The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-23


BosroS, Nov. 22.-The annual BAN
quss OF the Home Market Club, of Bos-
ton, the leading Republican organiza.
tion Of Massachusetts,, was held at Ne.
chanics building tonight Hundreds
of we'll known Republicans gathered to
enjoy the hospitality OF the club aud to
take part in the reception to its guests.
The principal address was made by ex-
Speaker Thomas B. Reed, aud when he
rose he was received with an ovation
that threatened to split the roof, He
was obliged to wait several minutes be-
for he could proceed. He said:
"0nce during the last session OF Con-
press, when the plans for the Democracy
had become developed. / ventured to
saw to the leaders that when the people
Of this country got at them in Noyem-
ber OF this year they would bury them
in trenches. This was nearly true. but
there waa allght tinaccuracy. lshould
have said that we would bury them in
trenches until the supply Of trenches
gave out. We could not bury them all,
and notice some ghosts of unburied
bodies to and fro, fitting burialess
save in the vnlture's, craw,' have even
reached Boston aud are still hoarsely
murmuring about free raw materials
and foreign markets and such like
topics Of the underworld.
UNEXPECTED THINGS.
"Did 1t ever occur to you that II the
brightest man among you had placed
before him on March 4, 1898, sheet of
white paper and had been told to write
down ali the foolish things he would
have liked to have the enemy do IN
order TO compass their own destruction,
he would have left out fifty
per cent Of what they did? Is
there any one OF you that would
have dreamed OF that which your
Massachusetts Democratic conTen-
ton called the firm and vigorous
policy OF the administration? Could
any OF you have thought of that letter
TO Wilson, and its railing accusations? =?
Did any ono OF you ever picture the
chairman Of the ways and means, with
his knees under British mahogany, re-
ceiying the plaudits Of our business RI
walls for good service already rendered
and better service expected? Did you
ever think OF David 3. Hill as candidate
for. governor OF New York, and, as o
necessary consequence, an unresident
and homeless President? Had you
anywhere hung in the chambers OF
fancy the picture Of head without q
party, and q party without head?
Gould you have imagined that after
oil the warnings which rupg out from
all the industrial states at the elections
which you celebrated year ago those
men would have gone on to cruelty
American industries for another yearP Z
GREAT REsroSs1ptLrTiEs.
"When we lost the country in 1900
and 1902, the Democracy meant that We
should never find it again. In the years
which followed, Eidridge Gerry muat
have sorlowed in his. grave as he wit
messed how the gerrymander OF modern
times had outgerryed Gerry. Our vic
tory was in despite OF all that and also
OF the solid south-solid no longer, II 1t
has any sense Of its own interests.
"But we have got something else to
consider besides rejoicing. Victories
bring responsibilities. and as have
pointed out to you, our victory is so
great it probably means responsibilities
for many years.
"0f these many years shall not now
speak, II We have wisdom for two
years We will be trusted for more-and
the wisdom for the next two years
seems to be easy. We have neither the
President or tho senate, and all we can
do is to let tho country try the results
OF the folly Of 1892.
MEMS MINDS NOW EEcEPTIvE.
allow can we utilize this victory.
make it permanent aud give to this
country return of the prosperity of
the past times? In tho last two years
men have seen the folly Of all this
tippant talk about tarid taxation. free
raw material, markets OF the world aud
nll the other catch words which exhibit
the wisdom Of the parrot and the de-
ciaimer instead OF tho wisdom OF the
statesmen. They realize in q general
way that there is soundness in that uni
yersal instinct whereby each country
demands that Its people shall have the
first chance TO do their own work, and
that everybody who is willing to labor
shall have employment at very fair
wages.
What We need now Is not general
belief in our doctrines. We need teach
Ing which comes from practical results.
When soy to you that protection will
cheaper goods aud mako better goods,
you may yield assent, but 1t may not bo
lighting faith. But when show, by
facts and figures, that ground glass, for
example, though raised hundred per
cent by tho Mckinley tariff, has reached
almost the same price US before, and
tho consumer gets American glass
worth 20 por cent moro. and every inch
oi !: made by American labor. 1t shows
something which is an ever.present
answer to all the theories oil the world.
THE PEOPLE RULE
During the next two years, this
country needs tho help OF every man
who has tho slightes. morsel Of truth
10 hin possession. Why do / insist on
this2 Because the stroam cannot rise
higher than tho source. II we had an
absolute dospotic monarch, could
NJ NaIt