Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-25

necessaries OF life. Taxation doesn
bring prosperity. 1t Is simply throwing
upon self-supportiug industries,
the support Of those who be-
lieve they cannot live themselves.
don't believe we will drive the cotton
tie industry out Of America. Suppose
a Democratic tariff dses. How does
that compars with driving American
merchant marines of the hiEn seas?
remember reading an extract from
Gladstone in which he SAYS that when
he was a boy four-htths of the com
mercs OF the world was carried IN
American ships, manned by American
seamen. Now, fellow citizens, that was
a great industry, giving employment 10
millions OF American workmen
In building shops, In man
ming them, in handlidg freight
TAXED OUT OF EXISTENCE
in order to increase the profits OF pro-
tected manufacturers Of this country.
Tariff reform means larger employ
ment for American labor. A Repuoli-
can stumper in my district the other
day said that tariff reform means the
admission OF Australian wool free, anu
TO that extent roos the farmer OF his
market. We have pam psred, aod pet
ted, and codd!ed wool under kepuoIl-
can tariff system, and there has never
been year that We raised more than
one-half enough wool TO clothe the peo-
pie Of this country 10 comfortable wooden
goods. With all the protection on
WOOL | am told there are 5000 less
sheep in West Virginia to-day than In
1865. Free wool gives the American
Workingman unIaXed raw material TO
weave into cloth. IL furnishes employ
ment for the machinist who makes the
loom To weave the cloth; II furnishes
employment for the coal miner, who
furnishes the fuel for running the loon.
which weaves the cloth-and so | might
continue with the list.
Think you We get that Australian
wool for nothing? No, we trade agrl-
cultural implements, and sewing ma
chimes, that American labor manuiac-
lures.
What country can compare with US
in facilities for manufacturing iron and
steel? Where else in the world, as 10
! Alabama, are ali the necessary mate
rials so easy TO secureP Where else,
except in Michigan, is the ore In such
abundant quantities and so easily TO ot
secured? There is no reason In th'
world why the United States should
! not
ASSERT ITS SUPREMACY
in the manufacture of iron and stee
over aU the world. Applause. Th'
fact that we Already send good
abroad, shows what conques
we have before US, instead o
going around and croaking calamity
TApplause These gentlemen will con
tinus their lamentations, but in spite o
them the country will enter into ne7
era OF prosperity. Renewed applause.
l remember that Mckinley made
speech before the Protective Tarii
League in New York, In which he said
NOW let the country grow and pros
uer " During the first year after tha
there were y, 800 failures, one-sixt
more tnan the preYlou< year. MClkinle
said further-"No more JInKer1ng wit
the tariff" Laughter. Pm not sur
priSed that he is veXed when he see
the manner In which we've been tinker
ing. [Applause.
In closing his address, Mr.. Wilson
called attention to the importance o
the present campaign, and paid splen
did tribute TO Hon. John A. HowaTt
and Congressman Pendleton. The men
ton Of both names was received Will
tremendous cheering. When be con
cluded there was another outburst o
cheering, which lasted several minutes
Not a single person left his seat Will,
Mr.. Wilson was speaking. On the con
trary, the audience was larger, II posi-
BILE, when be concluded than when b,
opened.
Mr.. Wilson was followed by Mr.. Johr
K. Cowan, a mem ber OF the distinguish
ed party.
MIR. CowAN's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Cowan has an excellent delivery
and an argumentative style which Il
very attrectlye. de held the audience
for about an hour aud quarter by his
masteriul discussion Of the tariff lie
took up the promises made by the Dem
ocrats and showed that they had been
redeemed. They promised TO repeal
| the Sherman act and they did IL, and
the Republicans do not propose TO re-
enact that measure. They defeated the
odious Force Bill, and no Republican
now advocates the adoption OF that in
famous measure. They promised re-.
turn TO economy in the administration
Of the government, and saved $50, 900, 70
900 in expenses without iDjuring any
department OF the public service. They
promised to reform the tariff. That
was the crucial question. and involved
the only present issue between the Two
parties.
Mr.. Cowan then took up the tariff.
combining himssif almost exclusively TO
q discussion OF the wool question. His
exposition OF the fsllacy Of Republican
theories, and his presentation OF Demo-
era tic doctrine, backed up as II was, by
facts which cannot be denied. made his
address one OF the strongest made 10
this city during the campaIgn. HIS re-
marks were punctuLted by applause,
and when he concluded be was loudly
cheered.
The meeting broke up With three
rousing cheers for Wilson, Howard, and
the entire Democratic ticket.
MAKING USE OF THE CHILDREN.
uo- Candidate Et..Isw n HakfnO HIs