The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-19


Mr.. Davis also spoke very favorably of
Neri Dietrich, candidate for Director OF
the Poor, Joseph Wyatt the candidate
for the Legislature in this district, and
Hon. J. j. CJyle, the Republican Senator
ial candidate.
Hon. John J. Coyle was also cordially
welcomed when he stepped forward on
the platform to speak. Mr.. Coyle said
that he knew it had not been the custom
of candidates for Senator in this district
to appear on the platform, but he felt
that the people ought to hear from the
candidates own lips what position they
intend to assume IL elected.
The speaker said that the question at
Harrisburg is not whether the people
shall have protective tariff or free trade
or whether they shall have national
banks or state banks; but the question is
whether the peoples represent ttives there
will stand by the wage Garner, or the
monopolist Mr.. Coyle then referred to
measures in the last House of Representa-
tives which he favored, among them the
bills to protect telegraph operators, the
| free text book bill, resolution providing
for an investigation of the systems of
coal mine operations and the law govern
ing them, and called attention to the fact
that two of the measures had been killed
in Senate committee because the working
people hadn't proper representatives
| there to take care of them. AS to the
charges made against him in connect ction
with the Losch road bill Mr.. Coyle said
full statement of his connection with
the bill will appear in the newspapers
next Saturday, over his own signature.
In conclusion Mr.. Coyle said that if,
after reading that statement, they be.
lieved it he wanted them to vote for him
as State Senator, but if they should not
believe him he did not wish their votes,
as in such an event he would not deserve
them. "If the laboring people stand by
me during my struggle now" said Mr.
Coyle, "when their struggle comes in the
Senate they will find me there on their
side"
Hon. John I. Shoener, of Orwigsburg,
spoke at length on the subject of tariff,
and he was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause. He spoke from the standpoint of
a man who had tried honestly to get at
the truth fron the standpoint of bust.
ness man; and from the standpoint of
broad American principles, rather than
from partisan standpoint Mr. Shoener
argued the necessity for the American pro.
tective system brought about by the adop.
tion of the Constitution. 1t gave Congress
greater power to lay and collect duties
and provide for the common defense and
promote the general welfare of the people
of the Uuited States. Instead, therefore,
of protective tariff being unconstitu-
tional, a robbery and a fraud, as declared
by the Democratic party, it is one of the
fundamental principles of the countrys
constitution.
Speaking of Congressman Reilly Mr..
Shoener said he knew him personally and
believed that gentleman intended to do
right by his constituents, but he was
dominated by the Democratic majority
from the Southern states. The speaker
said the question before the people was
whether they intended to vote for an in
dustrial heaven or an industrial hell. The
former can be secured through the Repub.
lican party, the latter through the Demo.
Gratis
p, D. Helms, of Pottsville, Mr. Shoener
said, has a son who is mining engineer
in the state of Washington. The men
there get s1.25 day for mining bitumin-
GUS coal and the Canadian men get so
cents. The son wrote that if the Wilson
bill should be passed the Washington
mines would have to be closed, or the
wages of the men would suffer cut to
the Canadian rate. Mr.. Shoener also said
there was a gentleman in the audience
who had a letter in his possession by
which he was offered bituminous
coal at forty-five cents per ton. Mr..
Shoener laid great stress upon the fact
that two years ago the Democrats felt In.
suited when called free traders, but this
year they come out fiat footed as pro
nounced free traders and declare that a
protective tariff is unconstitutional and a
robbery, Notwithstanding that system is
basis of the constitution.
. Elk. Lieutenant Governor Davies was
the last speaker. He addressed the audi
, ence at some length on national politics
He said there are but two great parties
in the countryside Republican and
Democratic and proceeded to explain the
differences between them. Mr.. Davies
is not one of the great political orators,
but he has faculty of so laying facts
before an assem- blage as to hold uu-
divided attention during his discourse.
During his remarks Mr.. Davies paid an
excellent tribute to Hon. NJ. c. Watson,
of town, and the mention of the ex.
Senator's name provoked enthusiastic
applause. Mr.. Davies said he had oc
casion to meet Mr. Watson frequently at
Harrisburg when the latter was in the
Senate and always found him laboring
hard for the benefit of his constituents.
In speaking of General Daniel II Hast
ingS, Mr.. Davies said: "The people of the
} Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are about
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