The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-05

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problem, II they desire to have cleal
head so as
10 UNDERSTAND TINS PROBLEM
and solve it clearly, it, is not well tS
have a full stomach, and / want to say
to you that the people OF this country
for eighteen months have been solving
q problem and they have had tho most
Axeellent opportunity upon light diet.
[Applause.
When In the days Of '6i tho cry camO
from shore to shore, I'VE are coming,
Father Abraham, three hundred thous'
aud strong" the question was not then
asked. "AreA you a Democrat? "Are
you Republican, Do you belong to
this political organization or do you bo-
long to another2 but the grand queG'
ton was, "Are you in favor Of the per.
petuity Of this grand country OF ours,
its salvation from dissolution7 And
are you ready to stand by tho faS7
And they came and stood by that Tag.
So It is to-day. We are to-day again
threatened, and we have suffered more
from the mistake OF lS92-leaYinG out
the blood that was split aud the life
that was iost-we hav0 lost more in
shrinkages in value and in actual capi-
tai and in prosperity aud in happiness,
and In all that goes to make US grand,
glorious and successful in this country.
than we did during the four years Of
bloody war. [Applausc.
l said to you that this was a campaign
OF measures, not Of men. This morning
when ! picked up the Register l thought
! would see what my friend Mr.. Howard
had TO say upon the great economic
questions that arc now agitatinG the
minds OF this people. and do you know
l was perfectly surprised. found that
he did not define his position upon any
point that is now at issue in this cam
paiRn. It was personal plea to vote
for him, and giving personal reasons
why that should bo done. Iquestion
none OF these reasons, but want to say
to you that it is not question whether
myself or Mr.. Howard represents this
district. It is the sense Of the people
upon
TIE GREAT ECONOMIC MEASURES
that arc now agitating the public mind.
II you believe in protection, you vote
for me, not because I have any partlcu-
lar personality, but because am tho
agent and the party that will put that
measure into effect and guard 1t care
fully in your interests. Applause,
/ believe in projecting American in
dustries, and my friend, when discuss
ing this question in East Wheeling tho
other evening, put a proposition ana said
that ne was in favor OF legislation that
would compel au increase In wages, aud
asked il I would vote for that PROPOSE
ton, aud said unhesitatingly that he
would. Our esteemed friend, tho Regis
ter, yesterday found It necessary to
apologize for our friend with that re-
mark, aud said il was entirely facetious.
Applause. They seem to think aud
recognize that 1t was not the province
OF legislation to compel an employer to
employ an employo, nor to say how
much wages he should pay, but l an
perfectly willing to answer that ques-
tion. l say most unhesitatingly that l
am In favor OF measures and laws that
will increase and guarantee good wages
to every workingman in the United
States of America. Applause. And
that does not come through nor origin
ate from any idea OF free trado either.
I am in favor OF such migration laws
and such o protection fence against
migration so high that q pauper never
shall lift his hand to it. Applause.
Has my friend defined tho legislation
by which he will accomplish that pur-
pose? Has he ever yet told you what
platform he stands upon? He stands
upon q platform, which, II you will
scan tho Register, you will find Mr..
William L Wilson interprets, to be "free
trade, pure and unadultered, y and that
says protection is Unconstitutional. T"
[ Applause.
TO THE woRSINGMES.
My laboring friends, and you arc in
tho audience, for ono moment Just think
what would it avail you If l should go
10 the Congress OF tho United States
aud l should enact or be instrumental
or support one OF the most stringent
migration laws that it is possible for
the igenuity OF man to conceive, and
then I should say to the pauper, "iou
shall not come upon this side Of the
water to compete with honorable Amer
lean labor" But at the next breath l
say that / am in favor Of FREQ trade
protection is unconstitutional, and that
am In favor Of taking protection away
from American industry, and then l say
10 the pauper, you can't come over
here, but / will permit you to manutac-
ture, live and manufacture goods upon
the other aldo and send them in hore free
Of duty on this side, and sell alongside
Of that which is manufactured by
honest American labor" and compel
the manufacturer to either shut down
and Quit business or reduce tho Ameri-
can labor to tho very low standard ofthe
European. Applause.
Therefore l am in favor OF protecting
both. believe in protecting the AuterI.
can manufacturer and also the great
wage Garner OF America, who has his
labor to sell in the same market. Ap-
pInuee.
Then my friend took other exception.
He complained TINT had spoken aud
abused him on Thirty.fitth street, with
in tho koaring OF his mother. Such u
thing was farthest from me. Then my
friend says that ho ought to bo sent to
Congress because ho hal q liitlo child
that was ono year OF age. Applause
Why, had never understood that such
things as that were being discussed as
political issnes, and that that was tho
cause OF trouble in this country.
Laughter and applausn.l And then
my friend said further that another
reason why yon should vote for HIM
wns that he had always stood by tho
and ho called them up
lhe puddlers and then tho pottGrs.
lYoll 1 know nothing about it myself.
But lie said that when the potters'