The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-17
Special pt,pateA 10 N.z IateElaeneg.

constituency his position regarding
coal, came OF on schedule time, but
the explanation was omitted from the
programme as carried out Senator J.
N. Camden and William L. Wilson were
the speakers OF tho day and when both
failed to interest and enthuse the
crowd, Gov. A. B. Fleming. seeing the
situation. came to the rescue and speak.
ing from the midst OF the crowd ELECTED
some little applause.
Mr., Camden was made chairman Of
the meeting and read from manuscript
what was evidently intended to be an
interesting address, but there was
conspicuous absence OF interest and the
crowd engaged in conversation rather
impolitely, waiting for the speaker Of
the day, W. L. Wilson.
REVELATION OF DlssArIsFAcrIoS.
When Mr.. Wilson was introduced the
programme called Tor applause, but
there was none forthcoming, aud the
meeting from beginning to end was one
OF silence and gloom, OF difficulty and
uphill work, and showed even to the
ardent supporters OF Mr.. Wilson won
deriul dissatisfaction with and opposi-
ton to the man aud his measures. Time
after time he aapealed to the crowd, but
it did not respond, and he finally lost
heart aud sat down IN the midst OF an
oppressive silence. II Mr.. Wilson ever
realized that his action is not endorsed
by his Marion county constituents he
realized it to-day, and the mutterings
Of tho crowd, the comments and scraps
OF conversation overheard only foretold
clearly and Significantly that Mr.. Will
sons congressional career Is nearly at
an end.
The local managers were desperate in
the beginning, and many Republicans
were presented with tickets from Fair
mont in order to swell the crowd, but
Notwithstanding the efforts OF the rail.
road company aud the local managers,
the crowd was not what was expected,
and many seats were vacant that were
expected to be filed.
oAMpEs's ANTlPATHY TO TRUSTS.
Mr.. Camden attacked the Mckinley
bill and praised the Wilson measure,
and said the Wilson bill was good
measure in his sight because it was a
death blow to the trusts, which state
ment, coming from such q source, was
received by the crowd with astonish-
ment and wonder and the American
flag suspended over the crowd in front
OF the speaker came partially loose
from It's fasteninga and hung dropping
in dismay with the stars hidden from
sight. Mr.. Camden then went on to
say that he was not monopoIist and
that he had brought Sl5, 900, 900 OF in
vestment into this country and that the
investors had never received ono dollar
in dividends in return. That the Amer
lean laborer need not fear foreign COM
petition because ho was already the
cheapest laborer in the world because
while he was paid SS47 per year he
produced $l,SS0 and English laborers
while paid S204 only produced S4S7.
Mr.. Wilson explained, however, later
that the reason American labor was
cheaper was because IN this country We
use labor saving machinery, and one
man could do the work OF dozen.
CAMDEN SELLS COAL.
As to raw materials, said Mr.. Cam.
den, we must place our manufacturers
on the same basis with the manuiactur-
ers OF the other countries, and we can
only do this by placing wool, timber
and coal on tho free list. "As to coal, l
did not attach so much Importance to
the duty on coal Us others, and tree coal
was never presented to the senate in
such way that they could take action
upon it, but fael amply protected at
forty cents. The cont reduction in
mining Is not the result Of the taria re-
duction, but Of q glut In the market,
and the tariff change has nothing what.
ever to do with it. No coal is imported
into this country, aud the price depends
upon our own markets"
Mr.. Camden then explained that as
there was little demand for coal now
the market was overstocked, aud hence
tho price was low and wages must be
reduced.
lie did not say that the coal strike
had cleaned up the surplus stock Of coal
in this county, aud that il our mills
had been running there would have
been demand. Nor did he say any.
thing about why thore is no market; he
only stated that tho demand was not
equal to tho supply, and five cents less
per ton for miners was the result.
WILSON Dl D NOT USE HIS ENGLISH SPEECH
At the close OF his reading Mr.. Cam
den introduced Mr.. Wilson who. in his
first sentence, struck upon the appar-
ent idea of the crowd about the situa.
ton when he said he had attempted to
represent hia diatrict. He said he
realized the responsibilities no had as
sumei when he attempted to represent
his district and asked for new comis-
sion. In his usual style he told the as
sembly OF tho necessity for good gov
ernment and that it deponded on To-
0o0.000 freemen who must think aud
ponder before voting on all public ques.
tions: that for years tho Democratic
party had boon pleading for control OF
the federal government; that the gov
ornmcnt had boen badly managed and
needed now men In charge; that tho
vovernmont had, under Republican
rules, become machine for grinding
ont taxes and money for tho monopolist
and trusts, aud that tho poor people
arc tho losors always whlIO the rich
become richer.
TIE SUGAR TRUST COULD AFFORD TO GIvE IT.
"Give me-" lo cried, "the one.tenth
OF q cent tax on sugar. per pound and l