The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-20


The nrst political meeting OF the cam.
paigu over tho river was held in tho
Elysian theatre at Bellaire last night
aud the house was packed to It's utmost
and hundreds turned away. The stage
was beautifully decorated, large pictures
OF Sherman, Mckinley and Foraker be-
ing feature. ueatherington's brass
band furnished lively airs for the occas.
ion and enthusiasm abounded every
wherc. Ex-Governor Foraker was
escorted to tho stage by County Chair
man Archer, Mr.. A. I. Stewart OK.
Sheriff Cochran, Colonel Poorman and
others. Az tho audience caught
glimpse OF tho rOdoubtablc ex-governor
great shout went up. Tue stage was
filed with vice presidents as follows:
Jacob Heatherington, Richard Hoslop,
l. L. Fawcett, Robert Brown, Moses
Dugu, George Keller, Miller Booth,
Josephus Gorby, Jamos Leo, Mort
NeIaon, Nathan Rowls, Ernest Bent.
field, August Haas, Isaac Booth, Chris.
tian Bippus, John Kirkpatrick, Charles
Bertram, G. Dawson. Philip Wise,
David Jones, Alex. Long. David Loe, be.
sides Il large number OF ladies.
Mr.. Archer called tho meeting to or.
der md presented Mr. A. I. Stewart as
chairman OF the evening, in neat little
speech saying: ave realize that there
are more Republicans now than there
wcro two years ago and We can SEQ the
bright promises ahead" Then with q
few appropriate closing remarks he pre-
sented Ex-Governor J. Is. Foraker as q
gentleman who scarcely needed intro
ductiou, as ono fully able to present tho
issues as they are. The announcement
was received with widest applause.
The governor said it was pleasure TO
him always to visit BollairO because he
always found many loyal and true Re-
publicans to greet him aud support the
cause no represented. He was partlcu.
larly glad TO be present ou this occa-
sion, for when he was here before he
had to make an argument on the tarltt
question. This is not necessary now.
We have beeu educated since then.
Everybody understands the tariff gues-
ton now. We all agree, even our DEM
ocratic friends, that the tariff question
ia a business question, and we oil know
what the Democratic idea OF the tariff
has done for business.
When he was last here this Ohio
valley was prosperous, go much so that
Democrats thought that nothing could
shake it. Things did look very promts-
ing. But tonight there Is a change ap-
parent. The balance OF trade Is against
us. Our gold supply or reserve ia grad
ually going down. Right here in the
Ohio valley you arc fortunate that the
mills arc running half time for there
arc many places where they are not rum
ming half time. and the men are
getting reduced wages at that.
We have been trying to convince the
laboring man for years that there was
nothing loft OF the tariff question but
tho question OF wages, yet the tarln re-
formers have been telling US that they
wanted to tighten the burdens OF tho
people, and II they have iightened the
burden OF taxation 20 per cent or 80 per
cent, does that correspond with the re-
duction in your wages2 II so you know
for what YOU want to vote. The best
thing for you to do is to vote the straight
Republican ticket and every man on X.
Especially vote for Captain Danford,
your candidate for Congress. He knows
this tariff question, aud he is right in
his position. He knows that to open
the doors for cheaper products means
lower wages to you laboring men, and
he never voted for a proposition OF that
kind. He is n man OF ability, with q
fnll knowledge Of the workings oil legis-
lative bodies.
Hero the ex-governor read an extract
from Henry Watterson, recountlng the
losses to banks, business, real estate
and labor, lost prosperity at homo and
credit abroad. This was speech to
the board OF commercel. Then he
spoke OF the conditions existing at pres:
ont and asked who is responsible, II
it 10 tho Republican party it should not
DO again placed in power, but II 1t Is not
and ruled for thirty years with prosper
ity abonnding everywhere it deserves
YOUR support now. Let US SEQ who is
responsible. Tho Democrats in 'S4 de-
clared for moderate reform OF the tar-
i'll, then declared that tho necessary re-
iuction must bo made without SUBJ
ieeting American labor TO compete with
foreign labor But in 1892 they declared,
without saying anything about moder'
ate reduction OF tho tarif, but denounc..
cd Republican protection as a fraud
and declared for tariff for revenue
only, and said nothing about reducing
thO Wnroa Of American labor,
In 'S4 tho country was not afraid OF
President Cleveland because RopubIl.
can senate was thoro and hold him
Icyel, and tho business world did not
have to Lrcadiust itself. But IN " It