The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-19

Democratic frlcnda who arc for sound
money and honest government ns
muchp as 7, have been trying their
best 90 hold me with them, but | said
10, | believe Il ia the proper thing to
vote for Mckinley and do It UP right,
(Applnuse)
/ believe. In fnct I know. that most
Of these men, II II becomes necessary.
FOR several told me so, will cast their
votes for Major Mckinley. (Applnuse.)
These are loyal and honest men and |
hsk you Republican friends TO be good
and Kind TO them. They aru Just us
honest and patriotic aud as pure IA
sllu nrc. They want TO do the right
thing, iApplause.)
In the SIxty.second General ASSEM-
bly, OF Ohio. In 1878, | was appointed
chairman OF n select committee OF
three, on a resolution asking Congress
not to reduce tho tarlr OF Iron and
steel, and reported In favor OF II, and
made a speech on the floor OF the house
In Its favor, and voted for II as shown
on the house journal,
In the same assembly my friend.
Hon. J. W. Tyler. Of Licking county,
introduced u resolution HSldrg Con-
gress not to reduce the tariff ON wool
and | was again placed OH II select
committee OF three and ! reported IN
favor OF that resolution and made II
speech on the floor Tor It and DID all |
could TO pass It, voting for II AZ shown
on page SS OF the house Journal of
1878. In 1889, | was again nominated
FOR representative 10 the Ohio General
Assembly, and promised the farmers
OF Washington county In my speech
accepting the nomination. and In my
aTnnnnhAu kK NlknN ~ ., t,n liNN tl,H1unIa,,.N
this county, that | would do all IN my
power 70 restore the tariff on wool to
where It stood prior to 1867, and one Of
my first acts In that assembly under
Governor Hoadley's administration.
was the Introduction OF my resolution
asking Congress to restore the tarin on
wool. 1t passed almost unanimously
IN both houses. In 1876 when | was
q delcgate-at-large from the sthtc OF
Ohio 10 the National Democratic con-
ventlOn In 81. Louis which dominates
Samuel j. Tlldcn for President Of the
United States, although instruced by
the Ohio State convention In favor OF
GreenbackISm, | refused to vote for
General Thomas Ewing. a gallant and
able man, FOR committeeman on resn-
lutlOnS, because he represented the doc
trlne on the money question that | did
D believe In. | was Tor Allen G.
Thurman that year and voted and
worked for him. and when he was a
candidate again for President In 1850,
when I was II district delegate TO the
National Democratic Convention At
Cincinnati from this district, ! was not
strongly for him because he had made
n soft money speech at Hamilton, Ohio,
but favored Samuel J. Tilden and next
TO him, Henry b. Payne. OF Ohio, Why?
Because Senator Payne was Il sound
money man, was n tariff Democrat and
gave two OF his sons TO the Union army
and helped to ave our glorious union.
So you see | have not bee so far OF
after all on IN" financial and tRriT
questions, and after all Il Is not such
an awful step for me 10 come Into the
Republican camp. applause. II
Democracy, old Democracy. Jefferson
and Jackson and TLlden Democracy,
stood for anything, II stood FOR sound
money and for 4 tariff with incidental
protection.
l am In thIs campaign to do all I can
FOR Major McKlnlcy's election at my
" expense. without asking any IA
org (Applause.) 90 notified Major
Mckinley. l wrote him four weeks
ago to-day from Cincinnati that he
need not fear about his election. ]
know what Is going oil among the
business men, In the business interests
1t this state. In my opinion n very
large majority OF the business men
will be for Major Mckinley before Mo-
vember ;.
The Republican party. In my on!n-
ion. stands grandcr and prouder thar
1t has for n quarter OF a century. Its
Cause IS known to all peaple. lts policy
In this campaign Is just and the right
will prevail. Great applause.)