Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-05
Democracy as enunciated 10 the chIca.
60 platform.
Harvey and victory.
ABle DEmOURATIO MEETING.
Hon. ". N. Kineaid AID n. F. Dryden IN
Wetzel

Wetzel
Special 70 ire Regls,s-.
CAMERON, w. VA, November A.
Hon. w. NJ. Hjncaid and NJ. +. Dryden
addressed a large aud enthusiastic
Democratic meeting at UniOntoWn,
Wetzel county, last evening. Many
Republicans were present, and
Openly avOwed their intention
of supporting Howard. Mr.. Dry
denis address was an excellent one. de
called attention to the fact that all
legislation for the past thrty-fve years
years 60 this country was by the Rspuo-
lican party, aud that the present tariff
law was not passed till the 2Sth OF Au-
gust last. He said: What, my fell
low citizens. has been the result
of thirty years OF Republican
mlsrule. Time and again the country
has been brought 20 the verge OF imam
cial ruin. In 1873 the Republican party
BY the demonstration OF silver, which
was in the interest OF the gold specula-
tors, brought upon the people OF this
country the panic OF 1873, which for hye
long years paraliZed the business inter
ests and threw 1900, 900 industrials
into a state of enforced idlehess, who,
with their wives aud children, were
upon the verge Of starvation and had 70
be supported by public char
ity. And, my fellow citizens,
during the Harrison Administration by
reducing the revenues OF the country
annually So, 900, 600 under the Mckln-
ley bill, by exDending Sos, 100000 for
bonds, by paying SIS 600, 600 In pre-
miums to bond holders, by paying
50 600 600 TO importers as drawbacks,
by paying SIG. 900, 600 annually TO the
sugar growers OF the South, by eXpend'
ing SOS 600, 600 10 pensions TO deserters
aud bounty jumpers 70 the num-
Der OF 10000 who had got
ten their names upon the pension
roll by deceit and fraud, by
this unparalleled and shameful expend-
iyure Of the peoples money the panic OF
1898 was precipltatsd upon the people
OF this country. Yes, the Harrison
Reed-McKinley panic Of 1898 will 90
down into history as the cuimination OF
thirty years OF class legislation and ex-
travagance on the part Of The Republican
party. Such was the condition Of things
when the indignant aud outraged people
Of this country in 1892 put the helm
OF our ship Of state in the
had OF the Democratic party.
And let me say that the Democratic
party in the two brief years Of its ad-
ministratlon, and In the face Of a fill
clustering Republican minority in
Congress, and in spite Of powerful trusts
and monopolies sired, iostered and pro-
tected by the Republican party, while
they controlled the legislation Of the
country and robbed and plundered the
people 10 this brief time, and In the
face OF these obstacles, l say the
Democratic party has done
more for the masses OF the
people Of this land than was done for
them during the entire thirty years Of
Republican administration. The thirty
years Of Republican legislation was IN
the interest Of trusts while the two
years OF Democratic legislation has
been In the interest Of all the people.
We do not claim that the Senate bill Is
perfect, for all human laws are upper
feet But we do say that the Senate
bin as passed by the Fiity-third Con-
-ress Is vast improvement upon the
Mckinley mopstrosity and while 1t
raises the requisite revenue at the same
time reduces the burdens OF the people
thirty per cent.