The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-18

harm. The effects are reduction oil
wage earning capacity. lees eonsumptiVo
ability and consequent loss Of volume
Of production. We were much better
of with our laws as they were before.
Applause The Mckinley law tmore
applAusel was In touch with the eoun'
try aud for tho interests Of every man,
woman and child-except the importer.
ABOUT 1tx PLATE
Tho speaker referred 10 the assess
meut made BY the tin plate importers
last winter, amounting TO 10000,
which had mighty influence in In
fluencing desired legislation. when
Wheeling delegation went 70 Washing
ton to ask that the infant, but growing
industry be protected, the weight oil
that 5000, 900 was felt and the result was
that one cent duty on every pound OF
tin plate imported was cut OF and the
industry in this country was lett In
perilous condition.
Mr.. Whitaker remarked that al
though tho election this fall Is only q
state election, II the country puts the
stamp OF its dtsapproval on the acts oil
the Democracy since It has held the
reins OF power, there will be no more
tari9 tinEering. This 10 what you are to
consider carefully for the next sixty
days. Speaking Of the action Of the
West Virginia representatives In Con-
gress, tho speaker praised Senator Cam
den for his interest in West Virginia
industries, but severely rebuked the
representatives for their votes, which
were in direct opposition to the obvious
interests Of West Virginia. West Wiz
ginia 10 not in touch with free trade,
yet its representatives voted for Il.
West Virginia is really in touch with
the Republican party, and its teach
ings and principles, which are all for
our interests. He predicted that this
fall will see the old state swung into the
Republican column for protection aud
against free trade.
SUGAR AND COAL.
He referred to the sugar and coal leg
islatlon of the Democracy. both in
direct opposition to the interests Of the
people. These are matters to be care
fully considered, and it has never been
more important that tho ballot should
be cast for the right men and the right
principles. Contrasting the records OF
the two parties, BIO said that one has
been consistent throughout, while on
the other hand there has never been an
element in more violent opposition TO
the country's good than is the DEM
ocracy to-day, which has only been con:
slstent in It's inconsistencies. One OF
the greatest troubles Of the speakers
life had been TO understand how an in
telligcnt man could be Democrat-he
acknowledged there are some intelligent
Democrats. Laughter and applause ]
The speaker compared the Demo-
cratic condition OF affairs as o one.half
Loaf condition and invited those present
tosupport the whole lnat party-the Re-
publicans. He mentioned the differ.
ence between the condition Of labor aud
laboring men in European countries
aud In America and remarked that as
soon as the level OF the foreign laboring
man is'raised to the American standard
then the beautiful Democratic theories
OF FREQ trade would be reconciliable with
American interests, and not sooner. In
his conclusion no referred to his own
record on the electric light business in
the legislature and made an able defense
that satisfied his hearers.