Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-02
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN OPENED.
General Stevenson and Ex-Governor
Campbell Address Big Meeting at
Woodsdale Island.


CINCINNATI, o., October 1.-The Demo
cratic campaign opened in Ohio to-day with
meeting at Woodsdale Island, near Ham
ilton, Butler county. 1t was estimated that
fully 5000 people were in attendance.
There was disappointment at the absence
of Bourke Cokran. who had been expected
to come. The Hon. X. ID. Marshall, OF
Dayton, presided.
After short address by Mr.. w. A. Tay-
lor, candidate for Secretary OF State In
Ohio, Hon, Adlai E. Stevenson was intro
duced. He was warmly cheered, although
until his introduction there were not many
who recognized him. Mr.. Stevenson said
he brought good news from North Caro-
lima and Virginia aswell as from Illinois.
spoke hopefully also OF success even IN
| Ohio. In giving some reasons why Cleve-
land should be elected, he said:
'His administration is admitted, even by
Republicans, TO have been honest. There
were no scandals attached to any appoint
ments. The United States bonds were
paid as fast as they matured. He restored
| nearly hundred million acres OF ground
from wrongful holders TO the people. He
turned over the government with almost
hundred million dollars in the treasury in
money that was saved by an economical
administration of affairs. The question
surplus! Now it is. where shall
the money be obtained for the expenses Of
the government This year the estimated
deficit will be So, ,O00, 600, and the treasury
is actually confronted with bankruptcy.
The cause of this is the lavish, reckless.
yea, even unnecessary appropriations by
the Billion Dollar Congress. The present
House is made 10 appear extravagant be-
cause in addition to the necessary expendi-
ture it is forced to pay an item of S12,OOO,-
600 left by the Billion Dollar House, and
has had added TO it $32, 100000 by Repu6-
lican Senate. while the Mckinley tarln
cuts off so, 600, coo of the national revenue
Tariff does not regulate wages, he con-
tinued, "they are regulated by the law OF
supply and demand which is above all leg
islation. Wages are higher here because
the lively American methods OF labor are
more productive than that Of listless
European workmen.n
In dealing with the Force bill. he pro-
nounced it not a dead issue. and declared
that its enactment woulo put into the field
on election day an army of 100000 federal
ofliceholders, TO be paid from the treasury
of the government.
Ex-Governor Campbell, who was among
his neighbprs, made short and witty
speech confined mostly TO sallies at the au-
dience as some one would prompt him with
question He spoke Of Mr. Stevenson's
record as a creator Of Democratic post
masters relating an incident where the
present candidate for Vice President had,
as favor to him (CampbelD
decapltated sixty-fve Republican
postmasters in two minutes.
He regarded man of that sort as vigor-
our and true Democrat. When the cheers
following this statement had subsidized,
Mr.. Stevenson rose and said he considered
that the highest compliment he had re-
ceived in his whole life
Following Mr.. Campbell were Hon.
George w. Houk, of Dayton, and Mr.. g.
Il. Greeve, of Cincinnati.