The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-12
loyal LAWN LAYS.
Continued From, Elr,i pnre.


Republican League OF Pennsylvania.
which only yesterday adjourned In the
city az Erie. You are hero from differ
Gnt sections OF tho country: You niu
hero, representing different occupations
and callings In life. but you are all
here with II common purpose. all here
with u common act, and all marching
undcr tho same glorious old lag. Gre.
mendous cries OF "llurrnh for Mcliin.
lcy.'o bid each and every ono OF You
welcome 10 my homo. ! know much OF
my own follow citizens OF Ohio, who
do mo honor by their visit to-day. ZAP
plnuse,) know something OF the
great resources OF IOruln county and
OF Its splendid agricultural lands, Ms
great port on the lakes, and Its manu-
featuring Industries, but above all,
know aud value the splendid spirit OF
loyalty and patriotism OF It's people.
(1reat chccrinE.)
III bid tho Lincoln Club. OF Erie, well
come to my home. You bear
the ,lamc OF one Of the most
honoted men In Rep, Nllcan annals anu
none II more illustrlous In the annals
Of our cOuntry-n name which belongs
not to u single city, n single state, To
any aggregation OF clubs, but, to the
whole American people. II IL not the
property OF any political party. It
belongs 10 the ages Great applause).
II Is full OF Inspiration and cmbodies
every Republican doctrine and repre-
shnts the best aims and purposes Ot
American citizenship. | doubt II there
Is any other name In American history
which more fully typiiles the POSSIBLE
lilies and the triumphs OF American
opportunity than that OF Abraham
Lincoln, tChccrs.) Ills life and ca
rcer put to shame the false doctrine
now 80 InSidIously promulgated, that
there are class divisions In the United
States. Tremendous applause and cries
of good, gO0d.0 lIumblt> OF birth,sur
rounded by poverty, forced by clrCum-
stances to acquire unaidcd whatever
education he had. he forged his way to
the front, reaching the highest place In
the gift OF free people and the great
est place In the world (Grcat applause
and cries or well put Mckinley there,
to0,o He demonstrated while In office
wonderful ability and met every pub
lie eNigcnCy In the most trying yours
In our history with COnsummntc saGac-
ity and strength. IT Is gratifying TO US
10 know that on the great questions
which Rre dividing US this year, Mr..
Lincoln stood from the beginning OF
his carly manhood where we stand to-
day. We have the satisfaction of
knowing that In the present struggle
we are close TO him and have his APP
prevail OF the great principles we advo-
cate. (ApplauSe.) No man has shown
more thorough knowledge OF the turIT
and Its Influence upon domestic pros
perity than he,
Lincoln Quoted.
Forty-threc years ago he made an
address upon the subject OF tarIr and
tnxatIon.and their effects upon the con-
ditton OF the country. which do not
think has been eNcelled by anybody be-
fore or since. II is peculiarly appllca-
Bile to the present situation. Lincoln
said: The first OF our resolutions de-
clnrcd tnrlff OF duties upon foreign
importntions, producing sufficient reve-
nue. for the support OF the general gov
ernment and go adjusted as 10 protect
American Industry to be lndiSpensIbly
necessary TO the prosperity OF the
American people: and the second de-
clates direct taxation for an adequate
revenue to be improper (Grcut ap-
plause) Listen to his description OF
the condition Of the country Mt the time
when he spoke and how wildly II pOr-
trays the times IN which we live.
For several years past the revenues
OF the government have been unequal
10 It's expenditure and conSeuuntly
loan after loan some times direct and
some times Indirect In form have been
rGSorted to. BY this means new ma
tlonal debt has been created and Is still
growing on us with raplity fearful to
contemplated rapidity only reason
ably 10 be expected In time OF war"
You would think that Abraham Lin
coin was describing the three years from
1899 TO 1896. Great applau;e). Is 1t
any wonder when the national corvan-
tion met In Chicago May Ii, 1850. the. Sec
ond national aSSemblage OF the Re1ub-
llcan party. the following resolution was
passed. which Is the same doctrine that
We advocate now:
Resolved, That while providing rev.
enue for the support OF the general gov
eminent by duties on imports n3 to en-
courage the development OF the Indus
trial interests OF the whole country and
We commend the policy OF national sX-
changes which secures to the working
men liberal wages. IL agriculture re-
,,r,n,ns', - ~ ,',,u
ui,rI ,ah "n nIeIuute reward ,ot tngit
SILL nni', ''ro,m anu t''ttr prlsS' anu 20 inc
,,a.'Tn e'''''',rrcIlI pIpsperltS nTu nue.
1,,.e. . Iite'ieiI,Iou" cileet!nE',
.t ; .ts ae'oW Ti!I%elIS, was ,,r LIN
III ~ VI issv anu ~ Is me ne
,uo'a.a, n ,,n oi lsyo' lErsat cneer-
. I,e, anu eI,.s u. t.,lt tlEht l am
s sih,,. W NJ Wy seu',s men OIL sne re
p '.,i i; r,, vi Il'e S.nt~ ot fehn-
ayn Im,u nesc s,no sutet salc.y ior
oS' InSsi.u,io"s man INC iiianiteslatioh
W ~, im.sinSeis anu pa.riot.c intc'est d!
tns !Tuns nIeh vi tne uH!seu otatrs.
AinetIca - lne country OF the Greatest
a"u IT'S opportunity we nave no
nc.tN''1,. ,uirrs' ntu We wi' INV
n .,nu ,Npp'ause anu cries oL 'ha'
leu im ..,.