Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-24

ing.
About half-past eight o'clock Mr.. ].
X. Hall raped for order and named M.
Z. Moran as president Of the meeting.
Mr.. Moran started to introduce Gen.
Sheridan, but could not make himself
heard, owing to the uproar in the audi
ence. Some person on the platform
suggested q song and Mr.. w. M. Gle
mans was introduced. Mr.. Clemans
sang an original song entitled SWELL
Elect Our Dear Bonnie" and was re-
wSrded with liberal applause.
After several more unsuccessful eff
forts TO keep the crowd quiet order was
finally secured, and about s:45 o'clock
Gen. Sheridan began his address, which
lasted until about 1915 o'clock, and OF
which the following is synopsis:
GEN. sHERDAN's ADDRESS.
wish TO speak about some things which
concern all OF US. There are three things
we are all vitality interested in, enough TO
eat, enough clothing 70 keep our bodies
warm, and shelter from the elements.
There are but three honest ways to secure
these things-hrst, by having suthclept In
come from investments already made; sec
ond, by earning money by daily toll Of the
hand or brain; and, Thru, by receiving
money as a gift or charity. Outside OF
these, there is no honest way to secure
that which we must have to live. don't
believe there are two million persons IN
this country who have an income
from investments made, sufficient TO
keep them. There is no man here tonight
but will concede that man must earn his
daily bread.
Every citizen Of the United States has
the right 10 cast one ballot, and with that
right goes a solemn duty-the duty OF cast
ing the ballot so as TO give expression TO
his view Of the best policy Of government.
No man need say be cannot vote because
there is no party that voices his peculiar
ideas. The speaker then referred in hu-
morOus vein 10 the policies OF the different
political parties.
TALKS TARIFF.
This year the Democratic party tells US
Just what it wants. Recognizing the neces-
sity of raising taxes, II says there is but
one way 10 do il cOnstitutionally, and that
is oy tariff for revenue only. The Re
publican party favors Ia tariff, not merely
for revenue, out for protection as well. IL
SAYS 70 the people Of the nation, that II
there is any article which is a necessity,
ana which cannot be produced here, such
article shall come in free OF tariff or tax
Tea or coffee we cannot raise here, so
they come in duty free. we
cannot raise sugar in sufficient quantities,
so it is placed on the free list. But II we can
produce any article in our workshops, or
from our soil, any similar article of foreign
production shall have a tax placed upon 1t
before il enters into competition with the
American article We believe the Ameri-
can people ought to have the American
market, and we don't propose that any
other people shall compete with themif we
can prevent 10.
The Democrats object to our tariff policy
The first objection is that it is unconstitu-
tional The Supreme Court has decided
within a twelve month that the Re
publican system Of protection is constl-
tutional, and the Mckinley Bill was law
fully and legally passed, and 1t might nave
added, thanks To the grit and nerve OF
glorious old Tom Reed, OF Maine. Reed
didn't do much. He simply said TO Demo
Gratis in the House you are here" But
they said "we are not; we are absent"
Tom said "but I see yOu," and he not only
saw them, but raised them, raised them TO
the dignity Of doing their duty.
THE TARIFF TAX.
But tho Democrats urge another obiec-
ton. They say the tariff is tax, which
is added TO the price, and the consumer
must pay it, and they add that the people
are robbed. Suppose the tariff is tax,
added 10 the price, and the consumer pays
il. What of il! Is there a man or woman
here tonight who suppose that govern
ment of 65O00,O0O Of people can be run
without taxation We want TO be gov
erned, and governed in style, too. No
shipshod arrangement bang-up govern
ment is what we want. The government
can't make money, but requires
it 10 admi mister the laws. The
only way 70 raise money is
BY taxation. Last year we collected on
custom duties $500, 900. Suppose there
were no custom houses. We would have
to raise Just that amount by direct tax
alton. The Democrats, talk as If, custom
houses destroyed, the necessity Of tax
alton would be destroyed. This is not
true II we don't get 1t through
the tariff we must get IT
through some other source. l ask
again If the tariff IS tax, added TO the
cost, which the consumer must pay, what
of it, He is simply paying taxes that the
government must have.
Again. who pays the tax3 Why, the
man or woman who buys the foreign goods
And vhv shouldn't they pay it, The Demo
ligent people, as if, because Of the tariff on
foreign goods, the amount OF the duty IS
added TO the price Of the domestic product.
Investigation will show the utter
fallacv of this statement. l see
some ladies here. No doubt some are
wearing calico gowns. In New YORK can
buy the very best calico print for cents
ward. There is a tariff OF cents yard on
that material if imported from abroad.
The Democrats say the tariff is added 10
the price. If that is true, why don't your
wives pay 10 cents for the calicoi While
the Mills Bill was being discussed in Con-
gress, Republican members stood upon
their feet. and challenged Democratic
members TO name q solitary article upon
which the tariff had been levied, that could
not be
BOUGHT CHEAPER
AZ that time in any store in the land than
before. and the representatives Of the Dem
ocratic party stood dunno and silent as the
very dead. The Democrat doesn't live TO-
day who can put his finger upon any article
upOn which the tariff has been levied, IL
tine industry is established, that is not
cheaper in price than before the tariff was
levied. III YOU want to build house, there
isn't a piece Of timber, nail, lock, Doll,
ANYTHING made OF metal, that isn't cheaper.
When you come 10 furnish the nome there
isn't a solitary thing that isn't cheaper.
Yet the Democratic party continues 10
swear that every article upon which the
tariff is placed is increased in price
to the man or woman who buys IL.
It's a singular thing that our Democratic
friends seem to have no confidence In the
American people, especially the American
workmen. They are always declaring the
American artisan and mechanic inferior 10
those of other nations, and are eternally
declaring that we can't do as good work as
they can For the last fifty years the