The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-02

Inc uue6C polltlCal LueetluR, poEuhpSi
ever seen in the Eighth ward, certainly
the finest indoor meeting, was that hold
in Westwood's hall last evening. The
hall was packed before the meeting
opened, and all through it every scat
was occupied and men and women were
standing clear out into the hall and
down the stairs. The auditors were
for the most part Germans. or those
who understand the German tongue,
and amore earnestly attentive, orderly,
interested and appreciative crowd OF
voters has seldom gathered in the city.
MIR. Hermann Broemsen was the
chairman. He has been known as a
Democrat until lately, and it was said
by good authority that very fair
sprinkling OF the auditors last night
were also former Democrats who had
changed their political affiliations this
year.
Mr.. Broemsen introduced as the first
speaker DR.. G. +. Uirich, Of this city,
whose opportunities for observation in
his long residence In this country, and
whose scholarship in both German and
English, give him peculiar advantages.
The Republicans were indeed peculiarly
fortunate in having such well posted
and forcible speakers as those who
addressed the meeting last night.
They did not have to 90 out OF the city
and hire an alleged German orator, as
did the Democrats week ago.
Dr.. Ulrich reviewed the history Of
tariff legislation in past eras of the gov.
ernment, dwelling particularly on the
Walker revenue tariff Of 1916, aud show
ing very forcibly tho falseness Of the
Democratic claims that the nation saw
its golden era under that tariff. He
made q great many telling points
against the Democrats. saying that
party has no statesmen to-day. The
one man they worship as their party
god missed his great opportunity when
he failed to add the Hawaiian islands to
this country and secure the key to the
East Indian trade. The doctor was fire.:
quently applauded, and his logical
argument evidently had its effect on the
minds OF his Intelligent hearers.
Mr.. Broemsen then introduced DR..
G. a. Aachmann, who caught his crowd
at once. His polished, graceful style
was very effective as he dwelt on the
fallacies Of Democratic free trade doc.
trines, enthusiastic applause and laugh
ter alternating at brief intervals. He
scored the idea Of giving up the Ameri-
can markets, the fnest in the world,
and trying to compete with the lower
paid labor OF other countries for what
Is speciously called "the markets OF the
world" He entered sympathettcally
into the adopted citizens views, and his
talk will be found when the harvest ia
garnered to have been good seed in
fertile ground.
He was followed by Mr. 7. ]. Par
sons, Of Moundsvilie, whose happy
opening made q good impression at
once. which he increased as he went on.
The others had spoken in German, and
Mr.. Parsons talked in English. He said
to look at the crowd one would think
there were at least 600 people present,
but it would be found from the Demo.
cratic organ this morning what great
mistake this was. That paper would
say there were not twenty-five people in
the hall.
He referred to the Democratic claim
that their policy would cheaper things,
and admitted that this was true. 1t
had already cheapeued wool and shoep,
cheapened hay and horses and cattle,
cheapened wages moro than anything
else, and Mt tho samc time made em.
ployment scarcer and harder to got. Flo
gavc n very logical argument against
free trade and In favor OF Republican
protection and was frequently mp
plauded to the echo.
Mr.. ]. G. Brady also made a few
sensible and timely :...remarks. The
Wheeling city band made good music
at frequent intervals.