St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-09
NAILS PROTECTION FRAUDS.
He Shows How Free Raw
Materials Will Increase
Home Industry.
NO SHACKLES ON LABOR.
New Bill Throws Open the
Markets of the World
to America.

CHARLEsTowN. W. Va, Oct. S.-Hon.
w. l.. Wilson's home coming today was
made the occasion of a demonstration
by his fellow citizens of the Second
congressional district which rather
taxed the capacity of this historic old
town. the county seat of Jefferson
county. Not only did the Democratic
voters from the rural districts ana towns
and villages of the Eastern Panhandle
respond to the call of the local commit.
tee OH arrangements, but the more
remote counties of the congressional
district were fully represented, and not
few Old Virginlans and citlz ns of
Maryland. and even of Pennsylvania,
journeyed by rail TO this oat-of-the-way
nook to assist in the welcome to the
great exponent of the Democratic tariff
policy and to listen to the address he
was to make. The arrangements for
the events of the day were set on foot
about the time Mr.. Wilson sailed on his
return voyage, and lie therefore had no
idea of what was going on until his
arrival at New York Saturday. He
was there app rised of the arrange
ments, and, as a result. delayed his
arrival at his home until today, III order
to meet the plans of the local committee.
Mr.. Wilson's party arrived at Har-
per's Ferry, on the main line OF the
Baltimore Il Ohio railroad, on board
the Chicago express, at O'Clock this
afternoon. Accompanying Mr.. Wilson
were Hon. John L. Magraw, chairman
of the Democratic committee of the dis
trict; Hon. w. D. Barton. of Win.
chester, Va, and Fred j. Nelson. of
Frederick City, Nd. Hon. R. F. Mey-
ers, of Harrisburg, Pa, Joined the
party at Harper'si Ferry.
At noon a special train filled with
Mr.. Wilson's enthusiastic constituents,
by two brass bandS.l left CharlestOWn for
Harper's Ferry. An immense crowd
had assembled at that point. and there
was much cheering as Mr.. Wilson and
party were transferred to the Valley
road for the ten-mile ride to Charles
town. Arriving there about 2:30, MIR.
Wilson was escorted by long column
of voters to the court house, where the
addresses were delivered.
Wilson Speaks.
Mr.. Wilson began his address with
touching reference to the great popular
demonstration which had greeted him
upon his return, and thanked his fel-
low citizens and his friends and neigh
bors for the uuanimity with which they
had taken part in his welcome. Re
ferring 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 issues 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.
1--WE have reached" said he, shat
stage in the development of our country
when we are compelled to have larger
and 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 the American labOrer in
the field and in the factory.
He referred to the struggle for lower
federal taxation as wonderful thought
inspiring popular revolution, aud
pledged the Democracy as the party of
the people to 90 on in the combat.
81 for one," said he, ''do not believe
it is to end until the results secured
are fully measured up to the ardOr and
the enthusiasm of the people.
"On the one side lie good government,
honest, economical government, freed
industry, large and expanding markets
for the products of American labor, and
a general dawning of an
Era of Individual Prosperity.
oil 10 10 inf
ment, fettered and imprisoned industry.
limitation by law OIL the markets in
which we are to sell, and limitation by
law for the amount which we can prof
itabiv produce. Those are the two
systems now at issue before the Amer
lean people, and, as l have said before,
giving a somewhat local application to
what | am going to say today, the QueS-
ton for the people of Jefferson county is
more markets for wheat and for the me-
chanicS, more markets for manufactured
goods. Ii there is one thing that l gave
more attention than another during my
brief absence from this country, it was
to the condition of the wheat market of
the old world. When inquired why it
was that wheat had gone to price
much lower than it has ever sold before
in the history Of at least modern EHg.
land and America, the answer was:
There is a universal glnt and a produc.
ton beyond a profitable demand; that
not only is the United States increasing
her surplus exports of wheat and Russia
increasing her surplus exports of
wheat, but Argentine is coming fer
ward, and is now third in quantity eX-
ported to European markets. l
cannot but recall the fact, and
have stated it again and again
before the people Of this country. that
the American tax on the wools of Ar
gentiDa made them give up their sheep
walks and go into competition with you
in the production of wheat. l say 1t is
for you today a question of markets-a
question of consumers, the world over,
for the products you produce. l believe,
SO far as the great cereals are concerned,
we produce enough to feed a population
twice as large as our own. l believe, SO
far as Staple manufactures are con-
cerned. we produce enough to supply a
population as large as our own. The
question is, where are we to get these
markets? Upon TIE one system we
have been holding up for thirty years
tariff walls to keep other people from
coming In to pete with us in home
market already glutted. We have now
be- Jun to tear down our tariff walls to
let us out with our products to compete
with the rest OF the world in all the
| markets OF the wotid.
"WhiIe / was In London about two
| weeks ago, l was honOred. very uneX-
p0ctedly to myself. with an invitation