The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-02

| OF ITeo LFAuet appearing IN buo hoElbt6t
yesterday morning he 6rst paid his
respects to Hon. Wood Daily, who
spoke in the North End rink Wednes.
day night, and who came from the dis
trict misrepresented by William London
Wilson. lie had nothing 70 say aSGinse
Mr.. Daily personally; he was an able
gentleman whom hS admired, bat Il
was q strange thing that his eloquent
voice had not yet been heard in the
district OF Mr.. Wilson, that there was
not a stump large enough in the 5000
square miles Of that district for him to
stand on. He then quoted Mr.. Daily's
remark: ut makes me sick whom
hear the Republicans say the Demo-
cratic party 10 lUGislating In the interest
oI England"
"Yes," said Mr.. Hart, "they viii all
be good deal sicker after next Tues
day." which comment was greeted with
applause and laughter. The speaker
then referred to the London banquet
given to Wilson, during which the
great free trado leader told his English
hearers that his party was now engaged
in tearing down the taril barriers that
had 90 long kept England out Of Amer
ica. That speech was received in this
country with nausea that Affected
many Democrats.
The speaker then paid his respects to
Mr.. John a. Howard. When no was
nominated he was leading q forlorn
hope, Mr.. Howard said. What has
happened since then to improve the
| cOnditions7 IL there greater business
activity? Are the times betterP Ger
tainly not Mr. Hart referred to sew.
eral instances where the Wilson bill
has worked injustice to Workingmeu,
especially tho pot,ers, who had TO ac'
cept reduction OF l24 per cent in wages
under tariff reduction OF II per cont.
So it was that wages must fall when
protection ia removed. Tho admis-
slons OF the Democrats are the most con-
elusive arguments against their conten-
tiou. They say that goods will be
cheaper. Yes, but cheaper ut the cost
oil the workingman's own pay.
Mr.. Hart then proceeded to instruct
the audience in some OF tho mistakes
Mr.. Howard madc. The speaker quoted
from tho Registers report in which
Mr.. Howard cENimed that MIR. Cleve'
land left Sl3O,OO0,0OO in tho treasury
and that President Harrison had squan-
dered every dollar OF it. This was not
correct statement OF facts and tho
speaker took great pleasure in setting
Mr.. Howard right. When Cleveland
was inaugurated the lrst term the sur
plus in the troasury was Sl59,OOO, 900;
whom Harrison was inaugurated tho
surplus was SiSS. 100000. and at the be-
ginning Of CleYeland's second torn the
surplus was Sl24,000,000. From these
figures, which are matter OF record. 1t
will be seen that Harrison had S50, 0O0,-
900 more than Cleveland had TO start his
second term. But Harrison used $685.
5SS,9j to pay of the public debt. and
saved the people in interest $40, ,352. .493
annually. During Cleveland's first
term he paid of OF the public debt but
$l43. 3.SS4,3 $50, $50, 704,600 less than was
paid during Harrison's term. thus saw
ing the people Sl3, 100000 less per an
nun, and it trequired resolution OF the
house OF representatives to drive Cleve-
land into doing that much.
Mr.. Hart then referred to Mr.. Howard
misrepresenting Capt Dovener on the
tariff, driving home the point with an
anecdotal illustration. The speaker
then referred to the accusation MIR.
Howard made against the INTELbI-
GENcER, claiming that tho paper had
accused him OF the crime of being
Catholic" the day after he was noni-
mated for Congress. Mr.. Hart refuted
the accusation, stating that no such
language could be found in tho INTEL
LIGENCER, and produced tho paper con-
tanning the alleged offensive remarks,
stating that anyone in the audience
could examine tho paper and satisfy
himself OH tho point Mr.. Hart then
read tho matter referred to which was
contained in q biographical sketch Of
Mr.. Howard as follows: Mr.. Howard
is a popular man, a member OF several
Catholic societies, good speaker, and
will doubtless mako vigorous CAM
paign."
In that sketch there is not one word
Of unkindness. Mr.. Howard's member
ship in Catholic societies was mention
cd rs in another case it might have
been said that the subject of the bio
graphical sketch was momber OF the
Masonic order, OF the order OF St
Andrew, OF tho society OF Christian En-
deavor, of the Epworth League-a
Methodist, a Baptist, or an Episcopalian.
Mr.. Howard has been worked into a
frenzy by tho efforts OF some of his
friends to bring votes to him solely on
the grounds OF religion. 81 agree with
Mr.. Howard" said Mr.. Hart, "that no
one should vote against him on Sccount
Of his religion. l would be tho slowest
OF the slow to advocate anything like
that The founders OF this government
in their wisdom erected in this now
land an altar sacred to civil and relig-
ious libOrty, and by that altar every
true American will stand. But l go
further than Mr.. Howard and his
friends, and the political organization
10 which belong goes further, and we
say that no man, being candidate Tor
public place, should be voted for on ac-
count OF his religion. In this country
We have absolute separation between
church aud state. The two stand en-
tircly separate and distinct, each on its
own lofty pedestal. 1t is right to bring
TO tho determination OF political ques-
tions morality and conscience; it is not
right 10 confuse religious and political
issues. Since the point has been raised
by tho other sidc in this campaign l
am at liberty 10 stats what is true, that
Mr.. Hownrd's friends have Industrious
Iy underworld TO pull this string all over
the district"
Col. J. L. IIooteu, OF Moundsville.was
next introduced. Ilc began by dis.
avowing any ability to make \ speech:
ho knew the proplc present all wanted
To hear Mr.. Whitaker. and ho would not
doiain thom lang. lie said ho would
Inlk tn thnm ns kn Mnnil talk 10 his