The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-25
AGAINST THE BILL.
Washington Invaded by tho Phil"del-
ptia Protective League.

WASHINGTON. April 2O-The demon
stration Of the Workngmeu's protective
tariff league against the Wilson bill was
begun i'm Washington today. a special
train Of eight cars. carrying the first
delegation Of $50 men and women. pulled
into the Baltimore & Ohio depot from
Philadelphia al noon and was received
by Congressman Harmer of the Fifth
Pennsylvania district \ delegation
marched down Pennsylvania-ave. to
Metzerot's hall. where headquarters
were established There an address OF
welcome was made by Representative
Harmer
Some vigorous speeches were made at
the afternoon meeting in denUnciation
Of the Wilson bill. and they were re-
Ceivcd with great demonstrations of ap-
prevail
Ephraim Rigg Of Germantown. who
began the talking, declared that the
gathering would he the greatest object
lesson ever given congress. IF they
don't hear us tomorrow they will hear
from us next November right and left.
he shouted. and his fellow workmen
voiced their approval with that's SO.
Then he said that If Abraham Lincoln
or James q. Blaine were in Washington
that they would be heard. Lincolns
name was cheered and then the refer
ence to Blaine evoked a mighty shout
which nearly raised the roof. He spoke
sarcastically of BOurke Cochran and the
Pennsylvania congressman who had
talked against the bill and voted for It.
Referring to CoXey, he said that bodies
of men would not be marched toward
Washington unless they were out of
work The country was witnessing the
fulillment OF their promises which
Roger q. Mills had made in the Acad-
envy of Music at Philadelphia In 1888.
H. IL.
ridge of Kentucky had come with all
his exuberance 70 inquire how long the
infant industries would need the bottle
of protection.
Mr.. Rigg was interrupted by his hear
ers when he mentioned the name of
Breckenridge. and then he went on TO In
quire why the rice of the South should
be protected and the wool Of the North
go without protection The world had
never seen such a mess as this admin
istratiOn was making OF things. he said,
and ended with a reiteraticn of his
text. IF they don't hear us tomorrow
they will hear from us next November.
Paul Wallace of Germantown asserted
that no one wanted the Wilson bill but
the importers and few theorists. and
praised Senator Smith Of New Jersey
for his stand against the bill
Samuel Gibson of Philadelphia, John
Lawrence of Bristol and George Walsh
spoke in the same strain. arguing that
the tariff reducing made reduction in
wages.
There were calls for Congressman
Wanzer of Pennsylvania, who was in the
hall and he made a brief speech. He
advised the workingmen not to make
threats in their address to the senate.
He said that if the senate heard the del
egation personally the precedent would
be established that might result in
waste of much time. He thought the
finance committee should have given op-
pOrtunity for such hearings. but for that
It would have To answer to the people
The officers elected by the delegation
were: President, George Walsh, Phila-
delphia; vice-pTesidents, John Lawrence
Bristol; Samuel l. Prince, Philadelphia:
Joseph Sumner Manayunk; Israel Mar
SHALL Manayunk; John Evans, Camden
John c. Rowland. Germantown; Alex
ander Scotland Manayunk: John Stew
art, Philadelphia; secretary. NJ. J. Kelly,
Philadelphia; committee on resolutions,
NJ j. Kelly, Paul Wallace, Ephraim
Rigg. Alfred Marshall, John Bentley,
David Townsend, John Rowland, Foster
Sharp and S. T. Prince.
The committee on resolutions will re-
port at the meeting tomorrow Another
committee will await on the members
of the senate finance committee to ask
for hearing. Several officers called on
the chief Of police today and received a
permit TO parade. Tomorrow morning
the delegates now in the city will march
20 the depot TO meet the incoming train
OF wOrkingmen. Then, with their ban
ners flying. the whole body will march
to the edge OF the capitol grounds and
their delegates will be sent To the senate
with the resolutions. The demonstration
will be a unique one in the history Of
congress.