The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-09

ulb CAtupdlRu ia thAa AASN'
efforts 10 start It of with boom show
how desperate Mr.. Wilson's friends
think his cause is. Hon. .Bourke Cochran
and other prominent speakers had been
advertised to be present and mako ad-
dresses, and everything had boon done
by the managers to make the occasion
a success. The crowd which assembled
is varionsly estimated at from 1000 to
$500. This includes those who came
from the adjoining counties and the
neighboring states to participate in the
iollification and wnoop things up.
Mr.. Wilson arrived at Harper'a Ferry
from New York at l p. m. and was met
by committee of one hundred, who
had been sent over to meet him. Col.
Forrest n. Brown made short address
welcoming him back to his native state.
but owing to the applause and general
wish to shake hands, Mr.. Wilson was
unable to reply. The entire party then
proceeded to Charles Town, which ia
only short run. Upon arrival to the
depot Mr.. Wilson was warmly greeted
by the large crowd, which had been
waiting patiently for him. A pro-
cession headed by several brass bands
was formed and marched directly to the
court house, where the speaking took
place. The building holds about eight
hundred people and was filled to its ut
most capacity. The appearance OF MIR.
Wilson was the signal for loud contln'
ued applause, and there was another
display OF enthusiasm, when Mr.. Will
son arose to speak.
Mr.. Wilson was much affected by the
ovation rendered him. and spoke with
some difficulty at first. However he
warmed up as he proceeded, and was
frequently applauded.
Wilson'S SPEECH
Mr.. Wilson began his address with a
touching reference to the great popular
demonstration which had greeted him
upon his return, and thanked his fell
low citizens and his friends and neigh-
bors for the unanimity with which
they had taken part in his welcome.
Referring to political matters, Mr..
Wilson said he should not be able to
take up in any orderly and satisfactory
manner the discussion of the public is-
sues OF the day, because he had been
rushed from shipboard to train and
from the train to the platform with
scarcely any chance for thought.
ave have reached" said he, "that
stage in the development of our coun-
try when we are compelled to
have larger markets for our surplus
products, and when such markets,
through foreign trade, are only the
safety valves for the health and the
prosperity OF tho American labor in the
field and In the factory"
He referred to the struggle Tor lower
federal taxation as u wonderful aud in.
spring popular revolution, and
pledged the Democracy. as the party OF
the people, to go on in the combat.
''0n the one side lie good govern
ment, honest economical government,
freed industry, large and expanding
markets for the products OF American
labor, and a general dawning Of M era
OF national individual prosperity. On
the other side lie corrupt government,
fettered and imprisoned industry, lin
itation by law on tho markets in which
We are TO sell and limitations by law for
tho amount which VIC can proitably
produce. Those are the two systems
now at issue before the American poo
Pile, and as / have said before, giving
somewhat local application to what l
am going to say to-day, the ques'
tions for tho people OF Jet'
ferson county is moro markets for
wheat and for tho mechanics is moro
markets for manufactured goods.
"it there Ia one thing gave more OF.
tention to than another during my brict
absence from this country, 1t was the
condition Of tho wheat market OF tho
old world. When l inquired Why it was
that wheat has gone down to q price
much lower than it was ever sold before
in the history OF at least modern Eng
land and America, the answer was,
there is universal glut aud produc.
tion beyond profitable demand; that
not only is the United States increasing
her surplus export Of wheat and Russia
incroasing her surplus export OF whoat,
but Argentina is coming forward and Is
now third in quantity exported to Eu-
ropean markets.
STATISTICS DlsPRovE THIS.
az cannot but recall the fact, and 1
have stated 1t again and again before
the people OF this country, that tho
American tax on tho woods OF Argentina
made them give up their shoep walks
and 90 into competition with you in
tho production OF wheat. say IL is for
you to-day u question OF markets, Il
question OF consumers tho world over
for tho products you produce. believe,
so far as the great cereals are concerned,
We produce enough to feed popula.
tion twice as largo US our oTn. bo'
lieve, so far us staple manufacturers arc
concerned, wO produce enough to sup
ply population as largo rs our own.
Tho question is whoro arc wo to got
these markets? Upon one system we
have been holding up for thirty years
tariff walls to kocp other poople from
coming in 10 compete with us in home
market already glntted. We have now
begun 10 tear down our tNrit walls to
lot us out with our products to compete
with tho rOst OF tho world In oil tho
markets Of the world.
THAT FATAL BANQUET
"WhiIo ! was in London about two
weeks ngo | was llonorod. very unCx.
peetcdiy to myseif, with an invitation
b. tho chamber Of commerce to be their
! guost at pablic dinner. l was almost