The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-04
REED AND Ni'llINLEY
Tho Attractions OF 1--WE Mammoth Noe
inra-hn TryCnluv NnvntSI IN protnctiny

The Attractions OF Two Mammoth Meet
inss-An Evening Devoted to Protection.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., April 3.-While
daylight lasted the Democrats. had n
monopoly Of the demonstration, but
with the darkness there was a clashing
OF the clans, and the Republicans ap-
peared in full force. There was music
and red fire without stint. Meetings
were announced Tor both the big audi
toriumso OF Providence, Infantry hall and
Music hall, and both were more than
filled, with many hundreds on the out
side. Reed and Mckinley were the star
attractions, and spoke at both meetings,
the eX-speaker opening at hall and
Mckinley at the other, and then chang
ing later on.
Reed inaugurated his speech by a sar-
castle attack upon Cleveland and his
present campaigning trip. III touching
upon this subject he said:
The Democrats wero not satisfied to
allow Rhode Island to settle its own
election. They deliberately madc this
the battle-ground OF tho country. They
ever called out the household troops.
One man has come here who has waived
NIL other considerations for this one
purpose. 1presumc the other consider
atoms were a fear that he might be
mistaken for David 3. Hill, or that he
might be suspected OF 4 willingness to
take tho Presidency il it was forced
upon him. But tho people of Rhode
Island, while they may not be conse-
Grated to any great public cause, have
plenty OF common sonsc Ii their
heads are not as big as those Of some
other people, what heads they have
contain plenty OF brains. The people
OF to-day know moro than Thomas JEFF
ierson eve did, moro than Andrew
Jackson aver did, and more than some
other Presidents ever will know If they
live q thousand years.
Mr.. Reeds snllies were delivered with
his usual Yankee drawl and were re-
ceived with much laughter and up.
plausc. Turning to the tariff he said,
in part:
Here in New England they talk FREQ
raw materials, but in tho wild and
%boundless west binder twine must DO
on tho free list, because it is q finished
product, and cotton ties must be free to
please a few southern gentlemen. Their
object is not to protect tho property of
tho country, but to catch votes. The
American system is not q system unless
it benefits all people equally and tho
American market shall belong to the
whole American people. They talk
about the beautiful times in 1916, when
every country had FREQ trade, but now
no country has free trado, or expects to
have it, but England and tho Democratic
party. The effect of the protective
tariff is to cheaper prices Of al pro-
ducts; to distribute wealth more equita-
bly, among NIL people. I do not bolievc
that ali tho wealth should be divided
equally among mankind. If you did it
to-day BY tomorrow some bright fellow
would be n dollar or two ahead. I can
see with my own eyes that under a pro-
tective tariff men arc receiving moro OF
tho comforts Of life than over before,
Years ago $50 Il montl. and IS cents a
day were thought to DO all right for
wages enough, but that day for these
people has passed away, and all tho
Democratic orators can't convince YOU
to tho contrary. They talk about the
beautiful past, and cry that everything
is now going to ruin, but you know
from facts that it is not go, and do not
let their tlowery orators make you for.
get it.
M'KISI,EY IN DEFENSE OF HIS BILL.
A portion Of Major McKinloy's speech
was devoted to going into tho details OF
the benefits accruing from the now tariff
law. Ho said that $ 2,0O0,OOO that was
formerly sent to England for cotton ties
was now kept at home, and that one
seventh OF the cotton ties used in this
country were 10Y manufactured in
Ohio. Ho told Of new wooden yarn
plants and pearl button factories en-
ploying hundreds Of operatives, that
had been started as a direct result of
tho changed tariff, and said those were
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