The morning call., 1894-10-09
ON. HIS DEFENSE.
What Wilson Said i'm
London.
MODIFIED ON THIS SIDE.
Sounds Differently in West
Virginia.
GREETED BY HIS NElGHBORS.
The Head and Front of Democratic
Tariff Reform Speaks in His
Own District.
iREETED BY HIS NElGHBORs.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Oct. 8.-Hon. w.
l.. Wilson's Homecoming to-day was
made the occasion of a demonstration by
his Democratic fellow-citizens of the
Second Congressional District which
taxed the capacity of the historic old town.
the county seat of Jefferson County. Not
only did the Democratic voters from the
rural districts and towns and villages of
the eastern panhandle respond to the call
Of the local committee on arrangements,
but the more remote counties of the Con-
gressional district were fully represented,
and not few uld Virginiaus and citizens
OF Maryland, and even of Pennsylvania,
journeyed by rail to this outof- the-way
place 10 assist IN the welcome of the great
expounder of Democratic tariff policy and
to listen to the address he was to make.
The arrangements for the events of the
day were set on foot about the time Mr..
Wilson was on his return voyage, and he
had therefore no idea of what was going
on until his arrival in New York on Satur-
day. He was there apprised Of the az
rangements. and as result delayed his
arrival at his home until to-day in order to
meet the plans of the local committee.
Mr.. Wilson's party arrived at Harpers
Ferry on the main line of the Baltimore
and Ohio on board the Chicago express at
1 o'clock this afternoon. Accompanying
Mr.. Wilson were Colonel P. Chew, chair
man OF the Congressional committee of
the district, Hon. Robert Hunter of Vir-
ginia, Hon. ID. I. Barton of Winchester,
Va, and Hon. Fred j. Nelson of Freder-
ick City. Md. Hon. Is. F. Meyers of Har-
risburg, Pa, joined the party at Harpsrs
Ferry.
At noon a special train filled with Mr..
Wilson's enthusiastic constituents, neigh
b0rs and friends. and accompanied py two
brass bands. left Charleston for Charles
Ferry. An immense crowd had assem bled
at that point. and there was much cheer
ing as Mr.. Wilson and party were trans
ferred to the valley road for ten-mile
ride to Charleston. Arriving there bout
2:30 Mr.. Wilson was escorted by a long
column of voters to the courthouse, where
the address was to be made, the arrange
ments covering an after mass-meeting to
be addressed by Mr.. Wilson, CONGRESSMAN
Meyers and others, followed by a night
meeting at which three or four speeches
should be made. Chairman Chew called
the meeting TO order. and on behalf of the
Democrats of Charleston. of Jefferson
County. Mr. Wilson and West Virginia,
and of the country welcomed him home.
Mr.. Wilson began his address with a
touching reference TO the great popular
demonstration which had greeted him
upon his return and thanked ais fellow
citizens and his friends and neighbors for
the unanimity with which they had taken
part in his welcome.
Referring 10 political matters Mr.. Will
son said he should not be able to take up
in any satisfactory manner the great Ques-
tion of the political issues of the day, be-
cause they had rushed from shipboard 20
train and from train to platform with
scarcely any chance for thought.
I'VE have reached" said he, "that
stage Of development of the country
wherein we are compelled to have larger
markets for our surplus products, and
such markets. through foreign trade,
are the only safety-valves for the health
and prosperity of the American laborer in
the field and factory"
He referred to the struggle for Federal
taxation as wonderful and inspiring and
popular resolution and pledged the De-
mocracy. as the party of the people, to go on
in the combat.
''On one side," said he, 'le good gov
ernment; honest, economical government,
free industry, large and expanding mar
kets for the products of American labor
and general dawnipg of an era of indi-
vidual prosperity. On the other side lie
corrupt government, fettered and impris-
oned industry, Limitation by law for the
amount which we can proftably produce.
Those are the two questions at issue before
the American people, and as have said
before, giving somewhat local applica-
tion to what am going to say to-day, the
question for the people of Dickerson Coun-
ty Is more market for wheat, and for the
mechanics more market for manufactured
goods. Ii there is one thing to which /
gave more attention than another during
my brief absence from this country it was
to the condition of the wheat market OF
the old world. When l inquired why il
was that wheat had gone down to price
much lower than it has ever sold before In
the history of at least modern England
and America the answer was, There is a
universal glut and a production beyond a
| profitable demand; that mot only is the
| United States increasing her surplus ex.
pOft vi auodb anu IeusSid iuCItdSluR Uel
surplus export of wheat. but Argentina i:
coming forward and is now third in auan.
| tity exported to European markets.
81 cannot but recall the fact, and have
stated it again and before the people oil
this country, that the American tax upor
the woods of Argentina made them Civ,
| up their sheep flocks and go into competi
| ton with you in the production of wheat
1 say it is for you to-day question O
markets-a question of consumers tn,
world over for the products you produce
/ believe that so far as the great cereal.
are concerned we produce enough TO feed
| population twice rs large as our own.
believe that 60 far as staple manufacture
are concerned we produce enough 10 sup
ply population as large as our own. Tn
| question is where are we to get these m ar
keis? We have been building thirty year
| tariff walls TO keep other people from com
ing in to compete with US in a homo mar
| ket already glutted. We have now begui
20 tear down our tariff walls to let us ou
with our products to compete with HI
rest of the world in all the markets of tn
world.
"While l was in London about tw