Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-24

erroneous. What said at New Orleans
was that there had been forty-seVen
wears of a tariff for revenue
policy, and ffty-six years Of protect
| i've policy, and that under the revenue
policy there had been business distress
and disaster, while during the protect
| i've era the country had been prosper
Gus. Now, the editor of the REGISTER
says In this mornings issue that am
mistaken about that; that the most
prosperous era the country has ever
| known was under the tariff OF 1916,
from 1916 TO 1860 Now, don't know
where the editor OF the REGISTER gets
his Information, but do know that ne
is not very conversant with the history
OF his country. Let him take up
! and read the two messages
of President Willard Fillmore to Con-
gress, upon the subject OF the depress'
ed business af the country as result
of this revenue tariff, and let him also
read the message of President James
Buchauuan-a good Democratic Presl-
ldent-upon the same subject when ne
calls attention 10 the widespread ousl-
ness distress, and the fact that WORK
ingmen are tramping across country
seeking for employment. Let him
read these messages and then publish
them, before he undertakes to say
that
AM WRONG.
"Why, under the workings OF this
tariff for revenue policy, the govern
ment. in 1850, after fourteen years OF 3
! low tariff, could not collect enough
money TO provide for its daily expenses
and had TO sell bonds, and so low was
the credit of the nation, that there was
no market for their bonds, and they had
10 be sold at heavy discount, and that
after the general government had asked
the States to endorse and guarantee an
issue OF S25, 900 900, in order that they
might have better standing In the
markets of the world. Think OF 1t; the
government of the United States asking
q lot of puny States to endorse It's bonds,
: that they might have better standing!
| Imagine such a thing as that at the
present day. Now we could sell all the
bonds we might want to dispose OF at
good premiums, or we could do so up
|
| of the government.
That was the effect Of fourteen
| years OF Democratic low tariff, and now
| history is only repeating Itself, as re-
! suit of the present tariff policy OF the
Democratic party, and there will be no
change so long as that policy Is the law
of the land"
Major Mckinley then took up the
calamity howl of the Republicans gen
orally, and drew a dismal and dark pic
ture of the present condition OF the
people of the country. When he con-
cluded the line Of march was formed,
and started up Market street. Taxing
into consideration the frantic efforts
! OF the Republican leaders to get up
big demonstration, the parade was
POOR SHOWING.
There was abundance of red light,
and plenty to spare. Every person who
wanted stick got 1t, and the general
effect was very pretty. The speaker OF
the evening and escort committee occu-
pied carriages in the tall end OF the PRO
cession. When the parade was on the
suspension bridge IL reached little
more than than half way across. On
| Virginia street the Island Club fell In
line. There were several houses deco
rated on the Island, but the promised
continuous ovation" through that Re
publican district did not materialize.
There was good sized crowd OF
Bridgeport people az the west end OF
the back river bridge, and there were
some faint cheers when the Wheeling
contingent arrived. A large stand was
erected In front Of the freight depot OF
the c. & p. road, adorned with stream
ers bearing the inscription MCKINLEY
for President. Through some misman-
agement Mckinley was obliged to force
his Iay through the crowd, and crawl
up to the platform, with the assistance
of several able-bodied Republicans
Mckinley was in good voice, and his
speech of less than an hour, was proba-
| bly, as good as be has ever delivered In
this vicinity. The
ABSENCE OF ENTHUSIASM
that is, such enthusiasm as might be
expected from crowd as large as that
which Mckinley addressed, was marked.
There was some cheering when the Ma
! Tor delivered the neatly rounded sen-
fences, at which he is ali adept, but the
applause was very faint, and was for
the most part confined to the vice-pres-
idents on the platform. The audi
ence didn't seem to catch the tip
which was given by the leaders, and,
therefore, most of the speakers best
points fell fat. Mckinley skillfully led
up to points in which he mentioned
such names as Thomas B. Reed, and
Hon. Lorenzo Danferd, but the crowd
didn't cheer. 1t was no wonder the
speaker cut his address to less than an
hour. He was determined to work up
some enthusiasm for Danford, so be
euloVized him as one Of the ablest men
on the floor OF the House and my per-
sonal friend"
The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. Frank Archer, who introduced
as chairman of the meeting Hon. j. T.
Heinlein. There was so much contu-
Mr. HainlA