The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-10

& sand Wage Workers Protesting
81 Against Its Passage-Good Advice
SIS to the Democratic Side-KilI the
M Bill and the Wheels Of Industry
~ Will Move Again
M WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 9.-This was
d field day in the house for the tariff.
aThe galleries were thronged all day and
the floor crowded. Each side put forth
It's most brilliant orators for the day
Hession. Mr.. Wilson, the chairman OF
3ne ways ar-j means committee, COM
8pleted his speech begun yesterday, and
S4Ir Burrows opened the debate for the
Republicans with three hour reply.
General Black, of Illinois, and Mr.. Hop
kins, OF Illinois, followed. The good
points Of all the speakers were liber-
ally applauded by their respective par
ggtisans.
ss At the evening session Mr.. Haines, a
Democrat, from Now York, in the name
of the collar and cuff industry, fred the
"a rst shot into the Wilson bill. He dis
played a gigantic petition signed by 67,-
D00 people protesting against the collar
eand cuff schedule, declaring that if it
swere 10 become a law it would ruin
s9this great industry.
at l1:l5 the house resolved itself into
committee of the whole for the con-
Esiderntion of the tariff bill and Mr.. Will
i son resumed his speech of yesterday.
He continued the thread of his argu-
lnent presenting his side Of the case in
forceful language. His remarks were
B often interrupted by Democratic ap-
pIause but otherwise he was allowed to
proceed until he created something of a
Z stir when he referred to the fact that
4 the protests against the pending bill
were largely inspired by the power of
capital which directed, forced and
frightened employees to sustain the.
protected industries. He said that
when the effort to abolish slavery was
j being made a petition had come from a
large delegation of slaves praying that
brought to his feet Representative Doo-
little, of Washington, with the ques-
ton: "And do you compare the labor
ing men OF this country to the slave
element OF the south ?"
WILSON. LOSES HIS TEMPER.
Mr.. Wilson-I think such question
would not be asked by any one above
The intelligence of slave. Loud
and prolonged applause on the Demo
cratic side.
There was much confusion following
MIR. Wilson's answer.
Mr. Doolittle said ne did not catch
the answer and asked that it be re-
peated, with the evident purpose of
making protest against it.
Mr.. Wilson-I desire to be courteous
to every one in this debate, so that
will now withdraw the answer I gave
the gentleman.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine-"But you can't
withdraw the Democratic applause"
laughter.
Mr.. Wilson'S peroration was torcible
and eloquent. He began with refer
ence to the legend, which, he said. had
always been inscribed on the Demo-
cratic banner: Equal rights to all and
special privileges to none.
The people had brought the Demo
cratic party into power on that broad
principle of:equal justice to all.
'"rhe Democratic party he con-
cluded. RAISES itself as one man, takes
up this grand cause, plants its standard
here to sink or swim, survive or perish, !.
that the Democratic party may continue
in power. Democratic applause We
will plant the banner here, we mean to
have fight and we will call every true
believer in Democracy to rally to our
side, let US call upon the American peo-
pie, the silent masses, the farmers. scat
tered unable to organize, who plod their
way under the burdens of taxation.
Our petition boxes are filed with pro-
tests of the trusts and combinations of
this country. Let. us be true to our
faith. Let us go forward until we make
this country where every man shall
see the gateway OF opportunity opening
Z before him.. There every man shall see
s; before him the opportunity to rise to
such influence, to such prosperity as>his
own merits justify. not weighted down:
with burdens of taxation. Let us labor,
{ for country free to all. equal to ALL,
with opportunity planted in every
$ home, in every humble freside in the
3 land"
DooLITTLE's REToRr.
AS he finished the Democratic side
broke into cheers and "a wave of ap-
plause swept over the galleries. The
applause continued for fully two min
Eutesa After it had subsidized Mr.. Doo-
]ittlee, of w ashington, arose to a ques-
~ ton Of privilege and referred to the fnct
u that Mr.. Wilson had characterized the
question with which he interrupted his
5 speech as unworthy man with the in
telligence OF a slave, which remark had
been withdrawn. Mr.. Doolittle said
while he accepted that withdrawal he
desired to gay that he nevertheless at
tributed this remark to the associations
of the gentlema from est Virginia
before the w
This shot at the chairman Of the
Ways and S means committee called