land, and while thousands of enthusiast
tic Democrats were still cheering, Rich
ard Croker and Delaney Nicoll, the
great chiefs, who sat beside him said
that Cleveland was more popular with
the masses In New York than even Gov
'ernOr Hill, and that Tammany support.
ed Hill IS a measure OF gratitude for
favOrS received at his hands. There
was no detection In Tammany, which
would stand to Cleveland more stead
tasty than to any car lldate in twenty
years.
He called attention TO the Importance
of the election in November, when
great questions will have to be decided
one way or the other, finally. The
tariff Is a leading issue. The present
system roOs the common people of their
hard-earued wealth, aud transfers it 10
the pockets Of favored few. Another
issue which Is vital one with people
who value their liberties and the right
70 govern themselves, ia the odious and
deteStable measure known as the Force
bill The tariff is labor question, and
the Force bill liberty question.
In the tariff lies the question OF pow
erty on one side, and gigantic wealth in
the hands Of a comparative few, on
the other. Law makers should legis-
late to put property in the hands OF the
people, instead OF amaSSing enormous
sums in the hands Of an INSCRIPTIONS
class. II was Capitalization of wealth
and power in the ancient Roman repUb-
lie, which changed the form OF govern
ment 70 an absolute monarchy, and the
Republican tariff system will ultimately
do the same thing in this country.
Class legislation benefits the monopo-
lists at tbe expense Of the masses. IL
enabled CarneEs WIKI a half million
dollars, in twenty years, TO anass q
fortune of upwards Of forty millions.
Carnegie contributed q half million to
the Republican campaign fund, and
made il back of his employees in three
months
Republican railroad legislation has
given away enough Of orr public lands
10 allow five stockholders TO accumu-
late an aggregate fortune OF two hun
dred and fifty mililous. These things
call for remedy, and the remedy lies
in the ballot. The Democratic party
is opposed to favoritiSn and class legis-
lation, and proposes to put every man
on an equality before the law. II is the
party Of the people.
The Force bill was devised for the
purpose Of taking ont OF the hands OF
the people the right TO control their
own Congressional elections. Men
from the county OF BraxtOn can take
charge Of the polls here, backed up by
anv number of United States marShslS.
They can make house TO house
canvass. and compel them or their
wives 10 answer any question they see
ft 10 ask, upon tn9 penalty
being taken before the United States
Court, in case Of refusal. Under the
law these officials control the elections
and the counting. and certify to the re-
turns. The clerk Of the House places
the name OF the candidate who Is re-
turned as elected. on the rOl! of mem
bersbin. and while ;be House Of Repre-
sentstives might be honestly Demo
cratic by 100 majority, it.might be made
Republican by that many, ana IL would
he useless to contest the returns before
the body. 1t is a dangerous power to
place in the hands Of any political party,
as il copld be used BY inscriptions
politicians TO perpetaate themselves In
power.
Congressman Pendleton's short ad-
dress was frequently interrupted by APP
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