Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-02
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PumwP1, w. Va, October Tho
voters Of Barbour and adjoining counties
were addressed to-day by g. $. Hsmiiu, OF
Massachusetts, S. T.. Crof2uL Of Washing
ton. and j. @ Blanchard, of Michigan.
When the train arrived VITA the speak
ers a universal shout went up from thou
sands Of Democratic voices as well as
many Republicans. The gentlemen were
escorted TO a carriage decorated with daEs
aud bunting and were driven 20 the Valley
Hotel After dinner, when the beu rang,
10 called together o larger crowd Of Demo
Gratis than ever assembled in Phllippj ON
any previous occasion.
Standing room could not be secured
within the doors of the room, the galleries
and windows were filed, and even the
square surrounding the court house was
filed with people eager 70 hear the truth
proclaimed
Judge Ice, chairman Of the meeting in
troduced g. s. Hamuu amid thuuderous
applause Mr.. Hamliu held the immense
tbrong spelbound for over an hour with
his oratorical argument He said the Re
publicaDs mad planted iu this country
A FIELD OF DELICATE suErBBEsY
known as trusts. But after the passage Of
the Wilson bin we have buried them all at
the head Of what is known as salt river.
Iu one corner of the cemetery lies the wool
trust and many others, while over here lu
another corner is buried trust which has
the following epitahh on lts tombstone.
''Here lies the old Republican lll-Plate
Trust which supplied enough uu-p-dt6 20
satisfy tue Increased demand from the
marshy lands of Salt river'
When Mr. Hamliu turned 90 William j..
Wilson's picture anu said. "Ihere is your
represeutative; there is the Srd1ceSt man
ever produced Ina America O cheer OF app
prOval went up from thousand tlr0lts.
One old Democrat mounted his chair and
shouted three cheers for Billie Wilson.
The building was then almost shaken
from its foundation by rle shouts FOR tGe
great tariff refOrmar of The second Con-
pressiOual district. he was praised 10y
ally 0v all three speakers.
Mr. CrOdut was ueNt introduced and APP
peared before a Democratic audience for
the first time in his life. He SAID. The
last speech L made was before bepuol-
can audience ln New u Or6. This is the
first time 1 ever appeared before Demo
cra.is faces i used % bee Republican
HUT q HAVE CHANGED.
You NAV want 90 know why 7 have
changed; WELL l Wi. te.l you. i went TO
Europe. I have Travelled. When went
10 England, q free Trade country. j found
that the wages there were lower than t-eE
we've in Amcr,ca, $50 fHu.E a H.uIetllFl
-4arif was Spret.y gopd thing over mere ln
tbeUni55G states. New went 90 Germany
where tney have "a hian protective iarJ,
aud I found that the AsUS ln the city OF
HAMBURG were a gref lower tuan
they were in EDgland(S gan 20 think
there was sometGlnT N tl ptolet-
tiOu Next i visited IN re tueF
have q tariff 10 protect evei ~
man is driving through CCd
load OF silk and wants o. pasl Pr,
some of his silk is taken oyN Ie
collector as a tariff er ty
where they baO a protective Us
degree found wages "a great u r
than they were In Germany. y
fee. pretty sure ry J0Is time tlat ~
something WronE iu protection, so \
aui am a Democrat to-day .AppN
Mr. CrOfut, although Union So
thinks there are
MANY FRAUDULENT PENSIONS
being drawu. lie explains his reasons II
thinking so in "a very satisfactory mauherW
d e.. Blanchard next took the t0sWuD
and explained l1e tariff, maGiUg iJ clear 70
both Democrats ana Republicans tie is
speaker much iaej bv both parties. Dur-
ing his dishssi0u he said. ''l am glal my
friend Croigt has repeuted, for Jue blole
tells us that tItga is more Joy in heaven
-,-a. ora hru. F.lI who rep. .lLctl tu1l