Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-01
FIG0V. J. B. FORAKER
Addressed a Slim and Chilly Meeting
at Bridgeport
Last Night - Opsra House Only
Half Filled I'D Talked About the
Cleveland Administration, But
StudiOusly Avoided State Issues.

Perhaps it was the weather. perhaps
a lack of interest. which caused the
izzle of the Foraker meeting At Bridge
port last night-fcr fzzle it certainly
was, JIM so far as attendance or en-
thustasm are concerned. After an in
dustrious drumming up Of interest in
the meeting for week or ten davs. the
opera House WAS only half filed and
Jne audience was as chilly as a dav i'm
january. The usual prominent citi,
zens sat upon the stage. There were
almost as many there as In the body of
Ile mousse. q fact which caused gem
leman az the door 10 remark: Pears
IKE am these town Republicans are
prominent. Foraker arrived in The
afternoon and was taken through the
Aetna-Standard mill, where he went
through the operation Of grasping the
horny hands of the sons OF toll. a GUS
tom which in its infancy was said to be
q most excellent campaign dodge, and
"Alcn ,n this instance probably made
as many votes as could be counted on
inc fingers Of a mans hand after it had
come in contact with q buzz saw.
Inc Republican leaders waited q Ions
time Tor the hall TO IN. and finally the
meeting was called to order by Hon. ,.
=. Heinlein, who made q brief speech
IN introducing the orator Of the even
ing, Ex-Governor Foraker. There was
"eak applause when he advanced to the
'front.' OF the stage, and the speaker
tried 70 sir mp q showing Of en-
Jhas'asm I'm his introductory remarks
10y mentioning the names of Republic
can leaders and making the usual pre-,
dictions Of party success.
Tie then rehashed the calamity wall
OF the last campaign. while the hum of
the busy industries Of BridgepOrt-busy
under Democratic tariff-mocked his
words. The panic, with an its attend
ant evils, industrial armies. SOUP
houses, etc.. was laid at the door os the
Democratic party. which was also
charged with responsibility for the Chi,
cago riots. IN his arraignment of the
party he only stopped short at the
earthquake Of the morning, probably be-
cause there was no place I'm his set
speech for such an unlCOked-fOr event.
The Ex-Governor. as might have been
expected from such an artful dema-
gogue, tried 20 pursuade his hearers
that the return Of prosperity. which he
admitted 20 be o reality. was due TO the
expectation Of Republican success and
the cer-linty that the Democrats can
no longer plot successfully against in
creased wages and the bettcrment of
business generally A Democratic tar
iii is responsible for whatever adverse
conditions obtain during its operation.
but when prosperity comes under the
same regime f. is all due to promised
good things which viii come with Re-
publican rule
He charged that the Wilson bill has
impaired the credit of the nation
through its insuffiCienCy to provide rev,
enue for the government. that this fact
is responsible for the drain upon the
gold reserve i'm the treasury; that Cleve,
land manifested a lack of patriotism in
selling the bond issue 70 q foreign syn
dictate, chat this condition of affairs viii
go from bad TO worse-Unless. of course
Foraker is elected United States Sena-
tor. He gravely asserted that the Dem>
ocraJic party has been on the wrong
side Of every national question. Be-
fore the war &c stood for slavery, seces-
sion and free trade The first two were
wiped 0ur by the war. and its only prin-
ciplo now is free trade.
The speaker painted q word picture
of the bugabC0 Of free trade. and pro-
cecdod 10 demOlish it by speciOus argus
mencs. He asserted that the activity Of
industries is only apparent in the
branches which are afforded tariff pro-
lection. and the protection was gained
through Republican effort.
Passing 20 State candidates. Foraker
stated that ne wanted to see Mckinley
i'm the White House, but it was neces-
sary als0-that inevitable and ire
pressible 'alsO'-tO have the Senate
Republican Upon the action of Ohio
might hang the political complexion Of
the Senate
"What we want is q man who viii be
iD sympathy with Mckinley as Senator
from Ohio" RE charged Brice with be-
ing personally responsible for the de-
struction of The wool industry in Ohio.
by Withholding his voice when a word
from him would have retained q duty
upon Be- ne objected to Brice because
ne had not made q record. and because
DE does not live iD the State. asserting
that his Ohio home is q private car.
lie proceeded 20 describe his ideal Sem
ator. and informed his hearers that he
filled the bill He found fault with
Brice for not making campaign
speeches. I'm fact the burden of more
than half his speech was Brice VS.. For
aker.
After speaking for q little over on
hour. Foraker stopped rather abruptly.
Whether inadvertently or purposely, he
never once referred TO State issues I'm
fact ne studi0usly avoided the subject
which his hearers were most interested
I'm. the Democratic charges of malad-
miDistration Of the affairs of the State.
The weather outside was beastly and
as between the two evils. Foraker's au-
dience would probably have chosen the
lesser and listened TO him. but State
issues Jid not form part of his
speech. and he wisely refraincd from
putting himself ON the defensive The
audience was left under the impression
that Calvin S. Brice is a usurper. and
Joseph Benson Foraker the very ems /
bOdimeut of personal probity and wise
hip-that is. if they really
believed everything the speaker told |
them.
BRIDGEPORT.
Lawson Emerson. of st. Clairsvile. was |
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