The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-24

protection from Ohio or Pennsylv1niat
demanding IN increase OF tho tariff, but
by no less distinguished authority than
the celebrated firm Of Cooper & Hewitt,
Of New York.
Now, let US 90 little further On the
18TH OF August, 1850. during the first
year Of this golden era" Hon. Joseph
Casey, then q representative Of Penn
sylvania. declared In speech on the
floor Of the house:
The whole history OF the manufacture Of Iron
In PepnSylyRuh shows that in q period OF seven
ty.hve years there have been erected 700 fur
IaCeS. and out Of them. III failures or where
they have been closed, or sold ont BY the
sheriff Ont Of this III failures. III have oe'
Cured since the passage OF tho tariff OF 1876.
But let me proceed further. and call
your attention to message OF AIillard
Fillmore, President OF the United
States, who was required by the consh.
tuition to report TO Congress the condi-
ton OF the country. I ask attention to
an extract from his message. found 10
the journal OF the house OF representa-
tiyes, first session, Thirty.second Con-
gress, page 90. The date OF this mes
sage 10 December 2, 1851. President
Fillmore says:
The values oI our domestic exports forthe last
fiscal ye4r, as com pared with those OF the pre-
vious year. exhibit an increase OF S7iS 90, 81
AZ first Wow this condition OF our trnqe Wlln
foreign nations would seem 70 present the most
hAttering hope OF It's future prosperity. An ex'
animation Of tho details OF Our eKportA how
ever. will show that the increased value OF our
exports for the lust fiscal year Is 10 be iound IN
the high price Of cotton which prevailed during
the last half Of that year, which price mas since
declined about One.hRlL The value OF our Gx.
porA OF breAdSIuftS and provisions. which y
was supposed the incentive Of low tatln anQ
large ImportAtons from abroad would nave
greatly augmented, has fallen from SIS. lQl. vi IN
1877 to SIG OjI3 373 Iu 1850. aud 70 SIl,SiS65S IN
1851. with strong probability. amounting al
most to certainty, Of b still further reduction
In the current year. The aggteR9te values OF
rice exported during the last fiscal year aA com
crcHse amounting to sib0,1i7. which, with DO
cline III the values OF the exports OF tobacco for
the same period. make an aggregate decrease in
these two articles ot Sl,lj6,7ol.
Further quotations were made from
Fillmore, and then Mr.. Mckinley pro-
ceeded to quote from Buchanan, whose
message In 1857 opened by congratulate
ing the country on its "unusuat degree
OF health" Ie added:
The earth has yielded her fruits abundantly
and has bOuutiiully rewarded the toll of the
huSbandmRn. Our great staples have CON:
minded high prices, nnd, up till within pflei
period. our Manufacturing, mineral and mech1n'
ical occupations hHve largely pQrtaken OF the
general prosperity. We have possessed all the
clements OF material wealth In rich abundance,
aud yet, Notwithstanding all these advantages,
our country. In Its monetary interests Is at the
present moment In deplorAblG condition. III
the midst OF unsurpassed plenty In all the pro:
luctEuuS and III all the elements OF national
wealth. we tlud our manufactures suspended
our public works retarded, our private enter
prIses OF different kinds abandoned and thouS-
andS OF useful lAborers thrown out OF employ
nent and reduced TO want, Tho revenue Of tile
government, which Is chiefly derived from dn'
ties OH imports from abroad. has been greatly
reduced, while the appropriations made by con.
gross at ts Inst session for the current fiscal year
are very large IN amount,
Now, this was during the golden
era" OF our learned friends in West
Virginia.
Under these circumstances loan may DO rc'
ouircl before the close OF your present session.
but this although greatly 70 be regretted.
would prove 70 be only slight misfortune
when compared with the suffering and distress
prevailing among the people. With this the
government eau not fall deeply to sympathize,
though 1t may be without the power 10 extend
relief
Again, in his next message President
Buchanan says:
In connection with this subject It Is proper 10
refer 10 our financial condition. The same
causes which have produced pccuniRry distress
throughout tho country have so reduced the
amount OF imports from foreign countries that
the revenue hns proved Inadequate to meet the
necessary expenses OF the government To
supply tho deficiency. congress, by tho act oil
December ~, 1887, authorized the issue OF S2O
Of t5SAsah ana ' pr R5oSgS W 6G
lghS n loan of go 900 O10 ITO be applied TO the
payment OF appropriations made by law"
No statesman would advise that we should go
on Increasing tho national debt 70 mcot I the
ordinary expenses OF the government This
would be most rulnous policy. In case OF wlt
our credit must be our chief rrSource, at least
| for tho first ycat, and this would be greatly i'm
parcd by having contracted large deot III time
| revenue so Us 70 equal our expenditures. II
| would bG ruinOnS To continue 10 borrow. Be
| Sides III may be proper 10 observe that tho incl
dontal protection thus Afforded by revenue
tnrI IN would ut the present moment TO Somo OK
| tent, increase tho confidence Of the manuiActnr
| Ing interests aud give fresh impulse to our re-
vlving business 70 this surely no person vii
object.
Tho governor ridiculed the idea OF 9
state endorsing the paper OF the nation
al government, which was necessary in
the Registers golden eia." He wa.
heartily applauded at frequent inter
yols, aud when he retired rousine
cheers were given for "our next Presi'
don't"
Tho escort was already IN waiting
md when Governor Mckinley entered
the carriage one OF the most brilliant
parades ever seen started for Bridge
port About the carriage was guarc
! OF honor, in command OF N. Il. McNabb
and composed OF Mayor Caldwell. CAP
tain Prince, julie Hearne, W. II. Hodge
NJ. Dinger, Harry Fink, ]. 7. Rhodes
J. ". Schellhase, 7. S. Tappan anc
William Higgins.
Meister's baud, which had done noble
duty all evening, headed the escort, ano
the Young Meme Escort Club was it
main component. All along the line o.
march the sky was crimson with tho re
tIection and the air streaked with The
light OF roman candles.
a feature OF the procession was tht
carriage containing William Wilson, the
we'll known New York Republican
Nlessrs. Max Hirsch, OF New York; W
r. Bailey, OF Detroit; Homer ReynoldI
and Major Rogers, OF Wheeling. Two
car loads OF red FRO were used will
effect by these gentlemen en route.
The Island people surpassed al
records by the brillianco OF the greet
ing they accorded tho escort and tn
distinguished guest as they crossed th
Garden Spot. 1t was ono blaze o
glory from tho Suspension bridge t.
the Back River bridge.
THE GREATEST OF ALI
Tho Finest Demonstration Seen In TIL
Valley for ienrs.