The herald., 1894-10-09
WILSON'S HOMECOMING
The Event Celebrated by His
Neighbors.
A Grand Welcome Given Him
at CharlestOwn.
Delegations From Four States Come
to Greet Him.
He Responds to the Ovation With a Bril-
liant Speech Dealing With the
Overshado wing Tariff
Question.

by TIE ASbOClhleu fTeSs.
CHARLEsTowN, w. Va, Oct. 8.-Hon.
W. L. Wilson's Homecoming today was
made the occasion of a denomination
by his Democratic fellow.citizens of the
Second congressional district. which
taxed the capacity OF the historic old
town, the county seat of Jefferson
county. Not only did the Democratic
voters from the rural districts and
towns and villages OF the Eastern Pan
handle respond to the call OF the local
committee on arrangements, but the
more remote counties OF the congress.
ional district were fully represented.
and not few old Virginians
and citizens of Maryland, and
even of Pennsylvania, journeyed
by rail to this out of the :
way place to assist in the welcome OF
the great expounder OF Democratic tariff
politics, and to listen to the address he
was to make.
The arrangements for the events OF
the dav were set on foot about the time
Mr.. Wilson was on his return voyage,
and he had therefore no idea OF what
was going on until his arrival in New
York Saturday. lie was there apprised
OF the arrangements, and as result
delayed his arrival at his home until
today, in order to meet the plans of the
local committee.
Mr.. Wilson's party arrived at Harper'e
Ferry on the main line of the Baltimore
and Ohio, on board the Chicago express,
at | p. m. Accompanying Mr.. Wilson
were Col. 2. Chew, chairman OF the
Democratic congregational committee of
the district; Hon. Robert W. Hunter OF
Virginia; Hon. d. Z. Bart.n OF Win
chester, Va, and Hon. Fred ]. Nelson
of Frederick City. Md. Hon. B. f.
Meyers OF Harrisburg, Pa, joined the
party at Harper's Ferry.
At noon q epecial train filled with Mr..
Wilson's enthusiastic constituents,
neighbors and friends, and accompanied
by two brass bands, left Chsrlestown
for Charlie's Ferry. An immense crowd
had assembled at that point and there
was much cheering az Mr.. Wilson and
party were transferred to the Valley
road for 10-mile ride 10 Charlestown.
Arriving there about 2;30, Mr.. Wilson
was escorted by long column of voters
to the court house. where the address
was to be made. The arrangements COW
cred an afternoon mass meeting to be
addressed by Mr.. Wilson, Congressman
Myers and others, followed by night
meeting, at which three or four speeches
should bs made.
Chairman Chew called the meeting to
order, and, on behalf Of the Democrats OF
Charestown, of Jefferson county and
Weet Virginia and of the country, well
coined Mr.. Wilson home.
Mr.. Wilson began his address by
touching reference to the great popular
denomination which had greeted him
upon his return, and thanked his fellow
citizens and his friends and neighbors
for the unanimity with which they had
taken part in his welcome.
Referring to political matters. Mr..
Wilson said he should not be able to
take up in any ordinary and satisfactory
manner the great questions or the pub
lie issuea of the day. because he had
been rushed from ehipboard to train
and from train to the platform with
ncarcely any chance for thought.
"We have reached" he said, THAT
stage in tho development of our country
Wherein We are compelled to have
larger markets for our surplus products,
and euch markets, through foreign
trade, are the only safety valves for the
health and prosperity of the American
la borer il the field and factory"
Referring to the struggle for federal
taxation as O wonderful and inspiring
and popular revolution, he urged the
Democracy, as the party OF the people,
to go on in the combat.
"On enc Bide," be said. "lies good
government, honest, economical govern
ment, free industry, large and expand
ing markets for the products of American
labor, and general dawnlng of an era
OF individual prosperity. On the other
side lie corrupt government, tettered
and imprigoned industry, limitation by
law for the amount which we can profit
ably produces. Those are the two ques-
tions at issue before the American peo-
plo; and giving local application to
what l am going to cay today, the
question for the people OF Jefferson
county is more market for wheat and
for manufactured goods. If there ia one
thing to which | gave more attention
than another during my brief absence,
it was to the condition OF the wheat
market OF the old world. When | in
CURED why it WAS that wheat had gone
down to q price much lower than it
has ever sold before in the his
tory OF at least modern England and
America, the answer was there ia uni
versal glut and production beyond
profitable demand that not only Is the
United States increasing her surplus
export of wheat and Russia increasing
her surplus export of wheat, but Argen-
tina is coming forward and is now third
in tie quantity exported to European
markets.
Il cannot but recall the fact, and
have stated it again and before the
people OF this country, that the Arncri-
can tax upon tho woods of Argentina
made them give up their sheep hocks
and 40 into competition with you III the
OF wheat. say it is for you
today a question OF markets-of con-
sumeya the world over--for the things
you produce. | believe. so far as the
sreat cereals are concerned, we produce
enough to feed q population twice es