Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-21
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Mckinley Addresses Thirteen ThOuS-
and People at New Orleans.
REEDS BIG MEETING At CHICAGO
Finishes Up Another
Indiana Tour-McKinlsy Start
ed for West Virginia at Mid
night-Reed Draws a Dismal
Picture of the Country's Con
dition.

New ORLEANS, La, October 20.-Gov-
ernor Mckinley addressed an audience OF
not less than 1900 here tonight, in the
big Auditorium, which was constructed
for exhibitions of pugilism.
There were a comparatively small pro-
norton of negroes, the audience being
composed in the main of business men OF
New Orleans and planters from neighbor-
ing parishes, and it was conspicuousIy an
intelligent and appreciative gathering.
which was entirely liberal with its ap-
piause and discriminating in its bestowals
The platform was profusely decorated with
sugar. cane,
Hon. T. j. Benham, Chairman OF the
Republican State COMMITTEES, presided,
ana introduced Governor Mckinney, WIN
spoke at much leBgth.
After the meeting Governor Mckinley
was given a supper at the Hotel hoyal,
and st midnight left on special train lor
Huntington and Charleston, W. fa''
where ne speaks on Monday.
Governor Mckinley said:
impressed with the profound inter-
est OF the people in the welfare OF tue gov
ernment. IN which their voice is supreme.
1 realize now, perhaps. more fully than ever
before the strength and grandeur OF tnat
government. l come here at the lnVltallon
of the Republican Committee OF LOUISIANA
70 address you on puohc questloh oI
great national Importance which concerns
alike not only tue prosperity OF your sec-
tion. but all sections anu parts OF our COM
mon country. 900 -..
rom ,,,J 90 1892, a period OF lob yeara,
there mas been A. years when Democratic
revenue tariff policy had prevailed and 90
under the protective policy, ana hote-
worthy fact is that the most progressive
and prosperous periods Of our history were
during the years when the protectve party
was in control and protective tariffs were
maintained; and the most disastrous years
were during the free trade or revenue Tar
if eras of our history.
A long history of tariff legislation show
ing that in former years the protective
policy was supported Dy prominent South
cru Statesmen was given ~ GO'eruOL -A0'
hinley. Continuing he SAID:
The foreign market Tor agricultural
prtducts is one of the delusions OF free
trade. If II ever had any real substance ,SaS a.
against a good home market, that
mas long since disappeared. we
hays free trade among our
selves. throughout our forty-tour States
and Tsrritorles. That is because we are
one family, one country. We are one ma
tion. nave one standard Of citizenship, one
Tag, one constitution, one destiny. 1uaV
is why we have free trade among our
selves. Our relations with foreign States
are necessarily different from our rela-
tions with another; they are our CONNER
cial rivals. We deny TO those foreign
States trade with us upon the same terms
as we enjoy ourselves ,o Ao,.o
"Here in the South your people have
been Offering freedom from taxation for
ten. fifteen or twenty-five years 10 those
VINO would bring their capital mere ana
invest it in productive enterprises. with
all this work going on, leaders OF the Dem
ocraUic party are proposing 10 tear uown
our protective tariff and inunoate thls
country with foreign competing products
to displace these very manufactures you
propose 10 make, and which the people
were willing 10 TAX themselves 10 esLao-
hsh. 49,.
"The people are now coming to see this
and their votes this year VIII go Wnere
their material interests belong.
.sCall the roll OF the nations Nhlcn are
for protection. Germany, France, Italy,
Spain, Mexico, Canaua, Soutn Aulerlca'
Portugal. Denmark. most ot Australia,
Switzerland, austria ana hungary, nus,
sia Sweden ana Norway anu the United
States of America.
"Whicn are against protectiOni Eng
land. New South Wales and New Zealand.
Tariff for revenue onlyt or the tarI1 re-
form is almOst exclusively an Eugllsh dec
How stand the people of the world on
This question: At least $4,000 OOO are
in favor of projections; 43,OOO,OUJ
In Britain are against IT. 10 whom
must be added those Americans
whose numbers are not known, who
while living uuder our flag, seem 10 follow
anuther. This is how the worlds Jury
stands. The tariff law OF '94 is sot ike
any of the early tariff measures, but IS one
in which the changed conditions ot Tue
copntrv and its marvellous growth aud de-
yelopment are utterly Ignored and forgot
ten. ,,
trifed with the sacred trust cO1nded 10 IL,
excited distrust among tue constituents ol
its members and impaired their enterprises
aud investments.
which has been TO me more gratifying than
ibe action Of the planters OF louisiana,
VINO. If I am correctly informed, nave
turned away from the Demo
craric partv, with which they have been
AN their lives associated and announced
tneIr unconditional endorsement and sup
mort of the great doctrine Of American pro-
lection 10 American industries and thereby
(allied themselves permanently 70 the Ma
Ioual Republican party. -.
"What this may mean in the future poll
r1cs of YOUR State you know better, Tar
better. than I. but il does not seen 10 me
tbat your action must have a wide and
benetcieut influence. Only ABOUT one
tenth of the total amount Of sugars
we consumed prior 10 the passage OF
the tariff law Of 1890 was grown 10 the
United states. Toe Republican party be-
iieved that il was better policy to put su-
car on the free list and pay bonus 70
everv sugar producer in our own country.
In this way we paid out bounty OF about
Sll. .uOC 600 and saved IA, ,0O0, ,0OO each year
10 the people Of the country. The Demo
cratic party in Congress last August re-
pealed this bounty, made the duty 10 per
cent. ad valoreuh, and then the House pass
ed a supplementary bill making sugar free
that YOU are % have neither bounty nor
tariff"
TOM Rect Ar CHICAGO.