The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-24
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lie: when men OF all parties are united
N the common object to save the co,in-'
try from dishonor and It'd currency from
tdegredaton. II Is always safe, Young
gentlemen. TO range yourselves on the
Side OF your country. (Applause). II ls
always wise to stand against lawless-
ness and Srepudlation. 4 Renewed an
plnu1e and cries OF ''that'g rightly. IN
is ALWAYS PATRIOTIC TO STAND
AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE OP-,
POSED TO LAW. AND ORDER AND
WHO WOULD RAISE ARTIFICIAL
BARRlERS BETWEEN CLASSES OR
SECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES,
tGrent applause). I Congratulate you
upon the glorious opportunities you have,
Z anu lnppreciating those opportunities; I
am sure you Will use them for the well
rare ot the people and the glory OF the
Sound Logic.
My fellow citizens, I ventured a few
weeks ago to suggest in q public speech
that Imade that 1t would be better to
open the mills than to open the mlnts.
tGrent cheering and cries OF hats
rightly. see that some OF my. political
adVersnries criticlse the statement. say
ing that II is putting the cart before
the horse. They seem to think that
the way to open the Woolen mills, for,
example, is to start n yard stick fac
tory. Great laughter and appla,ise).
They forget thnt You must make cloth
before YOU can measure Il. (Renewed
lnughter) and that the weaver must be
emplayed before the yard stick is re-
quired. (Applause). q E
But they say the yard stick Is too long.
answer ifiyou make a yard stick nine;
teen inches Instead OF thirty-slx inches,
Its present length. YOU will not Increase
the output of cloth or its value or give
an additional days labor to American
weayers. tGreat applause). Nor will q
;flfty-two cent dollar increase our indus
trial enterprises. add to the actual earn
inss of anybody or enhance the real
value OF anything. (Great applause and
cries ofa.That's right'Y. MORE CLOTH
NIGHT REQUIRE MORE YARD
STICKS (laughter). BUT MORE YARD
STICKS OR SHORTER ONES WILL
NOT CREATE Al DEMAND. FOR
MORE CLOTH. (Renewed laughter
and cries OF Good. good"); NOR WILL,
SHORT DOLLARS FROM WIDE
WORLD INCREASE OUR FACTOR
les. (Applause and cries OF you are
righto. More factories at work will
find work for the good dollars now In
their hiding places and flnd employment
for, the good men now Idle at their
homes. (Trementous.c .cheering). =.
~ Industry must come first. Labor, pre-
cedes. all else It is the foundation OF
wealth; 1t Is the creator of all wealth.
(Applause). Its active employment
puts money In circulation and sends 1t
courslns through every artery Of trade.
(Great applause and cries OF That's
rightly. The mints don't distribute It
in that way. (Cries .of "You bet they
don't"). START THE FACTORIES
IN'FULL BLAST AND3THE MONEY
WILL FLOW. FROM BANK AND
VAULT. The lender Will seek the. bor-.
rover. not as now. the borrower the
lender. (Great cheering and cries OF
That's rightly. f,
Start the factories and put American
machinery in operation and there will
not be an idle man in the country who
is willing and able to work: there will
not be an American home where hunger
and want will not disappear at once;
(great applause. and cries OF tn"Thats
right"), and there will not be q farmer
who will not be cheered and benefited by.
his improved home markets and by the
better and steadier prices for his pro-
ducts. Renewed applause and cries Of
That's rightly. Credits will take the
place OF debts. The wasted earnings of
the poor will be restored. A surplus will
take the place of deficiency In the pub
lie treasury. (Cries OF That's right).
Plenty and prosperity will return to us
again; land do not forget men and
women OF Wood county. that YOU CAN
NOT COIN PROSPERITY. (Great
cheering). AND YOU CANNOT RE
vIVE INDUSTRIES THROUGH THE
iMINTS. tGreat applause and cries of
That's rightly. THEYp}{ COME
THROUGH s LABOR AND CONFI-5
DENCE. SKILL AND ENTERPRISE
AND DHoNESTY-and they will come in
no other way. (Great applause). 7ss