The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-08

ley of Garbling His Speech
BALTIMORE, MD., Oct. 7.--The BaiH-
more Sun correspondent boarded the
New York as she came up from quaran-
tine and carried to Mr.. Wilson the frat
home news no had received for some
time. His attention vas called to the
Suns report OF the speech Of Major
Mckinley, commenting on the London
speech aud the chamber OF commerce
dinner. lie read this attentively, and,
putting down the paper. remarked that
"the best answer to all this is the
speech delivered and which Major Nc
Kinley Is criticising. II Major McKin-
ley is rightly reported, he has simply
garbted my speech by taking the first
half OF sentence to twist it in one way
md omitting the last half, which
showed 1t could not be so used. 1
knew full we'll that whatever might
say on such an occasion would bc thus
garblad aud falsely presented to the
American people by protectionist
speakers and papers. and so l did what
l seldom do, or have time to do, die
tated and gave Reutor's press full and
accurate copy OF my remarks in ad-
vance.
SHY speech was reported fairly we'll
in the London LINES and called for the
long editorial in that paper next day.
from which Mai. Mckinley and his fol-
lowers may take all the comfort they
eau draw. / mean, now that II has been
so garbled, to publish the speech in full
and spread 1t over my district. 1t is just
what have been saying and shall con-
tiuue to say to my own people.
II went abroad at my doctors sug-
gestion to shake OF my unspeakable To-
tigue, 80 as to take as much part as
I could in the campaign. In England
visited friends at Oxford and CAM
bridge. Everybody being. in London
phrase, out OF town. saw few public
men. The dinner rendered me was, l
felt, too great an honor to my country
and myself to decline, coming from tho
great commercial centre OF the world.
and accepted, feeling that ! could not
show my appreciation OF it better than
speaking as an American citizen and
exactly as l speak here at home. In
this was not deceived. My speech was
received by the whole audience in the
spirit in which 1t was made, and while
many, perhaps most Of them. may have
disagreed with me, I found more than
one long-headed Englishman who
agreed that our reduced tariff would
make US a great competitor in the
worlds ma rkets and: eventually regain
for us our share OF the carrying trade
OF the world"
In London Mr.. Wilson paid not the
slightest attention to politics and saw
few public men except at the chamber
Of cemmeic CO dinner. The English pub.
lie men, he said, so far seem to know
but little OF the now tariff, aud he heard
not many expressions OF opinion on the
subject. But as a general rule the Eng.
lish people welcome anything that will
promote trade.
Mr.. Isador Strauss hero interposeda and
declared that Mr.. Wilson, with charac-
teristic modesty, had tried hard TO con-
ceal himself and keep out of public no.
tice. But the hospitabie English busi-
ness men had learned OF his presence
in London and insisted on being hos
pitable. The entertainers. Mr.. Strauss
added, arc the greatest merchants of the
world, and the compliment paid to Mr..
Wilson, as q tribute to his distinguished
ability and great reputation at patriot,
is one that few Americans have received
in q foreign country. Mr.. Wilson ro-
peatod that he was perfectly well aware
OF tho use the Republicans would mako
OF the incident, but to have refused it,
he said, would have been ill-bred,
churlish and cowardly,
Mr.. Wilson was asked whether he
made any Investigations about trusts"
in England.
81 did not this time" ho roplied. "but
when was in England in 1889 l did,
and discussed tho subject in serios OF
articles l wrote for tho Sun at that
time. Some OF those articles were writ
ten from England. Trusts, as We know
them, OF course, cannot exist in Groat
Britain. Where tho whole world Is
free TO come in and compete, no trusts
eau cornor tho market"
With regard to coal, Mr.. Wilson un-
derstands that the English syndicate
which formerly owned tho Nova Scotia
mines were much pleased at getting rid
OF the property. Practically bunker
coal was on tho froe list In the McKin.
ley bill. Foreign steamships could aud
can buy Nova Scotia coal at Boston, New
York, or any American port, free OF
duty, and yet they prefer TO buy the
Maryland and Virginia coal. This TACT
alone ought to do away With tho scare
about free coal.
"If you should unfortunately be do.
feated for tho house." observed Mr..
Strauss. ~ havo no doubt tho pOoplo Of
west Virginia will insist on putting you
in tho senate. ~
81 much prefer tho house." Mr.. vii.
son replied. at 10 a fur greater and
moro attractive field"
Mr.. Wilson proposes to begin his can.
yass at once. Tho timo Ia too abort for
him 10 60 all over tho large district. but
he will do all he can. This work, lie
says, ho enjoys.
In Memory OF PnrncIl.