Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-28
JULIUS POLLOCK.
The Next Senator Makes an Excellent
Address.

The Next Senator Makes an Excellent
Address.
Chairman Davis called upon Mr.. Julius
Pollock for the third address OF the
evening, and Mr.. Pollock Responded
amid hearty applause.
He said he was in worse predica-
ment than Mr.. Dryden, tor he had been
preceded by two eagles. If he could only
catch hold OF an eagles tail he felt that
he could make fair attempt at a talk.
II am not an orator. but by birth.
education and the grace OF God am
Democrat. Applause. This thing is
bound to Coon. The Democracy is bound
to win because it represents the cause
OF the people. 1t is the asylum for ali
seeking freedom Of thought, and 1t
holds wide it's doors and stands ready
10 take into its midst and TO grasp by
by the hand any man and call him
brother, AMI lead him up TO nobler
and better things" Applause.
Reverting to the tariff, Mr.. Pollock
said he hoped some good Republican
| brother would presently explain how ii
come about that under the high protcc-
tive policy of the Republicans wages had
COME DOWN STEADILY.
"They won't tell you, but will. The
farmers are the base Of all wealth and
of all prosperity in this country, and
the farmer has steadily gotten the worst
OF it under Republican rule, until the
result OF his toll in the shape OF cash
for the produce Of his farm takes on
something of the 'd-n lttleness' the
General has told you OF. The Repubi.
cans say Germ is up; yes, but the farmer
has no corn, They say potatoes bring
a good price; but he has no potatoes.
He's got wheat, it Is true, but he
only gets 45a50c for it, and that
miserable pttance sets the price for
everything else. For instance, the
farmer brings ten bushels of wheat TO
town and sells it for S.. Then he goes
to buy a machine. The merchant says
the price is $40. The farmer says he
has but IS, and as result there is
! either no sale, or the manufacturer and
business man have to get the price OF
the machine down until it comes with
in the farmers reach. How do they do
it? BY reducing wages. That is the
principle OF the thing, and because the
| farming class has been made poor
through Republican management, the
| wage-earners must suffer for it,"
FALLACY OF PROTECTION.
"If you protect you get no revenue.
| Place the tariff so high as to exclude
| the foreign article, and tho money
necessary TO run the government must
be raised In some other way. Here is
the farmer who sells In the cheapest
market In the world. The prices on
! the articles which he produces are
| fixed in Liverpool. II the United
States farmer can compete with the
farmer OF Europe, why can't we com
pete, high tariff or low tariff?
81 am strongly in favor OF another
thing which the Flfty-third Congress
did. That is the taxing Of incomes.
The revenue measure which was adopt
! ed, provides for tax npOn incomes oil
81, 900 and mora. Now, | think any family
which cannot live on $4,000 a year,
should stop living. Iwant to say furth
er that believe am going to win in
this contest. Enthusiastic applause.
And when ! 60 down TO Charleston, and
you want anything done, I will try to
do it for you" Applause.