Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-14
POLITICAL MATTERS.
|. GOOD MEETING OF DEMOCRATS IN THg
EIGHTH WARD
Addressed by Msssrs. Pollock and Wil'on-Nc-
Kinley to Speak Hsrs-0thor Meetings
and Political Notes.

There was large crowd gathered at
Westwood's hall in the Eighh ward,
last night TO hear the issues OF the cam
paign discussed by able speakers. Be-
fore o'clock, the time for the meeting
to commence, the spacious hall was
well filed with representative Demo
Gratis and a number of Republicans.
The opening OF the meeting was
slightly delayed on account OF Colonel
Arnett, the principal speaker Of the
evening, not arriving. While waiting
on him to come it was learned that he
had been unable to make the proper
connections 10 come in from the Second
district, where he has been speaking In
the interest OF William L. wilson DUR
ing the last week.
In the meantime Mr.. Julius Pollock,
candidate for State Senate, ana j. b.
Wilson, candidate for House OF Dele
gates, arrived. The meeting was calico
to order by Mr.. William Farmer, who
acted as chairman in the absence OF Mr..
Herman Bentz who was unable TO De
present. MIR. Farmer in few words
introduced as the first speaker Mr..
Pollock.
Mr.. Pollock spoke for about thirty
minutes 10 pleasing and convincing
manner on the different issues Of mo-
ment, and among other things, said:
I'm spite OF the Mckinley high pro-
tective measure, wages have been
steadily on the decrease ever since lis
adoption. What was the cause OF this?
The reason was that the great
consumers Of manufactured articles
in this country, the farmers,
are not protected at all by that nefari'
Gus robber tariff, but get the worst OF IL
in every way. Why thirty years ago
when our firm bought wheat we paid So
bushel for il. At that time these
great and principal consumers got good
prices for their product and as a result
the workingmen got the benefit OF such
prices by receiving big wages. Later, un-
Ter Republican rule, the price OF wheat
has gone down until at the present time,
or at the time we bought the last wheat
at the mill we only paid 80 cents, ana
that was after the Mckinley law, the
measure which was to make good prices
for all farm products, bad bsen IN effect
more than three years.
"The result OF this falling of In the
price Of farm products has been ap-
parent In the amount Of wages received
by the workingmen, because as the
farmer did not receive anything for his
product worth mentioning he had moth
ing to buy manufactured goods with"
Mr.. Pollock also spoke exclusively
in regard TO the money system inaugu-
rated by the Republicans while in
power. He also spoke OF Mr.. Whltta-
ker's berating him because he (Ar. Pol
lock- was tearing down a mill while Mr..
Whitaker was building. Mr.. Pollock
claims Mr.. Whitaker is not building
the mill, but that it is the insurance
company who is building it,. He had no
doubt but that il Mr.. Whitaker thought
he would lose money, he would tell the
Company TO give him the
money and be would put it In his pocket
instead Of running risk OF losing II
under what the Republicans style the
'dnfamous Wilson bill"
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and was listened to with rapt attention
by the large audience, which frequently
interrup pied him with vigorous applause.
Mr.. J. Il. Wilson was next intro
duced, and made an eloquent ad-
dress, to which the large audience
listened very attentively. In his speech
he gave Stephen B. Elkins some very
hard raps about his misrepresentation
in regard to sugar, iron and lumber,
made during his speech at the Opera
House last Thursday evening. Mr..
Wilson is a very convincing and able
speaker and his remarks were well re-
ceived.
The meeting was the most successful
and enthusiastic meeting held on the
South Side this year.