The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-28
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\ Long before Senator Hanna and party
reached the Union opera house in
Bridgeport, the building was crowded
with people aud there were many out
side who more than alled the HAN to It's
capacity. Mr.. ]. c. Helnlein, former
representative from Belmont county
was chairman OF the meeting ana
large number Of vice presidents occu-
pied seats on The stnge Several Wheel'
ing people were on the stage includlnB
National Chairman y. y. Scott, Mr..
George wise. Councilman W. II. Halter,
Mr.. Hugh Etzier, air, =. s. Mcclure and
others. When Senator Hanna ana Con-
gresham Danfofd appeared on the
stage they were given a very warm
greeting by the audience. City Com
mittecman Higgins introduced MI
Hefnield as chairman OF the meeting.
Mr.. Helnlein said he took pleasure In
introducing one 10 the audience who
needed no Introduction to the people OF
Belmont county, Captain Lorenzo Dan
FORD, representative In Congress from
The over the-river district, Ar, Dan.
ford was received with prolonged
Captain Dauford said Mr. Hanna had
talked stralghtaway for forty-hye min
utes at Aetnaville, and he would speak
while the senator recovered his WIND
an expression that caused smile 10
pass over the senator's face,
Continuing, the captain said The CO.
lumbus platform OF the Popocracy mace
silver at l6 to tho issue IN TINS cam
paign, but since the 25th OF July Wheh
the DingIey bill passed, ana atlef when
the farmer has been getting ninety
cents to 81 for his wheat, ana twenN-
Ave cents pound for his wool, the mus
getting orders ahead Tor SIX months
and even year, the coal strike ehdea,
and people generally getting Gown 10
buslness-since then, In fact the Fop.
ocraoy has discovered that u must
manufacture another issue In this cam
naign' "And," remarked Captain Dan
ford, 1--WE have that issue with us this
afternoon in the person of Senator
Hanna" Uaughter)
NOT NECESSARY TO TALK.
at is not necessary for me to talk.
You have on oil sides object lessons of
the revival in business and industry.
There is in fact, no need to talk OF
changed conditions since last year, one
year ago two-thlrds of the labor of this
valley was unemployed or working
short time. To-day every mill save one
in this valley Is running on full time
and with full force, and with orders
for six months. Your mines are min
ing all the coal that tho railroads can
transport TO the lakes. The change
since last year is favorable one and
the people rightly conclude II In caused
by the change in the eruutry'S tarin
policy.
II remember when no party In Bel
mont county would dare to make n con-
test on the tariff for revenue only or
free trade. Then the Democrats would
send over TO the grand old common
wealth OF Pennsylvania and bring that
great protectionist and Democrat, SAM
uel ]. Randall, to help them out. 1t has
been only within a few years that thu
Democracy OF this section has been
converted 10 the Gorman-Wllson theo-
rles. l predict there will not soon be
n recurrence to that policy. Not within
the next quarter OF q century VIII q
political party preach free wool to the
farmers OF Belmont county. Last year
there was some trouble in talking 10
the farmers: they had become lmbued
with the l6 to idea. Now there is no
trouble in talking to tho farmers of
Ohio. They're al right They're all
with us that were ever with us / pre-
diet they win do more for the Republl-
can party next Tuesday than they did
in Ohio last fall. Wool ~ hftean cents
and wool at twerty- iivo cents are plain
propositions to the farmer.
Captain Danrord then spoke OF labor
and politics.
"There never was a more bitter thing
to the Popocratlc politicians than the
settlement OF the late miners strike.
So with the closing Of the mill below
here. Thank God belong to party
that Is not trying TO create differences
between capital and lapor, TO q party
that does not glory in disturbances Of
any kind. There are no capitalists
here. There are not three men in Bel
mont county worth 100000 each; not
ten worth $4,000 apiece, nor fifty worth
$40. 200. When a man comes among you
and talks OF plutocracy and creates
mill disturbances he Is not your friend
he Is your worst enemy"
Concluding, Congressman Danford
said he had faith In Pease township,
which gave the banner Mckinley ma
jortty OF 7GO last fall.
SENATOR HANNA SPEAKS.
Chairman Helnlein next introduced
Senator Hanna, paying high tribute
to his magnificent generulshtp and
management Of tho campaign OF 1896.
His work In that campaign earned for
him his recent appointment as United
States senator. and his work In Con-
Rrcsg earns the gratitude OF HIS con-
gtltuents and n reelection this fall.
Senator Hanna received an enthuslas-
tic welcome. He said:
"My Democratic critics have said
that In my attempts to entertain the
people OF Ohio / have talked too much
about myself My friend Danford has
lust let me out by announcing that the
campaign In Ohio has narrowed down
TO one isste--Mark Hanna applause
and laughter). l therefore feel enoour-
aged 10 continue talking about myself
If am glad TO stand before an audi
ence Of working people, just to allow
that have no horns 0aughter). / am
glad too, because the people have been
told that would not dare to face work
ingmen. l am not afraid to stand In
the presence OF any American citizen
or any American audience, because j
stand not as the representative OF my
own personality, but for the political
principles for which have worked dur
ing an entire lifetime.
III one-half OF what the Democratic
papers say OF me Ia true am very
wicked fellow Qaughtor). am blamed
for having left my business, laying
aside my own AFFAIRS, md deyotlng my