Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-19
BANNER Ward MEETING
OF THE CAMPAIGN held IN KEMPLES HALL
LAST NIGHT.
An Enthusiastic Audience Addressed BY ]. ].
Conf, Esq, aud tha Democratic Lsgis-
laEvs Candidates.

One Of the most enthusiastic Demo
cratic meetings Of the present campaign
was held last evening in Kemple's Hall
Twenty-fourth street. Long before the
time announced for the opening, the
street in front of the hall was filled
with crowd anxious to hear the speaker
of the evening. II was conclusive evil
dence that the voters Of the Sixth ward
are alive to the issues of the day and,
instead Of wsvering in their allegiance
to sound Democratic doctrines, intend
TO assist their party in rolling up a
good old fashioned majority in Ohio
county.
The audience was largely made up OF
workingmsn, who listened throughout
TO the remarks of the speaker with a
marked earnestness and applauded tell
ing hits against Republican thieves
with an emphasis that left no doubt as
10 where they stood Oh the issue.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. w. w. Irwin, who introduced Hon.
John j. Coniff as "a popular leader of
the young Democracy and an orator of
wide repute in this section.
Among other opposite things, Mr..
COniff said that he desired to present an
argument on the issues Of the day that
might lead Republicans, Populists, and
ProhibitionistS 10 embrace the great
truths of the Democratic party. The
revenues collected for the running ex-
oenses OF the government must be paid
by and with the consent of tho govern
ed. Legislators have no right to tax
the subject more than is actually neces-
sary for that purpose. What man In
Wheeling would dare go before the peo-
pie Of this city and ask for the franchise
of our citizens upon platform that in
volved the principle OF taxing our fellow
townsmen more than sufficient to con
duct the affairs of the city.
That is just the point upon which the
Democratic party differs from the Re-
publicans. The latter by their high
protective tariff policy in national
legislation far exceed the idea l have
advanced, and is substantially system
of robbery practiced upon the con-
sumers of this country. During the
operation OF the Mckinley bill an i'm
porter of this country brought from
abroad $4,000 worth OF wool,
upon which he paid $4,000
duty. Now, who had to stand
this excess of tariff? II was certainly
the consumer, you worklngmeu and
others, who wear the clothing made up
out of this material.
There is q certain class of protection
list orators who wrap themselves up in
tho American flag and expire at the
footlights. They claim they want Amer
Ca for Americans. They would put up
a wall around the entire country so high
that outsiders could not get inside. In
other words, they would have protec-
tive tariff so high that the commerce
OF the world would be excluded
from onr ports altogether. The only
country on earth that is burdened with
such wall is China, a country COM
mercially dead 10 the world and whose
people are prevented to land upon our
subsequently, legislated to keep out
as unfit to assimiase with US and our
customs. Such would seem to be the
purpose OF these proteetionists-wsll us
up and retrograde ia all that makes up
the needs OF modern civilization.
The American laboring man under
the protective policy gets less for his
product than the workingmen OF free
trade England. During the operation
OF McKinleyism there were more hard
ships among the laboring classes OF this
country than ever before known. That
bill made US familiar with scenes OF
blood in peaceabIe country. Its hard
times precipitated differences between
capital and labor that brought the
workingman face to face with the
armed troops OF every State within
whose borders were interests protected
by the high tariff law.
The Mckinley croakers OF this city
and their organ, the InteliigeRcer, do
not wish to see the handwriting on the
wall. They cannot see the smoke or
the mills or hear the wheels OF the fac
tories. 1t is not their policy to recog-
nize these unmistaka6le signs OF the
advantageous operation OF the tariff re-
form bill passed by the last Dem
ocratic Congress. Our party has
redeemed its pledges to the people OF
the country aud restored the business
prosperity Of the land. We have re-
formed the tariff; we have reduced the
running expenses OF the country over
$40. 900. 600; we have taken from the
grasp Of greedy corporations 100000
acres of public land, and started the
hum Of industry drought the entire
Union
Mr.. Coniff's address was punctuated
with generous applause.
The next speaker introduced was
MIR. Julius Pollock, who was presented
IN tha Chairman as the next State Sem