The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-03

dencc we may differ, but that there Is a
lack OF confidence every citizen every
where must conccde. for every citizen
has felt II In his own experience. Now,
what Is this thing called? business
confidence. II Is Il belief In the stability
OF values, faith In our markets. and our
money, inlth that the consumption of
next year VIII he rs great or greater
man tue present one; faith that men
VIII nave work ana that the currency Of
the country VIII be fixed and stable and
undepreclatIGg In valuc. Great ap-
plltIe).
The merchant has conndence-when?
There may be sOmG merchants In the
audience to-day, Tho merchant Inns
~onhuehce when he stocks hll shelves
WIN more goods IN expectation or larger
SAFES, Thr manufacturer has conf
uehcs when he Increases his machinery,
hires more men, adds a new factory,
lays In his material In advance, certain
that It VIII not decline before HIS finish
cd product Is sold, confident that he can
pay wages to labor and prices for, his
raw material and not find In the end
that hia goods will be driven out OF the
American market by foreign goods I'M
der n free trade policy. tremendous
cheering and cries OF chats tho stunf").
" 'A"''ef '" commence.
The laborcr feels this confidence
when, assured OF steady employment,
he buys n lot and starts the building OF
Il house for himself and family. The
thflncr feels this confidence when he
plants generously, confident that what
he rcnpa Will I've In demand and bring
him fair return for his toll. The rail-
road company feels 1t when II extends
Its lines and It's switches, gets new
equipment and improves It's old equip
ncnt and gives employment to working
men. The banker ierls II when he loans
freely OF his capital and deposits and
knows Tint whfn his loans are returned
they VIII lie In good sound money.
(Great dpplauseJ. And the depOsltOr
feels the confidence when he takes his
money from itS hiding ~placc-whcrc
much OF 1t Ia tO-dny-aud puts Il In a
bank, sure that he can draw II out nc
cordlng to his necessity or inclination In
az good money as he put 1t In. (Great
chceringl. This business confidence
never refused loans: never got up Il run
on II bank: never stopped 4 mine: never
created idlcncSs among laboring men.
(~ApplnusG). When confidence IS present
with us, the sheriff has less to do. (Grcat
laughter and a]pplause) and advertisers
fewer forced sales. Court dockets reg
listers fewer judgments; public charity
IS lcss invoked and the free soup house
IS unnecessary. tremendous c%heering).
When confidence IL shaken. misfortune
come not sIngly but In ba.talIons and
suffering falls on every community.
C~Applause). No part OF our people IS cN-
cmpt. II MAJ comc from one thing or
1t may come from another.
DOUBT IN THE BUSINESS
WORLD is DEATH TO BUSINESS.
(Applauss and cries Of that's r!ght").
WE HAVE IT NOW. WE KNOW THE
HOUR IT CAME. (Grcat c~heer!ngl.
WE KNOW WHAT BROUGHT IT.
i AND THINK WE KNOW HOW TO
GET RID OF IT. Tremendous cheer
Ing and cries nf you're right, we wlll").
We have had K In the United States TO
n greater or less degree from the mo-
ment 1t was settled In 1892 that u pro-
tectlve tariff laws were TO be changed.
II continued until tn. changes were act
ually made and st!ll longer until the
people In 1894 elected q Republican ma
tlonal house Of representatives and
made /: impossible L cut deeper into the
Industries OF our country. (Great APP
ElauSe). When the doubt OF further
changes have been thus removed then
came the realization of the destruction
which that tariff law had done TO some
OF our Grea. industries, Cnta!ling an in
jury Eel; In every state and community
OF Il country. Then following that
was n loss 10 the treasury from INSULT
Client revenues under that legislation.
Then the run on the gold reserve; then
bonds to make that gold reserve good.
Then the obstruction IN the enat= to
any emergency Legislation. which would
| S,tnNft- sh. INgg nF rntEAplta lad hN.
that law; and the Very character Of that
| resistance in the senate TO legislation
which would increase the revenues only
increased the uncertainty. CApplaESe).
THEN WITH ALL THESE BUR-
DENS UPON rs. THE CHICAGO
PLATFORM WITH ITS REACTION
AIRY PROVISIONS CAME TO FUR
THEIR FRET US. THE EFFECT OF
THIS PLATFORM UPON THE BUSI-
NESS WORLD HAS BEEN CHAR
ACTERIZED NOT BY REPCRLT-
CANS ALONE But BY THE OLD
AND TRUSTED LEADERS OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS a MEN
ACE TO EVERY INVESTED INTER-
Est IN THE UNITED STATES. REV
OLUTIOShRY IN CHARACTERAN
| DIRECTLY LEADING TO DIS
HONOR AND PARTIAL REPUDIA-
TON. (Grcat c~hcerinEl.
The people this year nrr engaged In n
great national contest to restore the
confidence SO sadly shaken by the sue
cess!0n OF events which ! have briefly
named. in LESS THAN FIVE
WEEKS THEY WILL SPEAK AND
MAKE KNOWN THEIR DECREE.
What will Il be-. racn OF Ohio and West
Virginia? (Cries of Mckinley, Nc
Kinl"y." followed by tremendous ap-
plausr and cheer!nG). If TIE PEG