Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-02
CAMPAIGN ISSUES
DISCUSSED BY REPUBLICAN ORATORS IN THE
FOURTH AND SIKH WARDS.
Small Audience at Each Mssting-Mr. MoMechsn
Makes His Maiden Effort in the
Fourth Ward

The Republicans OF the Fourth ward,
ffty-eight Of them, held a mass meet
, ing at Bishops hall, on Eighteenth
street, last evening. The usual stereo-
typed arguments and calamity walls
were used by the speakers, but the
meeting was interesting from the fact
that a new stump orator made his
maiden effort. Mr.. Wm. II, Hearne
made the first address Heaccounted for
the Democratic victory two years ago, by
the cry Of Carnegie" which was
raised by the Democrats. He held the
party 10 power responsible for the de-
/ preston IN business, explaining that
manufacturers were afraid Of tariff re-
Iduction, aud put all their money IN the
! banks. The fact that the banks have
plenty Of money, he held did not argue
/ q healthy condition Of affairs
The people were afraid. Even
now it is impossible TO sell
real estate or stocks il Wheeling. The
people were "horritied" when thev read
the election returns in 1892. They had
gone further than they intended. They
expected to have Republican Senate
to check vicious Democratic legislation.
Then arose feeling Of uncertainty.
Mr.. Hearn5 admitted that mills and
factories are starting up, but the manu-
iacturerS have no idea OF making a
profit" and laOorers are receiving
twenty-five or thirty per cent. less
wages, with a threat hanging over
them that they will not have work at
auy price. IL is not question OF big
ger wages, but Of any wages 1t is not
question with the manufacturer OF
greater profits, but a question as TO
whether his mill shall run az all.
Candidate Joseph Brady followed in
q teR-minute speech. He argued that
a tariff is not tax, and stated that when
the price of American tin plate was five
dollars box, the Welsh manufacturer
paid duty OF S1.2O TO get into the
American market
The speech Of the evening was made
by MIR. VIII B. McMeChen. IL was his
maiden effort in America-he made one
speech In Engiand-and was well re-
celved. he has peculiar style, sug-
gesIive of Sam Jones, aud il he brushes
up a trihe on his facts, may be very
valuable TO the Republican campaign
committee. The last speech, and the
first speech made" he said, was In
the Liberal Club in London, in the in
terest of West Virginia. We have
plant here 10 East Wheeling. We want
people who work for US 10 eat three
times a day, and eat meat each time.
T,l be d. il they do it on the other
side, boys I'd like 10 see a wall
around this country so monkey
couldn't get In IT, We don't give
d. for people outside OF America.
went 10 England a tenderf0ot, and
robbed every one l touched, and I'm
glad of &c. We make kstchup. We're
working, and we would Ike 20 work
every day 10 the year, but I'll be -
.!f ] can see hoW we will do
it went 20 England 20 sell
preserves, and l sold them, and
I robbed them over there. ] was 10
Washington when the Mckinley bill
was signed. went 20 Eng
land 20 sell preserves. "a I said before.
The first suag / struck was To the
packages. We use bottle that costs
So gross. In England they sell
for ninety cents. They pay their
labor $3.50 week am
in business on Nineteenth
street, and I propose TO stay there.
Why shouldn't l? We have 70 compete
with the cheap labor of England. They
have four fruits over there that they
preserve. They get the rest from
America, then send them back
here and we're fools enough
20 buy them. The question
with us. boys, is bread aud butter
There is no use talking about parties.
Principles are so beautifully shown up
by our Democratic friends, that II we
follow that lead we're ia the soup"
So much by way OF Introduction. Mr..
McMeChen asserted that the United
States will have free trade some day,
but the country is not ready for 1t yet.
a child must learn TO crawl before 1t
can walk. He told his hearers that
IL any reductions were made, the wage
earpers would be the sufferers, as
manufacturers would not invest their
money unless they secured profits. He
wouldn't do it, He would rather play
faro. He took up tin plate and iron,
and admitted that he knew very little
about these articles. He blamed the
Democrats for the destruction OF the
nail Industry in Wheeling. Mr.. Nc
MeChen spoke for more than hall an
hour opd vvaa freouantIv 9DpI2uded