The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-21

IA? their bliHhtlnE weight upon that cot
tGge. and the DemocratIc party EaYs.
Hands OF. and let that bomu Industry
live II Is protecting the greatest home In
had.
The Ideal Home.
LET US see how realistic that is. II We
could summon some witch Of Endor to
raise from the dead the spirit OF Great
grandfather Bryan. and give him a
view Of the mode OF living the
workingmen under our protective sys-
TEN: but there is no witch now bur the
witch Of free trade, and we must look
for assistance elsewhere. Milton says
The Archangel Michael once paid a visit
TO Adam, and by purging his eyes with
Il certain herb. could show him events
centuries in advance OF their occur
renee. SupposinE. then. thai Michael
WAS At the house OF Deacon Bryan.
God-fearlne citizen. one hundred years
ago. AT The beginning Of our protective
system. and could open his eyes within
the dwelling OF an American tnechunic
at the time that Benjamin Harrison
was President OF the United States.
What would he behold? Let Simon
Eewcomb tell.
strikes him with wonder. The paper on
the walls. exceeding In rIchneEs OF COL
ortng anything he had before seen: the
pictures, the softly cushioned chairs.
the finely painted woods. the family
photographs on the mantle, the clock
ticking in their midst. the Saudy chan
del!ers. the melodeOn In the corner with
Its polished case and ivory keys, are
all oJectR OF Epiendor such as he had
never before Eeen. The extraVagance
OF the window curtains. which seefn
10 him Of the finest lace, might well
call down his condemnation. Looking
In the next room he sees lady dressed
like governors wife The snow white
sugar. the china cups. and the white
tlble-cloth oil excite his curiosity, He
looks IN the bedroom and piles OF pure
white linen and muslin apparel greet
his vision. He hears sound in the d.
recti0n Of the parlor. and as he turns
10 follow 1t two beings enter II whom
he NJ t!rgt glance takes for fairies. They
arc two little children dressed in a pro-
fusion Of muslin garments. with such
decoration OF stitch work that he feels
like condemning such extravaganza.
Is is possible. he says. that rich
men Of our pOsterIty Will be allowed to
Gances? Michael now breaks in upon
his wonder with the inquiry, who do
you think lives in this house?' The
Deacon replies. 1 suppose some gov
ernor. or more likely yet II Is some
wealthy nobleman who came over here
from England 10 corrupt our people by
his ostentat!on and extraYagancc.
Michael now dlsillusions his mind by
saying. Not at all. my good fellow: tho
man who lives In this house Is brick
layer. The Deacon is dazed and OK
claims: "A bricklayer! living In ouch
palace. sitting In such chairs eating
such food OH such Il table, with such a
service OF china and cutlery! How can
II be? And what quantities OF butter
he puts on HIS bread. and white bread,
too: and wearing shoes and fine sh!rta
And look at h!S wife, a vision OF lowell
ness; and 30 happy, SO polite educated
people. How can this be- and the
Deacon fell Into n rcvery.
81 need hardly add that this Is the
very family, this the little home miSdc-
scrlbcd by the gentleman from Nebras-
ka, home that IL only possible where
labor Ia protected. markets guarded
against the incursions OF pirates, wages
kept at the highest level. wealth cheap
cned. consumption increased, and all
commodities In common use drought
within the reach OF Industrious labor,
made happy, prosperous and contcntcd
by an economic system whose first OBJ
ject IL the care. comfort and culture OF
the laborinG masses.
A Diserownrd King.
when my friend from Ncbraskn
reached the climax OF his preoration, In
q burst OF eloquent defamation he
crowned the Democracy king. Long
live the king shouted the flaming ora
tor.
This really rivaicd the efforts OF Jack
Cado to achieve the crown. What n
Jack the Democracy would
mean Jack Cadc. When he was
his claims TO royalty IN
Dick Butcher, the latter had not much
mercy on him Said JACK: My father
wAI q Mortimer, Yes, sid Dick. he
was hricklaycr.' My mother was n
Plnntaganci. aaid. Jack. Yes said
Dick, she was midwife. My wife
descended from the LacIes,' said Jack,
Yes. said Dick, she was n pcddlur'a
daughter. and sold many laccs.' There
lore am OF an honorable house, said
Jack. Yes. said Dick, for your father
had never n house, but n cage. ! am
able TO endure much EnId Jack. veg.
lor have seen you whipped three mar.
ltet Days together Huid Dick. 4 neither
fehred sword nor fire. said Jack. No.
you need not stand in the fear Of fire,
being burnt In the hand for stealing
sheep. said Dick. he brave, then, for
your captain Is brave. and he VOWS
reformntion,' :ald Jack. There shall
be In England seven half-pcnny lonVcs
I0l penny. the three hoped poi shall
have ten hoops. and will make Il fell
Jnl: 10 rink small beer; ull the realm
VIII be In common, when ! am king, rs
Ring shall be, there shall be no money.
MI shall cat and drink on my pcore,
aud will apparel them all In one livery
that they mny ngree like brothers ana
worship me. their Lord
and the first thing he tried TO do wna
10 kill oil the lawyers, hing nil the poo
pie who could rcnd nnd write. and de-
9troy MI tho money. My. eloquent friend
Nd not rIumcrntp tho clements nf tbcIr