Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-27
ELKINSS PLAN FAILED.
Hs Wanted to Break Up McAdOO's
Meeting, but Couldn't.
DOESN'T LIKE JOINT DEBATING,
Especially When He is to be One
OF the Debaters - His One
Speech Won't Stand Critical
Analysis, and He Knows 1t.
Mr.. McAdoo Had a Good Crowd
and Made a Fine Speech.
From a srag Correspondent Of tAe R,gHer.

From a Sfdg Correspondent Of ne RsgisfCr.
PIEDMONT, w. VA, October 90
This place was great centre Of pOliti-
cal activity tonight
Last night, at the conclusion OF Mr..
Wilson'S tour. aud after the departure
OF that statesman for Washington,
Chairman McGraw arranged to have
! Assistant Secretary OF the Navy Nc
Adoo speak hare tonight
As soon as the Republicans got wind
OF this they ran stephen b. EIkins In
here from up the West Virginia Cen
tral and secured the Opera House To- a
Republican meeting.
When Chairman McGraw was advised
/ OF THIS ne telegraphed the Democratic
! Executive COMMITTEES OF Mineral county
10 invite Chairman +. T. CarsKadon,
Of the Republican Committee, 10 joint
discussion between MessrS. Elkins RRd
| McAdoo.
This Mr.. Carskadon, acting with
! tho advice and consent OF Mr.. Elkius,
promptly declined. as the Republican
! idea was 10 interfere with the Demo
cratic meeting and not 10 enlighten tho
people npon the issues OF the cam mpalgn.
The Republicans therefore held their
meeting at the Opera House, Mr. Elk.
! ins being escorted there by band aud
n marching club OF eighteen men.
| Secretary McAdo0 was escorted TO the
stand erected upon the street by TWO
! band aud Eve hundred Democrats.
! Excursion trains came In from Key
ser Cumberland, Oakland. and from
ont the West Virginia Central, while
nearby the whole population OF West
ernport came over.
Hon. Wm. Onwell, OF Romney, was
made chairman OF the meeting, and he
prefaced his introduction OF Mr.. Me-
Adoo by making an eloquent little ad-
dress. during which be said the Democ-
racy OF his county OF Hampshire would
roll up greater majority for Mr.. VIII
son than ever before.
Mr.. McAdoo made his address TO an
audience Of 1000 people. He began MS
remarks by saying the Democracy OF
the Second district were very
haupIly situated In, that they
we're Ipossessed OF good - day
champIoped byA great and good man.
without drawing any invldlous COM
J parIsons, be would say that some other
! folks were not so we'll fixed. He told
his audience that by force OF cireum-
stances and the trSnscendent abilities
Of VIM. l.. Wilson the eyes OF the whole
country were upon the Second distflet,
and the Democracy OF the district
and the people OF IL shoul1
see to II that the trsmendoY
energies marshaled Tor Mr.. Wilson.
defeat failed Of their purpose. Combl-
nations and conspiracles were arrAyed
nRainst him. but the people, he ielt.
could be depended upon. Mr.. Nc.
| Adoo's recital OF "dlsinterested" and
"phllanthropic" efforts OF Mr. Elkins
in behalf OF the "poor worklngman'
! vere met with shouts OF laughter,
while his narrative OF the pllgrimagss
OF Messrs. Mckinley, Reed, and others
OF that Tx who be said were honor
able men," as Brutus and bis fellow as
socIates were. was cheered To- the echo.
"OI course hesa'd, 81 cannot doubt
the assertions OF these honorable men
that they are looking after the wage
eArners instead OF the 40 per cent pronts
OF the monoDoists. but | have my sus-
plcions. At this moment bali past
eigh., the ElkIns parade came up tho
street, and Mr.. McAdoo said: There
comes the Mckinley funeral corteEs.
Take a GOOD look az II. bat dout crowd
.hs mournera Respect the sorrow OF
once great party. and offer no Insult to
The dead"
His arraignmsnt OF the Republican
narty and his denunclation Of the Me-
Kinley blll was scathing aud merclless,
and bls tribute 20 William l.. Wilson
Wasss eloquent as bis explanation OF
the benefits of the new revenue law vas
lncld. on the wool question be said:
"Amsrlca does not grow enough wool
"a meet the demands, and S there
was a heavy duty on wool IN
der the Mckinley bill, our WorkinR-
men and farmers have been forced
20 wear shoddy made from rags from
Furopeap countries You coal miners
and farmers think you have been Heaf-
ing woolen clothing al these years OF
protection, but you have not. You have
been wearing shoddy made from the red
legged trousers and the cast on blankets
NJ the Franco. Prusslan war OF 1870;
Uncle Sam searching the muck heaps
and rag bins OF Europe for clothiog FOR
his wage earnersl oh. what a spec-
tacle for Gods ADD men. Under free
wool. we can throw aside shoddy and
clothe our families in honest WoOlsn
clothing made from q proper mixture OF
American and foreign wool and our
p.ople will be better clothed, ata less
prlcs. as result OF the labOrs OF Wilson
and Of the pnblIc policy Of the Demo.
cratic party"
Upon free lumber AMI the reduced
duty on coat Mr.. MeAdoo was equally
happy. He spoke for 40 hour and .
| baif. and aroused the Rrestest
enthuslasm throughout his remarks
were serious, sarcastic, humorous and
aoalytical by turns and eloquent all the
time. and bis effort was great
Mr.. McAdoo was followed By Mr..
ConwsIl. the chairman, who made =
splendid speech. After discussion Of
The tariff question be said:
III after thirty years OF Republican
protection, II after seeing 10 this very
district the farmers feeding q hogs tbs
grain intended By God for man Jou viii
stlil vote 20 elect the Republican ticket,
then must say the majority OF the
American people are the same Id
fools they always have been IN this re-
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