The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-05

tween themselves. Laughter.
Now, my fellow citizens, do not pro.
pose to talk tariff very long this evening.
First, as my friend has said that he
desired mo to ausWer question, / have
answered it. Now have u question
that desire my friend Howard 70 an.
swer, and 1t is this: "Were you not
nominated upon n platform that de-
clared that protection was unconstitu-
tional? l want an answer yes or
mo" And "werc you not nominated
upon platform that declared that tho
customs duties should be so levied As not
to afford protection, but for revenue
aud for revOnus only?" And thirdly,l
want to ask Mr. Howard the question
II that is not FREQ trade, purc and un-
adultOrod. And fonrthly, "Are you 10
favor OF free trader Cries Of mo"
know you are not; but want Mr..
Howard TO tell this manufacturing com.
munity whether he 10 not In favor Of
FREQ trado aud running upon free trade
platform, and II he Is whether he In.
tends to stand by the party that nomi-
mated him aud vote for the principles
to collect revenues and to levy customs
duties In tho rannor laid down by the
Chicago platform which is now au-
nOunced 10 be free trade.
Out In the ,rural districts my friend
did undertake to discuss the tariG, aud
do you know what he said? He said
there that tariff had nothing to do with
wages. He told tho people tliat he
could speak OF one industry and he
spoke OF what he knew, and that was
THE GLASS INDUSTRY.
Twill road you what he said, taken by
the stenographOr who is now upon this
stage taking down my remarks. On the
25th day Of September, in connection
with what said, he used this lan-
guaGe; ~ can talk to you, my friends,
upon one branch OF this subject in such
u way as TO say to you that know pos.
itively, from actual experience. that in
Mt least one branch OF great Industry
Of this country tariff has no effect
whatever upon wages, the glass indus.
try" My friend Howard Introduced q
gentleman who was president OF the
Flint Glass Workers Association Of the
United States. as a gentleman OF au-
thority, Mr.. w. ]. Smith. and IN his
own life aud caTeer-because you know
that has been published. have It
right here; it is published In one vol
ume. Laughter.l And he opened this
book by certificate OF character from
Mr.. ". ]. Smith, who Ia president OF
the Flint Glass Workers Union OF
America, who says that he is o gentle-
man who has heretofore interested him
self in working organizations and in the
Flint Glass Workers Union. Why, he
didn't noed to go to Pittsburgh for that
l have been doing that all over this
district. And when q man introduces
a witness to the court, he is presumed
to be q respectable witness and he
vouches for his verncity, integrity and
intelligence. l noticed in connection
with It that Mr.. Smith said nothing on
the question Of tariff
This letter was written to Mr.. How
ard on the 18th day OF October, 1894
Within ten days after that tine, when
the first volume Of Mr.. Howard's life
had been published and tho people got
hold OF It aud began to read II, gentle
man addressed a letter to Mr.. smith
upon that subject, and hero Is whathe
says. He may not know as much about
the glass business as Mr.. Howard. Mr..
Howard quit the business, he tells you,
twelve years ago. Mr.. Smith has been
at II as long as Mr.. Howard is years OF
age. and is still in that business, aud
president OF that association. But here
is what he says:
"As powerful as our association 10, It
was unable to keep all our members
employed simply because the duty on
Aint glass was so low that American
manufacturers could and did buy for.
oign glass at prices approximating the
labor alone in this country. while
hundreds OF our members were kepti
enforced idleness."
Now, whatever doubt Mr.. Howard
may have, and he says he knows
whereof lie speaks and he can speak OF
personal knowlodge-whatever doubt
Mr.. Howard may have, Mr.. Smith has
no doubt, for he says: "Thero can be no
doubt among flint glassworkers that the
Democratic tariff measure which re.
Gently become law has been
INJURIOUS TO THErR INTEREST"
Mr.. Howard tells us in this volume OF
his life that lie was born in 1857; that
he was born at the city Of Steubenville,
that lie received his carly education at
Cherry Hill school house, over here on
Short Crock. in Ohio county, and that
afterwards he became a glass-blower,
and then, in his speeches in tho inter-
ior, how many tumblors he had blown
in twunty.four hours, and he tells why.
under Republican legislation the great
glass trust OF this country had boon
mado possible" and how they had
swallowed up tho industry and utterly
destroyed it in Wheeling. suppose it
was revelation to my friend Brocku.
nier yesterday evening, when ho pre-
sided over that meeting, to know that It
was made possible for him and Mr..
Hobbs, who arc both representative
Democrats, and other gentlemen IN the
city, to make sales OF their property to
an association and take the price OF It IN
stock. They for tho first time had
learned that in the exercise OF their
right and in doing that which they
thought was for their best interests.
ther had been simply exercising right
bv direction OF Republican legislation in
this country. do not believe that
those gentlemen entered into O trust
without believing it was for their bone.
fit, and am satisfied that they got bit
in tho transaction, but 1t was transac-
ton Of their oWn, aud Republican leEis.
lation had nothing at all 10 do with Il
whatever, and Il my friend WANTS to aud
fault with anybody ho can have joint
discussion with Mr.. Brockunier on that
subject at amy timo. Applause.
l have not been SO fortunate as to
have historian, and neither has the
first volume OF my life been printed,
but, strange as 1t may appear to you,
I unO h0V OnEA