The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-24
REmARKap1E DEMONSTRATION

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In Front of tho Mcclure Housc-A Strong
short Speech.
When Governor Mckinley reached
the McLure house, Market and Twelfth
s,roets were already fairly we'll flled
with people. The dense crowd was
steadily augmented until about 1880
o'clock. when Chairman james X. Hall.
Of the Ohio county committee, ap-
peared and called for order. He intro
duced Hon. A. B. White, Of Parkers-
burg, who spoke about five minutes,
making a good point every minute. By
this time the street from point above
Twelfth street 70 the alley below was
simply packed with people. while the
crowd reached a considerable distance
down Twelfth street. Tho attention
was good in spite Of the Inconvenience
Of the situation for most OF those on tho
street.
Mr.. White was followed by Hon. S. D.
Eikins, OF Randolph county, who made
briet speech also, but packed It as full OF
argument as tho street was packed with
the 5000 people who heard him.
When finally Gov. Mckinley was in
troduCed, the demonstration was some
thing never equaled in Wheeling. The
enthusiasm was simply tumultuoua.
The governor referred to statement
in the Wheeling FREQ trade organ that
this country had its greatest prosperity
under the Walker tariff, and said he
thought the editor OF that paper had
not read the history OF his own country.
This provoked great applause and
laughter. Iio said: Now, lot us see
what was our real condition from lS40
to 1850, when revenue tariff prevailed.
believe that | eau show you that at no
period in our history were times ever 80
bad, was business go universally dc.
pressed. and tho people at large 80 dis
astronsly affected as during most OF tho
period FROM 1916 to 1850. The low tar
III OF lS+G commenced it's havoc upon
business Immediately after its enact
ment. In December, l949, Il prominent
manufacturing firm thus speaks OF tho
condition OF tho iron trade. This was
December 26, lS49, the last week OF tho
lHat month preceiiny tho beginning Of
that golden era" TO which the gentle
man refers:
A1d ir'', what Is tho real condition Of the do:
!ay'Ht tf"n Under Is 1t nrtuhliv depressed aud
,H'ReheH with ruin or does all the Outcry pro
VoI iipn inCn who, having realized "prncolY
,,3rnnN' AHRHlly, are now ClamOTOus because
,4ci pi'als arc reduced 10 reasonable limits. or
i4vN m incr CiHSS Who, hnving erected works
''hr'pr"r locations. desire not SO much 70
M'Ae ton ChrArly RS 10 build up VILLAGES nml
,T'3.tlo IN real estate? CndOubtGdlS 10 some
,Nl'H' lA"Ic RIc such cases, but H TO
nE sftNt moi ihRt the grent majority ot nNiah,,
mtnW"hN llllrIUusly located nnd managed
wan proper XII aud economy have been G1ri'
i'ne1 70 suspend work throughout the land ioF
Wlinl rcmuncm,lVe work, there Gail not bc
h'e!pw utIoWbt
hr'.H' ot fifteen rni.mllls, only two NrO III
"nam",i'r, doing partial work, md TINT only bC
t'".'" inland position secured them hgnth'l
,,yt"Gh competition for tho limited orders "i
.'.{h, r,us ENIfaniA MMh when these "Ee eS'
t5.Ii Ma single rall.mill viii be at work III
This gloomy picture, repeat, was
W1W'l on tbs 2GtlI OF DseembeE, lsl0--
Vnly Ty iivG days before tho opening oI
'u"' golden ora;" and this statement