Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-27
ADDRESS IN GERMAN.
LARsE GATHERING OF GERMAN-AMERIOANS
At TEUTONIA HALL,
Last Night, 10 Hear Bon. A. J. Wi'nr, Of Bald-
mors-A Very Enthusiastic Maetng-Good
Addresses By Several Speakers.

Last night a banner meeting OF TIT
German Democrats of this city was helc
at Teutonla Hall, 10 the Eighth ward
The meeting was under the auspices o.
the German-Amerlcan Cleveland Union
Early 10 the evening the members oil
the club met at their hall on MAR
street and escorted by the Opera House
band marched down TO the hall. There
was a full representation OF the mem
bers OF the Union in line, a:
we'll as many other prominent German
Democrats. IL is estimated that there
we're about two hundred people in line
and the marchers were repeatedly
cbeered all along the line Of parade.
Enthusiasm was rampant on all sides.
By the time the speakers arrived Teu'
tonia Hall was filed TO its utmost seat
ing capacity aDd standing room was at
a premium.
Mr.. Julius Lohse, President OF the
Cleveland Union, called the meeting to
order, and named Mr.. Christ Virweg,
Jr., as chairman. In few words Mr..
Virweg introduced Hon. A. J. Wiener,
Of Baltimore, a prominent .awyer and
an ex-member Of the Maryland Legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Wiener said in part: 81 came
here from the City of Monuments at
the call OF the Ohio county Democratic
committee to aid as much as | can in
the present election. II pleasss me to
meet such an intelligent German assem-
blags in the city Of Wheeling. am
surprised al the number Of Germans
here. Those Germans who have drawn
back in politics are wrong. 1t
WAS the Democrats who took
up the interests Of the Germans in
1850. l will tell of the Knownothing-
ism OF the past forty years, aud from
what have read and understand IL is
not dead yet, aud the Democratic party
will be called upon TO again hght the
battles Of the foreign born citizens.
eve are neighOors and are doing
what is best for the masses. Germans
have found the United States an adopt
ed Fatherland. Every man here is q
free American citizen, and one has
as much privilege as another, thing
that is denied him In foreign lands. 1t
is impossible for a Democrat TO be in
favor OF the protective tariff idea.
What is protective tariff? 1t means
to detray the expenses Of the govern
ment by tax on imports. Some factory
will ask to have A tax put on like
kind OF goods coming from foreign lands.
BY this the manufacturers would
make money and distribute the profits
among his employers, but the trouble is
the manufacturer makes the money,
but he never distributes any Of the pro-
fits among his Workmen unless he is
compelled TO.
IN 1870 Messrs. Seim, Emmery &
Baker, glass manufacturers OF Balti-
more, went TO Washington, d. c., and
said that the protective tariff on glass
was not high enough, that Bohemian
glassworkers worked so cheap that they
could not compete with the foreign pro-
duct, The House at that time was
Democratic and il put an advance OF IS
per cent on the then existing glass sChed-
ule. That pleased the manufacturers
and everything was lively. The next
December OF that same year the firm
mentioned, called their men together and
told them they would have to accept a
cut in their wages of ten per cent. The
workmen said the firm had received
their advance in the tariff and ought
not TO cut wages. The employers said
that Notwithstanding that they were
compelled to make the cut The result
was that a general strike followed.
The manufacturers then imported
three ship loads OF Bohemian glass
workers and put them TO work In their
plants. When the American wOrkmen
saw these foreigners taking their places
they were 90 enraged that they assault
ed the foreign workmen, for which they
were arrested, tried and sentenced to
twelve months in the penitentiery.
That is the way protective tariff treats
the native workingmen.
You may build a Chinese wall around
this country as high as you please, but
the manufacturer will buy as cheaply
as he can and employ the cheapest
workmen he can secure and thus keep
down wages.
Il have heard since coming to your
city that Mr.. Cowen, when speaking ct
the Graud Opera House few evenings
since, displayed a pair OF stockings
which under high protective tariff cost
"a cents which can now be bought for
10 cents Why this reduction In
priceP The reason is that under the
Wilson bill the raw material is cheaper.
We will say that a manufacturer will
import cloth from foreign country.
When be brings IL over here the United
States custom officers stop him and he
must pay a tariff on the goods he has