Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-20
TWO BIG WILSON MEETINGS.
He Addresses the People ut thomas and
Davis on Topics OF Interest," to Them.

Davis on Topics OF IntsrssS to Them.
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THOMAS, w. VA, October 19.-Tuck-
er county Democrats had the honor and
pleasure OF listening to two addresses
by Hon. w. L. Wilson to-day. The first
was at Parsons, where the meeting con-
vened in the court house at l o'clock p.
H., and the second was meeting to-
night at Davis.
MIR. Wilson made an early start from
Elkins, where be spent the night, aud
there was big crowd at the depot At
$50 20 sea him OF.
At every station along the line crowds
had gathered 10 cheer him as the train
swept by, and AZ Parsons there was a
strong delegation Of Tucker Democrats
out to meet him and escort him TO his
hotel. During tha morning many
voters from the adjoiuing counties came
in on horseback ana 10 wagons, and the
meeting he addressed 10 the afternoon
WAS large and the enthusiasm unbound =
! a4 IN fact, the Democracy all along
80, t,ls - Tue - yer fC ~ CrS anu
notwithstanding the Efforts the corpor-
alton interests are making 10 this por-
tion Of the district on behalf Of Dayton,
the vote for MIR. Wilson will be even
larger than that cast for him two years
ago. All the local leaders agree on this
point.
met at Parsons S. G. Walker, q
brother OF the late Henry 5. Walker,
who came 1000 miles frsm the shores
OF Puget sound to vote aud work
for Wilson, and other citize rs Of the
district now far away In the east
and west write TO Mr. Wilson
and the chairman to say they will be on
hand on election day. Tonight's meet
ing at Davis vas a rOuser, the lumber
men aud farmers being out In full force.
have good news for the Democracy
OF the First district, Chairman McGraw
assures me that Mr.. Wilson, Bourke
Cochran and John q. Carlisle will be in
Wheeling for big meeting before the
campaign closes, aud will then 60 TO
ParkersburR, aud then back for q long
railroad tour through the Second dis
trict. | hope 20 bs able to announce
the Wheeling date tomorrow.
The afternoon meeting at Parsons
was first addressed by Senator J. g.
Findlay. lie denounced the policy Of
protection as blsckmail upon honest
trade and made very strong address
His practical discussion of the tariff
question was unique iG its common
sense explanations OF the great economic
questions Of the day, and the ad-
dress was 1ttiog introduction TO
q hn nf L. Tla L.
Stephen Is. E,kins, aud referring TO his
claim that Mr.. Wilson was nothing but
q visionary theorist and that none but
purely business men" should be sent TO
Congress, Senator Findlay said he would
give sn example Of what one purely
business man" had done out OF Congress
De then showed that Mr.. Elkinss
sworn statement of record 10 Randolph
county showed his personal wealth was
but SIS, coo. IL that was q specimen Of
"pursly business methods out Of Con-
gress, the country would do well to get
along with Mr.. Wilson for while
longer.
Mr.. Wilson was unusually happy in
his remarks. In referring TO the late
change in the government he said there
was = Democratic President, a Demo.
cratic House, and "a tolerably Demo-
cratic Senate" IL took great
deal Of money OF late years to
run tie government, II the people
generally had an adequate idea of
tue amount Of money it took and the
way 1t was taken there would have been
a thoroughly Democratic adminIstra-
ton ten years ago They were becom-
ing acquainted with the matter, how
ever, and especially with the Republi-
can method OF rsiSing that money.
That party had devised aud put into
operation system which not
only extracted from the people
TIE sun necessary for the main
tensnee of the government, but
four or five times that sun besides, to
be divided among a number Of monop-
Oiists and protected manufacturers.
Republicans were just now solicitous
for the wool producer, and predicted
his ruin under the Democratic policy of
free wooi. They urged the farmer on
this account to vote the Republican
ticket. II the Republican policy had so
greatly benefited the Woolsgrower, how
did Il come that under protection the
number Of sheep 10 West Virginia had
decreased 800, 600 In tho last fifteen
years?
Republicans" he said, "say that the
Importation OF free wool means the
cores sponding decrease in the demand
for American wooN Not so. II we
bring 10 q pound foreign wool, we
must mix a pouSa. { American wool
with It, then we must pay for that pound
OF imported wool with some Of our sur
klas products. We must employ labor