The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-25


with ours to make up the difference be.
tween the wages paid labor In Europe
and the wages paid labor In. the United
states. tremendous applause,) We
want the difference between American
conditions aud European conditions
made uptby q protective tariff upon a
foreign product that competes with
the American product. That Ia The pol-
Icy pursued By the Republican party
ever since 1t came into power, Then,
we want, my fellow citizens, to restore
eohlidence-buslness confidence. WE
DO NOT WANT ANY CHEAP MO.
NEY ANY MORE THAN WE WANT
GHEAP LABOR IN THE UNITED
STATES. (Crles OF That's rightly !,
When the miners Of West Newton
have dug their coal by their honest
Ion, they want TO be paid In dollars
ina nre equal to the best dollars OF the
world and VIII not dapreciate In tho
future, and Will be as good on one day
anu IN one country as In another.
lCries OF That's what We want.")
Thc Republican party does not con-
ceai It's purposes, they are as an open
DOOR, Everything that the Republican
party believed In when II was In power
1t has written in public law; It has no
aim. but the public good: It has ever
stood on the side OF country and tho
Tag; Its great central idea has been
the welfare OF the people and all the
people and every principle that It has
ever advocated has embraced the high
est good for the greatest number of
American citizens. That has been the
policy OF the Republican party for
nearly third OF a century; It 10 the
nollcy OF the Republican party to-day.
For the Republican party advocates Its
principles no less In defeat, than In VIC
tory ana these principles to-day arr
dearcr to the American people than
they ever have been before. (Applause.)
Now what We want Is to write on our
ballots next November what we think
y best for US; best for our labor; best
Tor our wages: best for our mines;
best Tor our factories and our farms;
best for our families. and best for our
children. Let our ballot represent these
conditions. my fellow citizens. and the
Republican party need not fear for
triumph on the third day OF November.
(Applause.)
Another Good Speech.
Following was the speech delivered 10
the OIL City delegation.
My Fellow Citizens OF OIL City, La
dies and GentlemeH:-This Is indeed a
Very great honor and tribute to a patri-'
otlc anu noble cause. ! shall never for
get this picture before me as long as T
live. and,1 shall cherish In memory this
magnificent assemblage representing ev-
cry occupation and calling In life, men
and women, first voters and veterans,
and these young ladies'. heartily en-
dorse what your spokesman has said
.abnut the intelligence and beauty of the
young ladies' OF Oil City. (Grcat cheer
ng) My fellow citizens, what could be
more beautiful or more inspiring than
20 have these young ladies' representing
every state OF the e'Amerlcan union, that
glorious. unbroken union, that never to
be broken union, that indestructible un-
ion OF indestructible states, here on this
lawn to-day to testify their devotion to
the principles and purposes and aspira-
tions Of this great union OF states? What
q glorious union we have. 1t represents
more than any other nation OF the world
anu the, best aspirations of mankind ,ev-
'erywhcre. -7 isls,l5 az
rms union In little more than q hun
dred years has done more for the human
race than any other nation OF the world,
and 1t has only entered upon Its career
and progress. How we should love this
union! God move our hearts to stand
up In every crisis OF the future as we
have stood up In every crisis Of the past.
(Great applause.) We ought to love 1t:
we ought 10 forever love 1t for what 1t
has done to US. tRenewed upplause)
! am especially glad, my fellow citi-
zens, TO meet this large and representa-
tive delegation from your enterprlsing
city. Icongratulate you On the wonderful
deNelopment and advancement of your
local material resources. unknown and
undeveloped until touched by the magic
wand OF American skill and invention.
both OF which have been SO greatly
quickened by 4 long established and wise
industrial system. We have had many
marvellous changes In the economy OF
our homes since the close or the rebel
lion, but ! recall none that have been
more complete and surprising than
those OF our fuel and light, nor. the
growth of any Industry that has been so
rapid IN many respects and 50 beneficial
as that In which OIL City is SO pr0mi-
nent and conspicuous. (Great applause)
You come from the great oil district OF
Pennsylvania, and know better than I
can tell you OF the amazing growth of
your industry. / remember when boy
to have heard that there were creeks in
your state whose surfaces would light
up at night II BY chance the torches OF
passing fishing parties should drop into
them, ass was sometimes the case
Growth OF OH Development.
On the borders OF one OF those creeks
has since been developed one of the most
remarkable Industries In your state, and
now a great industry In other states, an
industry. not yet forty years old. Since
Prof. SlllIman began his explorations
and the first wells were drilled In 1861,
not far from your city, the industry was
OF slow growth untifafter the war, md
then 1t sprang Into such prominence that
there was nn "oil fever" all over the
country, and I remember the disease was
sometimes very fatal 10 investors. (Great
laughter and applause.) You probably
know more Ebout that than do. Gre
newcd laughter.
BY 1876, the annual product OF the
country had reached ten million barrels
and the magnitude of the interest was so
great that Its expansion was deemed i'm
possible and its decline freely predicted.
But this product hns since Increased to
thirty and believe In 1885 to more than
forty million barrels per annum.
could not undertake to enumerate the
variety OF uses offpetroleum. Not one
is now so universal az the fluid for light.
but It is an important fuel in mnnufac-
turing and It's products in very many
respects are now articles OF trade nnd
commerce. No more striking exhibit
was eeen at the Worlds Fair In Chicago
tlan the exhibit OF petroleum. The wild
speculation In 1866 has given place to
the great, steady, prosperous and remn-
ncratlye business interests OF lS95-G.
which promise in come form or another
to be a most promising branch OF one OF
our greatest American Industries. OIL
City, take It, Mr. Chniramn. hns had a
most Interesting and somewhat roman