Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-20

The Democratic State Convention con-
sumed about four hours to-day in max
ing an important bit Of history. The
convention was slow In convening. The
sll night session OF the Committee on
Resolutions being responsible for the
delay.
Senator Calvin S. Brice came upon
the stage from a side entrance and as
soon as his presence was discovered
there was round OF applause, but it
was not nearly so enthusiastic as that
which greeted Tom L. Johnson, the
free trade Congressman. There were
few scattered Kisses, but they were not
so audible as TO attract general atten-
tion being drowned in the applause.
II was 1O:45 when the convention was
called to order by Chairman c. d.
Critics, Of the State Central Committee.
Rev. 5. P. Long, Lutheran clergy
man OF this city, invoked the divine
blessing, departing FROM the usual Gus
tom by q sevefs criticism on the pre-
,snnptioa Of Col. Breckenridge, of Ken
tucky, to stand as statesman and law
maker.
Hon. FrSnk Hurd. of Toledo, was In
troduced as temporary chairman and j.
J. McNalIy, of Youngstown, as tenn
fporary secretary.
Mr.. Hurd was received with an out
burst OF applause. His remarks on the
new tariff law were loudly chesred, and
his denunciation OF the A. p. a. was
also loudly applauded. He spoke in
substance as follows:
Mr. Hurd said: My fellow Democrats,
] congratulate you upon assembling IN
State convention in the first tlushes Of the
dawn of a new day Of prosperity 10 the
United States.
Through red seas the business men Of
this country have passed, until hope began
70 fail ana despair has seized the managers
of nearly every enterprise in the land.
For more than twenty years tarlu re-
formers had predicted that such condl-
tion must inevitably result from protec-
tiOu. Restriction in the market resulted
lover production of domestic goods. Nor
t this condition was the Democratic par
" in any respect responsible. Whatever
disturbance comes through reforms must
be charged against the wrongs which m AXE
reforms necessary, and not against the
reforms themselves.
The promise Of business revival has
come partly because the element Of uncer-
tainty as 10 what the tariff rates would be
has been removed. The new law is not
likely 10 be modified for some time by q
genfral revision. But chiefly this result
has been produced because the new law IS
cheapening the expenses Of living. IL pro-
al, IN doom of rrnfnpffOn in the Tn1fnn
States.
Local interests represented by Congress
\ men who desire popularity with their con-
Astituents often interpoSe 70 prevent neces-
Rry changes and to pr0lOug system which
slows local favors. These considerations
Aappesl 70 the practical legislator and
necessary at the beginning OF great
rms slOwneSs of movement
perating TO the enthusiastic
Fmers. For these reasons the new
may not have gone as far as many
Nsked, but il goes a long way in the
- Democratic pledges and re-
N system. IL reduces on
nDSes of the Mckinley law
chief merit, he said,
free list. The peO-
arly els. .O00, 900 per
wool TO the free list
be most important
be wax.
,rices for domestic
cheaper goods 10
way free wool is
educator Of the
stion. Very soOu
Aer articles Of for
practicable, shall
Ebe party on the
bid.
credit 10 Grow