Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-02
HON. ALBERT 0. BARNES
MAKES A STRONG SPEECH TO A MARITIME
FERRY AUDIENCE.
An Enthusiastic Gathering Last Night in CONNER
msrcial Ball - An Able Discussion of
the Financial QussrOn.

When 1t was announced few days
ago that Hon. Albert o. Barnes, Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress In the
Sixteenth Ohio district. ovar'the river,
would speak In Martins Ferry the local
Republicans INDUCED in considerable
! sport over the crowd they said he would
have. When they were attracted TO
Commercial aal last night oy the
strains of music which proceeded there
| from they were taken back by very
large and enthusiastic crowd they found
assembled there. Every seat In
the hall was occupied, while
such representative Democrats as
ex-senator Wagner, OF West
Wheeling; Col. Conwell, OF Cadlz; EV-
erly South and EX-Mayor K. b. Nit
cheil, OF Bridgeport; and many profess
! Sional men and representative citizens
Of Martins Ferry were upon the stage.
The seating capacity Of the hall was
by no means adequate and many were
compelled TO stand 10 the aisles and the
space about the door, while on the land
ing just outside stood au eager crowd
that was unable even to
eLter, so great was the jam. The
audience was composed principally OF
Democrats but there was also good
sprinkliug Of Republicans who gave an
attentive ear TO each word OF the speak
er's eloquent address which was almost
| two hours IN length.
| There were one or two local Republl-
! can politicians who endeavored 10 create
3 STAN pede OF their Republican brethren
early 10 the speach by getting no and
! making some nbecoming and Glighting
/ remarksiabout the speaker and abruptly
! leaving the room and at the same time
| tried 10 persuade others TO do so. IL is
needless to say that they were unsuc'
cessful, which is In itself a sufficient re-
! buke.
The meeting was called to order by
P. Z. Anderson, and Hon. VIM. NJ.
| Lupton, who was named as chairman,
gracefully introd uced the speaker. Mr..
Barnes in explaining his reasons for
not talking tariff more and silver less,
which criticism has been urged by the
opposition, said in his practice as a
| lawyer be was not accustomed TO
questioning the verdict Of jury. The
! people OF the United States had tried
| low tariff previous 20 the war,
and since that time they had tried
! high tariff. They had time and again
! expressed their desire Of having TAXA
ton reduced as soon as the conditions OF
the country would allow it, and ia their
verdict of '92 they had said that
that time had arrived. The American
people be considered competent jury
and be was not dosiFous Of arguing for q
new trial.
The speaker then commenced upon
his discussion OF the financial question
and gave a most thorough history and
discussion OF the subject from the time
OF Hamilton and Jefferson to the pres
ent period. In referring to an editorial
in a local paper which characterized
him as a crank, the speaker brought
down the house by saying she was
turning that crank, and he believed he
was turning IL ia the interest Of the
American people. 10 reply 10 the charges
that have been made that be had been
lodging the main question OF this cam
paign, the tariff, he read some extracts
from Capt. Danford's illusions to the
money question. The Captain had In
MS Steu OenNllle Spe6Cu UululJ ueCldleu
himself opposed to silver, and In his
Bundy's Grove speech he had said, I'm
not averse to the use of silver. ] voted
! for the Bland-Allison act and / am in
| favor OF restoring the white metal so far
as 1t needs restoration"
The speaker denominated the latter
position las clear as mud. Mr.. Barnes
did not mince his words, but clearly
stated his policy as being in favor Of
the reconciliation Of silver, the re-eu-
actment of the coinage laws OF 81, and
the free coinage of silver In
the ratio of 16 to /. He
showed clearly how the panic from
which we are just emerging was wave
! OF financial distress and unstsGdlness
which commenced in Australia and
swept over the whole world, and which
! President Harrison was only too glad TO
escape by his retirement from office.
Mr.. Barnes speech was indeed tell